Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-05

last twenty-five years. winters. Ha
run salmon fishery at Magaree. Cap,
Breton. for some years. Is now Treas
urer OF the Penobscot Wooden Co.; run
ming farm and trying to keep busy
Always "a republican.
| ADAMS, BENJAMIN W., Mayfiels
Plantation, republican, single, IS year
of age. Has no religious preference
was born in Hallowell. Educated a
the common schools of Pittsfield. Lum
herman and farmer. Before Mayfieit
was plantation he was 10 years one O,
the Assessors and Town Clerk. Ha.
been an Assessor since it was made {
plantation. He is the country roa;
agent for the plantation. A member Of
the Odd Fellows and the Masons.
| ID
BEATH, JAMES F., Kenduskeag
Republican, Congregationalist, farmer
and dealer in farm implements, mar
rleo; age "a. Born in Levant and at
tended the town schools. Chairman
board of Selectmen several years
treasurer of Grange and other socie-
ties; President Board of Health. Was
in the war Of 81; wounded in right arm
in 1864. Was in Company A, 31st Reg.
Me. Vols. Belong to Daniel White
Post G. A. r. Has been commander
| several times; now quartermaster AL
| ways a republican.
| BEAL, FLAVIUS O.. Bangor Re-
publican, Unitarian. married: age 81.
Born in Monmouth; attended the COM
| mon schools at Monmouth, Winthrop
| and Litchfield. Has held large num-
Der of official positions: Has been
Mayor six years, holding that place at
the present time; was Alderman pre-
vious to that. Is President of the East
Maine State Fair Association: Presi-
| dent of the Penobscot Central Rail-
| road, and is President of several other
corpora tons.
BELLEAU. FRANCOIS X, Lewis
ton. Democrat, Roman Catholic, law
yer, married; age 80. Born in Mont
real. p. O.. and educated in Canada
Has held the office of City Solicitor;
United States Consul to Canada under
President Cleveland from 1893 to 1897.
Member of the legislature in 1S93-94
BENNETT, FRANK NJ. South Hol-
lis. Republican, Methodist lawyer and
farmer, married. age 54 Born at Eff
fingham Falls. N. II. He received his
early education at the academies of
Parsonsfield and Bridgton. He then
matriculated at Colby University,
studied there two years, then entered
Dartmouth College, and graduated in
the class of 1865. Immediately after
he was appointed Master of the s..
Johns high school at Evansville, Ind.
At the close of the year he returned
East and was assistant teacher in the
Portland high school, two years. Then
he was appointed Master of the Athens
grammar school of Weymouth. Massa
chusetts. Taught there two years.
then entered the Law School of Bos-
ton University; graduated in 1874: ad-
mitted to the bar and practiced law in
Boston four years. Then removed TO
Hollis. Since living in Hollis ne has
been School Supervisor and selectman
for several years. He cast his first
ballot for Abraham Lincoln. Always a
republican since. Attends and contrf-
butes to the support of the Methodist
church.
BERRY, ISAAC H., Denmark. Re-
publican. no religious preferences,
farmer, married; age AZ. Born in Den
marx ana educated IN the common
anu hish SCHOOLS VI 'iia' .own. ms
carry ihaiiii'ou WIS spent W., NM. ou'
at farming anu III iuiiioe, HIS >i,ei
ms marriage ne ,ook charge Vi .he
nohies'eau farm WHICH, ne ~" wis.
, Mnne ~ NJ u .,,.r saasnn ho aa,o,as
.ha arsater mart Of his efror,s to apr,-
ou1,nra rho fsrm contains IN acras
- u,a,, ,,oataa ,.,rd aud nrodnces ex-
oa,,ant orons rhoro IL !. enc annie
orn,,,ra o., :, rho nronr;etor also owns
hat,,.aa,, COO ard -oo anras ~ othor ,and
=, o,,f,.d "a C,,,,,ta,.,.na oo,nt,as
A., ,ar,.,, 80, ,,,a,,,t,arn f tho hoard Of
Sa,aotman for eleven consecntive YEARS
ana Nc sn,;,,a.s a,aotion ,,as tbs first
~ . ,.oua,, ,,e.ers ,-han ha voc no,
-. ~ ~ at;,. =, a. a,,,;,,.+ro.
t;o, of ,,,,,n;c;na, hus;rass Inasaads
his townsmen elected him to the re-
sponsible position of Auditor. He has
been chairman of the Republican town
COMMITTEES. a long time. Mr.. Berry ii
also nrominent in social life.and belongs
TO the fr,aternities of Free Masons,
Odd Fellows ana Knights of Pythias.
Always a republican.