The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-13

acquired his early education in the CON-
mon schools OF Exei or and Troy, and fitted
for college at Hainpden (Maine) Academy.
He was unable to take a college course,
however. When twelve years old he
learned the coopers' trade at which he
worked for several years. At the age of
sixteen he commenced teaching, ard
taught ten terms In common town schools
before he was twenty -one. In 1855 he
engaged in farming in Troy. Waldo coun-
ty, and In 1860 he started In the cattle
business, shipping livestock to the Bridg-
ton marked This business he followed
for more than thirty years, VIM ming by
his extensive dealings and shipm ents the
sppellation of "Cattle King of Maine. :"
During this period Mr.. Libby always
said that be made more trips to Bridg-
ton market, shipped and sold more cattle
and Sleeps, distributed more money and
travelled more miles than any other man
In Maine. In 1878 he moved to Burnham,
ON the Maine. Central railroad. He be-
came frequent contributor to the news
papers mostly on topics relating to agri-
culture, in which he has always been en-
gagged, having operated one of the largest
farms in Waldo county. besides carrying
ON extensive sheep ranches in Montana.
In 1892 Mr.. Libby moved to the city of
Waterville. He had for long term of
years been director In the Peoples Ma
tional bank In that city, and in 1899 he
was elected president of the WaterviIle
Trust and Safe Deposit company. In 1893
he purchased from A. Il. Gerald of Fair
field the Waterville and Fairfield street
railway and lighting plants and became
president of both these enterprises. lie
was the promoter and president of the
Maine Condensed Milk company, whose
factories and plants were located at New
port ana Winthrop, Me-, and Wbitefeld,
New Hampshire. He has also constructed
in connection with A. Il. Gerald the
Calais and St stephen, the Skowhegau
and Norridgewook. the Bangor, Orono
and oldtown, and the Lewiston, Bruins
wick and Bath railways, all OF which
companies he has been treasurer
| Mr.. Libby purchased for Improvement
in 1893 large landed estate known as
the "Waterville Addition" on which he
has resided. A deer park is feature of
| this estate.
Mr.. Libby has been always a Republi-
can in politics, and has held various
municipal offices in all the towns in
which he has resided. de reprssen ted a
strongly Democratic class In the Maine
legislature from 1885 to 1889, and was a
member of the Republican National con-
vention of 1888 that nomInatedf Ben iamin
Harrison. He Is a member of the Masonic
and Odd Fellow fraternities, and an
honorary member of all temperance socie-
ties In Maine.
He swas married in 1859 to Helen NJ.
Green Of Troy Maine. and they had seven
sons, Arthur Preston, Charles Everett,
howard Isaac. ERNEST LsonArd, Frank
Leroy, Pearl Ashton, and Herbert
Carlyle, and one daughter. Helen Al.
Green Libby. Six of the sons are bust
ness men In Maine a nd the West. Helen
NJ. Green Libby. the only daughter, Is the
wife of DIR. William NJ. Pulsifer of Water.
Vile.
MARCIA A. STILKEY.
Marcia A, the daughter of b. f.
Stiikey OF Augusta, died early Wednes-
day morning, stter years illness with
consumption. Her age was 20 years, nine
months and 20 days. About two years
ago she came with her father from Ap-
pleton, Minnesota, TO Freeport, Maine,
and for the past year has lived in Au-
gusta. Her mother died In the West
three years ago.
MOTIFS.
Funeral services for the lats Isaac Orr
were held from No. 81 Smith street at
2. 30 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Malvern officiating. Several appropriate
SELECTIONS were effectively rendered by a
q lartette. The remains viii be taken to
Ereeport for interment.
Allie e. Lsmson, one of the well known
horse trainers Of central Maine died, Wed.
nssday afternoon, of typhoid fever, COM
bined with heart disease. Mr.. Lamson
was about "a years of age and a native of
Liberty. He trained Stub Wilkes, Com.
modors Dewey. and Hazelwood. He was
unmarried. Bis brother William Lamson
Of Brookline, Mass, is prominent
Il CURE in the horse training world. -