Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-16
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The death Of Levi T. Boothby ct bic
home In watervllIe, Tuesday, Jaa. 10, 1t
the aee q 81 yearS, removed . forme!
Oxford County man who had . lcug snd
honorable business career, end VITO wss
one OF the ploneers In the political up
hsaval Of the ffties which resulted 10
the organisation Of the Republican
party.
Levi Thompson Boothby VIE born In
I.ivermore, then IN Oxford County town,
June a, 1918. His early life was spent
At Liyrrmore, where be learned the
blacksmith's trade. After attaining his
majority, he removed 70 Norway, where
he engaged In business with NJ.
Brown, but about l846 moved 70 South
Psri., where he engsgsd 10 business
ventures with the late Judge Deering.
In 1857 be removed 70 watervilIe,
here he established 40 Insurance busi-
ness which was continued TO the time OF
his death. His son, W. A. b. Boothby,
was later associated with him, the nrm
name being l. r. Boothby q Son. He
WAS for Z time station agent on the
Somerset and Kennebec Railroad, re-
txIning that position until HE insurance
business had grown TO such proportions
rs Tn require AL his time.
The part taken by Mr.. B00thby in the
movement which led TO the formation OF
the Republican party was always
source OF peculiar pride to him. After
the regular Democratic state convention
In 1853, at which Albert Pillsbury Was
nominated for governor, call Tor an In
dependent Democratic state convention
was published, signed by Noah Prince -
chairman Of state committee selected
for that purpose. This call appeared 10
the Oxford Democrat Of July 10, 1853.
and WAS ~ follows:
DEMOCRATIC MASS STATE CONVENTION
The Democratic Republicans OF the state OF
Maine, who are In favor Of sustaining and per
pct1asing the principles OF Democracy - ex
plained and administered ~ yensrson sna
unjust, and upjustinabc proceedings OF nc 70
cent bangor Convention, % which Albert Pills
/ bury was nominstcd for Governor. Arc hereby
notified 70 mces In Mas Convention In the CRY
Han, Portland. on
THURSDAY. THE 4th DAY OF AUGUST
Al 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, 70 nominate . Can
diiate for Governor. TO be supported at the mex
| ensuing September election; and 70 transacx u
other business which the exigcncies OF the ume1
/ shall require.
This csli Is made agreeably 70 vote passed d
| meeting of the Democratic kepublicans. Ne
scmbied from different parts ofsobe stste, ant
holden 1t Portland. on the eighth day Of July
| inst.-st which meeting Democratic STATE Com
mittee was chosen for this purpose.
by order Of said Democratic state Committee
| NOAH PRINCE. Chairman.
All the Democratic papers In this state, 70 vii
the Eastern Argus, Maine Democrat, EaseerI
Times, The Age, Republican journal, Demo
cratic Advocate, SkowhcKan Clarion. The Jefer
sonisn. Lincoln Democrat, and Frontier Journa
are requested 70 copy the above nosice.
July Is. lso3.
The night before this call appeared II
the Democrat u meeting of leaders OF tn
movement Was held at the Democra
Office, at which Mr.. Boothby was pres
ent, and It was then decided that tn
Democrat should publish the call ant
push the movement. The publishing o
the call created something OF . sensation
Hon. Arson p. Morrill, Was nominstet
for governor by the convention, an,
polled some over IL 900 votes. The Or
ford Democrat supported him, and wa
the only paper 10 the state to carry hi
name at the head Of It's columns. tn
voters.~h no supported Mr.. Morrill, 10 TIL
election became later the nucleus OF th
Republican party.
Mr.. Boothby was an earnest temper
ance worker, and always q public-spirit
ed citizen.
| Mr.. Boothby married Sophia p. Brett
a sister Of william d. Brett Of Soutl
Paris. She died In 1874, and In 1875 b
married Miss Lottie Francis, who sur
wives him.
Mr.. Boothby leaves two sons, Col. 2
+. Boothby, the active general passenge
and ticket agent OF the Maine Centrs
Railroad, and Col. w. A. r. B0othby
. the well-known insurance adjuster, an
daughter, Mrs. W. H. X. Abbott, o
Wateryille.