Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-07

Hon flames Ware Bradbury. LID was
born in Parsonsfield in this State. June
10, 1S02. being a direct descendant q
Thomas Bradbury who came TO this
country from Essex county. England, i!
1911. He was a former law partner OF
Governor I.ot II. Morrill, AMI was in IN
United states senate ut the tiihe Oh
Clay, Webster and calhoun 1is llle was
A long and eventual one but Hp - the last
ne retained Ills mental IL, u'leS dIld Loot
As lively an interest in me Questions OF
the day and III city affairs as eye.
The story Of Mi Bradbury long and
eyeatful lie is known I" everyone W'tElh
the limits IF Augusta, for I" see IN" man
was to become Interested in Elh ,,nd 70
fnuuir. If I'LL. PAST. Ana throusn the
STATE ami the whole country. his name
was a familiar and honorcd one. iic
was interviewed by repftS' htalNe3 81
the great 1apers ard magazines ana IN
The summer ur 1899 his life was re
nea:s.a Uy an the great papers u
the country. Somethins the JouI ,il',,
had written aboIt the great man
attracted the attention Of some ~ the
New York papers ana almost slmuita
neousfy the Boston ana the New 1ol pa =
pers sent Representative to c9H ui,on
him ana ID secure his views uuon some
IL The live topics Of the day. The inter
views with him together with MS pictuTe,
were copiel by the newspapers rom ~
Atlantic TO the Pacific ana later mdSa
zines appeared for he was the oiueSt IL. :
ing statesman of the day 70 Il 81 ~ *
understood why the rehearsal q the e i,r
one point of view because of the acquaii
+anca that an OF Augustus sons ana
daughters have WITH H. 80 ,.o,,e oe
Augusta's citizens in the last years -
Mr. Bradburys life were ever pl QUO I1l ~
noiut him ont as their iiiustri1us sr&Iu
old man, a tide tn&t Wa heS.oNc" , ~, -
him carly after he had four score yea a !
and ton He is RENE mbered as tht " =
gentleman with the white locks, me }i"IN
beaver hat and the black prince Al,la.,
coat who though 50 old would PC oem
moving about with the agility OF ma.
n1uch Younger. II was his habit 70 ldhc a
tide each day and often two Tidea' ~
Inns people saw much OF min ~ a
last wears there could, OF course, De So
a change in him over the preceding !Id ~
and each one brought 4 niue leSs brisi-
taintv to his step which was ever u t -,
showing the spirit of the In3n VIZ % = :
in the l0's fought cut some OF l1e : - - -
fights on the floor OF the ! lltL go, t,e1,
Senate. For over year he ht.S pe I,I =,
dned 10 his beautiful Green street iioIiiG,
There gees Augusta grand o!d ii a.
was a familiar saying as the 'ett... " = ",
Nv in which N!r Bradbury was set - ~
when he would be seen going 70 ~ h,.
road station TO greet or 10 DId ,,tacns
was the Granite National Ban VIZ VIZ,
he would go and sit for a short UNI
" every day sitting in one OF the IL -.
behind the rail and in the front VIZ Nj =
Everyone was always glad 10 me- IN
bradbury and his retentive menu it MI, rfr
10 the last of his mingling with tne pun ~
lie made him one who neVerStaiiesui, ~ IN
c0gnize an old friend event thoueE - ~.
had dimrnel his eyes to. a cefla.4 -
tent. lie was frequent estser g
Journal office. ..s,f.-eas Of
whom it is proud to show ahssin 'y.,'
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