Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-24

ny t'tif''.t f1exytN ftlh W bll't ,Nlll1in.
an interesting :tsrnant Of Nathan Church.
! now 8 m2nlaers NJ Minneapolis stree
cleaning. force.s In which account claim i,
made that Mrsrhnrch was formerly one
OF the Leading i,s,tl,ician. Of tie Pine IRE.
State. Many Mafise people viii remember
Nathan Church bia inyes LEGATION fails t.
prove that he evef held an office OF a
Political nature, NOR than being i mem
Der of the RepubLican town committee oc
the town Of Napios. 1t is said that Mr.
Church always va 4 great hand for
putting up a-blun ana it is probable
that he cotralfed some space writer
land the following Interesting yarn re-
Isulted:
y The atreet-"ieani sang u the eighth
ward. MINNEAPOLIS. boasts Of member
who ma served in the Maine Senate. who
speaks Lain tlucnily. and who claims
as MS personal friends such men ~
fhom.s Il. Reed ANA EN-Gov. Powers.
Oi Maine, Will james O. Blaine was bot II
personal friend and colleague
Nathan Church is tile name Of this
Wieldtr Of the pick ami the shovel. and
he takes a grim prid" in the statement
is = good worker.
My muscles are strong. my appetite
| is good. and sleep soundly every night.
~ Say $. 'and thai ought to make man
rontsAt.d even ii he does not live IN
IluXurT
X was in lN76-77 that he served as a
member 81 The STATE Central Republican
Committee Of Maine with him. a.
members Of the same commttte were
Congressman l.ittletield, senator Frye,
and Fred n Dow. son OF Neal Dow.
the Temperance lecturer. Mr.. churcE
represented The first district az cum
IBERIA mff county, and James q. Blaine
represented the fourth district of Ken
| nebec ceunty but his acquaintance with
Blaine died nearly tcn years further
back taak that At that timc Blaine wa
editor of the Portland Advertiser. one OF
State, wiIie Mr. church WAS prosperous
bIsine:sss man NJ scholarly tastes ana
phiios9lhical bent Ia rrrhiiins th'H II
Biaines political and personal NE. ne
was a warm friend. he said. " and II
was characteristic Of him that ne never
| forgot fHcc or q name. " hen IN"
train which carried Blaine upon ms pres
idcntiai campaign trip. passed through
| The small town OF SO. birmingham. Mass
Church stood upon the platform. amNi3u:,
whom he had not seen frr ten years.
| blaine espicd him, and calling him by
name, extended his hand ana drt" Nun
uIun the platform for moment con
| versa ton while members ~ the state re
publican committee waited Tor an VI
| purtunit" 10 Sc their cahI!dltc- u
| Mr. Church has always been q temper
| lnrc man ana comes of temperance STOCK.
| His grandfather was tavern htel1ei
hut on one occasion became ;" impress
with the effect of liquor upon his neiSh-
hur; that he antedated the Carrie Nation
act upon his own stock o. SoouS' az
thereafter ran his tavern without a par.
Air. Church was also a tavern keeper car
lviny ON ne business before he move"
Iron Maine to Massachusetts, but L. re-
fused TO deal in liquors ana ran ms taN''"
on temperance princioleS ,-
| Mr. Church was educated ~ New
Brighton Academy and afterward ta"sh'
school for a time. Later hnahclai re-
was comparatively an nid man then ail
western enterprises called for young ine,i
and the older ones Wer" pushed ASIDE
He had no fancy tor clerical work, pr
fcrrng to use his hands and lctnit III
mind freedom Of action Whti" dissihS -
need b.. Then, besides, nc 'h"5r ~ "
out of doors KIthrr than smut up Viii, VIII
an. office, ii 4, was 'm"l'". 81 aiit ~, ""
wages III either case -, Mille Ill
| street clyaniit. was not tNactly ~ ~.
mind il had some advantages, -,
irea sun...i ana it WAS honest ahd say .'n
Enough 10 keep his FAMILY III comfort a a.
least although in VERY nhhi''iS I'm,
H. HAS now worked with m c'shth ~ WI,
1 uIng Iur three wears and 'tiFins tne W.
li,r months l. employed III Il l'tH "'p,
IDwur1 by Ole ~ The die'ii' ~ "