Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-07

ment of the body will be made at the latter
place Thursday. Rev. John Van Schaicx,
jr., pastor of the Church of Our Father,
will conduct the funeral services in Wash
ington and accompany Governor Perham
and the family to Maine.
Mrs. Perham is survived by her husband
and four children-Miss Fannie Perham,
Miss Georgia Perham and Mr.. A. S. Per-
ham. all of Washington, and Mr. William
l.. Perham of New York. All of these ex-
cept the last named, were with Mrs. Per-
ham when she died.
Governor and Mrs. Perham lived together
but a few months less than sixty years,
and the complete peace and affection of
their home life excited the most favorable
comment wherever they were well known.
For sixteen years they lived in Washington
during the winter and at their Old home in
Paris. Me- during the summer. On New
Year day, 1893, they celebrated their rolden
wedding. The occasion was made I'M
usually memorable'by the presence of for
mer Postmaster General Horatio King
Senator William p. Frye, Representative
Thomas B. Reed, Representative Nelson P
Dingley. Representative Seth Milliken Rep
resentative Charles s. Boutelle, Judge John
B. Cotton, Justice c. G. Cole and many
other men of great distinction.
For many years Gov. Perham has been
widely known in Washington and in his
native state as a foremost man of affairs
Today he is eighty-three years of age and
as active Intellectually and hale physically
as when twenty or thirty years younger.
A Life of Great Activity.
His life has been extremely active. He
began on the basis of common-school edu-
cation, supplemented by one term in a
small academy. At twenty-five he was
chosen selectman of Woodstock. At thirty
five he was elected to the state legislature
and made speaker on the first days ses-
sion, the only instance in the history of
the state when a person with no legislative
experience was chosen to that post He
was made a presidential elector in 1856
He was twice clerk of the supreme court
for oxford county.
In 1862 he was elected to the House Of
Representatives and was subsequently,
twice reelected by increased majorities
During this term of service and while chair
man of the House committee on pensions
he superintendent the complete reorganiZa-
ton of the pension bureau. His election
as governor occurred in 1870 and was twice
confirmed by re-elections.
The principles championed during all
these years were thoroughly reflective of
his occupations and interest. While a farm
er he developed the old farm he had pur-
chased from his father into a notable sheep
raising establishment and became thence
forth an advocate of scientific agriculture
and stock raising. He was early an advo-
cate of prohibitory temperance. He was a
democrat until 1893, when he followed the
lead of Arson P. Morrill, then candidate for
governor.
While primarily Of an executive dispo-
sltion, MIR. Perham has always been widely
celebrated as an orator Several of his ad-
dresses in the House-particularly those on
the Impeachment of President Johnson and
on Relief From Taxation and the National
Finances were regarded as exceptionally
able and effective. Since his Withdrawn
from active politics Governor Perham has
served as director in many institutions of
educational or eleemosynary nature