The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-01-08
THE WALDO DELEGATION.
Six Republicans Represent the County il
the Maine Legislature.

Six Republicans Represent the County in
the Maine Legislature.
Waldo county is represented in the list
| Maine legislature which met at Augusta
yesterday by Senator L. G. Morse and re-
presentatives Clark, Dodge, Hill, Merriam
and Poor-all Republicans, and all well
qualified for the duties that will devolve
upon them.
| SENATOR LUCIUS c. MORSE.
Mr.. Morse was born in Belmont, a son of
the late Bernard Morse, and is one of four
brothers who went to the front in the Civil
War; Later he operated wood-turnng
i and planning mill in Liberty, and with the
exception of four years spent in Pittsfield
his home has since been in Liberty village.
OF late years he has been engaged in the
pension business, in which he has had
marked success. He was member of the
legislature in 1889 and served on the COM
mittee on pensions, has been one of the
| trustees of the State Reform School for
several years, and also trustee of the
| Maine State Agricultural Society, and has
done good service in both positions He is
man of good judgment and executive
ability, has a wide. acquaintance with public
men, and will faithfully serve the interests
of Waldo County.
THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
CLARK. The class of Prospect, Stockton
| Springs, Searsport, Swanville, Waldo and
| lslesboro is represented by Elmer ID. Clark
of Prospect. He was born in the town of
| Prospect June so, 1873, son of Thomas and
| Della Dunlap Clark, and was educated in
the common and high schools of that town.
When he was II his father died, leaving
| him, the Oldest of six children, to work his
way through the world and aid his widow
| ed mother. He had to give up a college
education, and learned the stone cutters
trade, which occupation he has since follow
ed in connection with farming. He served
four years as seectman, his last terms as
chairman, and one year as town agent, and
declined reelection to either position. He
also served two years as road commissioner,
and has been a member Of the Republican
class committee and Republican town COM
mittee. He is Past Grand of Garfield Lodge
of Odd Fellows of Wnterport and a mem
Der of South Branch Grange.
DODGE. The class of Burnham, Troy,
Unity, Thorndike, Freedom, Montville and
Knox is represented by DR.. Mark T. Dodge
of Troy. He was born in Burnham, May
II, 1851, and was educated in the common
schools and at the Maine Central Institute,
where he graduated in 1876 from the Latin
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was received at the University of New York
CITY, and the medical school of Maine, from
which he graduated in 1888. In 1S94-95 he
spent several months at the post graduate
medical school of New York. He has been
in the active practice of his profession for
twenty years. He has always been Re-
publican, but has never engaged actively in
politics and has many times declined town
offices. He has served six years as men,
Der of the school committee, and is serving
his second term as a member of the board of
selectmen of Troy lie is member of the
Maine Medical Association and one of the
trustees of the Maine Central Institute.
Hill. The class of Winterport, Frank
fort. Monroe, Brooks and Jackson is repre-
sented by Charles Il. Hill of Winterport.
He was born in Belfast in 1851 and attended
the public ana private schools IN this city
until 1872, when he entered the employ of
the Hurricane Granite Company at Hurri
cane as tool sharpener. He was a resi-
dent OF the island when il was Incorporated
as a town, was elected the first town clerk
and held the position until he moved away
In 1880 he removed to Winterport and
bought a general store and has since con-
Quoted a successful business there. He has
been town treasurer, clerk, and in 1900 was
first seiectman. He is interested in the
Winterport creamery, of which he is treas
urer, the company having branches at New
burg and Perry. He is charter member
of Garfield Lodge of Odd Fellows, was
the first Noble Grand and for several years
its secretary; a member of Howard Lodge.
F. and A. NJ, of which he is treasurer and
secretary.
MERRIAM The class of Northport, Lin
colnvlle, Searsmont, Belmont, Morrill,, Lib
erty and Palermo is represented by Elisha
Merriam of Morrill,. He was born in the
town of Morrill,, then part of Belmont, in
1888, and with exception of stay of year
! in Palermo has since resided in that town.
Since leaving the public schools of Morrill,
and Belmont, where he received his educa-
ton, he has followed the occupation of
millman, saving lumber and handling vari-
Gus kinds of timber He has held nearly
all the town offices from time to time, and
for the past twelve years has been one of
the selectmen. He joined the Free Soil
party at its formation, and when it was
merged in the Republican party he became
Republican and has remained steadfast in
that faith.
Poor. Clarence o. Poor, who represents
the city of Belfast, was born in this city
April %, 1874, the son of the late William
o. and Lucreta (Hunter) Poor. After at
tending the common and high schools of the
city, from which he graduated at the age of
q years, he entered the drug store of his
father as a member of the firm of William
O. Poor & Son, and has since the death of
his father, in 1880, conducted the business
with marked success. He has served the
city two terms as alderman, and was chair
man of the finance committee when the city
debt, amounting to nearly half a million,