The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-11-07
NAMES YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
Veteran who Enlisted at 16 Ia in Watervill
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Veteran who Enlisted at 16 Ia in Waterville
on Business.
Allen j. Maker of East Saugus, Mass, ar
rived in Waterville last week to remain for
several weeks in the interest OF war port
folio he is selling. Mr. Maker was soldier
at 16 and was an author at 60 and claims the
distinction of being the youngest soldier
who left the State of Maine during the Civil
War. His birthplace was Northport, and
when he was 16 years old he enlisted in Com
pany of the Fourth Maine Infantry and
went out to battle for his country. lie was
tilly, Sept. /, 1862, that his injuries have
been made the topic of special report in
Medical and Surgical History of the Rebel
lion. He is now 63 years old and actively
engaged in literary pursuits.
The wounds which the young soldier
received in one days fighting consisted of
one in the lower part of the left arm
another in the thigh, followed by third
and disabling wound, the one which the
government reports devoted a special de-
scription on account of its rarity. Accord
ing to official sources the last wound was
the only one of the kind that man receiv-
ed during the war and from which he
recovered.
Mr.. Maker belongs to family of soldiers
His great grandfather was in the war of
the revolution, his grandfather carried ID
gun in the war of 1872, his father was in
tAC thCAICdl Wal, anu DIS SLdteu dUOtt.
was in the Civil war, one of his sons took
part in the recent Spanish-American war,
and at the present time he has another son
who is ranked as first class gunnerS' mate
in the navy. Mr.. Maker has written sew
eral books of an historic nature.
wINTERPORT.
Miss Staples of Bangor was the guest of
Mrs. James Freeman over Sunday, Oct.
21th.... Mrs Jennings of Boston and Mrs.
Mason of Portsmouth, N. H., visited their
brother, George F. Snow, recently. A little
son was born to Mrs. VIM. Cuddy Oct. Goth.
miss Harriet Moody visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 0. Moody, over sun.
day, Oct. 9th, returning to her school at
Caribou on Monday. Rev. Fl. B. Haskell,
Presiding Elder of the Bucksport District,
was in town Oct. 25th and held his third
quarterly conference. ...Jo ohm Bolan is at
home for short stay. Mr.. Jerry Eaton is
home on his vacation and expects to get the
family moved into their new home very
SOON. Mrs. Asbury Staples and little son
of Monroe are visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Kenney.... Mrs. Margaret Bolan
has returned from visit to New York..
Richard Niece, who is teaching in DAN
forth, was at home for a short visit recent
ly....Dr. H. S. Weber, +. c. Atwood and
Charles Crockett have returned from a
hunting trip. DR.. Weber succeeded in
getting large moose. Mr.. Crockett brings
home fine deer and a bear as trophies of
his proves while Mr.. Atwood was not so
fortunate this time, but as he has usually
been successful his reputation as hunter
will not be seriously injured. Charles R.
Carleton, who has made quite business of
keeping bees for few years past, has sold
his entire outfit to Russell Hail. =. The fine
chorus choir led by Percy Hall with the
cornet on Sunday evenings is highly appre-
ciated by the audience. -. Capt. and Mrs.
Ii. F. Sproul of Mobile, Ala, are the guests
of Col Fred Atwood and are also visiting
other friends and relatives in town. Mr..
VIM. Rowe of Kenosha, Wisconsin, former
resident of this town, is visiting his old
home after an absence of about 40 years.
He is the guest of his sister-iD-law, Mrs. R.
F. Rowe