Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

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! as to the probable age Of this veteran
we're given by the fishermen and
others around the pool. one Well-lh-
| formed resident gave it as his opinion
| that he was from 40 to 80 years old.
He had lost one feeler and one eye
while a barnacle as large as a clay
pipe bowl adorns one OF his sldes.
He is very dark, but will form very
acceptable wall ornament.
| Descendants of the Dillinghams
from all over New England, altogether
upward Of 200, were present at
Dillingham; hill. which rises above
| Lake Auburn about half way between
the villages OF East and North Auburn,
| Saturday Here for more than CEN
tury have lived people by the name
| of Dillingham;, at times nearly every
| family in the vicinity bearing that
name John Dillingham;, the first 81
! the name to come to Auburn, Settied
| 125 years ago upon the farm on the
hill which later took his name, ana
| Saturday afternoon upon that same
| farm. now occupied by George RI
| Dillingham;, the seventh in descent
from John. the anniversary OF that
settlement was celebrated. The cXer-
cises began at 3 o'clock and included
addresses by Hon Il. NJ, Fcrnald, Re-
| publican candidate for governor
"IYnclc" Scion Chase of Chase's Mills
and l.. c. Bateman Of Auburn, and a
| historical sketch of the Dillingham;
family BY George II. Dillingham;, the
| host of the occasion.
| Miss Hattie S. Nichols, daughter OF
the Bowdoinham station agent is an
expert telegrapher. At the age OF lo
wears her father. who was agent for
the Santa Fee railroad company al
Wingate, New Mexico taught her the
| letters of the alphabet. She com
mittcd them to memery in remarka-
| bly short space of time and IN rev
| weeks was able to handle long code
messages, to and from Fort Wlngate
| over the government wire. she War
| vastly interested in her new work ana
| soon became efficient. one night her
| father was suddenly taken i'll and II
was then that her knowledge OF teie-
granny was called into play. tram
| orders conceded to be the most
difficult part of this work, she received
| that night and the ticker was per-
fectly interpreted She has held some
| RESPONSIBLE positions in the West
where they came from several months
| ago Miss Nichols likes railroad work
Int finds the work much more difficult
in the East. While she is modest and
| unassuming yet she is endowed WIN
nersistency and courage which brings
results.
| Through some oversight a bronze
medal awarded to the late Horace
Woodman, for years president of the
Saco and Biddeford Gas company, by
the Franklin institute Of Philadelphia
| in 1858, was never forwarded TO MN
and it will be presented to ms son
Alton j. Woodman Of Biddeford. Re
Gently. while looking over an old safe'
| Charles f. Ronaldson curator OF
Franklin institute, Philadelphia, came
| across this medal and has Slgnlfled
his intention of sending it to Mr..
| Woodman's son who will prize 1t
highly. 1t has been suggested that
| the medal be given to the York lnSu-
tute. where it could be kept with art
| icles of historic value. 1t is probable,
| however. that Mr. WOOdman Will re-
tain possession Of it, The medal has
| an interesting history. Mr.. Woodman,
who was one of Saco's wealthiest and
most influential citizens, was an IN
ventor and for some years was part
|
in Biddcford Just 80 years ago at an
| exhibition of the Franklin institute
Mr.. Woodman exhibited power
rachel and drill of his own invention,
for which he was awarded bronze
medal For some reason the mccall
was never sent to Mr.. Woodman, prob
ably through the carelessness OF
some clerk and it was only discovered
last week in the old safe.
Captain RAY T. Lewis is visiting his
cousin. Harry f. Thompson. Mr. Lewis
is the son of Col. George Lewis and
was born in Brunswick, attending the
public schools. He commenced als
career by adopting the life on the
ocean wave" At the age of 26 he was
!
that life until he was 40 years Old.
Then realizing that sailing ships We're
gradually growing less profitable, sold
his ship and taking Horace Greeley $
| advice, went West He has now been
| located in Duluth. Mimi, city OF So
| 600 inhabitants for 90 years. He was
| elected mayor in 1895 by over 5000
majority, being three times larger
| than any mayor ever received for that
important office. He has served Tor
| several terms in the legislature Of
| Minnesota and was five years preSl-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
He is now practically retired from
active life and spends most of his
leisure time in travel. He has Just re-
| turned from an extensive tour in
| Egypt. Italy Switzerland. France
| England and Ireland.