Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-13

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served His Ssth Birthday.
friends abroad who sent him SOU
yenir cards and letters OF congratu-
lations. Among the cards was one
bearing the picture of William Cullen
Bryant, whom Mr. Young resembles
very much. bearing one of tha poet
verses which made it auite unique
.s3s sEegr the occasion. This was sent by
Miss Linda Willett of Great Falls
and bearing the following:
zone glad day Is added more
To childhoods merry days,
And calm day
To that OF great age
: pIr. Young is proud of Maine. He
was bern in 1923 in the town of York.
When u years of age he went to
Portsmouth,, n. H. where learned the
trade of shoemaker In those days
sifoes were made by hand altogether
- and the measure was taken acord
8 - sAg to the shape OF the foot and not
r. FIR the style of wear. Some years
after learning his, trade he went to
Noburn y. H., and worked for VIM.
r Choatc. then a leading manufac-
9SS t.rer and Wholesale dealer in boots
,a and shoes, Who employed about 80
men, which meant Il big industry in
~tyfH tEat period. In 1872, Mr.. Young was
calleJ to Watcryille, where he did
custom work ard made a speciality of
ras taking measures. A year later. in
-7sl 1913 ne came to Eallowell, where he
~ Continued mis- trade for a little while
- and then changed his business. Hav-
r@E ifs. during the years in which he
s'.@@ fSflowed shoemaking, found time to
.,es. sesdy engineering, he secured posi-
ton as engineer and was the first
man to run steamboat between Au-
81. gusta and Boston. 1t was the c. w.
DEXTER. a propeller. Remaining on this
r61te for number of years he after
ward YVES the engineer on the East
amos. ern Queen, a steamboat plying be
tween Boston and Baltimore Mr..
Young run the first steamboat on Lake
ssi CAhbosseecontee. 1t was side
wheeler. the Comfort and carried 10
~ passengers. Mr.. Young says the tide
20 Of, time has made great changes IN
80 Ccbbosseecontee since he first knew
The waters there.
-sfs% Mr.. Young tells very amusing Story
'A4sa Of. war times. 1t was at the tiifi'
.,.'@.,i,e rebels had stolen the Caleb Cushing
and were looking for other suitable
&c. saa-going crafts that they might con-
fiscate to their use. Mr.. Young was
then on the steamship George APP
~ ,,ohi. fr.n route from Boston to Baiti-
more When off Barnegat, just about
- ,,ight fha. captain sighted steamer
ysniob he0thought was rebel priVa.
s5teer. Il was an English built vessel
and the captain of the Appold t"oh
f..s ~ for a blockade runner the cup
,ain thought it Best not to SHOW ms
c9lors. Mir. Young adds that ,l,s
crew get ready for action ana hiau.
sfa's IN their minds to fight. Ihe Vesse
gained on the Appoid and whei- u
..ee came within hailing distance the M,
& oi the Appold saw that the Engisl
m,;lt vessel was sailing under the
.~ United States colors. The captain
At the vessel Of mistaken identity so'
q mad and cried out:
n rWhy IN III didn't you sho"
weir colors Instead OF putting us y
all this trouble?'
..s.~sa1r Young has been a Republican
ever since tina party came into ex
- istence. Before that he was a Dem
ocrat and his first vote was cast FOL
James IL Polk in 1916. He served a.
city marshal for eight years. MT
Young is the last of 10 children. Hi:
father and mother died at the age'
of 80 and "a, respectively. His broth:
ers and sisters lived TO be in th'
i. neishborhood OF Sc.
The subject of this story is remark
sbIy well preserved. Eight years ag'
he fell and broke his hip and nov
has 10 use a cane: otherwise his move
:, ments would put 10 blush many :;
Am OF %. Mr.. Young enjoys in
- r;s declining days the comforts o
49,. his own horne, which is IN charge
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