Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14

| iit auilSu utltl * NoNor
Frank Eedington. o. II Water
| ville's most loved and ue tod oiti
| zens, which occurred forenoon
! between the hours of III c,uo
as 4 great shock to !, tire citv
| and community. DE; WIS caused
| by suicide. Mr.. Redi 3, sbootinm
! himself through the lie with q
| - calibre revolver.
1T seems that the Licensed bas
| Deen III poor health .uf same time
| put because of his nalpy manner
| and good spirits. viii l visa strong
! characteristic of hin hi; condition
| was not generally kn vn. Yesterday
| morning he went to the able of 4.
ID. Page and borrowed / revolver
| winch he said he wanted to use for
the purpose of killing a cat. 1t is
understood that there we., -four car
trldSes IN the gun. He y ent TO his
store on Silver street as usual and
seemed to be in his usual mood. and
tiCed
Soon after entering his place of
business he went down into the
, basement. where he was found some
tlme later. Poor health is attrib-
uted to have been the cause. AIayor
Leon .. Tebbetts gave orders YES
terday Tor the flag on the city hall
70 De half-mast in honor of one
Vi Nater|llle'S most respected men
+ RANK RedlnSton was born in
Waterville. Dec. 10. 1S5>, ana was
educated in the public schools of the
city and in Waterville Academy. lie
started in the business life OF the
Guy clerking for his father. G. Fl.
Redlngton. on lower Main street
Mnere the Watervile Furniture
store IS now located. in 1879 after
ms graduation. After five years, AIR
bought out the business from the
formers father and continued for
year when Mr.. kimbans health
gave out and he retired. The firm
lhen became Redington and Co. the
partners being Frank Redington and
ms lather. & H. Redington, who
bought back into the business. The
elder Mr.. Redington died in 1906
ana the business then became in
corporated under the same name
ana was carried on by Frank Red
1nstoh and his brother, charles A.
hedlngton. The latter di ed in 1911
ana. Mr.. Redington has since been
manager and treasurer.
Inc block now occupied by the
company on Silver street was built
IN October, 1893. and at that time
1t was thought that the Dock was
large enough to accommodate all
iuture needs, but the BIZ mess has
increased to such an extent that
other rooms have been !, ased and
a large stOrehousc built o. daviland
street. The front of the tore has
been remodeled until nov it is one
OF the best fronts in New England
and has received special ~ ,ntion in
the furniture dealers m .azine.
Mr.. Redington has alVlys been
a public spirited citizen and las
taken an active and leadin4 part in
matters pertaining to- civ welfare.
lie was president of the oil Water
Vile Board of Trade iron 1873 to
1900 and mayor of the CIV 1909-1p
There are three public projects to
which the public is indeI.nd to Mr..
Eedington as he carried thcm out
as a result of his crsorIi efforts.
These We're the building Q City hall,
the purchase of the lot ar erection
of the high school, the lril,ing of
Federal post office in W. ervilI2.
1t was during his pre- idrncy Of
the old Board of Trade that Mr..
Rcdington took up the' matter of
building q city hall, which vas push
ed vigorously by him and others. so
that the foundation was L 1T at that
time. There was an inter- ting legal
battle in regard to the blr ling that
will never be forgotten by hose who
took an active part. tt friction
asted seven years and re whole
matter went to the full b., ch of the
Maine Supreme court. inally a
special enabling act was i.troduced
and passed by the Legisl,- ire. This
act was opposed by the Lockwood
company and others and tempOr-
airy injunction secured, hich the
full bench of the supreme curt made
q permanent and after | months
of dcliberation. The city hall was
completed under Mayor ll-isdeli in
time for the great centennial cele-
b:ation of Waterville in 49,,
Mr.. Redington was ais the zeal
ppripme mover in Securir the APP
preparation from the fedel + govern
ment for the post office, II Water
vile Board of Trade ash ng Con-
gress to appropriate $780, for The
purpose. During his term s mayor
of the city, the Water, lie High
school lot was purchased and the
building erected. 1t was n regard
to this building that the celebrated
moral contract" was en red INTO
that so much newspaper ak was
made about in those dal"
This contract" provide that af-
ter the foundation and the tifst floor
We're built, which took t city to
the limit Of It's indebtness the con-
tractor should keep on With the
building and the city pay q it could.
The contractor was the la Horace
and this was dcne.
1t was also during Mr. Reding-
tons term as mayor that he Lew
iston, Augusta & Waterville Rail
way built its bridge across me Ken
nebcc river. and Mr.. Remington
drove tho golden spike which was