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Mr. Lane is a Republican in politics, hav- ing always supported the principles of that party; and he is a member of the Grange in New Gloucester. He has led a busy and successful life, his prosperity being the re- sult of his own persevering efforts; and he enjoys the esteem and good will of his fel- low-townsmen. Both he and his wife are
CHARLES M. LANE.
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members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and they are actively engaged in church work.
DWARD H. TRICKEY, of Cumber- land, now Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, was born in Cape Eliza- beth, March 11, 1849, son of Mark and Eme- line (Pratt) Trickey. Mr. Triekey's grand- father, John Triekey, a native of Cape Eliza- beth, removed thenee to Windham, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a Whig in polities and a prominent resident of that locality. He married Mary White, of Windham, by whom he had four children - Zebulon, Peter, Otis, and Mark, all of whom became heads of families, and are no longer living.
Mark Trickey, son of John, was born in Windham, Me. ; and when a young man he set- tled upon a farm in Cape Elizabeth. He was an able and sueeessful farmer, a tireless worker, and a worthy eitizen. His last years were passed upon his farm; and he died April 29, 1872, aged sixty-three years. His wife, whose maiden name was Emeline Pratt, was a native of Cape Elizabeth. She became the mother of three children, Edward H., the sub- ject of this sketch, being the only one now living. The others were: Mary C., the wife of William S. Rand, who died in Boston, May 3, 1887; and Ellen P., who died in Cape Elizabeth in 1876. Mrs. Emeline P. Trickey died April 30, 1873.
Edward H. Trickey aequired a knowledge of the elementary branches of learning in the schools of his native town, and advanced his edueation by courses of study at the semi- naries in Gorham, Westbrook, and Kent's Hill. On the home farm, consisting of one hundred and thirty acres, he carried on general farming and dairying with good results until 1875, when he removed to Boston, where he remained for a few years. In 1881 he re- turned to Maine, and, loeating in Cumberland, bought a farm of sixty acres. He devoted his attention for some time to gardening, and in 1895 here established himself in general mer- cantile business.
In politics Mr. Trickey is an aetive sup-
porter of the Democratic party. On account of his natural ability and his educational at- tainments, he is especially qualified to serve in public affairs, with which he has closely identified himself since taking up his resi- denee in Cumberland. Five years ago he was elected a member of the Board of Selectmen, and for the past four years he has served as its Chairman, giving to the town a sound and progressive, yet economieal, administration of its affairs.
On January 27, 1880, Mr. Trickey was united in marriage with Carrie R. Sturdivant. She was born in Portland, January 4, 1851, daughter of Loring and Mary E. Sturdivant, the former of whom was a representative of an old and prominent family in Cumberland County. James W. Trickey, the only ehild of this union, who was born June 3, 1887, lived but one day. Mr. and Mrs. Trickey are Universalists in their religious views.
Mr. Triekey is a member of Casco Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Yarmouth, also of St. Albans Commandery of Portland, of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Red Men of Falmouth.
OL. FREDERIC E. BOOTHBY, of Portland, General Passenger and Ticket Agent of the Maine Central Railroad, was born in Norway, Me., December 3, 1845, son of Levi Thompson and Sophia Packard (Brett) Boothby.
Levi Thompson Boothby was born in Liver- more, Me., June 21, 1818. He received a good common-school education, and learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he worked but a short time. He lived a while in Paris, Me., and while there took up insurance as a side issue, developing in that way a talent for business which affected the whole course of his after life. In 1857 he moved to Water- ville, and about a year later established the Waterville Mutual Insurance Company, at the same time accepting an appointment as rail- way station agent; but, finding that he could not attend properly to both lines of business, he decided to devote his attention wholly to insurance. He accordingly resigned his posi- tion in the employ of the railroad company,
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and opened an office in the centre of the town, where he is still in business, his youngest son, William, acting as his assistant. Mr. Levi T. Boothby is undoubtedly the oldest in- surance agent in Maine, and has a large busi- ness to attend to. In politics he is a Re- publican ; and he takes an active interest in State and national affairs, having regularly at- tended the Republican conventions as dele- gate for thirty-onc years. Though time has sprinkled Mr. Boothby's head with the frosts of many years, he is still active mentally and physically, and is a leading business man of Waterville. He was married in Paris, Me., on his twenty-fifth birthday, to Sophia Packard Brett, a native of Brockton, Mass.
Frederic Eleazer Boothby acquired his ed- ucation at Oxford Normal Institute at South Paris, the Waterville High School, and the Waterville Academy, now called the Coburn Classical Institute. Hc was first tendercd an official appointment on May 1, 1861, when he was made Assistant Postmaster at Waterville. He acquired a taste for railroading when his father was station agent, and in 1864 entercd the service of the Maine Central Road as gen- eral ticket agent, with office at Waterville. The road then covered but one hundred and ten miles, extending from Bangor to Danville Junction. In 1871, when this road was con- solidated with the Portland & Kennebcc, Colonel Boothby went to Augusta and took charge of the freight department, being ap- pointed auditor and paymaster. In 1874 hc was made general passenger agent, having under his direction nine hundred miles of rail- road. In 1875, when the offices were changed, he was removed to Portland, where he has since becn general passenger and ticket agent. He also acts in the same capacity for the Port- land, Mount Desert, & Madison Steamboat Company. Colonel Boothby has a great many interests outside of his railroad business, being a Director of the Union Safe Deposit and Trust Company, of which he was an or- ganizer; a Director of the New England Rail- way Publishing Company of Boston; a Di- rector of the St. Andrew's Land Company, office at Boston ; and also of the St. Andrew's Land Company of New Brunswick, a summer
resort developed by this company, which built a beautiful hotcl, the Algonquin.
On October 25, 1871, Frederic E. Boothby was united in marriage with Miss Adelaide E. Smith, of Waterville, daughter of Charles H. and Vesta B. Smith. In politics Colonel Boothby is a Republican. He was a member
of Governor Bodwell's staff, Commissary-gen- eral on Governor Marble's staff, and Assist- ant Quartermaster-general on Governor Bur- lcigh's staff, serving in all six years. He is a member of the Massalonskee Lodge; of Drummond Chapter of Oakland; and of Port- land Council and Portland Commandery, Knights Templars. He belongs to the Cum- berland Club, the Portland Club, and to the Portland Art Club, taking an active part in the work of the latter, and is also a member of the Athletic Club. In religious belief Colo- nel Boothby is an Episcopalian, being Vestry- man in St. Stephen's Church. He has travelled extensively through the United States and Mexico, and is a man of varied ac- complishments and broad intelligence.
OODBURY KIDDER DANA, Treasurer and Manager of the Dana warp mills of Westbrook, one of the leading warp factorics in New England, was born in Portland, Me., Junc 7, 1840, son of Luther and Louisa (Kidder) Dana. His grandfather, Richard Dana, was a resident of Massachusetts all his lifetime.
Luther Dana, who was born in Natick, Mass., in 1792, went to Portland in 1808, when he was sixteen years of age. A few years later he established himself in a general mercantile business, which he followed with success throughout his life. He dicd in June, 1870, seventy-eight years of age. His wife, whose maiden name was Louisa Kidder, was a native of Hallowell, Me., and a descendant of one of the old, established families of that section of Maine. She survived her husband a number of years. Both were zealous mem- bers of the Congregational church. The fruit of their union was seven sons and two daugh- ters, of whom six are now living. These are : John A. S. Dana, employed in the Dana . warp mills; Mary L. Dana, living in West
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Paris, Me. ; Luther W. Dana, also a resident of West Paris; Frank Jones Dana, the clerk and paymaster of the Dana Warp Mills; Samuel H. Dana, D.D., a prominent Congrega- tional clergyman of Quiney, Ill .; and Wood- bury Kidder Dana, the subject of this memoir.
Woodbury Kidder Dana acquired his cduea- tion in the schools of Portland and at Lewis- ton Falls Academy of Auburn. He first engaged in warp-making in 1859 in the town of Gray, Cumberland County, and afterward in Lewiston, where he gained a more thorough knowledge of the business. While he was in Lewiston the Civil War broke out; and in Au- gust, 1863, he volunteered in the Twenty- ninth Maine Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. This regiment, as a part of the Nineteenth Army Corps, served in the Red River eam- paign, and in the Shenandoah campaign under Sheridan, taking part in many severe engage- ments. During the latter part of his army life Mr. Dana served as hospital steward. After serving out his term honorably and creditably, he received his diseharge and re- turned home. In 1866 he started in a small way at Westbrook manufacturing warps. The demands of trade have steadily increased with the lapse of time, so that he has been con- stantly enlarging and improving his plant. At the start but seven hundred spindles were used. At the present time there are eight thousand. About seventy bales of eotton are used weekly, and from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy-five people find employment in the mills. They manufacture both white and colored warps, which are sold principally in the New England States. Three years ago, in November, 1892, an ineor- porated company was formed, and Mr. Dana was elected Treasurer and Manager.
Mr. Dana was married in Auburn, Me., to Miss Mary Little Hale Piekard, a native of that place. They are the parents of seven children - Louisa W., Hannah Little, Philip, Ethel M., Helen Piekard, Luther, and Mary H. Louisa W. is at home; Hannah Little is a student of Wellesley College, Massachusetts; Philip is attending Bowdoin College, from which he will graduate in the class of 1896.
In politics Mr. Dana is a loyal Republiean. He has served two years as an Alderman of
the eity. He is a member of Ancient Land- mark Lodge, No. 17, A. F. & A. M .; Mount Vernon Chapter, and St. Albans Commandery.
He and Mrs. Dana are prominent members of the Westbrook Congregational chureh.
HOMAS M. JOHNSTON, senior mem- ber of the firm of H. J. Bailey & Co., 0 wholesale and retail earpet dealers of Portland, was born in Cornwall on the Hud- son, N. Y., May 1, 1852, son of David and Lettie (Clark) Johnston. His father, who was a native of Trenton, N.J., was a tanner, which business he successfully followed in Cornwall. His wife, Lettie Clark, who was born in Cornwall on the Hudson, beeame the mother of nine children, as follows: Hannah J., who beeame the wife of Moses Bailey ; Colonel Frank C., who was on the staff of Major-general Thomas G. Lawler, ex-Com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public; Joseph H., who was killed at the battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War; Phebe A., who married Allen W. Pinkham, of Vassalboro, Me .; Mary B., who became the wife of Ellsworth Gerow, of Plattekill, N. Y .; Dr. Charles Lindley, now a practising physi- cian, residing at 467 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y .; Etta H .; Carrie L .; and Thomas M., the subject of this sketch. The mother of these ehildren is no longer living.
Thomas M. Johnston acquired the rudi- ments of his education in the public schools of Plattekill, and pursued a supplementary course of study at Oakwood Seminary, a Friends' school at Union Springs, Cayuga County, N. Y. In 1872 he went to Portland, and beeame a chore boy in the wholesale carpet store in which he is now senior partner. He applied himself closely to the task of ob- taining a thorough knowledge of the business, and has worked his way step by step to his present position. He possesses business abil- ity of a high order, is energetic, progressive, and well up with the times. The firm of which he is the leading representative does a large wholesale and retail business in earpets, rugs, oil-eloths, draperies, ete., and has an extensive local as well as outside trade. In politics Mr. Johnston is a Republiean, and in
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1892 he was a member of the Board of Alder- men from Ward 4. Socially, he is a member of Portland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and of Unity Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows.
Mr. Johnston married Nellie L. Jones, of Winthrop, Me., daughter of Reuben and Phebe (Winslow) Jones, and has two children - Theo Edna and Inez Earle. He and his wife are members of the Friends' Society of Port- land, and their residence is at 31 Ocean Street, Deering.
OHN L. HIGGINS, a native of Gor- ham, born November 18, 1829, was left an orphan when but six months old, and was adopted by his uncle, Saul C. Iliggins. The latter was a son of Joseph and Mercy (Cook) Higgins. Joseph Higgins was born March 22, 1750, at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he lived until after his marriage. Removing then to this county, he took up one hundred acres of land still in its virginal wildness, and from it redeemed a farm. He was also a follower of the sea, being Captain of a trading-vessel sailing between Portland and the West Indies. On June 27, 1804, he left Portland in com- mand of the sloop "Amicitia," bound for Guadeloupe with a cargo of house frames, lumber, and general freight; and neither he, the vessel, nor any of the crew were ever again heard of. Of the ten children born to him and his wife, Saul C. was the youngest.
Saul C. Higgins, born on the old homestead in Gorham, May II, 1794, was a much beloved and highly esteemed citizen of this town. After living for more than a century, he died February 16, 1895. He was in the War of 1812, being then but eighteen years of age. He enlisted in 1814 in the company of his brother, Captain Barnabas Higgins, of the Massachusetts militia, as Maine then formed a part of the old Bay State. He was never in active service, however, as the war closed fourteen days after his company was ordered to Portland. He drew a pension, and his name is entered on the Register of Member- ship of the General Society of the War of 1812. A graduate of Gorham Academy, he
was finely educated for his day, and subse- quently taught school twenty-seven years, seventeen of which were spent in his own dis- trict. He was an industrious, hard-working man and a prominent citizen of the place. He served the town for several years as super- intendent of schools. He was temperate in his habits, never using tobacco in any form. He lived to be more than one hundred years of age, retaining his faculties to a remarkable degree. His wife, whose maiden name was Fanny Blake, was born December 9, 1792, and died June 22, 1877. They had no chil- dren of their own, but were much attached to their adopted son. Both were members of the Methodist church, and in politics he was a sound Democrat.
John L. Higgins acquired a good common- school education. At the age of eighteen years he went West, where he resided until 1877. Returning then to the scenes of his boyhood, he settled on the old homestead, which he has since managed. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, and his religious belief is that of the Universalists. He is a Knight of Pythias, being the oldest Knight in Maine, having membership in Dirigo Lodge, No. 21, of Gorhain.
On June 15, 1850, Mr. Higgins was united in marriage with Sarah A., daughter of Will- iam Warren, of Gorham, she being the fourth of a family of six children. Of the four chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, but one is now living, namely: Fanny L., born in Chicago, Ill., September 23, 1871, residing with her parents.
A" NDREW J. RICH, senior member of the firm of S. S. Rich & Son, under- takers, at 106 Exchange Street, Port- land, was born in this city, Septem- ber 14, 1834, son of Samuel S. and Sarah M.
(Witham) Rich. His father, who was a son of Ephraim Rich, of Westbrook, was born February 22, 1810; and the business which is now carried on by his son, Andrew J., and grandson, Herbert W., was established by him over sixty years ago. He was for many years the principal undertaker in Portland, and also carried on a successful furniture business.
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He was highly respected, and possessed a wide reputation for upright dealing. His death occurred in May, 1883. His wife, Sarah M. Witham, who died in 1856, was the mother of nine children.
Andrew J. Rich received his education in the public schools of Portland, and at the age of thirteen commenced work in his father's store. He gradually gave up the furniture trade for the undertaking business, in which hc is still actively engaged, having had a long and successful experience in the process of embalming, and being expert in all the duties of his calling. In politics he is a Republican, and for the past sixteen years has held thc office of Coroner. He is a member of Portland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Greenleaf Chapter, and St. Albans Commandery. He is also connected with Ancient Brothers' Lodge, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows; Bramhall Lodge, Knights of Pythias; and the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. Mr. Rich married Ellen S. Winchester, daughter of William B. and Ruth (Chute) Winchester, and they have had five children, namely : Herbert W., who is 'in business with his father; Carrie, wife of John Johnson; Charles S., a graduate of the Andover Theological Seminary and now Professor of Rhetoric in Bowdoin College; Ruth W. ; and Susic, who died in 1894. Mr. and Mrs. Rich are members of the Free Will Baptist church. They have a pleasant home at 162 Pearl Street.
RANK HOWE EMERY, a leading dry-goods merchant of Gorham, was born in Hollis, York County, Mc. He is a son of Joshua Emery, a native of Buxton, who settled early in life in the town of Hollis, where he established himself in the lumber business. He was successful in the enterprise, and around his saw-mills a settlement sprung up which is now known as Emery's Mills. Joshua Emery was from early youth possessed of strong patriotic instincts ; and, when the War of 1812 broke out, he was so anxious to have a part in the defence of his country that he ran away from home, and, entering the army, sub- sequently attained the rank of Colonel. He was twice married, and by the first union had
five children -two sons and three daughters. By his second marriage, which was with Miss Sarah Moody Burnham, a daughter of Thomas Burnham, of Scarboro, Me., he had three sons ; namely, Joshua B., Frank H., and Thomas B.
Frank H. Emery spent his boyhood in Saco, Me., obtaining an education in the common schools, which he afterward completed under the tutorship of a Mr. Willis Mason. He then went to Boston, Mass., where he sccured a position as clerk in the wholesale and retail dry-goods store of Palmer, Waterman & Hatch on Winter Street, being thus employed six years. At the end of that time, or about 1868, he came to Gorham, and began in a small way in his present business. Twelve years later, owing to the increase in his trade, he was obliged to rcmodel a dwelling-house in order to obtain larger quarters. This being de- stroyed by fire in 1892, he then erected his present finc store, which was designed by John C. Stevens, of Portland, and built by J. W. Burrows and Samuel F. Dolley. It is a two- story brick structure, sixty by thirty-five feet, ground plan, and is supplied with steam heat and first-class modern conveniences. Mr.
Emery carries a complete line of dry goods, cloaks, shawls, gentlemen's furnishings, trunks, bags, and similar articles, also a full line of window shades, draperies, and hang- ings, his business giving employment to five clerks.
His political affiliations are with the Repub- lican party. Fraternally, he is a member of Harmony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of this town; and, religiously, he attends and contrib- utes toward the support of the Orthodox church of Gorham.
ILLIAM LUCAS, a prosperous brick manufacturer of Dcering, who is also the proprictor of a box manu- factory and lumber-mill in Westbrook, Me., although a man of modest and unassuming bearing is, nevertheless, possessed of good business ability and judgment. He was born at Raskemore, County Tyrone, Ircland, in August, 1848, and is a son of James and Ann (Lee) Lucas, both of whom are of Scottish descent.
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IIis grandfather, Robert Lucas, spent his life in County Tyrone, where he followed farming as an avocation. James Lucas, father of William, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1812. He received a practical common-school education, and took up farm- ing in connection therewith, dealing to some extent in horses. His wife, Ann, bore him nine children, five of whom are still liv- ing, William being the sixth in order of birth.
William Lucas obtained his education in the public schools of his native town, and re- mained upon the old home farm with his parents until the spring of 1866, when he came to this country. After his arrival he learned the brick-maker's trade of his two brothers who were engaged in the brick busi- ness in Dover, N. H., working for them two years. He then purchased the Lunt property in Deering and established himself in the brick business. He afterward sold this property to a brother, from whom he bought his present property at Nason's Corner, where he still continues the manufacture of brick, giving employment to a number of men. It is now nearly twenty-five years since he began busi- ness in his present location. His wife, to whom he was married on December 15, 1872, was Miss Mary C. Turple, a daughter of James Turple. Four children have been born of their union, and three still survive, namely : Mary Ann; Robert Elmore, who married Miss Ade- laide Lumbard, of Portland; William James (deceased) ; and Moses Wesley.
Mr. Lucas is associated with the fraternal orders, being a member of Deering Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and of the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican.
APTAIN JOHN BENNETT, master of the steamer "Cottage City" of the Maine Steamship Company's line, is one of the oldest captains in the employ of that corporation, having been with them about twenty-two years. He was born at Vinal Haven, Me., September 4, 1832, son of William R. and Betsey (Brown) Bennett, the former a native of Topsham, Me., the latter of Vinal Haven. Captain Bennett is of
Scottish descent on the paternal side. His grandfather, whose name he bears, John Ben- nett, first, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, came to this country when a boy, and took to the sea for a livelihood, becoming a sailing master and famous navigator, and voyaging from Bath, Me., to all parts of the world. He served in the War of 1812, and was on the "Enterprise" when she fought the "Boxer" off Seguin, Me. In this engagement he re- ceived a serious wound, which compelled him to retire from the active life of a mariner. He passed his remaining years at Bath. His wife was Sarah Doughty, of Topsham.
. William R. Bennett was born in 1810, and lived in Topsham until twenty years of age, when he removed to Vinal Haven. He went to sea when a young man on long voyages, working his way up until he became master, and during the last few years of his seafaring life was engaged in the coasting trade. In 1865, when he was fifty-five years of age, he settled on a small and pleasant farm at Vinal Haven, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died November 7, 1888. His wife, who was a daughter of Reuben Brown, of Vinal Haven, was called to rest in 1890, at the age of seventy-eight. Four children were born to them, namely : John, the subject of this sketch ; Rozella, formerly Mrs. Daniel Holbrook, now wife of Captain Clark, of Vinal Haven; Louisa, wife of Durray Raymond, of the same place ; and Annie, wife of Levy Anthony.
John Bennett, son of William R. Bennett, received his education in the common schools of Vinal Haven, also attending two schools of navigation. At the age of thirteen he began his seafaring life with his father, commencing before the mast and working his way up. At seventeen he was mate of a sailing-vessel; and at the age of nineteen he was master, the first vessel of which he had charge being the "En- terprise." Of this vessel he was master for several years, his next being the brig "Har- mony," trading in the West Indies and other parts of the world, and hailing from St. George, Me. Captain Bennett was master of the "Harmony " twelve years. In 1864 he was put in command of the "Chesapeake" of the Maine Steamship Company, of which he was master three years; and he next sailed on
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