2021 Kennebec & Androscoggin River Valleys

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Volume 30 | Issue 2 | 2021

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Lewiston’s Dr. Henry Sprince A man for all seasons

When Madison Was Seven-Mile Brook A town of many names

Augusta’s Lt. Robert Waugh

Giving it all on the push to Rome

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3 It Makes No Never Mind James Nalley Kennebec & Androscoggin River Valleys

6 Lewiston’s Dr. Henry Sprince A man for all seasons Charles Francis

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14 Lewiston’s Edward Parsons Tobie With faith unbounded in his steed James Nalley 18 Augusta’s Lt. Robert Waugh Giving it all on the push to Rome James Nalley 22 The Humor Of The Maine Farmer Poking fun at the foibles of others Charles Francis 26 Oakland’s George Tyler Benson Remembering a Civil War veteran

by Jay S. Hoar (submitted by Brian Swartz) 30 The Genealogy Corner Listen up! Oral history made easy Charles Francis 33 When Madison Was Seven-Mile Brook A town of many names Charles Francis 38 The Doles Of Skowhegan And Hawaii A story of fruit and revolution Charles Francis

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It Makes No Never Mind

by James Nalley

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ith New Year’s 2020, we entered a brand-new decade full of excitement. However, at the time of this writing, New Year’s 2021 will be more subdued, due to the pandemic. In fact, many cities known for their celebrations, such as New York, London, Sydney, etc., have either canceled or modified their plans.

In light of such changes, it is still important to be thankful for making it this far, and to feel hopeful for the future. In this regard, there are many traditions from around the world that people do to bring good luck in the new year. First, in many Spanish-speaking countries, people will take an empty suitcase and carry it around on New Year’s Eve to increase their chances of traveling. They will also wear different colored underwear for different wishes.

For example, they will wear red to find love, green/yellow/gold to find prosperity, and white to find peace.

Second, in Belarus, single women will sit in a circle, after which a small pile of corn is placed in front of each of them. Then, a rooster is released in the center of the circle. It is believed that the woman whose pile the rooster pecks first will be the first to get mar-

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Third, although the Chinese New Year is not celebrated until late January/mid-February, it includes numerous traditions. For instance, one custom is to clean the home from top to bottom, as a way of ushering out the previous year. However, to ensure that the good luck is not accidentally swept out with the bad, people will sweep the home inward, collect the dirt, and dispose of it out the back door, instead of the front one.

Fourth, in Denmark, people will save broken dishes and throw the shards at their friends’ homes on New Year’s Eve, as a gesture of good luck.

However, there is no word on whether they clean up the mess the following morning. Those with less-aggressive tendencies can simply leave a pile of broken dishes on the doorstep.

Fifth, in the United States, many Southern families will eat a festive New Year’s Day meal that includes pork, collard greens, and black-eyed peas. The latter is believed to bring good luck, especially for the one finding a coin hidden in the beans’ serving bowl. In this case, some historians believe that the tradition began after the

U.S. Civil War, when Union soldiers claimed the Confederate’s food supplies, except for the black-eyed peas, thus making them “lucky.”

Well, on this note, let me close with the following luck-themed jest: A recently fired general manager met with his young successor and gave him three envelopes. “My predecessor did this for me, so I’ll pass the tradition along to you.” Then he said, “At the first sign of trouble, open the first envelope. Any further difficulties open the second envelope. Then, as a last resort, open the third envelope. Good luck.” The new manager returned to his office and threw the envelopes aside. Six months later, earnings plummeted. Shaken, the manager opened the first envelope. It read, “Blame it on me.” The next day, he did just that at a press conference, and the crisis passed. Six months later, sales dropped. The stressed manager opened the second envelope. It read, “Reorganize.” The next day, he announced that the company would be restructured, and the crisis passed. A year later, everything fell apart. With the company at the brink of collapse, the manager opened the third envelope.

It read, “Prepare three envelopes…”

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Lewiston’s Dr. Henry Sprince A man for all seasons

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he pier at Old Orchard Beach jumped with the syncopated rhythms of the Old Orchard Pier Orchestra. Jazz music was seldom heard in Maine, and the Old Orchard Pier Orchestra was one of the first musical groups in the state to play it, primarily due to the influence of the orchestra’s sax player, Henry Sprince of Lewiston.

The dancers on the pier loved the music and when the orchestra broke into Idle Moments of Syncopation, one of Sprince’s own compositions, the dancers quickly picked up the rhythm and began a spirited Foxtrot.

Even though Henry Sprince was one of the first to introduce jazz into Maine, he was not a professional mu-

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sician. Henry Sprince was a surgeon who practiced in Lewiston. Dr. Henry Sprince was recognized as one of the most skilled members of the medical profession in the State of Maine in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as one of the most knowledgeable and best-educated medical researchers. As an officer of the Maine Medical Society he was a leader of the medical community and in part responsible for many medical reforms that are now considered commonplace. In addition, he was a dedicated cultural leader in his home city of Lewiston, and one of the principal supporters in the establishment of Beth Jacob Synagogue, one of the first synagogues north of Portland.

Henry Sprince was born in Paris, France in 1898. Morris and Rose Sprince, his parents, had fled their native Russia when Czar Nicholas had initiated one of the interminable pogroms to eradicate the Russian Jews and their culture. In Paris, Morris Sprince had established himself as a successful clothing merchant. However, because of his religion he found it difficult to compete with the old line, established Parisian merchants and therefore decided to emigrate to America. The Sprince family arrived in Lewiston at the turn of the century and immediately became active members of the community.

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Even before he graduated with honors from Lewiston High School, Henry Sprince was an accomplished musician.

Not only did he play the saxophone, but he developed equal proficiency on the banjo and the French horn. In addition, he was lead tenor in the Glee Club. And while still in high school he composed Lewiston High School’s school song L.H.S. Forever. However, it would be as an undergraduate at Bowdoin College that Henry Sprince would establish not only his avocation but his vocation.

Following his graduation from Lewiston High School in 1916, Henry Sprince enrolled in Bowdoin College where he concentrated on science and philosophy. This was when he was introduced to Sir Thomas More, the English noble who best represented the intellect and forthrightness of the court of Henry VIII and would be immortalized in the 1960s play and movie A Man for All Seasons. More was a scholar, a scientist who conducted rigorous experiments using the scientific method, and an accomplished musician. He was also executed by Henry VIII for refusing to acknowledge the primacy of Henry as the head of the Church of England. Whether or not Henry Sprince consciously took Sir Thomas More as a role model is beyond the point, because the parallels between the lives of two men are uncanny.

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He played the French horn in the band and the violin in the orchestra. In addition, he led Henry Sprince’s Banjo-Sax Orchestra. He also composed Sigma Alpha Mu Purple in honor of his Bowdoin fraternity.

Most graduates of Bowdoin Medical School immediately went into practice on their own. This was not the case with young Doctor Henry Sprince. In 1923 he graduated from Montreal’s McGill University with a doctorate in medicine and a master’s in surgery. From Montreal he went to Kings Park Hospital on Long Island, one of the most advanced hospitals in America, for an internship.

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(cont. from page 7) iston. In his first years back in Lewiston Dr. Sprince took on two major commitments outside of his profession, the leadership of the Parker Glee Club and the building of Beth Jacob Synagogue.

The Parker Glee Club was composed of the youngest and best trained of Lewiston’s male vocalists. In 1927 it nearly won a contest of all the New England Glee Clubs held in Portland.

It went on to be recognized as one of the premier glee clubs in the country by the Associated Glee Clubs in America.

Henry Sprince’s other major concern outside his profession at this time was the establishment of a place of worship for Lewiston’s small Jewish community.

In the 1920s it was estimated that Maine had about five thousand adherents to the Jewish faith making it one of the smallest religious groupings in the state. The first Jewish settlement was in Bangor in 1827. By 1920 there

were only a few Jewish congregations in Maine — three in Portland and one each in Biddeford, Waterville, and Bangor. While Lewiston was predominantly Roman Catholic with a somewhat smaller number of Protestant denominations, the small number of Jews in the city were a steadily increasing minority. With the leadership of Henry Sprince and his father Morris, funds were raised for a synagogue. In 1928 Beth Jacob Synagogue was built. At the same time Auburn Jews took up Lewiston’s example and built their own synagogue.

After the construction of Beth Jacob Synagogue, Henry Sprince threw himself into the betterment of Lewiston as a whole and the advancement of the medical profession in Maine. He served as president of Lewiston’s Civitan Club, which was devoted to community betterment. He joined the staff of Central Maine Hospital as a special-

ist in surgery. He was also secretary of the Clinical Round Table Club, which more than any other medical organization in Maine fostered the dissemination of modern medical practices. In addition, Dr. Sprince served as secretary and treasurer of the Maine Medical Society.

In the late 1920s and the early 1930s the Maine Medical Society laid the foundations for today’s medical standards, many of which were the contribution of Henry Sprince. During his tenure in office the State Board of Health and the Board of Medical Registration, which tested the fitness of doctors, were established. In addition, eye and ear examinations for school children, one of Sprince’s major initiatives, was adopted statewide. Today we take it for granted that the state sets health standards and investigates and fights potential epidemics like the flu.

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Dr. Henry Sprince, medical reformer, community leader, and musician, was truly “A Man for All Seasons.”

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Lewiston’s Edward Parsons Tobie With faith unbounded in his steed

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n April 6, 1865, one of the last major engagements occurred between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (commanded by General Robert E. Lee) and the Army of the Potomac (under General Ulysses S. Grant). Known as the Battle of Sailor’s Creek (or the Battle of Saylor’s Creek), it was fought near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign. Later that day, just as the Union regiment began its final charge, a sergeant-major in the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry was shot in the foot. After safely hobbling to the rear, he made it to a nearby field hospital. The surgeon then bandaged his wound and advised him to remain there and recuperate. However, he eagerly

left the hospital on a horse and caught up to his regiment, after which he led the charge into Farmville. As he rode at the front of the second battalion, a bullet passed through his leg, killing his horse.

After realizing that his wound was not serious, he quickly bandaged it and rejoined his regiment in order to lead the charge into Appomattox. For such actions, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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After being officially mustered in for duty as a sergeant with Company G of the 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry, Tobie participated in a number of the Union Army’s most important engagements, including the First Battle of Winchester (May 1862), the Battle of Cedar Mountain (August 1862), Second Bull Run (August 1862), Antietam (September 1862), Fredericksburg (December 1862), and the Battle of Brandy Station (June 1863). As for the latter, it was the largest cavalry engagement of the entire U.S. Civil War, and it marked the end of the Confederate cavalry’s dominance. According to Major Henry McClellan, the adjutant to Major General J.E.B. Stuart’s

Confederate cavalry, “Brandy Station made the Union cavalry. Up to that time, they were confessedly inferior to the Southern horsemen. However, they gained confidence in themselves and in their commanders, which enabled them to contest so fiercely the subsequent battlefields.” Despite their loss, the Confederates captured approximately 475 Union soldiers, including Tobie, who was taken prisoner at St. Mary’s Church after being wounded in action.

He was eventually discharged and returned to his regiment. He would go on to fight in numerous battles in 1864 such as Gettysburg, Mine Run, Todd’s Tavern, Haw’s Shop, Old Church, and Cold Harbor. For his leadership, Tobie was promoted to sergeant-major in December of that year.

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In the spring of 1865, at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, Lieutenant T. Little, adjutant of the 1st Maine Cavalry, was wounded in the first charge. Shortly after, his successor, Lieutenant J.W. Poor, (cont. on page 16)

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(cont. from page 15) was also wounded, after which Lieutenant Colonel J. Cilley ordered Tobie to assume the duties of adjutant. As stated earlier, just as Tobie started the final charge of the day, a bullet pierced his foot and threw him to the ground.

According to his Medal of Honor citation: “With great difficulty, he hobbled to the rear, but upon recovering his horse, which had been caught by the colonel’s orderly, he mounted it and started for the field hospital, where he had his wound bandaged. The surgeon then advised him to stay in the rear, but finding his wound not to be serious, he rejoined his regiment, reaching it in time to go on a scout through the woods.” Moreover, “the regiment was on the march early next day, the plucky sergeant with it, and although his foot pained him greatly, he did not hesitate and stay behind when the charge into the village of Farmville was made.

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talion with Major Hall, and dashed through the village with plans to rout the enemy.” However, in this charge, Tobie was again wounded, with a bullet passing through his leg and killing his horse. Again, after determining that the wound was not serious, he had it bandaged and quickly rejoined the regiment. Despite his wounds, he participated in the initial charge at Appomattox. Three days later, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending the bloody U.S. Civil War. In May 1865, Tobie was commissioned as a second lieutenant with Company E of the 1st Maine Cavalry.

He returned home to New England with his regiment in early August and was honorably discharged. He eventually settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where he became the assistant editor of the “Providence Journal.” Through his writing connections, he was appointed as the official historian of the 1st Maine Hi-5 Maine Extraction Lab. We put your needs first!

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He eventually oversaw the newspaper’s Pawtucket, Rhode Island office, and remained in this position for the next 20 years.

In 1889, Tobie wrote a poem and history sketch about the 1st Maine Cavalry in order to celebrate the placement of a monument at Gettysburg National Battlefield in Pennsylvania. At the monument’s dedication ceremony on October 3, 1889, Tobie read both the poem and the sketch to an audience of dignitaries. An excerpt of the poem is as follows: This sculptured soldier here, In readiness to mount and ride, Where duty’s call or country’s need, Shall point the way, whate’er betide,

With faith unbounded in his steed, And knowing naught of fear.

On January 21, 1900, after suffering from Bright’s disease (a type of kidney disease), Tobie died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was subsequently buried next to his wife (who died in April 1891) at the Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. He was 61 years of age.

As for his legacy, perhaps it was best said by Tobie himself in the preface of his book: “The personal incidents, the stories of gallant deeds, you, comrades, well know, are but a small portion of the such that might be related of our regiment. But they serve as illustrations of the life and spirit of the Union soldier and of the 1st Maine Cavalry man. If such incidents seem to come more often from certain companies, then look upon this as not making these companies prominent, but as putting on record those things that are most familiar.”

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Augusta’s Lt. Robert Waugh Giving it all on the push to Rome

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Among the 405,399 soldiers/sailors killed in action, 472 were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, including Lt. Robert T. Waugh (one of five recipients from the state of Maine).

Born on January 16, 1919, in Ashton, Rhode Island, Waugh was the youngest of three children. In 1937, the Waugh family moved to Augusta, Maine, where John Waugh (Robert’s father) was hired as a Supervisor at the Edwards Manufacturing Company and

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In December 1939, after serving more than a year in the Maine National Guard, Waugh enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following basic training, he served as a line mechanic at Langley Field in Virginia and at Losey Field in Puerto Rico. According to the article “Silent Heroes” by Nathan Delmar, in 1941, Waugh was promoted to sergeant and assigned to become a supply clerk.

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After joining the infantry, Waugh was assigned to Camp Wolters in Texas, where he served as a recruit instructor. By September 1942, the U.S. required more infantry officers on the front lines, especially on the European front. Due to his leadership and qualifications, Waugh entered the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the 85th Infantry Division, 339th Infantry Regiment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. For the remainder of 1943, Waugh honed his combat skills for eventual action in the Italian campaign.

As stated by Delmar, the 85th Infantry Division landed in Morocco in January 1944 and moved their way across North Africa. On March 10, the division landed in Naples, Italy, with plans to seize on the momentum created by

the successful Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. When Waugh arrived in Naples, the city was in ruins. It is important to note that, prior to the arrival of the Allied forces, the port of Naples included major rail, industrial, and petroleum facilities for the “Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis” or more commonly referred to as the “Axis.” Naturally, Naples became one of the most heavily bombed cities in the country, with the largest raid occurring in August 1943, when 400 Allied B-17 bombers dropped 1,900 tons of bombs. According to the article, “Naples: Life, Death & Miracles” by Jeff Matthews, the German forces, however, “continued their agonizing and costly retreat up the boot of Italy, from Naples through Monte Cassino, Anzio, Rome, and to the north before finally leaving Italy in May of 1945.”

In April 1944, Waugh and the 85th Infantry Division attacked the Gustav Line, which was a German defensive

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This included Monte Cassino and the surrounding mountainous region, which gave the Germans the strategic “high ground.” According to the article “Gustav Line” by GlobalSecurity. org, “The Allies had failed to break the Gustav Line three times: in January, with the ill-fated assault on the Rapido River; in February, with the attempt to outflank Monte Cassino; and in March, with the attempt to drive between the monastery on Monte Cassino and the town below.”

On May 11, 1944, the Allies launched Operation DIADEM (also known as the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino), which included Waugh and members of the 85th Infantry Division.

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(cont. from page 19) between Hills 66 and 79, all of which were heavily mined, enemy-held hills.

After scanning the defenses of Hill 79, Waugh directed his platoon to deliver fire toward six enemy bunkers as he advanced against them on his own.

As stated in his Medal of Honor citation, “Upon reaching the first bunker, he threw phosphorus grenades into it and as the defenders emerged, he killed them with a burst of his Tommy gun.

He then repeated this process on the five remaining bunkers, killing or capturing the occupants.” On the morning of May 14, Waugh again ordered his platoon to “lay a base of fire on two enemy pillboxes located on a knoll that commanded the only trail up the hill.

He then ran to the first pillbox, threw several grenades into it, drove the defenders into the open, and killed them.

The second pillbox was next taken by this intrepid officer by similar methods.” Due to his neutralization of the

six bunkers and two pillboxes, Waugh effectively broke the Gustav Line.

According to Delmar, “Not noted in the citation is how Waugh ran back and forth from Hill 79 to Hills 66 and 69, due to a communication failure caused by the geography and the heavy bombardment by the enemy.” In other words, he repeatedly ran through the constantly shelled battlefield. After the line was effectively broken, news of Waugh’s actions quickly spread throughout the regiment, thus improving morale and rejuvenating the physically and mentally exhausted soldiers.

On May 19, 1944, approximately a week after his heroic efforts, Waugh led his platoon in an attack in Itri, Italy. However, he was hit by shrapnel in the neck and chest, and died from his wounds on the battlefield. He was posthumously promoted to First Lieutenant and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his “gallantry beyond the

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In 1994, then President Bill Clinton visited the cemetery to mark its 50th anniversary and to honor those who had given their lives to liberate Italy. Before giving his speech to the crowd of dignitaries, he walked among the rows of perfectly aligned, white marble crosses and Stars of David that marked the graves. He briefly paused at two graves in particular: that of Ophelia Tiley, an American Red Cross volunteer who was killed in Italy on March 25, 1944, and that of Lt. Waugh, who was killed in action at the age of 25.

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The Humor Of The Maine Farmer Poking fun at the foibles of others

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n 1879 one of the first political cartoons to appear in a Maine newspaper was printed in the Maine Farmer. The cartoon was a direct attack on Governor Alonzo Garcelon. The fact that Garcelon, who was a Democrat, the traditional party of Maine farmers, would be the subject of an attack by a periodical devoted to the betterment of farmers was something of a surprise to Democrat stalwarts across the state.

It shouldn’t have been, however, for throughout its history the Maine Farmer established a tradition of poking good clean fun at the foibles of others.

Sometimes the humor, as in the case of

Governor Garcelon, could go beyond what many would consider good taste, however.

The Garcelon cartoon was titled “The Surgeon’s Last Resort.” It showed the Governor, knife in hand, standing over the figure of a dismembered body politic. Helping him cut up the poor figure symbolizing the Maine voter is Salmon Chase, chief spokesperson of the farmer-oriented Greenback Party, as well as a figure with a donkey’s head, the time-honored symbol of the Democrats. Garcelon is saying “As at present advised, I shall cut off his head.”

The background of the cartoon is the

election of Garcelon. The new governor had come to Maine’s highest office through the efforts of the Fusionists, a coalition of Democrats and Greenbackers. Garcelon had actually come in a distant third to Seldon Conner and Joseph Smith in the race for governor.

However, as none of the three had managed a clear majority of the votes, the Fusion movement in the Legislature had managed to get Garcelon elected.

The Garcelon cartoon was typical of the Maine Farmer in that the periodical’s editors were never afraid to pull punches, even if the subject could offend anyone, including their most ded-

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Samuel Boardman was the magazine’s editor for some seventeen years around the turn of the twentieth century. He was in a line that began with Dr. Ezekiel Holmes, the magazine’s founder and first great political voice for Maine agriculture. Boardman was also the only editor of the magazine who was first and foremost a journalist.

However, even though he was a journalist, he was more than willing to carry on the humor traditions maintained by earlier editors, even when the jokes ranged to plays on ethnicity which were patent slurs on racial stereotypes.

Typical of this type of humor is the following: “The French government has concluded to send six thousand of their insurgent prisoners to the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific. This is col-

onizing on a grand scale.”

Then there was the report of a yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, which is even more blunt in its racism: “Seven hundred and three persons died of yellow fever in New Orleans during the last summer, very few of whom were of American origin.”

Going beyond the above examples were Black jokes with Black women routinely referred to as wenches and speaking in what was a caricature, using phrases like “Look-a-heeah boss” and “jes” for just and “frow” for throw.

In a somewhat different vein is the definition of Pastor. “Not one who feeds, but is fed by his flock.”

Then there was an announcement for a celebration of Bunker Hill Day in the town of Cambridge, Maine. It appeared as follows: “The citizens of West Cambridge pose to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill on the 19th of April next. Of the host

that met there on that day, part were killed by Old England and the rest by Old Mortality.”

Another Bunker Hill reference appeared under the heading of “Much Climbing.” It read: “Over twenty thousand people have ascended Bunker Hill Monument during the present year.

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Perhaps the most surprising thing about the humor in the Maine Farmer is that it was there at all. Ezekiel Holmes, the magazine’s first editor, is described as a highly thoughtful and serious man.

Samuel Boardman, among other things, was a noted authority on agricultural matters and deeply interested in Maine history, besides being recognized for his journalistic excellence.

Samuel Boardman was born in Bloomfield, as Skowhegan was first known. Besides serving as editor of the Maine Farmer, he was the editor of (cont. on page 24)

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(cont. from page 23) Country Gentleman, which was published in Albany, New York, and editor of the Bangor Commercial.

At the time of his death in 1914, Boardman was eulogized as a son of Skowhegan by Congressman Samuel Gould, a Skowhegan resident. Gould, a Democrat who had suffered at the satirical hands of Boardman, lauded the deceased as one of the premier journalists in New England and praised his writing as “entertaining” and his subjects for showing his great interest in Maine.

Ironically, Gould had been opposed by Boardman when the former had run for governor in 1902. Given that perspective, perhaps we can garner a bit better perspective into Maine humor of bygone days.

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eorge Tyler Benson, one among the last six Civil War veterans living in Maine, spent nearly all his 103½ years in Oakland (West Waterville until 1859), although he was born in New Sharon on April 17, 1841. His parents, Russell and Abigail (Dunbar) Benson, moved to West Waterville in the early 1840s so Russell could work in the carriage shop owned by his uncle Benjamin.

Benson’s father, Stephen Benson, moved to West Waterville in 1834 and became proprietor of the old Montgomery House Tavern at the junction of Belgrade Road and Summer Street

(Smithfield Road), on the stage line from Winthrop to Waterville.

His sons Benjamin, Russell, and George B. (a scythe maker) had already moved to West Waterville, and Stephen trained most of his sons in iron working; both Benjamin and Russell worked in their father’s wagon shop, making wheel hubs, last blocks, wheel rims, and metal parts. Benjamin later opened his own carriage shop at the corner of Church and Summer streets.

At age 20, George enlisted in the 3rd Maine Infantry on April 30, 1861 and mustered with Co. G on June 4. Commanded by Col. Oliver Otis Howard

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Before he was discharged for disability on December 7, 1862, Pvt. Benson fought at First Bull Run, the siege of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), the Seven Days’ Battles, Groveton, Second Bull Run, and Chantilly. Although he sustained only an occasional minor scratch, 134 of his

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George took nearly four years to recover his full health, so weakened he had become while in Virginia. Feeling more like the blacksmith he was before enlisting, George resumed carriage ironing, the family trade, for several years.

On December 16, 1869 he married a Winslow native, Susan Elizabeth Pollard, daughter of William and Ora Spaulding Pollard. The children born to George and Susan Benson were Nellie, Wilbur, and Louise May, who later was a stenographer in New York City.

George worked two years in the Maine Central Railroad’s Waterville shops, then returned to his favorite work, carriage-smithing, for several years in West Waterville, where like so many towns a carriage-and-sleigh shop could be found on almost any street corner.

Benson was appointed postmaster for West Waterville by President James A. Garfield and held this office for six years.

Wishing to help young boys, he conducted a carpentry class at Good Will Farm near East Fairfield. In spring 1898 George and Susan settled on their own farm near East Pond, northwest of Oakland. Here Benson earned a reputation as an agriculturist.

He was for many years a Mason belonging to Messalonskee Lodge No. 113 in Oakland. Comrade Benson was a charter member of the Sergeant Wyman Post 97, G.A.R., which had a building with a beautiful edifice, and today is the finest of the few G.A.R. halls extant in Maine.

Its origin lay in the local Soldiers Monument Association, incorporated on February 12, 1869. Instead of putting up a statue, Oakland chose to build a Memorial Hall and did so at a cost of (cont. on page 28)

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(cont. from page 27) $12,000. In 1887 this lovely structure of stone with brick trimmings was deeded to Post 97 “to revert to town [use] when by the limitations of life they [the comrades] could no longer use it.”

Among the charter members of Memorial Hall was Major Abner R. Small of Oakland, noted today for his book The Road to Richmond, published in 1939. The book chronicled the fate and fortunes of the 16th Maine Infantry.

Small was once a private with George Benson in Co. G, 3rd Maine.

Named the national aide-de-camp on the staff of GAR commander-in-chief Edwin J. Foster in 1929, Benson was the Maine Department commander in 1933-1934 and attended most of the late Maine G.A.R. encampments.

He was well remembered by a handful of Kennebec County citizens, including Earl P. Sawtelle of Oakland. On April 6, 1982, he sat for a chat with the writer and talked about George Benson.

“Fifty years ago I lived across the street on Maple from the Bensons and used to talk with him. Talked on current events. Not much about the Civil War, he didn’t,” Sawtelle said.

“They’d sold their East Pond farm — got to be too much for ’em, no doubt — and moved to their Maple St. home.

He was a great hand to read. Had a good head of hair at the last. Had the Boston Post cane quite awhile” as the oldest resident of Oakland.

“Louise, the daughter (she never married) took care of ’em,” Sawtelle said. “My wife bought a commode from Louise Benson they had an’ it’s here’n my kitchen. The Bensons were buried in Lakeview Cemetery.”

The passing of his wife, Susan, at age 96 years, seven months, and 14 days on January 23, 1941, after seventy-one years of marriage, was the greatest personal loss for Benson. The oldest Civil War veteran in New En-

gland when he died on November 6, 1944, Benson was second only to Lyman E. Butterfield and then only four days from being the last survivor of the 3rd Maine Infantry.

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The Genealogy Corner Listen up! Oral history made easy

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ll too often in the pursuit of family history the novice researcher tends to rely on the written word as his or her sole source of information. The reason for this is that we are a people of a written culture. In other words, as members of a literate society we see facts and information as something to be gleaned almost exclusively from books, articles, and printed historical record. Similarly, whether we use pen, typewriter, or computer, we pass on information with the written word.

This was not always the case, however. Native Americans preserved their culture for centuries through word of

mouth. Few slaves who were brought to our shores from Africa ever learned to read or write, but their stories and sense of identity continue to have a vital and vivid existence today. Many of the immigrants who came to America some two centuries ago were illiterate, yet their tales, traditions, and songs persist to this day as a vibrant aspect of their cultures. Irish legends of the “little people” stand as testament to this.

Oral and written accounts have different advantages. The written word can be consulted after the fact. Besides serving as a highly personal window on the past, oral accounts encourage social interaction. In the latter instance, get-

ting someone to talk about the past can uncover new areas for research. This point was driven home to me fifty or more years ago when I was trying to get the students in an English class I was teaching at North Yarmouth Academy to share some of their family history.

One of my students had roots dating well back in the history of Farmington, and to the developing decades of what is now the University of Maine at Farmington. The student was a direct descendent of Wilbert Grant Mallett, the most influential figure in the development of the Farmington Normal School in the years before and after 1900.

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DiscoverMaineMagazine.com A great deal has been written about the early development of the University of Maine at Farmington. Today, Richard Mallett is deemed the official historian of the institution. Preceding him, George Purington wrote History of the State Normal School at Farmington, Maine. Both reference Wilbert Mallett at length. But what of oral history regarding Wilbert Mallett and his role in developing Farmington Normal School?

The goal of the particular unit of study I was presenting to my English class all those years ago was to get students to expound on stories they knew about their family history. In short, I wanted my students to write down things they had heard about their own antecedents — the further back, the better. It was an exercise in documenting what they knew about their own family history from the aspect of oral tradition.

Oral tradition has a powerful capacity for preserving history, especially family history. Wilbert Grant Mallett died in 1942. His grandson, the young man in my class, had never met him.

Nevertheless, the younger Mallett knew stories about his namesake. Undoubtedly, they came from listening to stories from his father or other Mallett family members.

Wilbert Mallett was born in 1867 in Topsham. His parents were Isaac and Mary (Purington) Mallett. Isaac Mallett was born in Topsham in 1826.

His father was William Mallett, who was born in 1789. His father was also named William. Tradition has it that the first Mallett, John, came to Topsham about 1700. All of Wilbert Mallett’s antecedents dating back to John were farmers. The Mallett family farm was on the Brunswick-Augusta Road.

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Just think... The first William Mallett could have passed on stories of John Mallett, who lived in Topsham when Indians were still a very real threat, to his son, William. When Isaac Mallett was a youngster he could have heard these stories from his father, or even his grandfather.

Wilbert Mallett was an educated man. As principal of Farmington Normal School, he was clearly devoted to education and preserving culture and tradition. From the standpoint of his personal family history, just three tellings of John Mallett’s experiences would bridge the years from John Mallett to Wilbert. One more telling reaches Wilbert Mallett’s children, and then to the young man I had in my classroom. Or at least we can hope that it works like that. There can, of course, be differences between an event and (cont. on page 32)

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(cont. from page 31) one’s living remembrance of it.

Collecting family oral traditions can be one of the most rewarding experiences the individual intent on researching family history can pursue. This is not so much because of the information that one can uncover, as stories can be sanitized or exaggerated, but rather because it encourages interaction between generations.

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When Madison Was Seven-Mile Brook

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Most Maine towns have gone through a somewhat similar progression in moving to incorporation. First a township was laid out by surveyors hired by whoever claimed a particular region. In some cases it was Massachusetts, and after 1820, the State of Maine. In other instances it was a group of individuals or a company such as the Kennebec Proprietors who had the bounds of a township surveyed. Then

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Sometimes the township was identified by a proprietor’s name. Then, when enough people had settled there, the township became a plantation with a limited number of municipal officials — assessors, a treasurer and a clerk but no selectman. Selectmen were not elected to administer town affairs until the town’s incorporation. The history of Madison on the Kennebec follows some of these processes but with a few fascinating twists. In fact, its early history is one of the more unique in the State of Maine.

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in 1804. It was named for President James Madison. Well before that date, however, it was known by a number of other names and was the territory of one of Maine’s most famous Indian tribes, the Kennebec or Norridgewock. While the history of Madison at the time of the Norridgewock has been well documented with the stories of Sebastian Rasle and the settlement at Old Point, Nanrantsouak, seldom has any mention of the history of the first settlers been made. This includes the fact that sections of Madison were once known as Barnard’s Town and Moore’s Town as well as Seven-Mile Brook.

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(cont. from page 33) Moore. Moore was a legitimate Revolutionary War hero who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bunker Hill and in other engagements. Because of his notoriety, this early settlement is sometimes referred to as Moore’s Town.

However, even when Moore had been in the area for some twenty years, the settlement was still being referred to by an earlier designation, Seven-Mile Brook.

In 1798 Rachel Moore, Major Moore’s wife, received a letter from her mother in Massachusetts. Rachel Moore’s mother was simply keeping in contact with her daughter and inquiring after the state of her and the major’s affairs and health. The letter was addressed to Seven-Mile Brook.

Madison is bounded by the Kennebec River on the west, by Solon to the north and by Cornville and Skowhegan on the east. Norridgewock and a small portion of Skowhegan lie to the south.

The section to the south saw the first settlers. It was this area that was known as Seven-Mile Brook.

Seven-Mile Brook where the Moores settled was a sort of no-man’sland. It was part of a parcel that belonged to the Kennebec Proprietors.

The parcel didn’t fit the basic formation of a typical township of thirty-six square miles, though. It was a mile and a half wide and fifteen miles long. To the north it was bounded by the township known as Barnard’s Town and to the south by Norridgewock. Eventually some of it would be included in Madison and some in Norridgewock. It included Old Point, the site of the former Indian village of Nanrantsouak. It was left over after the Kennebec Proprietors laid out their townships to the south along the Kennebec. Although there is some disagreement over the matter, it appears that the Kennebec Proprietors gave away a number of lots in the Sev-

en-Mile Brook area. It was here that the Moores settled. (For the Kennebec Proprietors to give away lots would have been completely out of character. They were known for their prosecution of squatters.)

Records indicate that the settlement of Moore’s Town started with four families. The family heads were war veterans and must have been rugged individualists as they were miles from the nearest settlement, which was at the falls of the future Skowhegan. The nearest communication with the outside world was at Hallowell. The nearest mills were even further down the Kennebec at Gardiner. Travel to and from Moore’s Town was by canoe. In short, the settlers living at Seven-Mile Brook were true pioneers. Yet by 1804, the year that Major Moore died, there were enough people living in the area for Barnard’s Town Plantation to be incorporated as the town of Madison.

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The real growth of Madison, however, did not occur until the 1880s. This happened when the Madison Woolen Mill was built utilizing the water power of the Kennebec. It was followed by the Indian Spring and Wesserunsett Mills. Later Great Northern and Hollingsworth and Whitney built pulp mills in Madison. But the story of that development is not a part of the story of Seven-Mile Brook.

Perhaps the best memorial to the Seven-Mile Brook settlement was written in 1792 by one of the settlers who accompanied Joseph Moore. It reads as follows: Benjamin Thompson is my name, And English is my nation; Seven-Mile Brook is my dwelling place, and Christ is my salvation.

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The Doles Of Skowhegan And Hawaii A story of fruit and revolution

by Charles Francis

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n July 4, 1894 a new republic, the Republic of Hawaii, came into existence. The United States immediately recognized it and sent its new president, Sanford B. Dole, messages of congratulations. Several prominent figures connected with this new republic had ties to Maine and especially Skowhegan. While President Dole had been born on Oahu, or the Big Island as it is generally known, he could just as easily have been born in Skowhegan for that was the place his father had called home. However, the second most important figure in the republic,

Attorney General Edmund P. Dole, did come from Skowhegan.

The revolution which overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, the ruling monarch of Hawaii, has been referred to as everything from a fake revolution to a palace coup conducted by some of the queen’s closest advisors, to out-and-out commercial exploitation on the part of big American business interests. There is some truth to be found in all the accusations, and the name of Dole looms large through all of them.

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Sanford Ballard Dole was born in 1844. His mother died giving birth to him. Dole did not follow in his missionary father’s footsteps but rather became a lawyer and a judge. He was also part owner of a sugar plantation on Maui. As a lawyer, Dole’s clients were for the most part American businessmen, as were those of his older cousin Edmund, who was also a lawyer.

(The first record of Edmund Dole in Hawaii is in 1850.) It should be noted that what was to become the Dole Fruit Company was the creation of Sanford Dole’s cousin James Drummond Dole in 1898, and that neither the company nor James Dole, who was from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, played a role in the Hawaiian Revolution of 1894. The

company founder’s namesake, however, was a frequent visitor to Hawaii.

Sanford Ballard Dole and Edmund Dole were most definitely key players, though.

The Hawaiian Revolution came about mainly due to American big sugar interests in the islands. The principal leader of the Revolution is usually identified as Sanford Dole and his chief advisor as his cousin Edmund Dole.

In January of 1893 Queen Liliuokalani attempted to promulgate a new constitution, designed to mitigate some of the American influence in Hawaii.

The legislature, the bulk of which consisted of native Hawaiians, supported it. Her cabinet, which had a number of Americans, refused to sign it. When the Queen attempted to rule by proclamation, a Revolutionary Committee of Public Safety with Sanford Dole at its head was set up. In short order, the Committee was reinforced by marines from the USS Boston, which just hap-

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From 1893 until 1898 Sanford Dole was the President of the Republic of Hawaii. From 1898 until 1893 he served as Territorial Governor.

As a result of the annexation of Hawaii, American sugar interests there no longer were affected by United States tariffs on foreign imports, which had been their goal all along. It was in part due to this happy set of economic circumstances that James Drummond Dole established the pineapple plantations in Hawaii which evolved into the Dole Fruit Company.

Daniel Dole died in Hawaii in 1887.

He is buried there. One can only wonder what the Bowdoin College and Bangor Theological Seminary-educated missionary, who was born on the banks of the Kennebec, would think should he be informed of the notoriety of the Dole name today.

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Vinyl tile stripping, waxing, buffing, & other commercial services Free Estimates • Day or Night Service Luke Niedner - Proprietor

207-859-0205 Livermore, ME

AUTHORIZED SALES CENTER New Equipment Sales & Service Ross Clair, Manager/Sawyer

(207) 645-2072 541 Borough Rd., Chesterville, ME

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FINLEY FUNERAL HOME 207-897-3588

ROSS FRAZIER, OWNER/OPERATOR

15 Church Street Livermore Falls, Maine

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BRAGDON-FINLEY FUNERAL HOME 207-933-4444 707 Main Street Monmouth, Maine

~ Caring for your needs since 1970 ~

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Main Street in Farmington. Item # LB2007.1.100763 from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Collection and www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org

McAllister Accounting And Tax Services Serving your business and personal tax planning and preparation needs for over 30 years.

DEVANEY DOAK & GARRETT BOOKSELLERS

Our VILLAGE MARKET

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Quality Books, Gifts & More Mon.-Wed. 10-5 Thur. 10-5:30 Fri. 10-6:30 Sat. 9-5 Sun. 12-3

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~ Convenient to ATV’ers & Snowmobilers ~ Route 27 • New Vineyard, ME

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Old freight house on Pine Street in Madison, ca. 1900. Item # 1448 from the collections of the Maine Historical Society and www.VintageMaineImages.com

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The Murtha House in Jackman. Item # LB2007.1.107185 from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. Collection and www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org

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1890 Primitives...............................................................................37 A-1 Seamless Gutters......................................................................15 ABC Pool & Spa Center....................................................................14 Above and Beyond, LLC....................................................................15 ADA Fence Company, Inc. ...............................................................25 Advantage Insurance.......................................................................32 Affordable Well Drilling Excavation & Forestry................................15 American Awards Inc. ....................................................................20 American Forest Management........................................................30 Another Man’s Treasure.....................................................................9 Augusta Fuel Company....................................................................18 Back Office Solutions Maine............................................................21 Bean Maine Lobster.........................................................................10 Beaulieu Garage Doors....................................................................37 Belgrade Regional Health Center....................................................27 Ben’s Auto Body...............................................................................38 Bessey Insurance.............................................................................32 Best Western Plus Civic Center Inn - Augusta..................................17 Bethel Family Health Center............................................................27 Bingham Area Health Center...........................................................27 Bingham Motor Inn & Sports Complex............................................34 Blanchet Builders, L.L.C. ................................................................24 Blanchette Moving & Storage Co. .....................................................3 Bob’s Cash Fuel................................................................................41 Boy Locksmith...................................................................................5 Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home.........................................................39 C&S Market.......................................................................................8 Capital Area Tree Service...................................................................9 Central Tire Co. Inc. .........................................................................26 Chalet Moosehead Lakefront Lodging............................................35 Clark Auto Parts..............................................................................41 Collins Enterprises...........................................................................31 Colonial Valley Motel.......................................................................31 Comfort Inn Civic Center..................................................................17 Copp Excavating..............................................................................11 Cote’s Transmission............................................................................7 Countryside Auto Body & Repair.......................................................6 Cushing Construction......................................................................28 D.C. Thomas Logging & Firewood..................................................21 Dag’s Bait & Tackle.............................................................................6 Damboise Garage............................................................................22 Daryl Horak Logging.......................................................................20 Dave’s Diner.....................................................................................36 Design Architectural Heating..........................................................12 Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers...............................................40 Downtown Diner...............................................................................9 E3 Forestry Services........................................................................23 Ed Hodsdon Masonry, Inc. ................................................................8 Elmer’s Barn & Antique Mall...........................................................36 Emerald Janitorial...........................................................................12 Engine 5 Bakehouse........................................................................38 E.R. Palmer Lumber Co. ..................................................................35 EverClean Water Treatment Systems..............................................22 Farmington Farmers Union & Union Rental....................................40 Fine Line Paving & Grading............................................................33 Finley Funeral Home.......................................................................39 Franklin Savings Bank.....................................................................30 Franklin-Somerset Federal Credit Union...........................................5 Frederick Heating............................................................................40 Freeport Antiques and Heirlooms Showcase..................................10 Fuller Logging.................................................................................22 G&G Cash Fuels...............................................................................15 Gardiner Apothecary.......................................................................20 George’s Banana Stand...................................................................23 Giberson Funeral Home...................................................................33 Gray Family Vision Center................................................................11

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Greenwood Orchards Farmstand & Bakery.....................................28 Greg’s Auto Repair...........................................................................39 Grimaldi Concrete Floors & Countertops........................................29 Hall & Smith Energy.........................................................................34 Hammond Lumber Company..........................................................27 Harris Drug Store.............................................................................35 Harvest Time Natural Foods..............................................................18 HealthReach Community Health Centers..........................................27 Hi 5 Maine.........................................................................................16 High Tide Low Tide Seafood..............................................................32 Hodgdon Well Drilling, Inc. .................................................................5 Home Auto Group.............................................................................32 Image Auto Body..............................................................................41 Jackman Auto Parts..........................................................................42 Jackman Hardware & Sporting Goods................................................4 Jean Castonguay Excavating.............................................................26 Jimmy’s Shop ‘N Save........................................................................41 JT’s Finest Kind Saw..........................................................................30 Judd Goodwin Well Company..........................................................34 JW Awning Co. ...................................................................................7 Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce..........................................18 Kim’s Garage.....................................................................................37 Kirkpatrick’s Service & Repair..............................................................9 Knowles Mechanical Inc. .................................................................21 Kramers Inc. .....................................................................................27 Ladd’s Plumbing...............................................................................20 Lakeview Lumber Co. .......................................................................36 Laney’s Pit Stop.................................................................................24 Lavallee’s Garage..............................................................................42 Law Office of Brian Condon, Jr. Esq. .................................................18 Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber of Commerce..............................12 Liberte Auto Sales.............................................................................14 Lincoln Street Radiator Shop..............................................................6 Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern.................................10 Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Gallery....................................................10 Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Vacation Rental.......................................10 Linkletter & Sons, Inc. .........................................................................4 Long Green Variety............................................................................38 Luce’s Meats & Maple......................................................................33 Macomber, Farr & Whitten Insurance.................................................8 Madison Area Health Center..............................................................27 Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife...................................17 Maine Family Federal Credit Union.....................................................7 Maine Historical Society......................................................................6 Maine Instrument Flight..................................................................19 Maine Pellet Sales LLC........................................................................3 Maine’s Outdoor Learning Center......................................................38 Mama Bear’s Den..............................................................................34 Marston Industrial Services Inc. ......................................................21 Mattson’s Flooring & Window Treatments.......................................20 McAllister Accounting and Tax Services.............................................40 McNaughton Bros. Construction.......................................................19 McNaughton Construction................................................................27 MEDCo..............................................................................................12 Memorial Guard LLC..........................................................................28 Mike Wainer Plumbing & Heating.....................................................32 Ming Lee Chinese Restaurant............................................................25 Mobile Home Parts Unlimited Camper Supplies................................19 Mobile Home Parts Unlimited Sales and Service...............................21 Monkitree.........................................................................................20 Montello Heights Retirement Community.........................................14 Moosehead Motorsports...................................................................35 Moosehead Sled Repair & Rentals, LLC..............................................34 Mount Blue Motel.............................................................................31 Mount Saint Joseph Residence & Rehab..........................................25 Mt. 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NewGen Powerline Construction.......................................................25 Niedner’s Floor Finishing...................................................................39 Northeast Laboratory Services...........................................................4 Northeast Truck and Refrigeration....................................................36 Northland Hotel................................................................................42 Ogunquit Beach Lobster House.........................................................10 Old Mill Pub Restaurant....................................................................23 One Day At A Time Coaching.............................................................26 Otis Federal Credit Union..................................................................29 Our Village Market............................................................................40 P&P Roofing......................................................................................21 P2 Tax & Accounting.........................................................................22 Penobscot Marine Museum..................................................back cover Perkins Management........................................................................25 Phil Carter’s Garage...........................................................................38 Pine Tree Orthopedic Lab...................................................................28 Pitcher Perfect Tire Service...............................................................29 Prime Financial Inc. .........................................................................26 Quinn Hardware................................................................................23 R&B’s Home Source...........................................................................33 R.E. Lowell Lumber Inc. ...................................................................16 R.F. Automotive Repair.....................................................................39 Randy’s Full Service Auto Repair, LLC.................................................24 Rangeley Building & Remodeling.....................................................26 Rangeley Family Medicine................................................................27 Residential Mortgage Services - Debbie Bodwell..............................12 Riverside Kwik Stop...........................................................................39 R.J. Energy Services, Inc. .....................................................................8 Rolfe’s Well Drilling Co. ....................................................................19 Ron’s Transmissions.............................................................................8 Roopers Beverage & Redemption.....................................................13 Rottari Electric.....................................................................................6 Sabattus House of Pizza....................................................................15 Sackett and Brake Survey Inc. ..........................................................23 Smile Again Dentures, Inc. ................................................................15 Solon Corner Market..........................................................................23 Spectrum Property Management......................................................26 Sprague & Curtis Real Estate.............................................................19 Stanley Excavation & Trucking LLC.....................................................16 Sterling Electric.................................................................................29 Stevens 24 HR Electric & Pump Service, Inc. .......................................5 Strong Area Health Center.................................................................27 Strong Hardware & Building Supply.................................................41 Styling Dog Grooming Boutique..........................................................7 The Meadows......................................................................................7 The Sterling Inn Bed & Breakfast.......................................................33 Titcomb Mountain.............................................................................30 Trailside One Stop .............................................................................34 Trash Guyz.........................................................................................11 Tri-State Staffing Solutions.................................................................9 Tuttle’s Auto Sales, LLC......................................................................29 V&G Home Improvements.................................................................16 Valley Arbor Care...............................................................................37 Vassalboro Bait Shop & Supplies.......................................................36 Vasvary Electric....................................................................................9 VintageMaineImages.com..................................................................6 Warren Brothers Construction...........................................................38 Weber Insurance Group.....................................................................32 Western Maine Family Health Center................................................27 Where’s The Fish Live Bait..................................................................36 Whittemore & Sons Outdoor Power Equipment................................24 Wilson Funeral Home..........................................................................4 Winslow Supply, Inc. .......................................................................37 Woodlawn Rehab & Nursing Center..................................................24 Wood-Mizer of Maine........................................................................39

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