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formed for the public here stands as a lasting monument to his 

 memory. Let us rejoice at the good fortune of the society in 

 securing such faithful service in its early life. 



Mr. Sawyer continued as secretary and treasurer until 1885 

 when he resigned and was succeeded by the Hon. S. L, Board- 

 man. A long term of office during which he had the full con- 

 fidence of all his associates. I sometimes fear in the rush of 

 this busy world we too often forget the work of those who have 

 gone before, and for one I take pleasure in making this public 

 recognition of Mr. Sawyer's invaluable service to the society 

 and the people of the State. 



He was active in all local matters that concerned the welfare 

 of the town in which he lived. For many years he was a direc- 

 tor of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad. From its formation 

 he was a member of the Republican party and took an active 

 interest in all its councils. He was a prominent Mason and a 

 loyal citizen. 



Mr. Sawyer was married in 1859 to Miss Annie A. Lord of 

 South Berwick, by whom, and by their daughters. Annie L. 

 Sawyer, Edith A. Sawyer and Helen F. Sawyer, he is survived. 



EDWARD K. WHITNEY. 



Edward K. Whitney was born in Harrison, Me., September 

 9, 1824. He started in life as a brickmaker, but moved to the 

 farm to live with his wife's father, Marquis D. Caswell, in 

 November, 1853; this was the farm now known as "Hillside 

 Farm." 



As early as 1855 his interest in orcharding began when he 

 commenced to graft the orchard set out by Mr. Caswell in 1819. 

 He continued to graft trees every year until he left the place in 

 1894, or a period of forty-one years ; he also, for quite a part of 

 the time, maintained his own nursery. 



The number of trees is unknown, but this year, the present 

 proprietor, Mr. Wm. Breed, sells over i.ooo barrels of winter 

 apples alone. He also had a large pear orchard, second only 

 in number and output to his apples and was said to be the first 

 ■man in Maine to sell native peaches in the Lewiston market and 

 raised figs sufficiently to prove that they could be ripened in this 

 climate. 



