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worked for Mr. Low over fifty years. After the father's death, the 

 two sons continued the business. This brother was S. S. Low, 

 whose name appears among the life members of our Society. 



Captain Low was a man of patriotic impulses, and in the settle- 

 ment of the boundary questions involved in the Aroostook War, 

 was an orderly sergeant of the o'd Bangor Rifle Corps. In 1863 

 he was appointed provost-marshal by President Lincoln, his district 

 containing Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties. 



Captain Low was a good citizen. He was one of the original 

 members of the fire department in Bangor, and for a long time was 

 chief engineer. In this capacity he was very popular and has tbe 

 credit of introducing several rrforms that largely increased the 

 efficiency of the department. 



At the age of twelve years he became a member of the Baptist 

 church in Bath and from that time on he was identified with church 

 and Sunday-school affairs. At the time of his death he was a 

 deacon of the First Baptist Church in Bangor and a teacher in the 

 Sunday-school. 



Mr. Low was one of the earlier members of our Society. So far 

 as age goes, we have the impression that he was the oldest man 

 among our members, at any rate not more than one or two exceeded 

 his age. He was an enthusiastic plum grower. About the time 

 when he became a member of our Society, Bangor and vicinity were 

 growing plums and pears the most successfully of any portion of 

 our State. Through the infiut nee of the Bangor Horticultural 

 Society, great interest was developed in fruit culture. It is much 

 to be regretted that the society, for reasons with which we are not 

 familiar, has permitted its former activity to languish in recent 

 years. But the black-knot came, and the curculio came also, and 

 one by one fruit growers were obliged to succumb. But Mr. Low 

 intelligently cared for his trees and persistently fought the enem'es 

 of plum culture. He overcame them and had the pleasure of pro- 

 ducing an abundance of this most luscious fruit. This tribute to 

 his memory as a man and citizen also bears evidence that intelligent 

 perseverance ovt rcomes all difficulties in fruit culture. 



D. H. K. 



