(continuing page 941) (VII) Charles B., son of Nathan ATWOOD, was born in Buckfield, Maine, April 9, 1825, died October 6, 1907. He resided at home and attended school until he was in his twelfth year, when he shipped as cabin-boy on baord the whaling-vessel "Columbia," commanded by Capril Thomas R. HUSSEY. This cessel, fitted for a cruise of two years, sailed from New York, September 26, 1836; was wrecked December 25, 1838, on the coast of Chile, South America, both ship and cargo being a total loss. Fortunately, ATWOOD escaped with his life, and January 3, 1839, was taken on board the ship "Edward Quesnell," of Fall River, homeward bound, but on May 9, 1839, that ship met the same fate as "Columbia" on the shore of Long Island, New York, six miles west of Montauk, eleven of the twenty-three souls on board being lost. ATWOOD reached home and remained there until 1841, when shipped as a harpooner on the barque "Minerva," of New Bedford, Captain HORTON, for a whaling voyage in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Returning after a successful cruise of twenty months, he made a voyage to the west coast of South America on board "Samos," of Salem, Massachusetts, Captian HORTON, and, after returning with a cargo of guano, he made a voyage to Africa and up the Congo river with Captain WOOD, an another Salem barque, "Seamen," on a voyage lasting eight months and a half. His last voyage was made as second mate of the barque "T.O. Brown," Captain HORTON, from Portland, Maine, to Cienfuegos, Cuba, arriving in Philadelphia, on the return voyage, he relinquishing his seafaring life. He engaged in business at Buckfield, in partnership with his Uncle Ephrain, as proprietors of a general store. After his uncle retired he continued the store alone until 1851, when he joined the adventurers seeking gold in California. he did not remain in California long, returning to Maine and engaging in mercantile life. During the civil war he was in retail trade in Chicago for about two years, returning to Buckfield and opening a general store again. In 1867 he embarked in the wholesale flour trade in Portland, Maine, in partnership with his uncle, but in 1870, a year later, sold out, and the next three yeares was engaged in the drygoods business in Portland. He then removed to Auburn, Maine, where he was in the drygoods business, returning then to Buckfield and resuming in 1884 the general store business, in which he continued the remainder of his active life. he retired from business six weeks before his death. During his latter years he was associated with his son, under the firm name of C. B. ATWOOD & Company. (continued on page 942) The store was prosperous, and Mr. ATWOOD left a handsome competence as the fruit of his business career. He was a man an unusual energy and business ability. He won a position in the regard of his townsmen, and especially those who knew him best in social and business life. A man of sterling integrity and high character, he was a conspicuously useful citizen in the community in which he lived. In politics he was a Republican. He and his wife were members of the Universalist church. He was a charter member of Evening Star Lodge of Free Masons. He married, August 20, 1847, Emily D. IRISH, born in Buckfield, June 27, 1827, daughter of Joshua IRISH. Mr. and Mrs. ATWOOD lived to celebrate their golden wedding. Children: 1. Charles, died young. 2. Horace, died young. 3. Sarah E., born 1851, deceased; married John E. MOORE, station-agent of the Maine Central railroad at Buckfield; children: Charles, deceased; Emily M., Sarah, Bessie and Ethel H. MOORE. 4. Harold, died aged about eight. 5. Fred H., mention below. 6. Edwin F., born in 1866, was in partnership with his father in the firm of C. B. ATWOOD & Company, now in the employ of the Carlton Furniture Company, of Portland.