Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-12-29
Deaths OF Prominent Maine Men ont of
the State.
JANUARY,

3. In BROOKLYN, ". Y, Hon. Luther CuIen Car.
ter formerly OF Bethel, son of the late Timothy
CATER, ID. ID. He Was a member of the Seth Con-
grees.
10, In Thompsonyile, Conn, Isaiah Wentworth,
formerly Business Manager of the Shaker Society
10 Poland. Aged about SO years.
=. In Exeter, Kansas, Jacob Chaplin, formerly q
lumber merchant in Portland.
graduate Of Bowdoin College, class Of ~. Son OF
the late DIR. Monroe of Belfast.
le In Richmond, Ind, Charles II. Strickland,
~. In Rochester, n. H., Luther Linnei!, one Of
the drkt settlers Of Oxford; aged 72 years.
FEBRUARY.
4. Ia GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, Thomas II. Little, A. NJ,
son OF Thomas Little, Esq. of Augusta, snperin-
p. In Maiden, Mass, John McGowan one of the
most worthy citizens Of Portland.
MARCH.
Is In New Orleans, Capt. Richard W. Mullen.
Collector OF Customs a. Brasheaa. Captain OF iiti
ss. In E'yria, Ohio, Russell Kittredge. Esq. for
twelve years Clerk of Courts in Piscataquis county.
Aged "A years.
as. In Malvern, Ark, DIR. r. r Williams of G ar.
diner. Aged AZ years.
APIiL.
Is. In Boston, Edward X. Merritt, who for many
years had been prominently identified with tie fruit
trade in that city. He died at the Massachusetts
General Hospital, from the effects of surgical
operation. He was native of Jay, Me. Aged 81
years.
a. Il.
he was murdered Was born in Jay in ls3i In
ls56, he established the overland mail between ST
Louis and San Francisco. AT the time OF his u1ui
der he was actively engaged in railroad enter prisee
80. In Boston, Col, David Ingham, formerly Of
Farming on Aged 70 years.
MAY.
6. In Nevada, Col, Hudson b. Cunningham. a
we'll known horsenan in the eastern section OF
Maine. He went 70 California about eight weeks
previous 10 bis death.
JUNE.
J.. In Cincinnati, BelIalay storer aged 81 years.
Was graduated at Bowdoin College, practced law
and had flled many important positions.
In Lynn, Mass, David Alden, formerly of
Northport: IN this State and once a member OF The
Maine Legislature
23. In Santa Barbara, Cal, DIR. A. X. p Brad.
bury, formerly Of Maine. Aged 8. years.
u. 10 Lenox, Mass, George G. Wilder, aged IS
years. Was born in Halioweil, Me- and removed
OF Clerk Of the supreme Court for ~ wears Was
graduated at Bowdoin College.
july.
1. In Boston, Mass, Isaac Emery, formerly of
Buxton, aged - years. Was member of the State
senate OF Maine, and for sixteen years was direc.
tor OF Boston Worcester Railroad
10. In Memphis. Tenn, Rev. Charles Collas, b,
d., formerly of Portland.
10. At Port Said, Egypt VIM. r. Page, American
Consul, formerly Of Haoweil. Aged " years
August.
3. 10 Lttlet1n, Colorado, horatio S. Dresser.
formerly Of Poliiaaa. Graduate OF Bowdoin Col.
iege, class OF '65 Aged "a years, 5 months,
10. In San Francisco, Rufus X Mariner n grad
uate OF Colby University class Of rs. Was a law.
80. In Boxford, Mass, John S. sayward former.
ly Of Aususta; aged 60 years. In 60 nartnersbiD
with Mr.: j. A. Smith OF Bangor be became one Of
ne publishers OF me Bangor Wing and Courier.
Of the Wing, and struck the keynote of it's
lal,n making me paper power tlat was felt in the
4 saywaid sold the Wing TO Messrs. Wheeler 4
Lynds. Removing to Augusta, he purchased one.