The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-12
Recent Deaths.

Rev. W. B. Waite formerly clergyman In the
Universalist denomination, died of heart disease in
Reading on Monday last. he was born in Paxton,
Mass. April H. 1912, and after studying at Brad
ford Academy worked as mechanic until he was
% years DID, He then studied for the ministry
and held p storates in West Newbury, Mass and
Freeport, Me. In 1910 he married Miss Hannah A.
Hoyt, teacher in the Bradford Seminary, and
under the auspices of toe UniyeI salist denomina-
ton. Later he established school in Lexington
and then in Wakefield, the latter school flourish
ing fifteen years under the name of the Greenwood
Seminary. The death Of his wife, whose son sur
wives both his parents, led Mr.. Waite to abandon
teaching. Since then he has worked on mech aaical
inventions of his own. He married q second time
his second wife and her son surviving him.
Mr., John Walton, a well known citizen and lum-
Der dealer of Mt. Vernon, died the 9Th inst after
a long and painful illness. His age was 81 and he
had been a resident of Mt. Vernon forty years.
He had been honored by many town offices and had
been member of the Legislature. In all these
positions he had borne q commendable part, well
as In his private relations which exceptionally
happy. He leaves widow, two daughters and one
son.
Hon. Andrew Wiggin died at his residence in
Guilford on Tuesday evening, after long and
severe Illness at the age of n. The deceased has
been one of the prominent business men of the
county, having been extensively engaged in lumber
ing. He was a member of the State Senate in
1888, and has often been elected to fill important
places of trust.
Jean Baptiste Dumas is dead. He was chemist
of distinction. In May. 1S49, he was elected to
the National Assembly; and the President Of the
Republic summoned him, Oct. 81, to join the admin
istraton, intrustng him with the post of Minister
of Agriculture and Commerce, where his chemical
knowledge enabled hum to render public service.
He succeeded NJ. Guizot as member of the
French Academy.
M. Alfred Alphonse Haentjens, French states
man, died in Paris, France, yesterday.
Charles Reade, the English novelist, died in Lon
don yesterday. Though not in the first rank OF
English novelists. Charles Reade always po2u-
lar and while his books ever interesting they
| were practically instructive. He did much for
| prison reform in "Never Too Late to Mend" and
| exposed the abuses of private lunatic asylums in
| Hard Cash." even more etfectuslly than did
/ Wilkie Collins in THE Woman in White.' Reade
had craze for dramatic adaptations, but he was
never successful in that line. He was the son Of
/ an English country gentleman and born in 1914
His social station was enviabe and he had all tbs
| advantages of an Oxford education, having gradu
| ated in 1886. Right years later hs was called Il
| the bar as Lincons Inn. He began his list of sue
cessful novels with "Peg Wellington" published IL
| 1898. In the same year he produced Christie
appeared in 1866. His novel white Lies' wa
published in 1857, and "Grifith Gaunt" in 1858
and Is ns Of
rioTity to his "CloIster and the Hearth, published
in 1861. He also made great hits with darc
Cash." "Put Yourself in His Place and "a
| Terrible Temptation" He wrote several plays u
| 1913, one called Gold and three others in 1S47
b t none of them made any great success or addet
| 10 his reputation. 1t was on his novels that hi
| fame rested, and from them his solid profits wer
ma TO- shut out from the feel of literary labor to
| some time he will not be missed as was Dickens
| stricken down at his desk while blotting the pag
| of his half-told st ry. In recent interview Gen
| eral Meredith Re+de. cousin of the novelist, sal
of him; Il think Charles Reade is QUE of the best
| kindest and most truly great men / have eve
| know him Intimately. Generous to fault he ba
been ever ready assist those in distress not onl
| with his purse bat with his time ami energy An
hint of injustice reused him to q leoniue indieu,
| tim, and hs cou not rest until he had done h
| best TO set things right. Many people l know {
| owe not only their means of liveliho d. but tbeI
reason and life themselves. to Charles Resde Tn
very re.aCiye whose death SO broke him down. wa
restored to the full possession of her faculties
his constant care and attention"