The Portland daily press., 1886-12-30
OBITUARY.
HoaArro n. SMALL.

HoRATIo N. SMALL.
Dr. Horatio n Small died at his residence
in this city yesterday morning at $50 o'clock.
The event. while not entirely unexpected,
vet came with certain suddenness, which
was a shock to his family and friends He
had, during his campaign in the army,
been sufferer from Southern malaria, and
his arduous lahors in his profession only
served to produce the nervous prostration
which ended in his death. The last month
he failed very fast and since Friday last he
was confined to his bed. He was uncon-
scious when he passed away.
DR.. Small was the son of Hon. Richard
Small. He was born in Buxton, November
10, 1889, and was therefore AZ years of age.
His parents moved to Guildhall, Vermont,
when he was child. He received COM
mon school education and graduated from
the Dartmouth Medical school in 1862. He
then enlisted in the 18th New Hampshire
regiment and was Immediately commissioned
assistant surgeon. In this capacity he
served but few months and was then COM
missioned as surgeon of the 10th New Hamp-
shire regiment. Afterwards he served as
brigade surgeon until the end of the war,
being mustered out of service in June, 1865.
After his muster out in 1865, DR.. Small
came to Portland and established himself in
the practice of his profession at the corner
of Temple and Congress streets. Here he
built UP large practice and later, bought
the handsome house and grounds of the Ja-
cobs estate, at the corner of Park and Con-
gress streets, which he made one of the
most attractive residences in Portland. Here
he so assiduously devoted himself to his pro-
fession that he was said by one of his assoc
ciates to be doing the work of three doctors.
In 1888 he was compelled to give up practice
on account of his health. After year or
more of vacation, he resumed again but was
not strong enough to continue, and retired
| finally.
When the Maine General Hospital was es-
tablished, DR.. Small was elected attending
physician on The Hospital staff, position he
always retained. He was also instructor in
obstetrics at the Portland Medical School
He had also been one of the United States
Pension Examiners and Assistant Surgeon
General on Governor Connors staff. He
was prominent Mason, belonging to Green
leaf Chapter, Portland Council, Portland
Commandery and Maine Consistory He
was skilled physician. a good husband
and kind friend
Besides his widow, Dr. Small leaves his
mother, a brother and two sisters His fu-
neral will take place from his late residence
on Friday at 3 p. m.
HON. WILLIAM SMALL
William Small, who died at North Ray
noa c.. A
Gray, in March, 1916. One born in the same
year and in the same neighborhood, and who
has known him intimately all his life, says
that he was one of the most generous, cheer
full, intelligent and kind-hearted boys he
ever knew, and that in his early as well as in
his ripper years, he had many friends. Enter
prise, self-respect and economy were the
characteristics of his early manhood 1t
was his purpose to make use of the opportu-
mites and advantages which were before
him.
In March, 1S45, he married Miss Sarah A.
| Churchill of North Raymond, and went to
| Falmouth and kept public house about two
| years. From Falmouth he moved to Gray
Corner, where for three years he was engag-
ed in trade, and also kept the village hotel
About the year 1850. he went to North Ray
mond, where for more than thirty years he
has been largely interested in numbering,
store keeping and farming. He was County
Commissioner for the years 1874 rs. A
notice of the organization of the board in
1876, in the Eastern Argus, contained the
following words concerning the retiring
member: .Mr. Small's term of service has
| expired. He has been an efficient and faith
full officer. and leaves the board accompanied
| public generally"
For more than quarter of a century he
has been postmaster at North Raymond, and
| for many years was selectman of the town.
| He was man of vigor, of large influence
| and was highly esteemed. He was a friend
| OF the laboring man, and generous giver to
| the destitute and the unfortunate. He was
| an accurate observer of men and possessed
| good judgment as to the value of property /;
| and If he received more than the average for
| the reward of his efforts, it was because the
larger harvest follows the better Judgment
| and the greater outlay.
| he worked by plan; he knew what he
| wanted to do, and was able wisely to direct
the means under his control to bring his
| plans to successful ISSUE
He was highly respected by men of char
| acter In business relations. One of the
oldest merchants in Portland writes /:
His honesty and ability were never
| questioned, and no one is more entitled to
| the epitaph. should it ee cut on his tablet,
An honest man, the noblest work of God,
| than William Small"
He was social, and in his home very cor
dial Those who have visited him win long
remember his cheerful spirit, his liberality,
his thoughtfulness for others welfare
He enjoyed the company Of Young people
he liked their hopefulness their trnstful and
happy dispositions pleased him, and his good
nature, his large experience, his benevolent
heart; his interest in their welfare drew
them to him. He has encouraged and aided
many young men ia their business affairs.
He was a reader of the Bible, man that
believed in the existence and goodness of
God; one who desired to do right and tried
to make Others happy. He will be greatly
missed in bis family, in the town, and by a
large circle in which he has been long well
known.
May the consultations Of heavenly grace.
and the wisdom which is from on high and is
profitable to direct, rest upon the bereaved
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