The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-17
OBITUARY.
Daniel bennett.


Daniel bennett.
Daniel bennett of Buxton died Aug 18th,
A. d.. 1889, after protracted illness, from a
complication Of liver and heart troubles, on
the homestead farm where he was born, May
3lst, 1907, his father. Clement bennett, hav-
ing cleared the land and settled there In
1856. He left widow In her 10th year, and
four sons: L. b. bennett and A. A. bennett
Of Portland, and DIR. l.. bennett Of Saco and
Sumner @. bennett Of Buxton, his youngest
son. who has always lived with his father on
the farm. Mr.. bennett was one Of the best
and most prosperous Of farmers, and a skill
full land surveyor. For many years he did
almost all the surveying In Buxton and the
adjoining towns, and settled as referee many
disputed lines. He was many times appoint
ed by the Supreme judicial Court OF York
county surveyor TO run lines In litigation, and
a notable case was the line between Hollis
and marlborough. He made, at his own
from an accurate survey, putting on the
maps every mans house, every school house
and church, the sites Of the houses Of the
first settlers, so far as known, OF the forts or
public cemeteries and other places of local
historical interest One map contained the
names Of the resident house owners in 1852,
when the map was made, and the other the
names Of residents In 1900. This latter task
required long and palnstaking investiga-
tion. These maps the late public spirited
Cyrus W00dman, Esq, OF Cambridge, Mass,
who died only few months ago Ia native Of
Buxtonl, had Autographed and published, in
connection with his admirable historical ad-
dress delivered by him at the Buxton centen-
nial in 1872. Mr.. Woodman, In speaking of
the making OF the map, said: ut was an un-
paralleled undertaking, the offspring OF rare
public spirit and intelligence" He kept a
MI
mute and exhaustive as TO the state OF the
weather His diary Is probably the best his
tory of the weather for the last forty years
extant in York county. II not in the. State.
He was the enumerator Of Buxton for the
taking of the census Of 1880. Although at
one time one of the selectmen Of Buxton,
and always deeply interested In national pol
itics, as Whig and Republican. he never
sought political Office, but preferred the adj
vantages and glory Of private pursuits. He
made several useful inventions, one of which
has come into almost universal use among
the farmers OF New England.
On his birthday. May 81, last year Q8S7) he
wrote to his friend. Cyrus Woodman, who
received and answered the letter June 4, his
birthday, in which occur the following words:
"You have led an honest, Industrious, useful
life, and have faithfully done your duty as a
good husband, father and citizec."
Alvin DeerIng.
Mr.. Alvin Deering. formerly well. known
provision dealer In Huckster's Row, died yes
terday at his residence In Vernon court. He
was "a years old.
Mr.. Deering was born In the town Of Paris,
and came TO this city at an early age. He
learned the trade Of printer and worked on
several Of the papers here. At one time he
was publisher Of the Portland Transcript
He left the newspaper business and became
a grocer on Spring street. Forty-one years
ago he started a grocery store in West Mar
ket row, on Congress street, and remained In
active business there until 1881, when he re-
tired in favor OF his son, who now conducts
the business.
Mr. Deering was, at the time Of his death,
the oldest merchant in the row.
He leaves widow, three sons and daugh-
ter The funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at his late resi-
dence. Vernon place.
A meeting Of the business men Of the row
was held yesterday morning, with Charles j.
PeDnell as chairman and Edmund Dana, Jr.,
as secretary.
Messrs. Amos l.. Millett. A. 4. Winslow
and William Milliken were appointed COM
mittee to procure suitable floral offerings. Ii
was also voted to close all the stores in the
row from 2 to O'Clock, or during the time OF
the funeral, out Of respect for the deceased.
The business men of the row will meet Mon
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock at A. l.. Millett's
store and will attend the funeral services In
a body.
L
| Mr.. Henry Weld Fuller OF Boston, the de-
| signer and treasurer Of the Wood lawn Gene
| terry, we'll known and highly esteemed in
Bos n, died suddenly at his home on Mill
mont street. Highlands, Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Fuller came Of leading family OF
Maine, his father being. Judge Henry w.
Fuller of Augusta, and his mother being a
sister Of Miss Hannah Flagg Gould, the poet
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller is nephew
of the late Mr.. Fuller, and Margaret Fuller
| was near relative. Born in Augusta, JAN
uary, 1910, the young man at an early age en-
| tered Bowdoin College. Henry w. Longfel-
low, Franklin Pierce and John p. Hale were
| schoolmates though not classmates Of his.
In 1928 he graduated with the salutatory, and
on obtaining his degree Of Master OF Arts
had the Latin valedictory. AT the Com,
mencement Of 1886 be pronounced the annual
oration before the Athen@an Society. He
was admitted to the Kennebec bar, and for
ten years was a partner with his father. In
1841 he removed to Boston, and there for 13
years was in partnership with Elias A. Derby.
and for ii years was Clerk OF the Circuit
Court of the United States. Since resigning
the latter position he has acted as trustee
and treasurer for different persons and cor
porations. The Woodlawn Cemetery, with
which he had been connected since It's con-
struction 1851, received a great part OF his
| care. lie became vice president Oh the Mas
sachusetts Horticultural Society, chairman
of the Society Of Arts, Institute Of Technol-
| oqy. a member of the Webster Historical So
ciety. Of the New England Historic Genea-
Logical Society and OF the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement OF Science.
In 1885 Mr. Fuller was married to Miss
Mary Storer Goddard, daughter Of Nathaniel
Goddard, well known merchant Of Boston.
MRS. Ann n. Thorndike.
Mrs. Ann II. Thorndike, wife Of Emery
Thorndike, Of Rockland, died Thursday
evening, probably from a dose OF carbolic
acid, a solution taken by mistake. She was
attending case of malignant diphtheria
and intended to take stimulant as q pre-
ventative.