The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
OBITu AIRY.
Willard n. Woodbury..

Mr.. Willard Fl. Woodbury. died in this
city at midnight Friday, from the results Of
a severe attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. Woodbury. was born in Minot. 63 years
ago. He received good education in
the country schools. and for short time, as
young man. was a mail agent on the
Grand Trunk. Later he came to Portland
and was clerk In retail grocery on Market
Square. His energy and business capacity
were noticeable and he soon formed part
nership with Cyrus Greene. Since then he
has been identified with tho firms of Randall
& Woodbury.; Harris. Woodbury. & Atwood; /;
Woodbury., Latham & Glidden, and at the
time of his decease the firm was Woodbury.
& Latham. flour dealers and wholesale gro
ceries, partnership that had existed for 10
years.
Mr. Woodbury. was highly esteemed and
respected by the business men of Portland,
and was president of the Wholesale Grocers'
and Flour Dealers Association, a member
of the Falmouth Club, and of Congress
Square Church. At one time he was d.
rector in the Portland & Ogdensburg rail-
road. He leaves widow, two married sons
and daughter. The funeral will take place
today from his residence on Deering street.
At meeting Of the Portland Grocers' and
Flour Dealers Association. held Saturday
afternoon, First Vice President Holman s.
Melcher, presided, and the following resolu-
tons we're adopted ON the death Of their late
president, Willard Fl. Woodbury.:
Again, Within the short time OF month since
the death o our late associate, Thomas shaw, we
called fORefhar To lake anOfn6F
ey In our circle. The time the call Is from our
first vice president. Our presidents chair
he issued he call one short month ago for U, TO
assemble TO pay our last respects to Mr.. Shaw
for us to perform the same sad ofnces for him.
Therefore
Resolved. That in the death Of Willard II.
Woodbury., the first and only president OF our as
soci ttL since its formation In 1879, we reeug
nize the loss oil an associate VINO enjoyed the full
confidence of his associates In his ablfties and In
the sOundness OF his ju gment.
Resolved, That the business house with which
the deceased has been so long connected has the
cial street In this removal Of their senior part
ner
the deceased. we offer the expressions Of sorrow
due from others to them on such an occasion, and
lender t. them delegation from our body as rep
resentatives ats he funeral services.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread up
on the records.
Resolued. That the stores OF the wholesale gro
Of the funeral ceremonies from TO o'clock D.
m. on Monday, Dec. 18th.
lcapt. .. n. Mcdonald.
Capt. /. Ii. Mcdonald. the mason, who has
been ill for some time died yesterday. Capt.
Mcdonald, as is well known, was president
of the Reform Club. and had done noble
work for that worthy institution.
Lorenzo o. harmon.
Died in Washington, d. c., the 18th inst,
of pneumonia, Lorenzo ID. Harmon, ESQ.,.
aged rs years and eight months. Mr.. Har-
mon was a native of Durham, but for many
years resident OF Portland, employed In
the clerk OF courts office, and also as depu-
ty sheriff and later occupied the same posi-
tiops at Machias During the late war he
removed to Alexa ndria, Va, where he and
his family acted the part of good Samaritans
to our sick and wounded soldiers. both in the
hospitals and at his home. He was one Of
the grand jury which indicted Jefferson
Davis for treason, and subsequently was a
clerk for many years in the secret service
division Of the United States Treasury,
from which position he was removed by the
Cleveland administration. He was always a
prominent Methodist. He leaves a widow.
but no children.
Mrs. Martha Nichols.
Mrs. Martha Higginson, widow of Rev.
DIR. IchabOd Nichols, formerly pastor of the
First Parish church In this city, died In
Cambridge. Mass, on Saturday, December
l4th. No particulars have been received
here.
Obituary Notes.
The death OF Hector G. Havemeyer of
New York Is reported from Paris. He was
president of the Havemeyer Sugar Refining
Company
Judge Ambrose Mcneil of New York died
Saturday night