The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-26
OBITUARY..
Mary M. Aadaman.

Last July the PRESS chronicled the oea.n
VI one OF twins the eldest In America ny wy
haine OF Mrs. Martha w. Cumpston, anu
gave tue history of the twins. Satuh iaS
morning the other twin, Mrs. Mary W. ia ~
ouiah oled at her residence No. " Cnessnu'
s'reet Mrs. Trademarks name was PoweL'
her father being an Englshman named John
roweh. She, and her sister, Mrs. CumS
ston' were born during the memorable snow
STORM OF January 9th. 1906, in house that
Stoou on what is now the corner OIL LOCUST
ana cumberland streets. and would nave
peen 90 years old tomorrow. Mrs. Hademan
sald some time ago. 81 went to California
III OF and returned in go. / rode on the
pacRs OF mules part OF the way, and lazy
companion in fording stream was wasnea
OH her mule and drowned before my eyes;
Taught school seven years In California,ahu
III al nave taught about thirty years. % Isl
| nouse ever built in Ell Dorado county, Call
Iornia, also the first mill. Then came can
10 save Washington. A meeting was heid III
snls city and paper presented Tor tnose
WHO would sign their names as volunteers 70
4 90 to the from to save Washington from fall
lng INTO the hands of the rebels. +. " ..
| Smi!h was present at the meeting. N.Y. nus
t pand was the first man to sign his name 10
she paper s as volunteer, AS soon as nc
ognized the handwriting of my husband ana
paid MIN high tribute before all present.
lie then gave him a 500 bill for his sigma
lure. Mr.. Smith then said: L will give the
nrss nve men who will put their SIGNATURES
uhder Mr.. Hademan's as volunteers, SiVV
eacn; Five men signed their names ana MI.
SWitn Kept his promise. Before TINS my
husband Kept store and was undeclusu
ABOUT going to war. But his meatmaD, milk
n md hnIrn al nnrd l
would go to war they would, and they did,
MY husband enlisted In the 25th Maine Regl,
ment In 1862 He served in the army several
months and then passed ali examination and
was I Transferred to the navy. he served On
the United States steamer Copemaugn when
was one OF Rear Admiral Farraguts heet
that ran past the rebel fleet and worked such
destruction in Mobile bay on August 9TH.
My husband was an invalid from the close
Of the war and died April 6, 1863" Mrs.
HaGeman never had any children.
Benjamin r. Curtis.
BosToN. January 24-Judge B. r. Curtis
died suddenly about l. 80 this Afternoon, of
jamin K. Curtis, a distinguished member of
the United States Supreme Court. He was
born ln Boston in 1855 and graduated at Har'
vard College In 1875, was admitted to the bar
In 1879 and appointed to the municipal bench
in 1886. He edited the life and writing Of
his father. "The Jurisdiction Practice and
Peculiar Jurisprudence of the Courts of the
United States" and volume IL of Myers
Federal Decisions in Courts" He leaves 6
widow.
cambridge WadIeigh.
BOSTON, January 24.-Hon. Bainbridgt
Wadieigh, formerly United Senator from
New Hampshire, but in recent years an at
torney in this city. died this morning o.
| Bright's disease, at the residence of his
daughter. Mrs. Washington B. Thomas. HI
! was GO wears OF age.
In 1872 Mr.. Wadleigh was chosen United
| States Senator from New Hampshire to sue
coed Hon. j. w. Patterson, for the term Of
six years, commencing March A., 1873.
Perkins smith.
BIDDEFoRD, January 24-Rev. Perkin
Smith, a retired Free Baptist minister, who
has preached for many years in Yark coun
ty, died yesterday afternoon aged siqty- eigh
years. He leaves one son and two daughter
william q. Morrill,.
SKowHEGAN, Me-, January 24.-Willian
B. Morrill,, the oldest citizen of Skowhegan
and the oldest mason in the county, died thi
morning at the age of 49, He was neerly z
| years mason.