The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
OBITUARY..
Cant. Charles Merrill.

Capt. Charles Merrill, harbor commits
sioner, and one of the Oldest shipmasters
of Portland, died Saturday night at his
home on the corner of Quebec and North
streets. He had been sick with a cancer
for long time. and this was the cause of
his death. Capt Merrill was 70 years of
age, having been born In Falmouth in 1921.
In his early years he began going to sea.
AS captain he was engaged principally In
the West India trade. Among the vessels
he commanded was the bark Joseph Hale.
About % years ago he gave up going to
sea and began to build vessels. His first
yard was located at Tukey's bridge. There
he built the Nellie Chase, Gypsy Queen
and Addie Hale, vessels now long gone by.
From shipbuilding Capt. Merrill went into
the ship brokerage business, at first COM
bining the two. 1t was after he had gone
into the brokerage business that he built
the bark Ethel of 653 tons, in 1881. The
Ethel was built at Curtis's yard on Mupjoy
Hill. Capt. MerrilPs Office was on the
corner of Commercial and Moulton streets.
opposite the office of the well-known firm
of Chase, Leavtt u Co. But he went out
of business about six or seven years ago
and has since lived a retired life. Capt
Merrill was quiet unobtrusive man, liked
and respected by those who knew him. He
was an honorary member of Ancient Land
mark Lodge of Masons. In the earlier
years of his life Capt. Merrill acquired
competence as a shipmaster and leaves a
comfortable property. His surviving rel
atives are his wife, and daughter, wife OF
Dr. Lewis Gaubert formerly OF this city,
but now of Columbia, 5. @. Mrs. GauberI
is at present here at her mothers home.
Miss Alice Warren.
Miss Alice Warren, daughter of the late
Mr.. Amos G. and Mrs. Lucinda w. War
rem, matron of the Maine General Hospi-
tai, died Saturday. of pneumonia. after
short Illness. Miss Warren was native
of Portland, and educated at the High
| School, where she graduated at the age of
| 10, In the class of $50, After graduating,
| Miss Warren taught first In the North
school. then at the Park street grammar
school, and finally. four years after gradu-
alton, went into the High school as a
teacher in the fall Of 1873 Miss Warren
taught mathematics first, and later history.
On account of i'll health she left the school
| for time, returning two years ago. Miss
Warren was one of the most popular and
efficient of the Portland corps of teachers.
She was interested in literature, and be-
longed to the Beecher Club and Woman's
Literary Union. Miss Warren's death was
very sudden, and is the second In her fami-
| ly within six months, her only brother
having died in Texas last summer.
Henry Il. Morton.
Mr.. Henry E. Morton died at his resi-
dence. SO Pine street. yesterday morning.
very suddenly. of heart failure. He left his
store on Portland street at 10 O'Clock Satur-
day night, apparently in fair health, but was
taken i'll soon after arriving home and died
shortly after midnight. Mr.. Morton moved
to the city about two years ago Ifrom Win
thr0p, where he had been in the boot and
shoe business for over thirty years. He
entered the employment of B. B. Farms
worth q Co.. on Middle street. bnt later en-
gagged with d. w. Brunei in the boot and
shoe business on Portland street. When
he left Winthrop he was the oldest mer-
chant in continuous business in that town,
having been in business In one location for
80 years. He had a wide acquaintance in
that and surrounding towns and his store
was one of the features of the village. He
was q member of the Masonic and Odd Fell
lows lodges of that place. he leaves a
widow, five sons and two daughters. The
remains will be taken to Winthrop tomor-
row for burial.
Mrs. Adeline Pearson.
Mrs. Adeline Pearson, wife Mr.. Moses
Pearson. of 30 Cumberland street, died
yesterday, aged 70 years, after brief ILL
ness from grip, which terminated in pneu-
monia. Mrs. Pearson was a woman of
| gentle character, devoted to her family, by
whom she will be mourned sincerely.
Obituary Notes.
| Mr.. Joseph A. Stanford of Scarboro was
buried Friday under direction of the
Knights OF Pythias and Grange, Rev. Mr..
KERN of Portland officiating.
| Hon. Joseph Titcomb of Kennebunk,
once Democratic nominee tor Governor
of Maine, died at his home Saturday morn
ing. He was candidate in 1873 and 1874
| Hon. Edward w. Kinsley, member Of
the Massachusetts Board of Railroad
Commissioners died Saturday.
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