The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-19
OBITUARY..
Ebenezer Freema an.

Mh' EOcutler rEeeudu, Ln6 well Known
shipbroker and insurance agent, died sud-
deuly at ga. m. yesterday at his home on
Mechanic street Of neuralgia Of the heart
Mr.. Freeman was seized with the disease in
his Office Saturday forenoon but was carried
home where he fingered until he died. Mr..
Freeman has had similar attacks before but
has rallied from them. Mr.. Freeman was
born in Wellfeet, Mass, in January, 1927,
being the ninth in descent from Edmund
Freeman who came to this country In 1880,
and with nine others settled In that part of
Eastman, Mass. now Wellfeet. Mr.. Free
man came to this city 27 years ago and en-
tered upon the business In which he was
engaged up to the day of his death. He has
never held public office. BE was a member
of st. Alban Commandery and the Knights
Templars. Mr.. Freeman married Maria
Snow of Eastman and has one child, Mr.
Eben W. Freeman, the attorney Of this city
Mr.. Freeman was the youngest of five
brothers and the first to break the circle. He
will be buried in Wellfeet. Mass, after brief
services at the house this afternoon.
Ezra N. Perry.
E. N. Perry. the oldest halter and furrier
in the city, died Saturday noon. Mr..
Perry had been in business longer than any
other man in Portland. He began the hat
business here in 1910. on the site where
Charles McCarthy's clothing store was, what
was then called the Stone building, owned
by Martin Gore aud Charles @. Clapp. He
was there % years, and then moved to the
store where W. FL. SOmers is now. He oc-
cupied this store till 1866 when the fire burn
ed him out. he then moved to Congress
street opposite the Preble House, now occu-
pied by Ira F. Clark & Co.. where he remain
ed four years or until the business portion of
Middle street was built up. He then moved
to the corner of Middle and Temple streets
In the store owned by John Mussey. After
being there nine years he moved to 245 Mid
die street, the store now occupied by his son.
c. A. Perry. who bought him out about four
years ago. Since that time he was for a time
bookkeeper for w. A. Lowe, the plumber.
In all business transactions Mr.. Perry has
been straightforward, thorough, strictly
honest man. By strict attention to business
and honest dealing, he gained the confidence
OF large community.
BE served in the council from ward In 1872.
I3.1475. alderman In 1857, then was cleo
ted overseer of the poor, which office he held
to the present time.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Hall l..
Davis and Mrs. j. p. Champlin, and one
soD, Charles A. Perry.
HIS funeral will take place this afternoon
at 3 80 O'Clock, from the residence of Hall l..
Davis, 692 Congress street.
Capt. Charles n. Scott.
After many years of suffering, Capt. Chas.
ii. Scott passed away Saturday morning at
his residence, No. 400 Cumberland street.
Capt. Scott was native of Nova Scotia, but
lived In Portland from boyhood. In 1861 he
enlisted as private In the 1st Maine regi.
ment for three months. Iu October of the
some year he re-enlisted as a private in Co.
f., 1lth Maine regiment, and served through
the war. being promoted to first lieutenant
and was brevetted captain. he after
wards served as provost marshal in Vir
ginia. In 1874 he was appointed superin-
tendent of the National cemetery at Louis
vile, Kentucky. and held the office for four
or five years. While at Louisville he became
permanently blind from the effects of
disease contracted in the army. He returned
to Portland in 1879 and has lived here ever
since. He was member of the old Light
Infantry. Ancient Brothers Lodge and
Machigonne Encampment of Odd Fellows
and the Odd Fellows Mutual Relief of Port
land: lie leaves a son and two daughters.
His funeral will take place Monday af,er-
noon at 2.3O O'Clock, from his late residence
James Parton.
NEwBURYPoRT, October 17.-James Par
ton, the world famous author and writer,
died shortly after 8 O'Clock this morning, af
ter lingering illness. He leaves widow,
two children and an adopted daughter. AL
though the cause of Mr.. Parton's death, en-
largement of the heart. has afflicted him for
number of years, gradually growing worse
until death came, he has been able to be
about the house until about week or ten
days ago, when he had to take to his bed.
Mr.. Parton was known in the literary world
as biographer. He never claimed to be an
original writer or profound thinker, but
he had wonderful faculty for manipulating
and putting together the incidents In the
lives of individuals, that made pleasant
reading
Obituary Notes.
Mrs. Thurman, the wife Of Judge Allan G.
Thurman, died Saturday.
Eugene Hasty. the we'll known Saco ball
player. has died after brief Illness.