The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01
OBITUARY..
7. Henry Crockett.

+. w. Perkins g Co., died in this city
yesterday after a long illness from throat
and lung trouble.
Mr.. Crockett was born in Norway
about 46 years ago. He came to Port
land when lad, and was for a time en-
ployed in NJ G. Palmer's shoe store He
STAYED there but short time and then
went to J. w. Perkins & Co. as assistant
book-keeper, remaining for ~ years
with them as employe and member OF
the firm. For the past few years he had
been troubled with a throat difficulty
and year ago went south during the
late winter and early spring months.
But the disease had fastened itself upon
him and during the close of his illness
he was a great sufferer.
Mr.. Crockett was business man of
great energy and executive ability. lie
was an interchangeable worker and a capt.
tai organizer. He was a leading Odd
Fellow, having joined Unity Lodge in
1877, and filled all the important offices,
including that of Grand Master and
Grand Representative of Maine. He was
a member of Eastern Star Encamp-
ment and of all the reliefs.
Mr. Crockett was a staunch Republic
can and had served in both branches of
the City Government: for one term as
president of the council. He was an &C
tive member of the Paint and Oil Club
and secretary of the Portland Club
since it's organization. He was twice
married and leaves widow and one
daughter, Grace.
Eben Il. Nutter.
Mr. Eben T. Nutter, whose death was
announced on Saturday, was for many
years identified with the cooperage bust
ness in this section of the state, being
the senior partner of the firm of Nutter,
Kimball & Co. Mr.. Nutter retired from
business several years ago and over a
year has been an invalid, the result of
shock. Recently he had an attack of the
grippe which resulted in pneumonia,
causing his death. MI. Nutter leaves a
wife, one son, Frank Nutter of Cape
Elizabeth, and two daughters, Mrs. Dan
iel Hilton and Mrs. C.. R. Jones. He was
a brother of ex-County Commissioner
Henry Nutter.
The funeral services were held yester-
day at 1 p. m. at Mr.. Nutter's late resi-
dence in Cape Elizabeth, and were large
ly attended, many business men from
Portland and Cape Elizabeth being
among those present. Rev. Mr.. Can
ham, pastor of the Browns Hill Metho-
dist church, of which Mr. Nutter was a
member, conducted the services and
there was music by the choir of the
church. The pail bearevs were Messrs
Jesse Dyer, J. G. Gallon, j. S. SlSillin
and W. H. Worth. The body was bur
led in the family lot in Browns Hill
Cemetery.
Frank G. Fessenden.
Frank G., only son of Mr.. N. G. Fes-
sender, died Saturday evening, aged II
years. He had been suffering with con-
sumption and during the latter part eff
his illness he sank rapidly. The de-
ceased was most promising young man.
He was one of the officers of his class in
the High School and secretary of the
High School Cadets. A good scholar,
he studied with the expectation of be-
coming physician. He was very pop
ular with all with whom he came in con-
tact, and his death will be sincerely
incurred by large circle of friends aud
acquaintance.
Ex-Congressman Ossian Ray,
Ex-Congressman Ossian Ray died at
Lancaster, N. Fl. Thursday from heart
failure.
Ossian Ray was born Dec. 80, 1885, in
Hinesburg, VT, and was the oldest son
of George and Hannah (Green) Ray. His
parents removed to Irasburg, in the
Green Moutain State, in his early child
hood. There he was educated in the
common schools, and at Derby, VT,
Academy He was admitted to the bar in
1857. He was member of the New
Hampshire Legislature in 1865 and '69.
and served as Solicitor for Coos county
from 1862 till 1872. He was a delegate to
the Republican National Convention at
Philadelphia in 1872. He was United
States District Attorney for the district
of New Hampshire from February %,
1879, till December %, 1885,, resigning
upon his nomination to Congress He
was chosen to fill out the unexpired term
of Major e. w. Farr, deceased, and also
for the full term in the Forty-seventh
Congress, to which Major Farr had been
elected. He was elected to the Forty
eighth Congress.
Mr. Ray was the architect of his own
fortunes He possessed wonderful ener-
gy, industry, perseverance, enthusiasm
and zeal. His language was clear, incis-
i've, forcible, effective, and often elo-
quent. He was especially powerful on
law points before the full bench of the
Supreme Court, and was always quick to
think and quick to act. In private life
Mr.. Ray was affable, genial, sincere and
warm hearted.
His first wife, whom he married March
2, 1856, was Alice A. Fling, daughter of
Henry Fling of West Stewartstown, and
afterwards of Portland, Me. She bore