The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-23
OBITUARY.
DIR. Asa MiIIet.

DIR. Asa Millet, a prominent physician
of East Bridgewater, Mass, died
Tuesday. He was born in Leeds,
Me-, June %, 1913. He was
a grandson of Thomas Millet,
Revolutionary soldier. and also mariner
on board the ship Hancock, the first
Continental warship. DR.. Millett studied
at Monmouth and WSaterville Academies,
and entered Waterville College in 1884
In 1912 he received his degree of M. D.
at Bowdoin College. During the war he
was made contract surgeon under Gen.
Mcclellan, until sickness obliged him to
return home. AS member of the Sur
gical Aid Corps. however, he went sever
al times to the army. He was member
of Gov Andrews Council. DR.. Millet
was formerly vice president Of the Mass
achusetts Medical Society, and was a
member of the Society of the Sons of the
Revolution and of the New England His
|storic Genealogical Society. His widow
Ills direct defendant of John alden and
Priscilla Mullins. and many other of the
| Mayhower pilgrims. Her father was
/ Captain Branch Byram, and sher grand
fathor Joseph Byram, one of the Revo-
lutionary train band. Five children sur
vive him.
IoN Commodore Bridge. I IL
Commodore Horatio Bridge, United
States Navy (retired), died i'm Athens,
Pa, Saturday. He was born ina augusta,
on April S, 1906, and was graduated in
the class of 1925 from Bowdoin College.
He then entered the Northampton Law
School, and upon being admitted to the
Bar began the practice of his profession
at Augusta withJames w. Bradbury, but
after a few years entered the navy as a
purser, on February 10, 1888. Later he
was on duty at the Portsmouth, N. H.,
navy yard. On April S. 1868, he was
transferred to the retired list; but he
continued at the head of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing until April s,
1862 His resignation was followed on
July of the same year by his appoint
ment as Chief Inspector of Clothing. He
1873. He married about 1874 Charlotte
Marshall of Boston. Commodore Bridge
published in Harper''s New Monthly
Magazine recently an interesting series
of "reminiscences of his classmate, Nathan
iel Hawthorne.
Eli Salisbury.
I WILMINGTON, Del, March s22.-Ex-
United States Senator Eli Salisbury died
at 1915 this afternoon. He, had been
unconscious since last night. a1s'
Eli Salisbury was born in Kent county,
Delaware, December 20, 1Sl7.a III
He attended, : common and, select
schools, followed an irregular. course at
Dickinson, studied law and was admitted
to the bar in 1915, and practiced in Dover,
Del.
He was a member Of the legislature in
1858 and "a, and succeeded his brother,
Willard, as United States Senator, having
been electedsas Democrat in 1870.
He was reelected in 1876 and again in
| 1883 for the term that expired on March
3, 1885, He offered an amendment to the
''force bill'' in the 42d Congress. and in
the same session opposed in two speeches
and voted against the act ito enforce the
| provisions of the 14th amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
He moved an amendment to the specie
payment bill, and spoke and voted in the
| negative against military interference in
the organization of the Louisiana legisla-
ture in the 43d Congress.
r. e. Lyon.
SKowHEHAN, March Or. e. Lyon,
| who in the past has been one of Skowhe-
gan's most public spirited citizens, died
| at his home in this place this morning,
aged 83 years. In early life he was chief
among Names paper manufacturers,
and operated mills in Union, Cumberland
Mills and Skowhegan, having built the
first dam and erected the. fEst mill at
Cumberland Mill. He retired from ac-
tive business on a competency in 1880.
| Edwin G. Neal1ey.
| DOVER, N. H., March i22AEdwin C.
Nealley of South Berwick, Me-, who had
| been working in Boston, returned home
Saturday night and on opening his gate