The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-05
OBITUARY..
John j. Wingate.

John ]. Wingate. an old and we'll
known citizen OF Bangor, died from the
breaking UP of his constitution last
| Wednesday morning at the age OF II
years. He was born in Milton, N. H.,
and moved with his parents to Sebec and
thence to Bangor. He was blacksmith
by trade but early became interested in
politics. He was Wing originally, but
joined the Republican party at the outset
and the third story of his place OF bust
ness became known as the Wigwam, the
first headquarters for the local polite
ions. He served in the Bangor City
Council and when Gov Washburn be-
came Collector of the Port of Portland,
Mr.. Wingate was made deputy collect
or and moved 10 this city where he resid-
ed until some six years ago when he re-
turned to Bangor.
Mr.. Wingate had been intimately asso-
ciated with many of Maine s public men
in past years. When the news came to
Bangor that Fort Sumter had been fired
upon, Mr.. Wingate was one of the first
| to receive it and he knew its grave i'm
portance and that immediate action must
follow. 1t came in the night and with
ltf1eet horses he drove to Hampden after
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and
then to Orono after Gov. Israel Wash
burn, bringing them both to Bangor in
season to take the morning train west.
Mr.. Hamlin on his way to Washington
and Gov. Washburn going to Augusta.
Mr.. Wingate and Vice President Ham
lin were fast friends and Just as often
as Mr.. Hamlin could leave his official
duties they enjoyed fishing trips together
to the streams and lakes in Eastern
Maine. One of their fishing trips was
made on Fast Day in the early part of
the war and they were taking trout in
Amherst near the travelled highway
when the mail stage passed with the pas
Sengers.
Mr.. Wingate leaves widow and one
child.
Rev. James Upham, ID. d.
BosToN, Mass, May 4.--Rev. James
Upham, D. d., Baptist clergyman, died
at his residence in Chelsea today. The
deceased was born in Salem in 1915 and
graduated from Colby University in 1885.
He had been principal of the Pennington
Academy, Professor in Baptist Theo-
logical institution at Thomaston. Me-.
pastor at Manchester, N H., and Mill
bury, Mass, editor of the Watchman and
Reflector and associate editor of the Re-
ligious Herald, Richmond, Va. For the
last few years he was health editor of
the Youths Companion.
|. Hon. James w. Patterson.
HANOVER, N. H., May 4.-Hon. James
W. Patterson, who delivered the address
at the hospital dedication yesterday, died
suddenly tonight from heart disease
while sitting in prayer meeting. The
first practical assistance rendered by the
Mary Hitchcock hospital was in furnish
ing stretcher to convey the remains to
his late residence. Senator Patterson
was born in Henniker, V L., in 1923. He
was elected to Congress in 1868, serving
two terms in the lower house, and in
1867 was chosen United States Senator
from New Hampshire.
Theodore 1. Hamblin.
BIDDEFoRD, May a. --Theodore /. Ham
bin, well known citizen of Saco, died
very suddenly at O'Clock this afternoon
of pneumonia, aged So years. He was
sick only four days. He leaves a widow
and one daughter, the wife of Ansel G..
Sawyer of Portland. Mr.. Hamblin work
ed for many years CD the York corpora
ton as loom fixer.
Obituary Notes.
Mary A. Doran, wife of Mr.. David w.
Mahoney. died in this city last night.
Notice of funeral will be given hereafter.