The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-21
DEERING.
Death OF william Jordan, Esq.

-MOFTlllS, InuTSQdy eNSuAhSs eAo NioSA;
from com bination of troubles incident
to an advanced age.
Mr.. Jordan was born in that portion
of Raymond which is now the town OF
Casco, April %, 1918. He was the son
OF Mr. Mark Jordan, an early settler of
that town. Mr.. Jordan received what
was in that time considered q most ex-
cellent education. as boy attending
school at the Wesleyan Seminary at
Kent's Hill and at the old Gorham Acad
emy Mr.. ,Jordan's first business venture,
as u young'man, was in general store
at Nroodford's Corner. where he was as
ISOLATED with Mr. Woo dforG and Samuel
Jordan, the firm name being Jordan
and Woodford
After several years i'll the Woolford
store Mr.. Jordan became interested in
the agricultural implement business, q
branch which was to occupy his energies
for the greater portion of his life. and in
which he became very prominent figure
in Maine business circles. Mr.. Jordan's
first venture was a trip to Georgia, as
All agent for New England threshing
machines, then used for threshing rice.
He was there. three or four years: and
was very successful.
| Returning to Maine his interest in the
agricultural implement business led him
to tine banks OF the Messalonskee at Oak
land, then West Waterville. There, By
the striking waterfall known as the
| Cascade. and on the site now occupied
| by the WOODEN factory, he erected the
! first scythe shop III Oakland. AT first Mr..
Jordan was alone in this business; but
later was associated with q Mr.. Hale and
! the late r. B. Dunn. This was the origin
| of the industry which developed into
the famous Dunn Edge Tool works
After several years of successful bust
ness at Oakland Mr.. Jordan moved his
family to Waterville. and his business
to Fayette, and then to North Wayne.
| In the latter place he was associated
/ with the Ames Plow Company. of Massa-
chusetts The mandatory at North
Wayne was managed by him until about
fifteen years ago, when he retired from
business. For q year ~ two he had
a general store at Watervllle to occupy
his attention; but hessoon gave that up.
| A boIt ten years ago yearnlng to live
| again amid the scenes of his youth took
possession of him, and picturing Wood
| fords to himself as it had been fifty
years before. when ne was young man
in the firm of Jordan & Woodford, he
came to Deering and purchased the
house on College street. After short
residence he was much disappointed to
| find that the old acquaintance whom
| he counted on seeing were dead or moved
away or greatly changed.
| 4xr-T1 Ind Nv
his first wife miss Eliza Woodford, to
whom he was married in 1o45) he had
one daughter Miss Mary Jordan, now
| Mrs. Amos Stark, of Waterville. His
second wife was Miss Elvira Thayer,
daughter of DR.. Stephen Thayer of Water
vile, a famous Maine physician of the
| last generation. He was married to her
in 1854 She survives him with her two
children, Miss Anna A. Jordan, of Deer
ing, and Rev. William T. Jordan, pastor
Of tine Free Church at Morrills.
Mr.. Jordan was himself deacon of
this church. From early boyhood he had
been deeply interested in religious mat
tiers, and early united with the Congre
gational church He wrote much on
religious topics, both for the newspaper
and in pamphlets.
In politics Mr.. Jordan was in his early
| days one of the Andrew Jackson Demo
| Gratis. But as time went on he became
| anti-slavery agitations. At one time his
stand in temperance matters brought SO
much opposition that his house at Oak
land had to be guarded to prevent a mob
from burning it. His pronounced views
on these subjects causedshim to gravitate
to the Republican party, were he was an
earnest member during the war and the
two administrations of President Grant,
of whom he was an admirer His vote
for Grants second election was his last
Republican vote. He then returned to
the party of his youthful affiliations. In
political = as well as religious topics ne
used his pen freely, and was for years a
| frequent contributor to the Argus under
the nom de plume of" Scnex."
Mr. Jordan was man of the strictest
| integrity, of deep religious feeling, and
charitable and sympathetic neighbor,
| doing good unostentatiously but system
matically.
Funeral of James N. Winslow.
The funeral of James N. Winslow
took place from his late residence. No.
Al Forest avenue, Deering, yesterday af-
ternoon. The Atlantic Lodge of Masons
attended in body under these officers:
Worshipful Master, A. M. Heseltine; Sc
nior Warden, Martin Dillingham;; Jul
NOR WdIuei, COuu SLlSiiolili, GodiOi
Steward, James Leighton; Junior Stew
ard, Frank Hogan. A largo number of
the honorary members were also present.
There was also good attendance of Odd
Fellows, but they were not present in
their regalia. The members Of the bust
! ness community were we'll represented.
The services were conducted by Rev.
J. L. Jenkins of State street church.
The honorary pall-buarers were James
+. Prindle, J. Ambrose Merrill, Ebcn
! Corey, Rufus ninklcy. The floral Of
ferings were simple but profuse. After
, the regular services, the Masons per-
! formed the Masonic funeral service, in
! which tho fine tenor voice of Mr.. VIII
| Stockbridge was heard The burial was
| in Evergreen Cemetery.
Burglar Moore Is Too Smart.
Burglar Moore of this city is now do