The Portland daily press., 1893-10-19
DEERING.

Death of James n. W1nsIow, Esq.
James N. Winslow, ESQ.,, one OF Deer
ing's most prominent and highly re-
spected citizens, died at ten o'clock yes
terday forenoon, from q combination OF
troubles, which date from an attack of
grippe last winter. i
Although living in Deering, Mr.. Win
slow has in his business, social and
religious interests been identified much
we'll known as in his own city
He was born in Deerfng, then West
brook, February 9th, 1892, in a house
near that in which he died. His father
was Daniel Winslow, Esq, who founded
the firm Of D. Winslow & Co., which is
still doing machinist business on Cross
street in this city
While still boy. in 1887, James N.
Winslow began small express business
between Portland and Boston. His bust
ress was done on the old steamer Port
land, and was called Winslow's Express.
By enterprise and strict attention to
business this business was built up until
it became the Eastern Express company,
which was so important an institution
in this portion of the country fifteen or
twenty years ago Mr.. Winslow was at
the head of the: company, while associ-
ated with him were r. W. Carr of Bangor,
John r. Hall Of Boston and Mr.. Hodge
man of Boston. A about fifteen years ago
the Eastern Express company became a
part of the American Express system,
and Mr.. Winslow retired.
Mr. Winslow has been known best,
however, in connection with the splendid
industry built up by himself and his
associates-the stone ware works at Deer
ing Point. This industry, which now
employs two hundred and fifty men
making sewer pipe and fire brick, is one
of The very largest of the kind in the
United States. 1t was in 1866 that Mr..
Winslow started this industry under the
name of the Portland Stoneware COM
pany. He employed at first dozen men.
The business is now carried on under the
firm name of Winslow & Co., Mr.. E. B.
Winslow, well known as president of the
Portland Board of Trade, being the
Mr.. Winslow's3 activities were not
wholly circumscribed by the limits of
his own large business. He was one of
the .corporators of the Maine Savings
bank, and one of the early officials of the
Portland Horse Railroad company.
In social and religious affairs he was
quite prominent. He was one of the
original members of Maine lodge of Odd
Fellows and member of Atlantic lodge
of Masons. He was an active parishioner
of State Street Congregational church
in Portland.
In politics Mr.. Winslow was an I'M
wavering Republican; but he never
sought for political honors for himself
Mr.. Winslow's domestic life was happy.
His disposition in his home was notably
sunny and considerable. He was twice
married, lthe first wife being Miss
Miriam j. Libby, daughter of Mr.. Zenas
Libby of Portland. OF her children
there survive Mr.. HI. Winslow of the
firm of Snow, Church & Co., of Phila-
delpbia, and Mrs. Florence Winslow
Wheeler, wife of Mr.. George Wheeler of
Westbrook. Mr.. Winslow's second wife,
who survives him, was Miss Newhall of
Andover, Me. She has one daughter,
leaves brothers and sisters, Miss
Henrietta B. Winslow, Mrs. Elias Hersey,
and Mr.. Joseph L. Winslow, all of Deer
ing, and Mr.. David Winslow, long tras-
urer of the Boston journal.
There w re ten entries ins the Deer
ing court Tuesday and two civil cases
tried The cases tried were Patrick
Morgan versus Henry Soule an action
to recover wages for work and an acton
to recover wages for cutting ice by James
Macogwan versus G. S. Bates. No de-
cisons rendered