The Portland daily press., 1894-01-29
OBITUARY.
George w. Woodbury.,


Yesterday morning, Mr.. George W.
Woodbury.. who resided at No. / Munroe
Place, after arising, went down stairs to
fix his furnace. A short time after
wards he was found lying across the
register in the parlor dead. DR.. Nickerson
was called and pronounced it case of
apoplexy. Mr.. Woodbury. had not been
feeling well for some time, but neverthe-
less was in daily attendance at his office
up to yesteray.
Mr.. Woodbury. was the son of the late
Hon. Nathan Woodbury., formerly post
master of this city. For number of
years he was member of the firm of
Chase & Woodbury., hardware dealers,
who kept store where King & Dexter are
now. During Judge Knights term as
judge of the Municipal court, Mr.. Wood
bury was his recorder. Then he accepted
clerkship in the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railway, and when the road was
leased to the Maine Central and became
the mountain division Mr.. Woodbury. con
tinued his connection with it.
Mr.. Woodbury. was Democrat in
politics and at one time was quite an
active one. He was of genial nature and
much esteemed He leaves a widow,
formerly Miss Mary Edwards, who sur
wives him. He was member of the
Citizens relief
Mrs. Eliza A. Gage.
The many friends of Mrs. Eliza A. Gage
Of at L. al IN IL, I,
death Saturday at Rochester, N. H. The
funeral services will be held Tuesday at
the house of her son, Mr.. Hanno W. Gage,
State street.
Death of a Brownfield Veteran of the War,
Especial to the Press.]
Brownfield. January 27.-Major Sylvan
Us b. Bean died at. his residence,
was born in Brownfield, June IL, 1914.
Educated at Fryeburg and Limerick
academy, he was ia trade at North Par
sonsfield in 1886 and 1887, and while
there was appointed aid for Gen. Thomas.
commander of the brigade of militia in
York county. He had charge of the COM
pany of militia called to Augusta in 1899
during the troubles on the northeastern
boundary line.
Afterward he came back to Brownfield
and engaged in trade with his brother E.
b. Bean, and continued in that business
for about fifteen years. He has held at
different times all the elective offices in
brownfield was postmaster before the
war and was again appointed postmaster
under President Lincoln's administers
ton; and continued to hold the same for
sixteen years. He was a charter mem Der
for Pequawket Lodge, I. o. o. F. and
Pnstss Daniel A. Beanie. A. R., also
member of the Masonic lodge. He en-
tered the army during the war of the
rebellion as first lieutenant Co. A., 18th
Regiment, Maine Volunteers, and was
afterwards promoted to captain, and
after to brevet major in the quarter
master department and continued with
the army until the close of the war.
While in the service he was often detailed
for special service, at one time having
charge of mail boats from Fort Monroe
to Whltehouse landing and City point, in
Virginia.
He was member of the Free Baptist
church in Brownfield. He at all times
took an active interest in the welfare of
the town. He was kind neighbor true
friend, fond husband and indulgent
father. He leaves a widow, two sons,
Funeral services will be held at the Con-
gregational church, Tuesday, January 80,
at 2 o'clock pm.
Mr.. Beams eldest daughter is Mrs Fred
W. Spring of Westbrook, whose husband
is superintendent of theWestbrook electric
line. Another daughter, Mrs. Alpheus
Leighton lives at ,Stroudwater. One
son lives at home with his father at
Brownfield. The other is in the West.
Major. Bean was three times married, the
third wife surviving him.