The Portland daily press., 1894-12-24
OBITUARY..
Jeremiah Howe.


The death of jeremiah Howe, who was
buried from All Souls church. Deerlng' on
Friday afternoon, removes an aged cltlzen
well known both in Portland and Deerlng.
Mr.. Howe was so years and months ola.
He was born in Oxford county, one OF
family of ten children. His early education
was gained in the common schools. he was
at first engaged in business in Norway: ana
in 1861 came to Portland. He opened
Wholesale produce business on Commercial
street, in the store now occupied oy the
Standard Oil company, opposite the ualt
block. Mr.. Howe had brother VINO was IN
business insCanada, and that being before the
time of the reciprocity treaty, the two
brothers carried on profitable exchange
of products. The reciprocity treaty dlmln-
ished this business considerably. Mr.. Howe
continued in the produce business until ten
or twelve years ago. Since that time ne
has been engaged by wholesale house in
this city. as selling agent to the retail trade
in this vicinity. Mr.. Howe formerly lived
in this city but moved to Deering ABOUT
seventeen years ago. In politics he was
staunch and enthusiastic Republican. He
was prominent member of All Souls
church; and when, during Lis visit to his
daughter in Haverhill, he realized that he
could not live he requested that he De
buried from All Souls church. and asked
his son-in-law, Rev. DR.. j. @. snow, to bear
his farewell message to those present at the
funeral. and to tell them. among other
things, that he had always been temper
ance man, not a.drop of whiskey passing MS
lips until he was 50 years old. Just before
he died, at the urgent solicitation OF his
physician, he finally consented to take
little stimulant.
The funeral seyices were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Stafford. assisted by Rev. ii. >.
Whitman. DR.. Snow also spoke. In accoi-
dance with the wish of the deceased. one Oh
the hymns sung was 1.-The Morning light Is
Breaking" The interment WAS at Ever
green. t
Two children survive Mr.. Howe. Mrs.
Snow of Haverhill, and a son. Mr.. Emery
Howe, who travels for the Harris WOODEN
Goods company.
Cyrus Lowell
Mr.. CYRUS Lowell, for many years
well known retail merchant of Portland,
died at his home in this city Sunday fore
neon at IL o'clock of heart disease, after
short illness which began Friday. Mr..
Lowell was born in Hallowell, November IL,
1888. His father, John Lowell. was for years
a leading grocer of Hallowell. After
graduating at the Hallowell academy at the
age of sixteen years, Cyrus Lowell came
to Portland and entered the employ OF u.
D. Hanson, manufacturer and jobbels OF
shoes. then doing business in the Mussey
block. ON Middle street. There he remained
until 1854, when he formed partnership
with Daniel Clark. the firm of name being
Clark & Lowell, for the conducting Of re-
tail shoe business. Mr.. Hanson. Mr.
Lowell's old employer, died in 1857. and Mr..
Lowell and Mr.. Clark purchased the bust
ness, which they conducted under the name
of Daniel Clark Co., in the block on
Middle street, where the Byron GTeenough
store is now located. The great fire of 1866
burned them out, and after about a year
spent in the Lancaster building on Monu-
ment square, they returned to new build
ing on their old location. he firm then be-
came Clark & Lowell. In 1878. just twenty
four years after the partnership was
formed, Mr.. Clark retired, MI. Lowell. pur-
chasing his interest. But in 1881 finding
his health failing, Mr.. Lowell sold out to
Witherell and Pearson. After four years OF
relief from the cares of business his health
was recovered, an he purchased the Kim
ball shoe store, opposite the United States
hotel afterward showing up on Congress
street. Since that time he has been in the
retail shoe business, being at his store until
last Friday.
Mr.. Lowell was twice married. His first
wife, Miss Annie G. Hinkley, died in 1875.
OF the three sons and daughters of this
marriage, the daughter alone survives. In
1879 he married Miss Lyde L. Gambel. who
with three children, survives him.
Mr.. Lowell was member of Chestnut
street Nj e. church. and of Portland lodge
of Masons. In politics he was Republican.
Fancy cluster table raisins at Shaw's.