The Portland daily press., 1895-06-28

DR.. Augustus Hannibal Burbank died
at his home in Yarmouth early Thursday
morning.
DR.. Burbank, both as physician and
citizen, has long been prominent citizen
of Cumberland county. He may be said
to have inherited both his love for his
profession and his sturdy citizenship. His
father was DR.. Eleazer Burbank, born
in Scarborough in 1893, who travelled on
foot one hundred miles to attend the
medical school of Dartmouth / College.
The elder Burbank settled in Poland in
1918 and remained there twenty years. In
1888 committee from the citizens of
Yarmouth, empowered to secure physi-
clan, invited him to that town. whittier
he removed at once DR.. Augustus
Hannibal Burbank was the only son of
Eleazer and Sophronia (Ricker) Burbank,
and was born January d. 1928, in
Poland
His boyhood was spent in Poland until
the age of fifteen. He prepared for college
at North Yarmouth Academy, graduated
at Bowdoin College in the year 1843, and
received his medical degree at Harvard
College in 1877.
Among his classmates at Bowdoin were
Joseph Dana, of Kennebunk, William A.
Goodwin, ex-City Civil Engineer of Port
land, James M. Hagar, of Richmond, and
Joseph Titcomb, once treasurer of Bow
doin College.
AS soon as he received his medical de-
gree DR.. Burbank Immediately COM
menced the practice of medicine at Var
mouth, where he has since remained con-
tinuously in the duties of his profession.
DR.. Burbank was always recognized as
a safe counselor in complicated cases,
ready in his diagnosis, skillful in prac-
tiee, and conversant with the latest and
most successful treatment of all forms of
diseases. His large experience and Lwide
range of practice have made his name
familiar.in Cumberland County, and ..he
enjoyed the confidence and esteem of ALL
He has never been active in politics, or
solicitous of political preferment. He was
formerly member of the Whig party,
and later Joined the Republican party
DR., Burbank was member of the First
Congregational Church of Yarmouth, of
which his father was for many years
deacon.
He was twice married: first to Elizabeth
R., daughter of DR.. Elias and Lucretia
P. Banks, of Portland. November
|25, 1850. Of this union was
born one daughter, Annie. His wife died
Jan. 4, 1865 For his second wife he
married Alice N, daughter Of Greenfield
and Nancy W. Thompson, of Yarmouth
The children of this marriage were Eliza
beth R (deceased), Hugh, Eleazer, and
Marjorie.
DR.. Burbank has always been regarded
as an authoriy in medical matters in his
portion of the county; and has often been
summoned to court to testify as an ex-
pert One of his last appearances in this
duty was during the famous Prawda trial
DR.. Daniel Hardy.
DR.. Daniel Harry, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Portland, died yesterday at his
home ON North street, Munjoy Hill. A
few days ago he suffered paralytic
shock, from which he could not, at his
great age, recover. DR.. Hardy was born
in Wilton, Me-, December z, 1902 For
many years he was proprietor of Hardy S
Salve, which he sold throughout this
portion of the state. Botanical doctoring
was his speciality. Since he has become
so aged, he has been an object of much
regard on the Hill.
DR.. Hardy always took lively interest
in politics, and last September at the
state election, he was the hero of quite an
event. Although very lame he was deter
mined, nevertheless, to cast his ballot, as
usual, for the Prohibition ticket, and a
neighbor was quite as determined about
it. No horse was handy, but carriage
was. The neighbor assisted the infirm
old man into it and then getting between
the shafts drew the carriage to the ward
room. The crowd saw them coming,
made room and assisted the old man to
vote He was probably the oldest voter in
Portland that day.