The Republican journal., 1897-11-04
Obituary..

developed into pneumonia. Funeral ser
vices were held Thursday from the Unitar-
! ian church, birmingham, Rev. E. q. Smith
| officiating, and lnterment was IN Edgell
! Grove cemetery.
Deceased was one of the longtime bust
ness men of Boston and had been at the
head of the firm of 7. c. Porter & Co. since
1910. Their business was brokers and COM
mission merchants in dye stuffs and chemi-
| calls at 165 Milk street. Boston. He was ma
tive of Belfast, Maine land came to Boston in
early life and his characteristics of honesty,
industry and perseverance had won him
| place among the most esteemed business
men of the city.
| Mr.. Porter came to birmingham about
| twenty years ago and soon after purchas-
ed property on Winthrop street where he
| has since resided. He has always been an
active and public spirited citizen. At the
] organization OF the birmingham Hospital
| he was elected its president and has occupi-
1 ed that position ever since, working through
| each year with earnestness and we'll direct
| ed effort, and to him is due the credit for its
success.
| For many years he had been an active
worker in the First Parish Unitarian church
and had long occupied an important posi-
tion in its corps of officials.
| In the fraternity of Odd Fellowship he was
one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the State
in years of membership and had been &C
corded the highest Office in the State organ
| arch of the Encampment. He was a MEM
Der of Sloan Lodge and Buckingham En-
campment both of Boston, and of Fidelity
Rebekah Lodge of this town. The local Or
| CARNATIONS all attended the funeral services
| and the burial rites We're performed at the
| grave. Representatives from the Boston or
| CARNATIONS and from the State Grand Lodge
| were in attendance.
His first wife died many years ago, but he
married soon after coming to birmingham
| Nj ,ccT IID,, r1,n
Of the deceased it can most truly be said
that he had a broad and comprehensive
mind, kind heart, generous public spirit,
genial disposition, and many other virtues
that go to make up an exemplary citizen.
| 1t was representative and large gather
ing of people that assembled in the Unitari-
an church yesterday afternoon to honor the
memory of the deceased. The services We're
conducted by Rev. E. q. Smith, the pastor,
and Rev. Charles A Humphreys of Ran
clergyman. They both offered tributes to
| his useful life. The Apollo quartette of Bos-
! ton sang three times.
The space about the casket and around
the altar was literally filled with one of the
| finest displays of floral pieces seen in Franz
| ingham for a long time These embraced
| contributions from the various odd Fellows
| lodges, Sons and Daughters of Maine, Nurses
I from the Training School and other organ
| IL atoms, as we'll as private remembrances
There We're seated in the body of the
church, all of the officers of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, Judge A. O. Marden
of Stoughton, Framingham Lodge, |. O. o.
| F., delegates from Sloan lodge and Buck
ingham Encampment of Boston, the Fran
| ingham Daughters of Rebekah, trustees Of
the birmingham Hospital, Nurses from the
Training School, and members of Odd Eel
lows bodies with which Mr.. Porter had been
| connected.
Messrs. Enos 81. Tucker, William E. Ford
and William Marble We're present as past
masters of the Grand Lodge.
The quartette fendered LEAD Kindly
| Light" passing out of the Shadow" and
"We'n Meet Again, Twill not be Long"
At the grave in Edgell Grove cemetery
the beautiful and impressive burial rites of
| the order were performed by Sloan Lodge,
No. 3 of Boston. The birmingham, Mass,
| Gazette.
Thomas c. Porter was the son of Zaccheus
and Rachel Porter of this city. His father
was one of the early settlers of Belfast, and
entered upon the practice of law here in 1913
in partnership with the Hon. John Wilson,
the grandfather of Mr.. j. F. Wilson of this
city. Mr.. Porter died Nov. 9, 1924, at the
age of "A years. Rachel, his wife. died Jan.
16, 1861, aged 70 years. OF their children but
one survives, Mrs. Abby e. Pilsbury of this
city. Thomas G. Porter began his business
career in the drug store of w o. Poor, Bel
fast, and before attaining his majority went
to Boston, where he continued. in the same
! line. He made rapid adva ncement and be
fore many years was member of one of the
| large wholesale drug houses of Boston. The
firm underwent some changes of name and
members but always included Mr.. Porter.
| A. = II q,
at another Porter, Loring & Co. For many
years past Mr.. Porter had done business
under the firm name of Thomas C. Porter x
Co., making a speciality of dye stuffs and
chemicals.
By his first wife he had two children, a
son and daughter, who attained manhood
and womanhood and married The son, T.
Curtis Porter, was associated with his father
in business. Both children died severa
years ago, the daughter, Mrs. Van Praag
leaving several children. For years Mr.
Porter and his family came every summer tc
his old home on Primrose Hill, the house
now occupied by DIR. G. G. Kilgore, which
was built by his father OF late his visits
have been infrequent and brief, and he was
known only to our older citizens, by whom
he was held in high esteem.
Wellington Shorey of Waldo passed away
Wednesday morning, Oct. 9th, after an ill
ness of nine days. His health had been pool
for two or three years and he had been grad
ually failing. In his last illness he was mo-
considered to be in any danger until Sunday
morning. From that time until the last few
hours he was great sufferer. He was de
lirious the last two days, not recognizing any