The Portland daily press., 1897-04-14
OBITUARY..
Madame Arabella r.. Carter.

ter of Paris Hill, which occurred IN the
18th instant, has removed one of the most
distinguished peIsonages Of that vicinity.
She was o daughter of Samuel Ransom. in
early times man of wealth and conse-
QuenGe, whose three storied brick man
sion remains a monument of his thrift
and enterprise. This daughter was re-
markabls for attactiveness OF person,
wide intelligence, was brilliant con-
versationalist aud lady of grace and
Idignity wherever she moved.
She was married to L. J. Carter, who
died i'll Congress about the time OF the
Cilley duel, and his untinely end was a
special grief to his colleague. Since her
husbands death she has resided almost
the lone tenant Of the cottage near her
fathers residence, said to have been tn
first frame house erected in Paris. But
she ceased not to take lively interest in
public affairs concerning which she de-
lighted to converse, especially with those
who were of the democratic school. Her
last days were embittered by the death Of
| ~~---->e>N SO, AtSA Oli1J 6cn3 a 4uWyOls tAA
quite noted as a politician, soon fol-
lowed him, his wife, daughter of the
late Elijah L. Hamlin, and an only son
who resided in New York. The only near
relatives of Mr.. Carter left are Colum bia
the widow of the late Virgil d. Parris
and Abigail, the widow of the late Hen
~ Z. Prentiss of Bangor-James f..
Ransom, an only brother, prominent as
a lawyer and politician, and there quite
recently-Mary Ann, her eldest sister,
married DR.. Fuller of Rumford, and for
her second husband DR.. Bullock of the
same town, Frances r., the youngest of
the HANSON family, married William K.
Kimball, formerly United States marshal
and general in the late war. Both are
now deceased.
Mrs. Carter attained ninety years Of
age. and with one exception was the eld-
est person in town. She has long been
attached to the Episcopal church and was
highly esteemed in Portland as a COM
municant. By her departure has been
broken one of the few connecting links
between this and the last generation. and
it adds pathos to the interest with which
these lines are written. that the first
school the writer ever attended was under
her care and instruction.
g. F. E.
Harvey ID. Hadlock.
Harvey d. Hadlock whose serious i'll
ness from paralysis at Boston, was noted
in yesterdays PRESS, died in that city
at the Revere house at I'm. yesterday.
Harvey Denning Hadlock was born at
Cranberry Isles, Maine. October Z, 1913.
His ancestors were among the early SET
tiers of New England. In 1856 his par
ents moved to Buoksport, where he at
tended the East Maine Conference Sem
mary and later he took q partial scienti-
flo courss ut Dartmouth college. He be-
gan the study of law in 1868 in Bangor,
and was admitted to practice in the SUI
preme Judicial court of Maine in Janu-
airy 1865.
later he was admitted to practice in
the Federal court of the district of Maine
Having been called to New Orleans on
business in the fall of 1865 ne took up the
study Of civil and maritime law. He
practical in Portland for several years.
Returning to Bucksport he remained
there for two years and in the autumn of
1868 no went to Boston and was admitted
to practice in the Supreme Judicial court
of Massachusetts, and a year later into
practice in both the State and Federal
courts of New York. From that time
until the time of his death he was prom
inent in the courts of Massachusetts and
New York. Much of his early practices
taken up by criminal cases, but III later
years, mis- reputation WIS enhanced BY his
successful work in cases which involved
important interests of railroad corpora
tions, patent aud marine law. Mr.. Had
lock was married to Miss Alexine l..
GoodeI of Searsport. Me-, in 1865. Two
children are still living. a few months
ago considerable of sensation was
caused by divorce proceedings which
were brought against Mr.. Hadlock BY his