The Somerset reporter., 1897-01-07
Death List of Prominent Maine
People.


The death list in Maine the past year
contains many well-known names, in.
cluding those of Prof. Francis Nicholas
Crouch, the composer OF kathleen
Mavourneen, Thomas j. Southard, the
famous Richmond ship-builder. Rev. DR..
Benjamin Tappan of Norridgcwock, one
of the fathers Of Maine Congregations
alism, Hon. Henry ingalls, of Wi.casset,
president of the Wiseasset & Quebec rail
road, Hon. w w. Thomas, Portland's
war mayor, ex-mayors Jasper Hutchngs
of Brewer, Horace {. Little OF Lewiston
and George w. True of Portland. ex-
Governor Joseph II Williams Of Angus
Ia. eX-State treasurer Samuel A. Hol-
brook of Freeport, Judge George p Dun
ton of the Ellsworth municipal court.
Hon. Judah ID. league of Caribou, Major
j. ID. Pulsifer, Hon. o. d. Bailey, Ly-
man " ood, Esq, Henry W. White, Jos
eph c. Haskell and Charles II. Savage of
Auburn, Hon. d. H. Hastings of Frye
burg, Prof Daniel s. Talcott, for forty
years connected with th4 Bangor Theo.
j logica! Seminary, Landlord Elias keeue
of Turner, J. A. Moyes, superintendent
of the Androscoggin mills. b. f. Getch-
ell, Pro. John Fullonton and John \.
Scruton of Lewiston, Mrs Judge Walton
of Deering and Mrs. j. y. Stanton OF
Lewiston, John q. Twitehell, George b
/ Loring, Edward Thomas, Rufus Deer
| ing, Henry st. John Smith, V. Richard
Foss and George 5. Hunt of Portland
Pres. William SWEET of the Portland
Safe Deposit Co, I. {. Bean, proprietor
of the Rockemeka House at Livermore
/ -
ton, Elder John Vance of the Alfred
Shakers, Rev. j. +. Pierce of Monmouth
former missionary to Turkey, John q
neer William A. Allen of the Maine Cen.
trail Railroad, J. j. Parlin, Esq, of No
Anson, Hon. William Atkinson of North
Arson, Col. Charles A. Wing of Win
throp, Robert Dobson, ESQ.,, of Pittsfield
Asher II. Barton OF Benton, @. A. Phil.
lips of Waterville, Alvan Hussev of Da
mariscotta, Joshua Holland of Limerick
Hon. Samuel w. Jackson of Waldoboro
Hon. Tobias Lord of Standish, JOSEPH
b. Chase of Dover, Hon. Enoch B. Har
vey of Calais, Prof. Luther Whiting Ma
son of Buckfield, the distinguished mus
cal educator, Albert Stanwood of the
Boston water department, who died al
Waterford, Agent Frank Haskell OF
Westbrook. Dir. George w. Martin oi
Augusta, Eleazer G. Shaw of Portland
known as the first Maine drummer, Hon
Cyrus \. Packard of Blanchard, Gen
George l.. Beal of Norway and Martir
Richards. better known as "Dick MartZ'
the veteran Snowman. The list of deaths
this year also includes John r. Spauld
ing, the Boston "sugar king" Edgar W
Nye, the famous humorist George w
Morrill, western railroad magnate, al
natives of Maine, and in addition Carleton
{. Coffin, the famous war correspondent
ltalo Campanini, whose sweet tenor de
lighted two worlds; George +. Root, the
musical composer, who wrote "Rally
Round the Flag" and other war songs
William Stenway, the piano manufaet
urer, whose name was almost a house
hold word; Frank Mayo, who in hi,
time played many parts and particularly
Davy Crockett; Mrs. Seott-Siddons, tht
descendant of the greatest Englisl
actress Henry +. Abbey, one of the hes
known of American operate and drama
tic managers; Rev. Edward Benson
White. archbishop of Canterbury anC
i primate of all England Charles Dickens
Jr., the son OF a famous father; Nors
Perry, one of the sweetest of minol
American poets; w. H. English, the
capitalist and politician; Napoleon
Sardony, the photographer.