The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-30
THE PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS.
Sketches of Them AS Far As They Have
Been Obtained.


Hon. e. Dudley Freeman was q native
of Yarmouth. He was q lawyer by pro-
fession with an office in the Union
Mutual building. He was As years of age.
He graduated from Amherst college In
1875, studied law with Hon. Clarence
Hale, then purchased and opened and
operated the Yarmouth granite quarries
till 1889. Then he went to Alabama
where he remained two years, and then re-
turned to Maine. lie had been treasurer
of several corporations, member of the
Maine Senate, chairman of the Culnber-
the State and Executive Republican COM
mittees, the Maine Genealogical and His
torical societies, and vice president Gov.
Thomas Dudley association. At the
time of his death he was member of
the executive council He leaves a
widow and two daughters.
MIR. Oren Hooper and son Carl were
among the passengers on the steamer
Portland. MIR. Oren Hooper is among
Portland's best known business men,
having long been in the household fur
nishing business in this city. He was a
member of the firm of Hooper, Son &
Leighton, Congress street. one of the
largest establishments of the sort this side
of Boston. Mr.. Hooper was the son of
Noah Hooper of Bidd. ford, where he
was born and spent his boyhood days.
having received his education from the
public schools. He began his business
career in Limerick, where for number
of years he ran dry goods store, but on
account of ill health, was obliged to give
up business for while. His next bust
ness venture was in Portland, where he
became membe of the firm with John
Crockett, furniture dealer, on the site
now occupied by T. Fl. Mcdonald, Ex-
change street. After & few years Mr..
Hooper bought out Mr.. Crockett's interest
in the business and admitted to partner
ship his uncle, Mr.. Thomas F. Foss and
Mr.. Albert e. Eaton, the firm name be-
ling Hooper, Eaton & Co. In 1871 the
firm moved to the corner of Exchange
and Federal streets, where the store ran
under the same name until 1875, when
Mr.. Eaton was bought out and the firm
name was changed to Hooper. Foss s. Co.
In 1883 Mr.. Hooper sold out his interest
lin the firm and built the store corner of
Congress and Pearl street, where he again
started in business with his son, Mr..
Fred Hooper, as partner. In 1885 Mr.. L.
Nj. Leighton was admitted as partner and
the firm has been Hooper, son s. Leigh
ton ever since. MIR. Hooper took his son
nm Friday night to visit the Mechanics
fair to return Saturday night. Mr.. H.
Trne Hooper another son was intending
10 take the boat but did not MIR. Hooper
leaves a widow, the sons just menti oned,
and daughter the wife of Mr.. Nickerson
Of the Paris FIGURING company.
Mr.. Isaiah Frye is the nephew Of the
late John j. Frye the we'll know aaricul
tnral instrument maker. Some
Years ago he went into business for
himself. He was 81 years old and had
beeu for number of years the treasurer
If the Portland Light Infantry. He leaves
a widow, and son aged about ten years
Who is with his mother In Portland. His
little daughter Ruth, eight years of age,
was lost with him on the steamer.
Miss Hattie Baker, teacher In the