The Portland daily press., 1899-08-10
OBITUARY.
ERWIN READ.

XVIII theau, one OF t0o oiutSAs 01At-
knswn and most highly respected citizens
Of Pawtucket. X. l., died Tuesday, Aug.
nc his residence. No. e5 Park Place, in
chat city. Of general debility. His heath
removes the last Of the charter members
of Union Lodge, No. 10, A. y. and A.
NJ, OF which he was Past Master.
1he deceased wns born IN Westbrook.
Me-, April II, 1917. but be removed 10
Pawtuokst when he was boy. After
attending the public schools he learn ea
the trade OF tinsmith with his uncle,
John B. kead. who nt that time condnct-
ed on establishments In the John b. Read
block at the corner of Main street and
jerks lane After completing his appren-
ticeship, Mr.. Read continued In his
uncle,s employ. finally telng placed In
charge Of the shop. About the ycnr 1862,
on the death OF hIs uncle. Mr. Head suo-
ceeded him In the business. At the close
OF the war, his son, j. Sewen Read, who
had been at the Portsmouth Navy Yard
during the Rebellion, returned to Paw
tueket. and entered into partnership with
his father, under the Hrm name o: Erviu
Read s. son. This business was carried
ON in the rear of the old LIS Favour block
on High street, for some time, but WAS
finally removed to the rsar of East avs
nue., at which place MIR. Read continued
to conduct tho business until failing
health compelled him to retire. His son
Withdrew from the firm about 10 years
ago, and after that MIR. Read continued
the business alone.
MIR. Read was OF quiet, unassuming
nature, and although a staunch Republic
can he never took any active part In poll
tics. At the time the old "Hsy Cart,
the machine now belonging to the Paw.
tuckes Veteran Firemen, became q part
of the fire-nghting apparatus of Paw
tucket, Mr.. Read took an active interest,
and with william Jeffers put 1t in condi-
tion to take leading place among the
machines of that description. Besides
being member OF Union Lodge he be-
lonRed TO Holy Sepulohre Commandery.
No. 8, aud Pawtuckes Royal Arch Chap
ter. No. 4. lie leaves two sons, ]. Sewall
Read and Charles Il. Head.
REV. DIR. CHARLES M. LAMSON.
Death came without warning Tuesday
noon to Rev. DR.. Charles ii, Lamson Of
Hartford, CT, President of the American
Board of Commissioners Of Foreign Mis-
sions who has been resting in st. Johns
bury, VT, where he was formerly Entitled.
With his wife and youngest son, DIR.
Lamson had been out for q short bicy ycie
H. - 60 kof0
ing, when the trouble seized him. Pain
and shorsness Of breath prevented his
riding further. and he was taken to his
summer home in carriage. A physician
was quickly summoned, but death fol-
lowed soon after.
He was born on farm in North Had
ley, May 16, 1913, and there his mother
still lives. He was student at Williston
seminary. and then went to Amherst col
lege. where he was graduated in 1864. He
spent the next year studying in Gsr-
many. Then he taught Latin and Eng
iish for four years In Amherst college.
In 1869 he became pastor OF the Porter
Congregational church in Brockton.
From there in 1871 he was called TO the
pastorate of the Salem street ConRrega-
tional church in Worcester. where he re-
muined for Ii years. He did solid work
Inside his parish and for the community.
He was a member OF the school commit
tee for six years, director of the city
library, and interested in all
municipal affairs While there Amhsrst
gave him his degrees OF DID,. In 1885 he
accepted the call to the North Congrega-
tional church in st. Johnsbury.
In january, 1894, DIR. Lamson accepted
q cau to the First Congregational church
in Hartford. Rev. Mir. Lamson was
married December 70. 1860. to Miss
Helena b. Bridgman Of Amherst. who
survives him.
MISS CORA w. HASTINGS.
The friends Of Miss Cora W. Hastings,
Bates, '95, viii be pained to learn of her
death which occurred Sunday afternoon
at the Maine General hospital, Portland,
as the result of q surgical operation.
Miss Hastings taught school at Bethel
for year after graduation, going thence
to Chicago University, where she passed
two years In study. During the past year
she has been librarian at Grinnell college
in Iowa. She was one OF the ablest of
her class at Bates, young lady of sweet
and winning personality. Her friends
were on their way to ,all on her Sunday,
almost at the hour whan her death oc-
Cured.
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