The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-09
OBITUARY.
W. II. PE1TENGILL.

W. Ii. Pettepgill, Esq, whose death
occurred on Sunday, May Z, 1899, was a
well known citizen of this.city. "A good
man and above reproach" is tho verdict
of all who were acquainted with him.
He was born in Falmouth, Maine. and
came to Portland when young man,
and learned the trade of carriage smith.
He enlisted lie the Goth Maine Regiment,
Company b, and served during ths term
of that regiment He was Past Comman-
der of Thatcher Post His last work was
assistant janitor in the Custom House,
and he occupied that position at the time
of being taken with the illness that term
mated in his death, after suffering over
year, helpless paralytic.
He leaves a wife and one son, Harry
NJ. Pettingill, who succeeded his father
at the Custom House when he was taken
i'll, and is the only support to his mother.
WARREN &. TAYLOR.
Mr.. Warren q. Taylor of Portland,
who died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
John Leeman in Pleasanttale on Friday,
was we'll known hers and has a host of
friends who are grieved at his sudden
death. For some years Mr.. Taylor has
been sufferer from rheumatic trouble.
Mr.. Taylor was young man possessed
of kind and sunny disposition and
those who knew him best never heard
cross word pass his lips. Ise funeral SER
vices were very impressive and brought
comfort TO the friends assembled to pay
the last tribute of love to their dead
friend. The interment was at Mount
Pleasant cemetery, where he was laid
beside the bodies of his parents who
passed away some years age.
EsAU WELLS.
Esau Wells, one of the best known resi-
dents of Blddeford of English birth, died
early Sunday morning q
He was born in Yorkshire, England,
April II, 1S40. and came to this country
in March, 1858. working in the cotton
mills until the War of the Rebellion
broke out, when be enlisted in the band
Of the 18th Massachusetts regiment. Az
ter short time the regimental bat ds
we're discharged and brigade bands
formed and MIR Wells ttieh enlist d as
> bugler of the First Maine Ca airy.
After three years of service be returned
to Biddeford and went to work again in
the cotton mills, remaining there until
1885, when falling health compelled him
to retire from active life
NOTES.
Mrs l.. L. Hubbard, wife of Engineer
Hubbard. of Waterville, died in TIE
Bangor hospital from a surgical opera
ton.
The funeral of Daniel L. Kelly took
place from the Cathedral OF the ln.Eacu-
late Conception Monuay mornin It nine
o'clock. 4 here was large a te,.OaEc.
of relatives and frienns, iDciu0Ing many
from boston, Salem, NewO ryport anu
slssw here. The sol INN MASS # requiem
Was celebrated by the Rev. ID. j
o. Brien, chancellor of the diocese, whC
also delivered an appropriate eulogy
The Cathedral quar- With Miss Annie
Shanahan as organist rendered the must
,al selections in very solemn manner
A very beautiful solo ssSimply to Thy
Cross Cling was artfstieally fendt red
by Mr.. Joseph Callahan or Boston, a
friend of the deceased. The floral tributes
rom the family, friends anu employees
we're exquisite. The pail bearers wers:
lessrs. William Deehau, b.. T.. IL Me-
Jaffery of Cambridge, Patrick MCGOWAN,
I. Riley of Boston, =. Il. kerwin and
!. Duffey Of Cam Bridge.