The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-23
OBITUARY.
MAJOR JoHN X. RUssELL

CURED in Olustee, Fla, Tuesday, May Q.
was native of Maine. He married Miss
Julia Glazier of Hallowell. who survives
him with one son, franklin G. and three
grandchildren.
his successful business career as lum
herman in Maine. At the outbreak Of the
Civil War, he was commissioned as first
lieutenant and regimental quartermaster
in the 7th Maine Volunteers, August 81,
1861. He was detached from this regi-
ment 'and appointed acting assistant
quartermaster of the Srd Brigade, end
| Division, Army of the Potomac. He was
commissioned captain and assistant quar-
termaster, u. S. ", May 7..is6a, and was
assigned to the 9th Army Corps and
served in that capacity till March, 1865.
He was transferred IN the following
month to the department of the South
and was assigned7 to duty at Jack SON
willie, as chief quartermaster of the dis
trict of Florida, and served as such till
mustered out of the service in April, 1866.
Soon after going to Florida he became
large sawmill operator In Jacksonville.
and after ward at OIustee, near which he
owned 200, 900 acres OF timber land. He
retired from active business, in 1893, on
the reorganization OF the Eppinger 81
Russell Company, and his interests were
thereafter represented tn rough the New
York office of the company. He was at
one time one of the largest lumber factors
of the South and he was known through
his business relations not only in the
state and in the South, but also through
the North and in the West Indies and
South America.
HERBERT A. NOBLE.
Herbert A. Noble died at South Water
ford last Monday after an illness OF sew
eral years. He was born in Waterford
July 80, 1910, and lived in this state I'M
til the breaking out Of the Civil war.
when he enlisted July s, 1861 as private
in Co. +, 14th Massachusetts, infantry,
which was afterwards changed to the
First Massachusetts Heavy ARTILLERY, sery-
ing faithfully until August IS 1866, when
he was mustered out as first lieutenant,
having taken part in every one of the
many battles in which that regiment
was engaged. TAT the conclusion OF the
war he went West for time, but re-
turned to the East, and was for q num-
Der of years resident of this city being
employed as bookkeeper for Smith, Nor
gau.& Butler. clothing manufacturers,
then doing bushes at the corner Of Mid
die and Market street. afterwards remov-
ing to Boston. He was an expert accoun-
tant, and was In the employ OF several
prominent firms in that city most of the
time until i'll health compelled him TO
retire from active life and go back to his
native town. In the army he was brave
soldier, and in civil life he was faithful
to every duty assigned him. He leaves
widow to mourn his death, and large
circles of friends and acquaintance in
Maine and Massachusetts. The funeral
will be at South Waterford Thursday
afternoon.
NOAH p. BURGESS.
Mr.. Noah p. Burgess, one of the Oldest
commercial travellers of Portland, died
Sunday at his home at No. 55 Atlantic
street. Mr.. Burgess was born in Kings
ton, Mass, February 10, 1898. the son of
Charles and Anne Prince Burgess. He
| was one of four brothers, two of whom
besides the deceased, have been we'll
known in Portland: Mr.. Henry II. Bur
CESS, who died in February, 1898, and was
long senior member of the firm of Bur
CESS, Fobes & Co., and Mr. George Z.
Burgess, now of Dorchester, Mass, but
for long time city clerk OF Portland.
Mr.. Noah p. Burgess was long associated
| with his brothers. firm, representing 1t
in Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine.
Before coming to Portland he was one of
the Argonauts, going to California in
the first gold excitement of 1S49.
Mr.. Burgess leaves a widow, who was
Miss Lydia Robbins of Plymouth, Mass,
and daughter. Miss Anne Burgess.
Prayers were offered at the house at 4
D. M, Monday, by Rev. John Carroll
Perkins, of the First Parish church, as
sisted by Rev. A. ii. Wright, of the st
Lawrence church. The remains will be
taken on the $40 train this morning TO
Kingston, Mass, where they will be In
TERED.
MRS. DIANTHA A. BEAN.
Mrs. Diantha A. Bean, widow of the
late l.. o. Bean, died 1T her home, 81 VIII
mot street. this city, Sunday morning.
Prayers will be said at her late residence
Wednesday noon and funeral services
will be held at the Congregational
church. Westbrook, on Wednesday after
noon at 3 80 O. clock.
Mrs. Bean was a daughter of the late
Edward ID. Woodbury. of Westbrook,
where she lived as a girl. She has now
been a resident of Portland for many
years. She was a lady of many charming
qualities and has won very large circle
of friends here. She leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Lewis Braokett of South Windham
and Mrs Alfred S. Sweetsir of this city.
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