The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-20

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declined put he was Of great influence II
the eouneils Of his party noe only in
Maine but In Nssional Affairs - veil.
Mr.. Milliksn was appointed collector Of
the port by Prssidsnt Mckinley Ts bru-
arr i5h, 1900.
Mr.. Niiliken YVES . very bsnsvolsnt
man In en- unsstsntious way.s..Among
thoss with who's be came In contact hs
was greatly beloved and bis genial, open
hearted nature won friends for him
whs rs ever he went. On account 81 his
extensive businsss Mr.. Milliksn was
known and his in1uenos was felt not
only In Maine but In Chicago New York.
Boston and other commercial oenters.
Az home his ear was always ready to hear
anything which might tend 10 build mp
Portland or Increase the comfort and hap
piness Of Ii oitissps. He was very fond
Of society but II was 81 his own home and
among his business Associates where he
was best known. He wss . member OF
the old Portland club and Of the prsssnt
Portland club, . member Of the Cumbsr-
land and Of the Athletic clubs.
Mr.. MilIiksn leaves . vile. two sisters
and two brothers. His sistsrs are Mr..
d. ". True and Mrs L. o. Short. both
Of this city. His brothers are Seth n.
Milliksn Of New York and Mr.. Charles
r Miiliksp Of Portland.
Among others 10 whom kilograms were
ssnt Announcing the sad news Of Mr..
Milliken's death was Hon. Thomas b.
Reed Of New York Of whom he has been
. life long and most intimate friend.
The funeral Of Mr.. Miliiksn win occur
on Wednesday ct 2.a0 o'clock from his
late residence.
q. II. COLESwORTHY.
Mr.. Samuel II. Colesworthy died Fri
day at the homo of his son-in-law, Rev.
George W. Bicknell. Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Colesworthy was formerly and for
many years resident OF Portland. He
was born in Portland Ootobsr. 1908. He
served six months with a Mr.. Barnes at
the woodturning trade and then went to
learn the bodybuilding business with Mr..
David Buxton.
When 20 he started in for himself In q
store corner of Milk and Exchange
streets. He next moved to 90 Exchange
street, hiring the store of Madame Preble,
where he occupied the whole building.
bindery and the ground floor as book
store. Later on he occupied the store
90 Exchange street. and moved the bind
cry to No. 65 Exchange street, where the
First National bank now stands, under
the charge Of William Smith. In 1865
he sold out to william b. SteArns and
moved to Cumberland Forsside. SteArns
failed. and Mr.. Colesworthy took the
stock and ran the book business for about
three years He endorsed the paper for q
Mr.. Bailey and VAS obliged to sacrifice
his house and sell out his business In
consequence, to Mr.. X. J. d. Larrahee.
Begin ming again on q small scale he CO.
cupied the store corner Of Middle and
Lime (now Market), remaining there
about two years, when. on account of the
leass, he was obliged to move, and oocu-
pied the Jose building 90 Exchange
street. (Thls was In 1850 In the great
IRE In 1866 he was burned out, but re-
built and occupied the store until March,
1871, when he gave up business. He
started again In small business In the
store No. s26 Federal street. which he
sold to Mr.. Charles Skillings, and moved
bis bindery to West Gorham.
MIR. Colesworthy In his extended bust
ness career. published numerous pubiioa.
tions, both In prose and poetry. Among
them the Portland Transcript, which be
bought Of william FERRIS in 1916.
He married Miss Olive Collins, who
died in 1883. There were eight children.
seven Of whom are still living, Joseph
c., Myia, (who died in infancy. Henri
Rnncello. Anna Gertrude. Samuel H..
Jr.. Hannah Elizabeth, Horatio King,
and Charles Franklin.
He was q member of the city council In
1865 and was q member Of Maine lodge.