CLASS OF 1878

Dr. Lebbeus Curtis was born in Searsport, Me., Sept. 1, 1847, and died at Hephzibah, Ga., Nov. 16, 1909. His parents were Capt. Lebbeus and Jane (Porter) Curtis. In boyhood he was afflicted with hip disease, the results of which followed him through life and were the ultimate cause of his death. At two different periods he owned a drug store in his native town, and graduated from the Masachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1874. After completing his medical studies he practiced for a year in Gorham, Me., and was then for twenty years in Augusta, Ga., moving to Hephzibah six years ago. He had been six times abroad, was a fine conversationalist, and an enthusiast in fruit and flower culture. In 1880 he was married to Miss Alice Fryer, who survives him, with one child.