The Republican journal., 1888-06-21
Death Of Ron. Wn. n. Rust.


iousy i'll with urinary difficulty. and in the fall
of that year went Portland for treatment in the
Maine General Hospital He partially recovered
then but has not been a well man since although
for the past few years he has enjoyed compare
lively good health Mr.. Rust attended the recent
Democratic convention at Augusta. where he work
ed hard, and on returning home felt ill., Monday.
June 4th, he was confined to his house with bill
ious attack. but Wednesday, the 9th, he came
down to his Office, remaining all day and doing
some editorial work Thursday the It'll, he again
visited his Office and, it proved for the last time.
At 10 o'clock he went home and was not again out
Of the house. The saturday following he had
chill, after which his physician had but little
hopes of his recovery. DIR. 5. w. johnson attend
ed him, with DIR. J. G.. Brooks consulting ply
sican Inflammation of the liver is said to have
been the cause of death, but 1t was attended by
his former difficulties. The patient was not con-
scous for two days before he died. Mr.. Rust was
a son of William Rust, and was born in Washing
ton. Me. Dec. IL, isis. When fifteen years old his
father moved to Belmont where he opened a store.
The father sheriff and county commissioner.
While living at Belmont Young Rust attended
school at the Belfast Academy, and at times tend
ed his fathers store and worked on the place He
fitted himself for college at Monmouth, but did
not enter. During vacations Mr.. Rust taught
school at Gardner and at several places in Waldo
county. He read law in the Office OF George W.
Bachelor at Gardiner. In ls45 he was admitted
to the bar and opened an Office in his native town
of Washington. In lo53 Mr.. Rust came to Belfast
and has since resided here. From 1850 to 1868 he
was county attorney of Waldo. July ], 1851, the
Progressive Age, a weekly newspaper, was pub
lished in Belfast, a campaign sheet 1t advocat-
Ell the principles of the then new Republican
party, AMI edited by an association of gentle
men, with Mr.. Thomas J. Burgess, publisher. Its
office was at No. IS Main street. Mr.. Rust soon
after became sole editor and proprietor and con-
Quoted the paper to the date of his death. From
April p to June - 1851, he published daily call
Ell the Progressive Age Evening Bulletin. The
Age continued to be Republican paper up to 1878
when Mr.. Rust openly advocated the principles of
the Greenback party. For while the Age was
Grcenback organ. but when the Democratic party
absorbed the Grcenback party in this state, Mr..
Rust and the Age went with it. In fact, Mr..
Rust Was instrumental in perfecting the union.
From that time forward he acted with the Demo
cratic party. While Greenbacker Mr.. Rust
much talked of as the Gubernatorial candidate Of
that party, and in ISIS he candidate for the
Congressional nomination from this district, but
was defeated by Thompson ii. Murch, of Rock
land although Mr. Rust was far better fitted for
the place and more deserving of it. In 1884 Mr..
Rust was among the first To suggest the name OF
Grover Cleveland As the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency, and brought his name out in the
A. &c. He WAS delegate at large at the Chicago
"a
member of the committee resolutions. On the
election of Mr.. Cleveland, Mr. Rust became can
diiate for the Belfast Custom House, but not
ceiving the support of the local Democracy he
failed to receive the appointment that rightfully
belonged to him. Mr.. Rust not popular with
his party either a Republican or Democrat, but
unlike many he had the courage of his convictions
and published his personal views whether not
they in accord with those of his party asso
cate-. He an able editorial writer AMI con
'lucted his side of public questions with marked
ability. As Hon. +. X. Simonton says, in the Cam
den Herald; Mr. Rust was an able and fearless
writer with clearly defined views upon religious
educational. moral and political subjects and al
ways had the courage to promulga'e his views
whether they were favorali,- received or not. In
Nh Rust we have ~,er found warm personal
friend and honorable, fairdealing political OPP
r"nent.'
In Isl Mr. Rust WAS an Alderman of Ward one
IN the Belfast city government, and the came year
was elected Il director of the Belfast & Moosehead
Lake railroad, the corporation being new. In the
recent local contest the railroad question Mr.
Rust and the Age espoused the side of the Tax
Re'iEcers, and when that party obtained control
Of affairs he again elected director, which
office he held at the time of his death. In lsts and
1869 Mr.. Rust represented Belfast in the House Of
Representatives. and the county of Waldo in the
state Senate in ISL. GOV. Dingley was Il warm
friend of Mr.. Rust and in 1874 appointed him
member of the committee to revise the State con
stitntion. In $50 Gov. Dingley appointed Mr..
Rust Judge of Probate for Waldo county, to fill
ont the uncNpired term of Judge Asa Thurough,
of Monroe, who died that year.
OF family OF eleven, but three survive Mr.
Rust Col. John ID. Rust, of Rockport; Albert
Rust, and Mrs. Johnson, of California. Mr. Rust
married Martha Weeks, a daughter of Dea. Daniel
Weeks, of Jefferson, who survives him. They
had three children, two of whom are living-one
daughter the wife of Mr.. George g. Pierce of
this city, and Mr.. Eugene Rust, now superintend-
cnt Of the stock yards in Kansas City. One was
lost at Mr. Rust AN excellent neigllbor
kind and considerate husband and father, and his
family have the sympathy of the entire community
in their allliction.
The funeral delayed until , p. m. Tuesday
to enable the son, Eugene, to arrive from Kansas
City. Mr.. Rust came on the Boston boat Tuesday
morning. The exercises We're conducted by Rev.
X. T. Hack. pastor Of the Congregational church,
whose remarks were most earnest and impressive.
Relatives Of the deceased and of the widow were
present from Rockport, Jefferson and other places
and there WAS large attendance of citizens, in
clu'iinS representatives Of the city papers The
remains were in the hallway, where all looked upon
the face of one recently among us, gone
from earth. The floral tributes were very fine
At the head Of the casket was floral pillow with
the word Rest and at the foot a mound and brok-
en- counn of flowers. The bearers were Calvin
iIcrvey, Capt. r. H. Coombs, Capt W. B. Conant,
Asa \. IIowes. Charles Baker and b. c. D.nsmore.
Waldo county bar was represented by w. H. Fog
Ter, W. =. Thompson, Geo f. johnson, F. W.
Brown and others, who followed the remains to
Grove cemetery. The entire Office force OF the
Prog. Age, editors and compositors, were present
to pay their last tribute Of respect to their late
ployer. The following order was issued by Mayor
Burgess, and generally observed
"The burial of our esteemed fellow citizen, VIM.
NJ Rust, editor of the Progressive Age, takes place
Tuesday, June 18th. AS Il public expression of
our regard for the deceased, respectfully request
that all places of business may be closed Tuesday
afternoon from two to three O'clock
NOrthp0rt Camp Ground and Vicinity.
For some time past teams have been hauling
granite from the quarry in Northport to he used in
rebuilding the main dam Of the Belfast Water
Works at Little River, and small crew is at work
there. The grounds about the dam and pumping
completed Will present n very attractive appear