The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-16
Foreign Notes.
OBITUARY.



In the death Of our much esteemed towns
man, Mr. William II. Simonton, which oc-
CURED early Sunday morning. many will re-
alize loss to this community. in which he
spent nearly all the years Of long and use
full life. He served as councilman and al
derman with credit to himself, and though
never desiring office, he ever exerted good
and moderating influence among his fellow
men. He was a member of Maine Lodge
and Machigonne Encampment, l. o. o. f.,
and he belonged to the Odd Fellows's State
and city reliefs, and the Citizens Mutual Re
lief. About two years ago, finding his health
impaired, he disposed Of his business inter.
est to his son, Albert II. SimOnton. Besides
this son, he leaves an elder son in business
In California, and a widow.
During an illness Of many months, borne
with much patience and fortltude, he has
been missed from our streets and from his
accustomed places, but there was yet lin
gering hope Of his ultimate recovery and res
toration to his friends. Possessing excellent
judgment, indomitable energy, and unflneh-
Ing persistence in good cause, he was fire.
quently able to be helpful to others. yet so
unobtrusively as never to wound or offend.
To protect the weak against the strong, was
from boyhood one Of the most marked char
acteristics of his generous nature. He was
a man of the truast integrity. and nothing
caused him keener pain or a deeper wound
than to question that integrity which eonsti-
tuted the central part Of his character. He
will long be gratefully remembered in many
household, where his genial presence and
kindly ministratiOns gave comfort and aid to
tht sick and afflicted. Faithful to every
trust, friendly to all mankind, he has finished
his course with honor and gone TO that bet
ter country whose light In the love Of God
and the Inhabitants whereof sayeth never
II am sick"
The funeral services will be held at As
Winter street, Tuesday, at 1890 a. M, and
will be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Blanchard
and Maine Lodge Of Odd Fellows. Friends
are requested to please not send flowers. /"
Elizabeth Scamman Tompson.
Elizabeth Seaman, wife Of Charles Tomp-
son, died in Standish. Me-, Sept. 18th. at the
age of SO years, after long illness, during
which she bore her sufferings with Christian
patience and fOrtitude. She was the second
daughter Of Jonathan Young OF Acton. Me-.
formerly Shapleigh) where she was born
Sept. IL, 1906. She was a sister OF Rt. Rev
Joshua M. Young, Bishop Of Erie. Penn, a
former printer In the Argus office. Follow
ing his example, about thirty years ago. she
embraced the Catholic religion and faithful
ly observed lLS preceptS until the nOur OF her
death. OF her fathers family, a sister and
brother still survive. The brother is Rev.
Edmund j. Young, professor in the Jesuit
College Of Santa Clara, California.
She acquired good education and taught
school for several terms in her native town
and In Sanford. She was Of a mild and gen.
tie disposition, and a fine c0nversationalist,
to whom 1t was a source Of great pleasure to
listen.
Nine years ago, she and her husband cele-
brated their golden jubilee. She was the
mother OF - children, Of whom eight sur
yive; The Oldest is Sister o. Charity In
Madison, N. j.
Rev. L. p. Linehan Of Portland celebrat-
ed a requiem mass and performed the funer-
al obSequies over her remains, which were
taken to Acton for interment.
c. c. Redmond.
SALEM, Mass, September 10 &C. @. Red
mOnd, well known landscape and portrait
painter, died at his residence here this morn
ing, alter a protracted illness with liver cOm-
plant. He was born In Solon, Me-, April T.
1850, and educated In that State. He has re-
sided here for the past twelve years. A
widow and four children survive him.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON. September l4.-Peusions
were granted to the following Maine people