The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Catherine whitney rnompson.


Mrs. Catherine Whitney Thompson, Wild
Of the late Col. j. IA. Thompson, passed
from this to the higher life, at her home In
New Gloucester, In the first moments OF Sun
day, November 10th. Mrs. Thompson was
born In Stowe, Mass, July II, 1904, the
daughter Of Abram and Sarah Conant
Whitney. She was married In 1925 to Joseph
Mariner Thompson. who was long and we'll
known throughout Maine and New Hamp-
shire, and 10 whose enterprise and ability.
ne being the founder and owner OF the 0rigt-
nal Glen House, may properly be attributed
the opening up Of the White Mountain re-
giOn as a pleasure resort. The union was an
exceptionally happy one. and its fruits were
Whitney, Charles NJ Harriet N. Cum
dings) and George f., Of whom only the
eldest and youngest are now living. Col.
Thompson met bis death by drowning at the
Glen, in the Venerable fIeshet OF October,
| 1862 and since then his widow has resided at
the homestead which was dwneds by him In
New Gloucester. Her death al the fipe age
OF 80, resulted from an acute attackE0 E0f peQ-
ro-pneumOnia, from which her system, nat
urallY enfeebled BY age, had not the vital
force to rally, although her faculties, both
'nsntal and physical, had been. remarkably
preserved
Mrs. Thompson Was all her life deyout.
sincere and single-minded Christian woman.
being Tor many years devoted member Of
DIR. Dwight's church. Rarely Is found In
tan.virtues; rarely mayithe record of.so long
life, characterize IL as so entire pure, blame
less and unselfsh. A devoted wife, and In
the truest seEse "helpmeet"; a loving, ten
der, indulgent aud thoroughly unselfsh
mother; a true woman whose heart and hand
and purse were ever open TO the sick. the
poor and the suffering, the heartfelt love
and respect Of all who knew her, followed
her to her last resting place. and will long
keep her memory green.
Her last h0nr4 miniQfQrQd IN hu hQr
surviving children, her granddaughter and
the husband of her deceased daughter. just
before consciousness left her she laid her
feeble hand In benedlction and farewell up
on the head OF each, and then pointing up
ward. with a smile Of infinite peace and
trust upon her face she sank back into the
all-Supporting arms, and shortly aft, T her
spirit went to meet the loved ones gone be-
fore, where the wicked cease from troub-
ling and the weary are at rest"
The interment was In the family lot at
Evergreen, and on the stone which will
mark her resting place may be written,
BLESSED are the dead who die In the Lord"
I. o. Sinclair.
Mr.. l.. d. Sinclair Of Osslpee. N. f., who,
died recently, was born in Essex, VT. ON
Oct. 8, 1904. In early life he was engaged In
freighting between Conway, N. H., and
Portland, Me-, and was afterward United
States mail carrier between Conway and
OOuCOius w IL ne WAS pOSbudoLtE hk Us
sipee IA years, railway mail agent 16 years,
aud was twice elected representative to
the legislature.
Or. Alfred r. fancy.
DIR. Alfred r. Taney. young Bangor ply
| sician, died yesterday. BE was a native Of
| Bangor He had served as city physician
and was amember Of the Bangor Board Of
| Health.
Basil Rockford.
BIDDEFoRD, November 15.-Basil Roch-
/ ford one of the oldest French residents. fell
| dead while hunting driftwood this morning.
| Heart disease was the cause. He leaves a
| family.
Walter Rryant's Sudden Death.
KENNEBUNK, November 15.-Walter Bry-
ant popular young man, started early this
morning to 20 cunning with two comrades
but after a while became separated from
them and they finally found him lying dead
| with his face In shallow pool Of water. IL
Is supposed that he fell In a fit and was
L dr0WnQd a a of fhQ lafQ Ganf