The Republican journal., 1892-05-26
Obituary..


Mr.. Paul III. White died at Owego, n. Y
last Friday morning of typhoid fever, aged
80 years. Mr. White was i'll four weeks, and
| for the last two weeks of his illness was de-
lirious nearly all the time His brothers,
Capt. Wellington R. White, of Tampa,
Florida Mr.. Fred G. White, of Belfast and
| his sister Mrs Hinchman of Detroit, Mich,
We're with him at his death Mr. White was
a son of the late George f. White and was
| born in Belfast. He learned the druggist
| business with Mr.. Clarence o. Poor Of this
! city and later was employed for some time
in Bangor Subsequently he went on the
road for a drug firm in Cambridge. Six
| Years ago he settled at Owego, n. ~, form
| ing Il partnership in the drug business with
man named Hummiston, the firm name he
| ing White x Hulnmiston. lie was success
full i'll his business and had Won an enyiahIe
nane III the town of his adoption. Mr.. White
Was about to be married to Miss Lena,
daughter of DIR. e. II. Mayor IT Dw4-o
In fact they We're making preparations forthe
wedding when Mr.. White was taken i'll. DR..
Mayor took the young man to his own home
when he WAS taken i'll, and he died there.
Funeral services We're held at OWego and
| Saturday MIR. Fred G. White. Mrs Uinch-
| man and Mr. Lyman Scarborough, a friend
| OF the deceased, left for Belfast, arriving
| here Monday. The body was placed in the
| receiving Tomb, and on Tuesday it was bur
led. Rev. l.. NJ burlington performed core
monN at the grave. Besides the family named
Mr. White leaves Il mother in Belfast. He
was young man of much promise and his
early death is generally deplored. The many
| friends here extend sympathy to the family
| in their bereavement.
The Owego Daily Record of May 90 al
lutling to Mr. White $ death, says:
The death of Mr.. White removes a young
| business man, who used his best endeavors
| to add to the prosperity of this village, not
only iii his personal business, he being the
| senior member of the drug firm of White &
| Hulnmiston, but in endeavoring to secure
| valuable industrial enterprises for Owego
| by the use of personal effort and capital
| Owego cannot we'll afford to lose such of her
| people, but when the summons comes She
can only join her regrets with those of the
hereaNed relatives and extend her most
| hearty and sincere sympathy to them in
| their hour of sorrow.
DIR. James Abbott Merrill died in New
| buryport May 18th, aged 50. He was ma
| tive of Boston, but at the age Of years was
taxi by his parents to Newburyport At
the age Of 20 he graduated at jefferson Col
lege in Philadelphia, and then practced for
several years III Boston, New Orleans and
Montreal, besides lecturing on electricity
| In 1876, while at the Centennial he became
| enamored of magic, and, being possessed of
| both wealth and leisure, soon become quite
| proficient in the practice of the black art
| In 1878 he made his debut as a magician in
| NeWhurypo He was elected a member Of
the School Board of Newburyport in 1877.
| and served on the same for several success
| slve terms. Dr. Merrill several Years ago
| received the unanimous nomination of the
| Citizens party for Mayor, but declined to
| rum against friend who had been put in
nomination hy the opposite party. Dr. Mer-
| rlll married Miss Sadie odgdon, and their
marriage proved u Very happy one His wife
survives him. The Newhuryport papers con
| tain long and apprcciative obituaries Of the
deceased, speaking of him in the highest
terms. DR.. Merrill WAS we'll known in Bel
| fast, having Frequently visited here.
Rosie NJ. Gowen died in Halidale MAY &,
aged Il years Is months, ~ days. She was
ever q child of sunny disposition, kind and
| obllglng i'll her manners, and of a generous
nature Her last sickness was short, al
| though her general health had not been good
for some time The loss sustained in her
death falls heavily upon her widowed mother
| and surviving sister, who have thus been de
| prived of one after another of their family
until only these two remain. May they ever
look for consolation TO Him from WHOM all
comfort flows, remembering that He ever
d"eth all things we'll.
"We wind our life about another life,
We hold it tonder, dearer than our own.
Anon it iantS and falls in deadly strife
Leaving us stunned and bleeding and alone,
But ah. we Ito not die with those we mourn.
Tins also can he borne.
Priscilla f., widow of Henry Brown. of
Boston, died in that city May l7th, Of pnetl-
monia, aged tiS years. Mrs. Brown WAS the
daughter of the late Henry Browu,o of Brown S
Corner, Northport, and was We'll known in
Belfast and Vicinity She was a sister OF
Mrs f. Nj. Lancaster and Mrs. William
| Carter, of Belfast, and Mrs Austin, of Bos-
ton, who summers here. Mrs. Brown was a
lady who had the love and respect of large
circle of friends. She leaves one daughter.
Her remains We're buried at Mt. Auburn.
The people Of Maine, and especially those
connected with literary work, learned with
regret of TIL sudden death IN London OF
James X. Osgood. A Maine boy, bred and
educated within the State, lie early pushed
his way into the field of letters. In his early
manhood he studied law in Portland, but his
strong literary inclnations soon lead hm to
abandon the law and devote himself 10 more
! congenial work. He became Unidentified
with prominent publishing houses and be
came famous as publisher himself. rroba-
bly, no publisher i'll the country had such in
innate relations with the most famous sll-
thors of the present and of the previous gem
Grafton James Il. Osgood enjoyed. In
addition to his intimacy with authors he
| had wide acquaintance with business men
and with journalists. He a delightful
companion, cosmopolitan, fond of good fel-
| loWShip and keen literary critic. Those