The Republican journal., 1895-10-31
Obituary.

a son Of Capt. James and Sarah j. White.
| He had followed the sea from boyhood, and
had commanded a number of vessels in the
coasting trade. His vessels included the
schooners Orion, Helen, Mary E. Crosby
and Aida, the latter bought by him the
present season, and thoroughly repaired
| just before he was taken sick. He had been
confined to his house about three weeks.
Capt. White was an energetic, honorable
and industrious man and a good citizen. He
leaves a wife and six children. His eldest
son, Samuel, was at Bangor in command of
the Aida at the time OF the fathers death.
His parents and three sisters survive him.
The latter are Mrs. Valentine Pattershall,
Mrs. Ella West and Mrs. Flora Heath. The
funeral was held at his late home Tuesday
afternoon. The floral offerings were ap-
propriate and handsome, and included a
pillow with the word "Father," from the
family a pillow with the word "Brother. 2
from the sisters; emblematic piece, square
and compasses. from his Masonic Lodge 43
white pinks from his niece, Mrs. P. G.
Peirce; and a bouquet Of cut roses from Mr..
Littetield. Services We're conducted at the
house by Rev. Geo. E. Tufts, in the presence
Of large number OF relatives, friends and
neighbors, and delegation from Timothy
Chase Lodge, F. and A. NJ. After the SER
vices the procession moved to Grove Gene
tery where the usual Masonic funeral ser
vices were held. Flags were at half mast on
the vessels in the harbor during the day.
Died at the family home in Redfied,
Iowa, Oct. 4, 1895, Esther Elvira Dyer, aged
eighty three years and eighteen days The
subject Of our sketch was born ID Montville,
Maine. She was the only daughter in the
home of her parents, Nicholas and Sally
Twitchell, and but two of her five brothers,
David NJ. Twitchell of Rockland, Maine, and
NJ. q. Twitchell Of Redield, Iowa, survive
her of the family. She was married to the
now lonely husband, Ebenezer Dyer, at the
home Of her parents in Montville, Maine, Jan.
], 1888, and to them were born seven children,
two of whom died in childhood before the
removal of the family from Maine to Red
field, Iowa, in Oct. 1861: The five surviving
children, Miss Eva p. Dyer, Madams r. B.
Foster and S. B. Andrews, and the only son,
@. 0. Dyer of Redfeld, and Mrs. Rosa d
McLucaS of Greeley, Colorado, were all with
her the last three weeks Of her life and min
| istered to her during her brief illness OF
| NGlNC QdySs ANluo VI but GW6lNe living
| grand children We're also about her to the last
| and to comfort "Grandpa" in his loneliness
and sorrow. THUS peacefully ended an earn
| est faithful life Of patient toll for those she
| loved. This last summer OF her life she had
! calmly sat in her easy chair, her once busy
| but weary hands folded or clasped in the
| loving ciinging grasp of the devoted husband
I She seemed only waiting in the full golden
harvest OF the sunset of a we'll spent life
| with face as peaceful as that of an infant,
\ only waiting until the arrival Of the absent
daughters before she went. Here was life
! worthy OF emulation and praise. and while
the home she loved and helped 80 patiently
4 - make for her family is now lonely and
sad without her, while the vacant chair
reminds us hourly of the loved one gone, yet
I we eanuot dare not, murmur or wish heI
! back to suffer longer. The funeral occurre Il
A SUNDAY, Q It. 9Th, at II O'clock from the NJ
Y Il. church. Of which she Was d member. The
\ tender discourse by the Rev. j. II. Meliborn
/ FORMER pastor and frlend of the finily
from the text Of the husbands selection
found IN JDb 526, was helpful and comfort
K ing. Loving hearts responded Ia leI lib Her
z last days tender fingers robed her for the
grave, and the gentle kindly hands Of ne gh-
hors and friends carried her out to her iong
resting place. Peace to Her ashes. "H+l
children rise up aud call her blessed r.
u. Mel, III Redtield Iowa, Clipper.
n Miss Nellie NJ. Cammett died very sutl-
denly at her fathers residence on Vine
street Of heart failure after an illness of only
four days. Miss Cammett was the daughter
of w. B. and Lydia Cammett, who, with one
sister, Miss Lulu Cammett, survive her
Miss Cammett was a most estimabie young
lady and her genial disposition won for hel
many friends, who deeply m urn their loss
Her parents and sister have the heartfelt
sympathy of all
/ Captain Richard E. Patten, we'll known
seafarlng man, dice of cancer Oct. 21st al
his home, No. 272 A Fifth street, New York
lie was born in Hampuen, Me-, seventy
years ago. He withdrew from maritime af
fairs ten years ago and since that time has
been in the coal business. He leaves a
, widow. New York Herald.
| PROSPECT Thomas Wagner has gone ut
\ river to work in the woods. He left sooI
after his wife was buried leaving his family
at their home. They are now down sicl
1 with scaratina and the house is quarantined
\ but the children are reported improving.
Charles Grant broke his finger while at worl
:
Charles Clark and some of the Mt. Waldo
boys have gone to Milford, Mass, to work or
stone paving. Irving Harris, 16 years old
is butchering lambs to supply the Stockton
market. i. Gabriel Brown is with the hay
pressers at Sandypoint.. Elmer G. Eames
Is said to be down with scaratina. -. Elmer
| Clark has gone to Blacks island to work On
stone. The school in the Clark settlement,
Mrs. Alberta Page, teacher, closed last
| week; and the school in the George district
Miss Mamie Boyd, teacher, will close this
| week. :. Gardiner Clark has his barn up
boarded and shingled, and it looms up finely
over across the valley. Leroy Nickersor
| after threshing Herbert Blacks grain will
haul up for the sea ,on. >. Carrie Clark has
| arrived home from Bucksport, where she
| was employed for the summer. Eva Clark
| is still employed in Bucksport. Some of
| the farmers have finished the fall work and
begun chopping their tirewood But lit {
| kim wood will be got out at the very low
| price this year. N. W. Staples of Stockton
had another case of Coopers Dip arrive in
Belfast last week and is now prepared tc
| accommodate the public. His sales last yeal
We're enough to make eight thousand gallons
| and the business has come to stay. . Some