The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-29

James G. Webster, an esteemed citizen of
| North Haven, died at his home Oct. 18th
Mr.. Webster was born in 1927 on the same
/ spot on which he died. In early life he was
identified with fisheries as skipper, when to
| be a fisherman did not mean 50 much COM
| fort and good fare as to-day. At an early
! age he was put in command of the old fash
| Toned plnkey stern schooner Traveller and
| sought the cod fish in the Bay of Fundy, on
! Browns Bank, and along the cape shore
| whore deep water, March fogs and strong
| tides are the prevailing obstacles to a life of
| comfort and ease. To get fish meant to
| haul often 800 feet Of line against the tide
| and the biggest kind of goldfish found along
| the coast The diet was not as now the
best the market afforded, but was largely a
! diet OF flSll and Very little bread except hard
! bread; no sugar, very little butter. The
/ principal outfits We're hard bread salt beef
| pork, potatoes, tea of the cheapest quality,
/ meal, and a little flour to make tlapiacks of
and occasionally duff. They did not 90 to
+ the ice houses for their bait but had to seek
the festive herring with nets both by day
! and night. Often all hands We're called
at dead of night to haul them so the YES
| sci could be sailed from too close prox-
| unity 10 some other craft. About 1860 Mr..
| Webster left the water and bought the farm
formerly owned by his father, Eben, and his
uncle, Andrew Webster, on which be lived
and died, leaving widow, three daughters
, and one son. Mr.. Webster was an indus
trious and worthy man, a member of the
| Baptist church and had filled the office of
! selectman of the town,
Rev. Crosby H. Wheeler, D. D., the well
known missionary of the American board
died at Auburndale, Mass, Oct. 11th He
was born in Hampden, Maine, September s.
1928, the son of Joel and Sibyl Wheeler. He
prepared for college in the academy at
Hampden graduated from Bowdon in 1917
taught school three years in Litchtield and
graduated from Bangor Seminary in 1852
During his last year in the seminary he
preached at Benton, kendall's Mills, Fair
field, Clinton and Hunters Mills He was
ordained pastor of the church at Warren,
Me-, in December, 1852, and remained until
1906 He went to Harpoot, Turkey, in 1857
as missionary of the A. B. C. F. NJ, and
with the exception of two periods of rest in
this country, remained until the present
year. In 1878 he became president of AT
menia College, now Euphrates College, con-
tinuing until last July, when failing health
made it imperative that he return to Amer
lea He was man of strong convictions,
of intense energy and enthusiasm, and he
was held in great honor by the people for
whom he labored. He married December
u, 1852, Miss Susan A. Bookings of Wool
| witch, Me, who survives him with one son
and two daughters, one of whom, Miss
Emily G. Wheeler has for years been
Wheeler wrote the following books, which
have had an extensive circulation: "Ten
Years on the Euphrates; Letters from
Eden" "Grace Illustrated )" "Little Chill
dren in Eden; "Translation of Matthew and
Mark into Armenian" several text books
for Euphrates College; "Odds and Ends, or
Gleanings from Missionary Life"
In the death of O. G. Roakes, West Rock
port loses one of her most esteemed citizens.
Mr.. Roakes was dorm in Union, Oct. 49, 1889,
but was a resident of West Rockport for
many years. He served CALAMITY in the
late war and was member of Co. F., Doth
Maine Regiment. He was also worthy
member of the Rockport Baptist church and
of the +. and A. M. He represented his part
of the town on the board of selectmen and
was honored by his fellowmen for his many
sterling qualities. The funeral was solem-
nized Oct. 7th with Masonic ceremonies
Benjamin P. Paul. one of Rockport's most
highly respected citizens, died Oct. 9th A
short time ago Mr.. Paul was internally in
jured while lifting heavy weight, resulting
in his DEATH Deceased lived many years Of
usefulness, and had the respect and esteem
Of his fellow citizens. He had a kindly
heart and many poor people will long re-
member his generous acts of charity. The
funeral was largely attended by Borrowing
relatives and friends.
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