The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
Obituary..

Mrs. Elizabeth Ludwig died at her home
in Portland Friday morning, Feb. 7th, after
an illness of but three days. She took Sc
we're cold while arranging her house after
the celebration of her sixtieth marriage an
niversary on January 2Sth, but was not con
fined to her bed until the fol lowing Wednes-
day, when she was attacked with pneumonia,
which resulted fatally Friday morning She
was a daughter of the late Ansel Lothrop
and was born in Searsmont, where she lived
until after her marriage to DR.. Gardner
Ludwig, who was then practicing physician
in that village. They moved to Rock land
soon after and went to Portland in 1852
where they have since lived. OF her brothers
and sisters but one sister survives her, Mrs.
PAMELA B. Putnam of Belfast. The others
were Mrs. III. H. Johnson, Mrs. Robert
White, David 74othrop, who was for several
wears Register If Deeds for Waldo county,
Sumner Lothrop and Thomas W. Lothrop.
She was member of and an active worker
in the Uniyersaist church and was identified
with many of the charitable institutions of
Portland. Her life has been devoted to
benevolent and charitable work, and her in
terest in the suferngs of the poor or needy
did not abate with her declining wears
Funeral services were held at her late resi-
dence Sunday and the body was brought to
Belfast for burial. Brief services We're held
at the residence Of her nephew, Chas E.
Johnson Tuesday forenoon, Rev G. III.
b,,ol a
on account of i'll health to accompany the
remains of his wife to Belfast
Last week we published sketch of Rev
VIM. Mcdonald, D. D., native of Belmont
and this week we have to record the death
of his brother, Capt. 1. Fl. Mcdonald, in
Portland. The Portland papers say he was
sketch of DR.. Mcdonald that Capt. Melon
aid must also have been native of Belmont
The Portland Advertiser says
Capt. Isaac Mcdonald, for many years
one of the best known temperance men in
Maine, died very suddenly at 3 0 clock a. IN
Feb 9TH at his home on Hancock street. For
several years he has been great sufferer
from disease contracted in the army. but
while he has been confined to his house for
some days, partial recovery was hoped for
He got up during the night, left his bed
room, but returned in few moments, spoke
to his wife, then threw up his hands and ex-
pired. Capt. Mcdonald was born in Belfast
and was in his list year. At tie opening of
the war he was in business in Bucktield and
enlisted from that town in the Sth Maine
regiment. He was commissioned 1st Lieu.
tenant OF Co. g. He resigned and was com
missioned Captain Of Co. Y, Goth Maine regi-
ment. His health failed in the service. After
the war he came to Portland, where he lived
up to the time of his death. He was a ma
son and contractor ana was connected with
the erection Of number of large blocks
He was associated in business with Mai. w
ii. Green at one time, but for several years
past was unable to work. He was a prom
inent member of the Sons of Temperance, OF
which he had been Graud Representative
tie was widely known as a speaker and
writer on temperance subjects. He was as
sociated with the late j. j. Osgood in the
early days of the Reform Club movement
He was twice married Il leaves a widow
one son, now in the west, and one daughter
N Lowell. Mrs. John n. Long is his step
daughter, He was d brother of Rev. DR.
VIM. Mcdonald of Boston, formerly pastor
OF the Chestnut street church in this city
Capt Mcdonald was member of Ligon ID
lodge aud Eastern Star Encampment OF Od,
Fellows. He also belonged to the Veteran
Eiremen.
Mention was made last week of the obser
vance of the 60th anniversary of the mar
riage OF DIR. and Mrs. Ludwig, and on the It'll
page of this issue will be found a full repor
of the reception, from the Portland papers
1t shows the estimation IN which the vener
able couple, now divided by death, wer,
held in their home
Mrs. John H. Russell died Feb 7th at he
home, No So India street, Portland. Last
Thursday morning, Feb. 4th as she was de
cending the stairs, she fell and was pcket
up unconscious, receiving serious bruises OF
her head and different parts of her body
From the first the doctor pronounced he
condition critical, and she failed rapidly
She retained consciousness up to within ii v,
minutes of her death, aporlexy being tn,
immediate cause. Mrs. Russell was born il
Portland eighty-one years and ten months
ago, and was well known by many peopl,
here. She leaves husband and two sons
also a sister, Mrs. Abigail Merrill of Sears
port, and other relatives and friends t.
mourn their loss Portland Argus.
Capt. Arnold d. Haskell died at the hom,
of his father-in-law, w. 0. Corthell, in Rock
port, Feb. Sd, aged "a years, months and {
days, after an illness of three years. Capt
Haskell was the son of Capt. Asa G. Has
keIl, now of East Boston. November "a
1884, he married Miss Nellie Corthell o
Rockport. who survives him. Capt Has
kell leaves an aged father, two brothers
Clarence and Byron Haskell of Andover
Mass and one sister, Mrs. Frank Prescott
of Bath.
MONROE. DR.. and Mrs. C. G. Whitcoml
have new arrival at their home-a 5-pound
boy. They think that large oaks from small
acorns grow, sometimes. Mr.. John Neally
our milkman, has welcomed 1O-pound gir
to his home the past week. About 25 Ode
Fellows from Winterport visited the Lodg,
here last Friday night. Mrs. Wilber
Braleys' little girl is three weeks old ant
| the mother able to ride out. We don't think
the scho, Is will run out in Monroe soon.
Robert Mayo, who owns one of the bes
horses in town, recently hauled load 0
wood from Mavn,s Mile .liut,,o, oe .,la..