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Obituary.

Obituary.
| Hon Rarnabas M Roberts of Stockton
Springs died at his home in that village last
Sunday at the age of rs years. He was a
native of Brooks, son of the late Dr. Jacob
and Mrs. Hulda (Myrick) Roberts Of that
place. He lived in Brooks until about 80
years of age, when he moved to Stockton,
where he has since resided. While in Brooks
he carried a store at the village and
| after moving to Stockton continued in the
same business in company with the late n.
g. Hichborn. The firm also built number
of vessels and was quite largely interested in
navigation. Mr.. Roberts took great interest
in polit cs and was an earnest and efficient
worker in the Republican party, He has
held many places of trust, including Post
master at Stockton, State Senator and Col
lector of Customs at Belfast. He was Past
Master of Powna Lodge of Masons OF his
fathers family of ten children, but three
main, Miss Ellen Roberts, Matron of the State
Industrial School at Hallowell, Mrs Jane
Barrows of Boston, and William Roberts,
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Emelne Rich, a sister of Mr.. Nelson of this
city. She died Dee. %, 1894. He leaves one
son, Woodbury. Roberts of Centralia Wash,
and one daughter Miss Nellie Roberts of
Stockton Springs. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at his late residence,
Rev. r. G. Harbutt Of Searsport officiating
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Liberty village, Dec. II. He was born Oct.
8, 1920. Mr.. Aver enlisted as private in
the 4th Maine Volunteer and was promoted
to captaincy. His first experience of war
| was at the first battle Of Bull Run He was
also in the battles of Seven Pines and NAL
vern Hill. After three years, he made his
home in Virginia. In 1867 he was elected a
delegate to the Virginia Constitutional con-
vention. He was elected representative
from Virginia to the list Congress as Re-
publican, and was admitted to his seat, Jan
81, 1870. In 1888, he was elected a represen-
tative to the Legislature of Maine from the
town of Montville, where he then lived. Mr..
Aver married in 1870, Miss Frances Stevens
daughter of the late DIR. n. G. Stevens of
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William Aver of Montville, where he was
born. He is survived by his wife and two
sisters, Ahbie, widow of Hon E. P. Walker
late of Ninaihaven, and Clara, wife of
Hon. c. E. Litteteld of Rockland. Mr.
Aver has been great sufferer for many
years with neuralgia, but bore it patiently,
never murmuring or finding fault with those
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mourn his death.
Died in Montvile, Dec s. 1896, of nervous
prostration, Laura Z. Mason, aged IS years,
daughter of John S. and Abbie Mason
When about is years old she received an in
jury which resulted in sciatica, causing her
lameness and great suffering. She was nat
uraly active and ambitious, and to be thus
deprived of her health and have to endure
50 much suffering and at times to be
"shut in, would seem to be doubly hard to
bear at her age; yet she bore it uncomplaiu
ingly and heroically, carrying her own sor-
row and seeming cheerful to those around
her. She was ever interested in the welfare
of her friends and neighbors and devoted to
her Masters cause. Loving friends remem-
bered her in beautiful floral offerings. She
leaves Of her family, her father, mother, one
sister, Mrs. Ada A. Rowe of Rhode Island
and brother, Chas. W. Mason of Montville
She was buried from the NJ. E. church Fri
day, Dec. 18th, Rev. 7. r. Pentecost officiat-
ing.
Joshua W. Wentworth OF Union died
Dec. 10Th at the home of Mrs. Anna Stephen
son of Knox, where he was visiting. He
was native of Union and had lived there
all his life. His principal occu patton has
been farming, though he had made consider
able money in buying run-out or unimproved
farms, improving them and selling to those
who were able and willing to pay for his
improvements. His first wife was Beulah
Wellman of Appleton, and his second,
Lavina Corthell of Union, both now deceas-
ed. He leaves two sons, Marcellus of East
Union and Myron of Hope. The late Mrs.
Laura A. Wotton of Belfast was his daugh-
ter. He leaves one brother, Horace Went
worth Of Hope. The funeral was held
Monday in Hope, Mrs. Abby Morse of Sears
mont officiating.
One of the Oldest men in Swanville, and a
lifelong resident of the town, died there
Dec. DIST. Mr.. John f. Robbins was born in
Swanville Jan. 8. 1909. He had followed the
occupation of farming and was held in high
esteem by his fellow townsmen. His wife,
whose maiden name was Sally Dumphee,
died in 1882. He leaves two daughters and
one SON Miss Abbie Robbins of Swanville,
Mrs. E. E. Willis of Belfast and Mr.. Martin
Robbins of Chelmsford, Mass. He was a
member of the Baptist church, an upright
man and good citizen. The funeral will
be held this, Thursday, afternoon, at 2
O'Clock.
Dick Martz, Camden's veteran Snowman,
died Dec. 10Th at the Soldiers Home at
Togus, where he had been several months.
Mr.. Martz was aged about 80 years. and 80
of those years were spent travelling through
the New England States, Lower Provinces,
New York State and many other places.
bOut a wear ago he was obliged to give up