The Republican journal., 1896-02-20

many years ago Dr LuuWlg was SJrucK Dy
| a train while crossing the tracks of the
Grand Trunk railway and had part of one
OF his legs so badly injured that amputation
| was necessary. Funeral services were held
at Portland Wednesday forenoon and the
remains were brought to Belfast for inter
| ment.
| Miss Bertha NJ. Hart died at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hart, on
Miller street, Thursday, Feb. 18th, after a
long illness, of consumption. Miss Hart
was born in this city and attended the pub
| lie schools here. She was an active, inteli-
gent scholar, and when stricken down with
! illness more than a year ago was in the
graduating class of the Upper Grammar
| school. Her teachers, Mr.. Ellis and Miss
Lord, speak of her in the highest TERMS
commenting her especially for her modest
and ladyllke manners and studious habits.
Among her schoolmates she was a general
| favorite, her even and pleasant disposition
and unseltishness winning for her the high
esteem and warm affection of all with whom
she came in contact. She was fully con-
scious to the last, and was prepared for the
change which she knew was at hand. At
| almost the last moment sic called the
family to her bedside and bade each a
last farewell. The funeral was held Sun
day afternoon, and there was a very large
attendance of neighbors, friends and for
mer schoolmates. Her pastor, Rev. C. H.
Wells, spoke very feehngly of her many
excellent qualities of mind and heart The
floral offerings testified mutely to the es TEEN
| in which she was held by all. They incud-
ed crescent from the parents, II pnks
from her aunt Lovisa, a basket of flowers
from her teachers and schoolrnates in the
Gramm ar school, bouquet of roses from
her former classmates, now in the High
school, a bouquet of roses from the Altar
Society of the Universaist church, bouquet
of roses from Mrs. G. A. Pilsbury, pinks
from Mrs. Sophronia B. Parker, basket of
flowers from Mrs. Mary A. Kaer and
Mrs. Emery Boardman, and bouquet from
Mrs. Lottie Wight. The bearers were her
former schoolmates, George Blodgett, John
Walton, Emery White and Gerald Howard.
| 1t is but three weeks since the family was
called to mourn the loss of beloved sister,
Miss Emma Briggs, and they feel deeply
grateful to their many kind friends for SYM
| pathy and aid rendered in their bereavement,
especially to Miss Wiggin, Miss Bertha's
| Sunday school teacher, and the many school
mates who have by various acts of kindness
| shown their affection for the one now e ne
Mrs. Nancy Marden died at her home in
Swanville, Feb. 14th, after an illness of
about two weeks. She was a daughter of
Daniel Nickerson, now of California, and
wife of Charles c. Marden of Swanville,
who survives her, together with three sons,
| VIM. E.. Horace and Lewis. One brother,
Frank Nickerson, and one sister, Mrs. Chase,
survive her. She was model wife and
mother, good neighbor, and was highly es-
teemed by ALL She was valued member of
| Comet Grange of Swanville.
The funeral of the late Captain Isaac Fl.
Mcdonald, whose death was reported last
week, took place Feb. 7th from his late resi-
dence in Portland. Rev. A. H. Wright of
the St. Lawrence street church conducted
the services He read selections from the
scriptures, and then spoke briefly. "We are
| called here" he said, ito pay our respects
to the memory of an honored citizen, man
who is mourned by those who knew him we'll,
and if any words are said of him here they
! must be words of profound respect for his
high character and ability. He put aside
the claims of business to respond to the call
of his country Commissioned first lieuten-
ant of his company he was promoted to cap
/ tain, and when forced by ill health to re-
sign, returned home, raised another full
company and returned to the front. At the
close of the war he came here and built or
helped to build, some of the best structures
in Portland. He was faithful in whatever
he undertook, and in business life he dis
played the same high qualities that dis
tinguished him in other respects, and which
he displayed all through his long life
He was we'll known and greatly hOnored
as a temperance man. He had an expert
ence that gave him the right to speak, but
twenty-five years ago he drew up for him.
self an iron pledge, signed it d kept it to
the day of his death. He not only pledged
himself not to drink, but he pledged his life
He promised that he would do all he could
to induce others to stop drink and nobly was
was something different from the work of to-
| law, it was personal work, man with man.
heart to heart. He filled many positions in
the organizations to which he belonged He
| was the national president of the Patriotic
Sons OF America, and he was leader in the
order of Sons of Temperance. He was a fire.
quent speaker and writer on the subject of
temperance. And now this hOnored man of