The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-18
Obituary..

Mrs. Margaret S. Neal died in Weeks
Mills, China, March 18th, aged IS years, .
months and days. She was born in Waldo
boro, daughter of the late Nathaniel Sim
nous of Belfast, and is survived by the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters: John NJ. Sim
mons. Mrs. f. S. johnson, Nathaniel Sim
mons, Mrs r. W. Woodbury. of Belfast A
j. Simmons of Waldo and Nahum l. Sim
mons of Morrill,. She married Feb. II, 1850
A lbion X. Jackson of Poor's Mills, and their
surviving children are j. f. and A. X
Jackson lof Belfast, Mrs. j. W. Collins OF
Cranston, R. l., and Mrs. C. A. Bowden OF
China, Me. During her residence at Poor's
Mills she became a member of the Baptist
church in Belfast. March 3d. 1887, after
some years of widowhood, she married v B
Neal of Weeks Mills, who survives her. The
funeral services were held at the church in
Morrill, March 10th, Rev. Geo. E Tufts of
Belfast officiating, assisted by Rev. FL. l, Holt
of Morrill,. Mrs. Neal was woman of great
force of character. During her eventful life
she passed through many financial and So
cia positions requiring wise head to guide
the domestic ship to safe haven. She was
a natural leader and performed the part sue
cessfully where many women might have
failed. She worked hard and faithfully tc
bring up and educate her little family Jur
ing their fathers many years of invalidisn
and after his death. In her second hone
she was surrounded by an atmosphere of
mutual religious affinity and freed from re
care of providing for the physical wants OF
her household, making her last days her
best days in more senses than one; for when
she last visited her children she found tn. IN
each Independently placed, surrounded by
all the comforts and luxuries of life neces-
sary to make home happy-a family arrived
at noble manhood and womanhood. Then
she had reason and did say, "Thank God,
my life has not been failure" Knox and
Lincoln papers please copy.
James I. Pottle, a well known contractor
and builder, died at his residence on Con-
gress street, Friday morning, March 18th, of
pneumonia, after an illness of four days.
The deceased was born in Searsmont, April
3, 1887. He was one of family of seven, of
whom three brothers aud two sisters sur
vive him-Warren of Rockport, Mrs. Ansel
Wadsworth Of Belfast, john of Brant, Wis,
Mrs. Thomas Orn of Gushing, Me-, George
of Friendship, Me. In 1859 he married Lucy
j. Donnell of Searsmont and soon after went
to California where he lived until the death
of his wife, few years later, when he re-
turned to Maine. In 1865 he married Caro-
line j. Mariner of Searsmcnt, who with
two sons, Nathaniel j. and Luville j., sur
vive him. III 1870 he moved to Belfast,
where he has since made his home, with the
exception of year spent in Bridgeport, CT.
He was one of the largest contractors in this
section of the State, having built some of
the best houses in the city also cottages at
Isle au Haut and Deer Isle He was
member of St. Paul Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
and for some years a member of the "Club
of Thirty" He was kind neghbor, low
ing husband and father, an honest, upright
citizen, known and respected by large cir
Gle of acquaintance and friends. The flu
neral was held at his residence on Congress
street Sunday at p. H., Rev. c. II. Wells
Mrs. Sally Holmes, who died in East Bel
fast, March 18th, was the oldest person in
Belfast, and was also native and lifelong
resident here. Her age was 80 years and II
months. This makes three very old natives
Of Belfast who have died recently. The
others are Rufus K Patterson, born April
Is, 1905, died in Northport Dec "a, 1896 and
Mary Ann Soper Derby, born Jan. 25, 1906,
died in Alfred, Me, Jan. IL, 1897. This
leaves Ephraim Pitcher of Belfast, who was
born here in March 1906, the oldest living
native of Belfast.
Mrs. Abby Morse, who died at her home
in Searsmont, March 18th, had long been
Identified with SpirituaIism and had more
than local reputation as speaker and |
medium. She will be greatly missed in
Spiritualistic circles The particulars of
her death are given in our Sears mont CORE
,pondence.
Mrs. Mathews mother of Rev. r. b. Ma
5hews, pastor of the Congregational church
at Newcastle, died very suddenly Sunday,
March 18th. She had attended the commun-
Ou service Ill Juo anu gwen uoT
cordial greeting to the members
Of the congregation. In the afternoon she
called upon a neighbor, returning just be-
fore tea. When the family sat down to the
table about six o'clock, she spoke of not feel
ing we'll, but nothing serious was anticipat-
ed. Rev. Mr.. Mathews was preparing to
conduct the evening service as usual, but
before the 10 bell rang, the sufferer was at
rest. Annie Elizabeth Mathews was born
May II, 1886, at Augusta, Me. Here her
were spent, her later education
being completed in New Hampshire. In
May, 1856, she was married to N. Morrill,
Mathews of Augusta, who died Oct. 25, 1886.
Her only children, the two so MS, Fred W.
and Rupert B., were with her at the last.
During the latter's preparation for the min
stry, She made a home for him, accompany
ing him to the place of his study and with
him she went to Newcastle when he bega n
his pastorate there the first of June, 1894.
She always retained her membership in the
Free Will Baptist church at Augusta, to
which place she was taken for burial. The
funeral service was held at the Congrega-
tional church, March 10th. The exercises
were conducted by Rev. E G. Whittemore,
assisted by Rev G.. l.. Banghart, the pastors