The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-01

g. The Competitions will Close the Last Day of
or one months Competition will Be put into the next.
s. rh s
If Lever Brothers, Ltd. and their families, are de-
4. printed list of Winners in Competitors district
be forwarded to Competitors in about 81 days after
5. Lever Brothers Ltd, will endeavor to award the
,rizes fairly to the best of their ability and Judgment
;ept the award of Lever Brothers. Ltd. as final
LEVER BROS, Ltd, New York.
funeral will be held at her son Fred > resi-
dence, this, Thursday, afternoon, Rev. Geo.
E Tufts officiating. The interment will he
in the family lot III Waldo.
Flora E., wife of Porter Nash, died at
her home in E tst Belfast Tuesday evening,
March 50th, of typhoid pneumonia aged IL
years, months and Ii days. She was born
in Montville, her maiden name being
Thompson. Mrs. Nash a most estimable
woman, and had many devoted friends to
mourn her untmely departure. She was an
active worker for temperance and humanity,
and faithful member Of the Belfast W.
c. I. U. Her husband and one daughter
survive her. Her mother, brother and sis
ter, reside in Lawrence, Mass, and the
mother and sister, Mrs Miller arrived by
Tuesday evenings train just after her death.
The funeral will take place tomorrow, Fri
day. at 10 a. M, at the late residence of the
deceased.
| Charles Sno wman, a we'll known and
| highly respected longtime resident of
| Bucksport, died March Doth from severe at
tack of the prevailing maady, coming after
several months of general debility Mr..
Snowman born in Penohscot April !,
1915 and was nearly so years of age. He
came to Bucksport when a young man and
was engaged during the active period of his
life in the shipyards and along the water
front. He was a calker by trade and at
one time was associated with VIM. Beazlev
in shipbuilding and owned shares in many
Bucksport-bui craft OF his family there
survives the widow, a son, Oscar, and
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Page, both residing at
Bar Harbor, and son William who lives at
home.
Mrs. Bertha j. Morse died at her home
in Chelsea, Mass, March 18th, after a long
illness. Mrs Morse was the daughter of
Isaac q. and Bertha r. Brown and was born
in Belfast, Mays, 1884. She was married to
the late Capt. John P. Morse July 30, 1868,
and for number of years accompanied her
husband on his voyages. After leaving the
sea Capt. Morse removed to Chelsea where
she has since resided. Her remains were
inferred at Woodlawn Cemetery Mrs.
Morse leaves two sisters Mrs. Geo S. Chase
of this city, Mrs. Simeon Lewis of Boston,
and one brother who resides in the west
Maria j. Rhoades died in this city last
Sunday at the advanced of SO years and
months. She was the daughter of the late
Capt. Jacob and Elizabeth Rhoades. Mrs
Fred A. Knowlton of this city and Mr.
Maurice Rhoades of California, d sister and
brother, survive. She had been an invalid
for eight years. The funeral services We're
held Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Geo. E.
Tufts, and We're strictly private on account
of Mr.. and Mrs. Knowlton's illness
Saturday, March 195h, news was received
b''NNNiSa i'o'upti
r. NJ. bennett, sister of H u ael and James F.
Mckeen and Mrs. Jas. H. Perkins. The
funeral services We're held at the home Of her
brother James F., March 22nd conducted by
Rev c. II. Wells. Mrs. D. was born in
Swanville, Oct. IS, 1871.
Capt. Richard W. Black died March 10Th
at his home in Augusta, after au illness
which began March 4th. Two days later
the sickness was pronounced to be pneu-
monia, and, for a week, the d eceased was
critically ill. He recover ed from the pneu-
monia, but in his weakened condition,
liver trouble, with consequent bow Ell weak
ness, comp Heated with heart trouble caus-
ed his death Notwi thstanding the best of
care he had almost steadily failed since
Sunday, and after an Inconsistencies since
noon, Thursday, he passed away. Up to his
recent illness he had been in excellent
health, and had an exceptionally rugged
constitution. Capt. Black had been resi-
deut of Augusta since 1865, and had held the
prominent and responsible position of pen
sion agent for the Augusta office during the
past three years, having been appointed to
that office by EX-President Cleveland in
March, 1894. His profession previous to his
appointment was that of law. In this he
made speciality of war claims, which well
fitted him for the work of agent of the pension
office and he was very competent in that
position, having had the thorough unde l.
standing Of the various details Of the work.
The deceased IS years Of age, having
been born in Palermo, in 1899. He
married. OF a large family he was the
youngest, and is survived by three sisters
one Of whom is Mrs. Joseph Neal Of Angus
ia, and one brother. 4 number of relatives
reside in Augusta, among whom is Mr.. Her
bert A. Black, a nephew who is study
ing medicine in Bowdoin college, and in
whom Capt. Black took a deep interest.
The deceased worked his way through two
years at Colby, and took his degree at Union
college in Schenectady, New York, where
he graduated in 1860 when he began to
study law. He served in the late war three
years, as a member of the I'd United States
Cavalry of New Hampshire, in which State
he was located at teaching school, at the
| time of his enlistment. He practiced law in
Augusta in partnership with the late Sewall
Lancaster, and was member of the kenne-
| bee bar. In all his work he was very
methodical and systematic. He had served
as commander of Seth Williams Post, G. A.
R., and was highly respected by his com
rades. He was Mason, and a member of
Trinity Commandery, No. Z, X. T., of Au-
gusta. He was widely acquainted in the
city, and through the State and his death