The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-14
Obituary.

Orrin Sylvester Whitten died in Bangor
Jan 4th, after much suffering. He was the
youngest of family of ten, eight brothers
and two sisters, six of whom are left to
mourn their loss. He was porn IN Troy.
Waldo county, March 2, 1876, and at an
early age learned the harness making trade
in Unity, afterward going to Rockland. He
afterward resided successfully in Pittsfeld,
Lee, Winn, Mattawamkeag and Lincoln,
moving to Bangor some seven years ago,
where he engaged in business until stricken
down about a year ago with locomotor ata-
xia, and has never left his room, bearing his
burden of pain with characteristic fortitude.
In 1888 he married Elizabeth NJ. Cotton of
| Troy, who survives him, ana who has been
constantly by his side mlnlsterlng to his
suffarings with uutiring devotion. Nine
children were born to them, five sons and
four daughters eight of whom survive, all
living in Bangor, viz BertWeli E., Elmer
O., Laforest L., Laura T., Louvllle B., May
Evelyn, Ray NJ, and Mrs F. n. Pierce. A
kind and loving husband and father has
gone from the family circle and will be sore
ly missed. He was a firm spiritualist and
his family are comforted by the knowledge
that he is still with them though the earthly
form has passed from view. He was mem
Der of Minerva lodge, No 96, l. 0. 0. F., of
Lincoln and had hundreds OF friends and
not a known enemy in the world.
Joseph B. Wiley died in Portland Jan.
| DL1, ana MS birthplace Is NdIlOuSly gwen dS
| SearSpOrt, SearsmOnt and Southport, with
| the proba blities in favor of the latter town.
| He was sailor, sailmaker, resident of the
| Hawaiian islands for some years and col
| lector of the port of Honolulu. He returned
to America in 1860 and in 1864 was united in
marriage to Miss Mary A. Pierce of South
port. Four children were born to him. all
| of whom with their mother remain to mourn
| their loss. For nearly twenty-five years he
was in the government employ in the navy
yard in Kittery. The last years of his life
were spent in Portland.
Major Ben S. Calef, one of Boston's best
| known business men, died of heart failure
very suddenly at his home on Marlboro
street, at o'clock, Saturday morning. Fri
day, he attended the funeral services of
| President Francis A Walker, and was
thought to be in good health. He was born
in Maine little more than 90 ears ago. h.s
parents soon after removed to Salem, Mass.
| He served through the Rebellion. Since
1873 he had been in the life insurance busi-
ness and was one of the most prominent men
in the business.
Rev. Lyman Jewett, D. D., one of the
most eminent missionaries of the Baptist
denomination, died in Fitchburg, Mass,
Jan. 7th. He was a native of w aterford,
Me-, and a graduate of Brown University
and of Newton Theological Institution He
sailed from India in October, 1913, as mis-
sionary to the Telugus, and continued in
that service, with brief intervals of fur
| loughs in America, until a few years ago.
Since then he had been residing in this
| country, chiefly at Fitchburg, with a daugh-
| ter.
Mrs. Maria Webster wife of D. Webster
a prominent citizen of Bucksport, died sud
denly in the street while on her way home
from prayer meeting last Thursday night
| Sba had Uinl off, pc11 1p1i fol cd
/ by hemorrhage, and fell to the ground, eX-
plring almost instantly. Her age vas so
| years.
Mrs. Louisa Smith, widow of the late
John c. Smith, died at her home in New
j York Dec. Goth. Mrs smith has summer
residence in Rrooksville and had speht her
summers there for several years. She will
| be missed by many friends
Death of Ex-Gov. Daniel F. Davis.
BANGOR, Jan. 9, Daniel F. Davis. ex-gov-
ernor of Maine, was found dead this morn
ing. The physician who was called pro-
nounced the cause of death to have been
heart failure. Ex-Governor Davis was 53
years of age and had lived many years in
Bangor He was governor of the State IN
| 1880 He was d prominent lawyer, senior
| member of the law irm OF DAVIS Il Bailey +,
and was a large owEer of timber lands in
the northern part OF the State. He was a
veteran of the war and was prominent in
/ the business affairs of this part OF the State.
/ He leaves widow and two children, son
and daughter.
Ex-Governor Davis was born in Freedom,
Waldo county, where his father, a clergy
man, was then settled. While but child
the family removed to Orneville, Piscatsl-
quis county, which town his father repre-
sented in the State Legislature. When 20
years old his father removed to Newport
and subsequently to Stetson in Penobscot
county, where he attended school until Oc-
toher, 1873 when he went from East Corlnth
academy to enlist a private soldier in
Company D., First d. G. Cavalry. In 1864
he was transferred to Co. F, 1st Maine Cav
airy, with which he served throughout its
eventful campaigning, participating IN the
operations of the army of the James and
the battles about Petersburg. He remained
with his regiment until the close of the war,
and was mustered out at Augusta in June
1865.
Prior to entering the army he had been
brought up on farm and had worked five
seasons in saw mill, where he commenced
studying Latin during his leisure hours.
After enisting he prosecuted his studies at
every opportunity, reciting to Lieut., Park
man until that gentleman was shot at Peters,
burg. After leaving the army he resumed
attendance at school, first in Corinna
academy and afterwards at Kents Hill.
Subsequently he taught school in Stetson,
Newport, Levant, Detroit and other places.
He studied law with Hon. Lewis Barker of
Stetson and in October of '6S was admitted
to the Penobscot bar before Chief Justice
Appleton, and in 1869 commenced to practice
at East Corinth In 1874 he represented his
town in the State legislature, and in 1878 he
represented Penobscot county in the State
Senate. In 1880 he was elected Governor OF
Maine, and on leaving the gubernatorial Of
flee took up his residence in Bangor, subse-
quently serving as collector at that port