The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-07
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning. October 1897
sad rites. The whole community extend
sympathy to the bereaved family. The
lnterment was in Fair View Cemetery.


sympathy to the bereaved family. The
interment was in Fair View Cemetery.
Mr.. Luther Brown died i'll Vim, Me-,
May 3, 1897, after a long and painful illness.
aged about 10 years. He was son OF the
late John Brown of Palmyra, and married
Miss Caroline Cowan of Pttstield for his
first wife. He came to Belfast some fifty
three years ago to work at blacksmithing
near Mason's Mills. After stopping there
awhile he moved down to the upper bridge
near Salathiel Nickerson's store, where he
remained several years and worked at his
trade. Mr. Nickerson and Mrs. Otis at the
Point We're his cousins. Mrs. Mary Gun
bingham, wife of the late VIM. Cunningham
who for several years kept store near
Mason's Mills, and Mrs Philena Cum
bingham, afterwards Mrs. Emerson, were
his sisters. Mr.. Brown moved to Pittstield
after remaining in Belfast several years, and
after the death of his wife he married a
widow Stacey and moved to Vim, where
he lived somewhat over twenty years. His
children are married and scattered. Mr.
Brown was man always highly respected
by all who knew him. MRS. J. S. D.
James H. Brown of the Head of the Tide
died very suddenly at his home there Oct.
Sd. His parents were both born in England
and he was born in Prospect in 1916. He
worked as a quarryman in early life, and
later for few years drove a team in this
city. He went to the Head of the Tide
about years ago. and for 2 years past had
carried the mail between the Head of the
Tide waldo Post Off ce) and the railroad
station at Citypoint. He leaves a wife,
formerly the widow Of Frank X Lane of
Belfast, and two daughters.
Lydia A. Hurd died at her home in North
port Oct. Sd, at the age of 81 years and 10
months. She was born in Lincolnville, her
maiden name being Griffin. She was the
widow of John Hurd, who died five years
ago Two sons and two daughters survive
her: Margaret H. Hunt of Belfast, John h.
and Phineas G. Hurd Of Northport and Mrs.
Grace A. White of Aurela, Iowa. The
afternoon.
News has been received of the death in
San Francisco, Sept. Goth, of Hon. Maurice
c. Blake. An obituary will be published in
the next issue of The Journal
The funeral of Mrs. Amanda H oOper took
place on Tuesday afternoon Sept. 2Sth, from
the residence of her sister, Mrs. William
Currler on Belmont avenue. The services
We're held at the cemetery, Rev f. NJ. Pre-
BILE officiating. The interment was in the
Thomas lot, of which family the deceased
was the youngest member. Mrs. Hooper
was the daughter of Capt Benjamin and
Jane Thomas of Isles boro but early in life
took up her home in Camden, where she
was married to Capt. l. Adelbert Hooper.
They afterwards removed to New York and
later to Washington, d. c., invariab bly, re-
turning here for the summer, until couple
OF years ago, when Mrs. Hoopers health be-
gan to fail. The immediate cause of her
death was apoplexy, preceded by general
leaves one child, a daughter, Mrs Edward j.
Barrett who, with her husband accompa-
MED the remains from Washington, D. c.,
Where the death occurred, to their last rest
ing place here. Among the relatives left to
mourn their loss are her sisters, Mrs. VIM.
Currler. Mrs. Jane Pendleton, Mrs. n. G.
Rose and Mrs. Samuel Hancock of Boston,
and her nieces, Mrs. Charles Burd, Mrs.
Ihaddeus Babbidge, Mrs. Fred Hill, and
her nephews, Mr.. Ralph Currier, and
Messrs. Hugh and Myron Pendleton of this
place. Camden Herald.