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

Tires, First Glass MCKEE Lamp, New Departure ayI
Bell, STANDARD Cyclometer, and Hunt Lace Saddle !
| the service. A competent choir with NJ SO
Lowell as organist rendered several selec-
tions very mpressvely. The arrangements
We're all made by the deceased and adj
mirahly performed under the management
of VIM r. Low ell, Esq The interlnent WAS
at the Kingdom cemetery in Montvile.
Hon. Daniel A. Wadin died at his home
on Belmont avenue, March 9th after an ILL
ness of less than forty eight hours. Mr..
Wadlin was born in Northport in 1890, and
lived there all his life until last year, when
he came to Belfast to live. He was farmer
by occupation, and was one of the most
cessful and progressive men in the business
in this section His speciality was darying,
and for many years he kept one of the larg-
est and best herds of Jerseys in Waldo
county, while the appliances about his place
We're always kept fully abreast of the times
The products of his farm and dairy always
| found a ready sale among the best classes of
buyers. He was Interested from the begin
ming in the Waldo County Agricultural So
ciety and worked in every way in his power
to advance it's interests; and was for a num-
Der of years its President. He was also a
member of the State Board of Agriculture
for one term. He took decided interest in
politics, municipal State and National, and
was often honored by positions of trust. In
Northport he often served as seectman,
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positions; he represented his class in the
Legislature of 1858, and was State Senator
from Waldo county in 1891. He greatly
interested in the Grange, was one of the
charter members of Farmers Pride Grange
of Linconville, and was elected Master
several times. He was married twice, his
first wife being Miss Eliza J. Miller of
| Northport. His second wife, who survives
him, was Miss Emma NJ. Walls of Belfast.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Abbie NJ.
Rackliff and Mrs. Agnes l.. Abbott of Bel
fast, and two sons, Mark L. and Albert NJ.
Wadlin of Northport. One sister remains,
Mrs. Susan H. Witherspoon of Worcester,
Mass, also a half-sister, Mrs. Sarah A.
Woodside of Sabatts, and half-brother,
Tileston Wadlin, Esq, of this city.
Barak Hatch died at his residence in Nor
| rill Wednesday evening, March II, 1897. He
was born in Wells, York county, Maine,
May s. 1920, and was one of family of seven
brothers and three sisters. In early life Mr..
Hatch manifested a taste for farming, which
occupation he followed as his main business
to his death At an early age he left his
native town and worked in Woburn, Mass,
for few years. He married Miss Louisa
Jane Cross, daughter of VIM. Cross of Nor
rill, who died Oct. II, 1888. Soon after he
went to California; where he lived few
years. He then returned to Morrill, and
bought the farm of the late VIM Cross,
where he spent the remainder of his days.
He leaves six children to mourn their loss
Mary l. wife of Lewis Winchentach Ida
May wife of John Cross, and Frank L. Hatch
all of Morrill, Chas 0 Hatch of Stockton
Springs Ella M, wife of Chas. H. Little
field of Prospect, and George A. Hatch,
manager of the Maine Provision and Cold
Storage Company, 235 Commercial street,
Portland. The funeral was held at the
Church in Morrill, Saturday at p. M, Rev
H l. Holt officiating, and the remains We're
placed in the tomb at Morrill, cemetery Mr..
Hatch was a prominent member of the
Methodist church in Morrill,. He was a
charter member of Honesty Grange. Mr..
Hatch was man of robust constitution, of
uncommon physical endurance, of a deter
mined purpose in his undertakings. a practi-
cal and successful farmer, had level and
clear balanced judgment in matters in gen
eral, was affable with his neighbors, and as d
father and husband his devotion with
out limit. Truly, he was father indeed.
Martha, widow of the late Capt. Darius
Doak, died at her home on High street Sat-
urday morning. She had been i'll since last
summer and was attacked with la grippe
from which she could not rally She
born in Montville in 1873, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Thompson. When
she was seven years Of age her parents
removed to Waldo where she passed her
youth. In the summer of 1857 she
married Capt. Darius Doak of Sears
port and lived the early part Of her mar
ried life there. Two of her children
died in infancy, Lucy Ann and Frank,
lin. The surviving children are Mr.. Jas.
Doak of Marlboro and Mrs. Elizabeth Mar
thon of Washington d c., who twins,
Mrs. Mary Croker of Worcester Mass,
who was twin to the deceased Lucy Ann,
and Geo. R. Doak of Vinalhaven. Her two
sons were with her when she died. She was
member of the Congregational Church in
this city. She was a loving and devoted
mother and a kind neighbor. She invariably
spoke well of people and found something to
commend where most people would con-
denim. The only surviving member of her
fathers family is her brother, Mr.. j. c.
Thompson of this city. The funeral was
held at her late home on High street, Mon
day afternoon, Rev. Geo. S. Mills of the
North Church officiating
Mrs Esther l.. Packard died at the home
of her son, Fred V. Packard, No. 81 Union
street, Monday morning after very brief
illness, of heart disease. Mrs Packard was
born in West Camden, her maiden name