The Republican journal., 1898-01-27
Obituary..

litical interests of the State in the forties
and early ffties. His son, the subject of
this notice, was left an orphan when but q
child. His mother died when he was quite
young and he was left to the care of his
older sister, his fathers business calling
him much of the time away from his home
and family. When Jesse was but sixteen
years old his father married Mrs. Copp of
Troy and moved to California. The family
was then broken up and he was left alone
on the home farm with a small stock OF cat
tie and little personal property. He then
began for himself. To pay off the heirs from
the income of this farm would to most boys
of his age seem to be hard task, but with
| both pluck and courage jesse undertook it
and in few years was the owner of the
home farm. having paid every dollar. A
few years later he bought another fine farm
adjoining his, which gave him one of the
largest and most productive farms in town.
By hard work and intelligent cultivation of
the soil Mr.. Smart made the business of
farming pay. He also did some numbering
| business, and later did quite business in
buying cattle and sheep for Brighton mar
kets. About ten years ago he built store
and did good business in the grocery and
| feed line. He was postmaster at North
| Troy for several years, and held the Office at
the time of his death. Mr.. Smart by his
manliness and honest dealings soon estab-
| lished credit so that the moneyed men of
his town were ready to accommodate him
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he never abused. At his death he owned
| fine property and owed no man dollar.
Mr.. Smart was kind hearted man. To the
honest poor and the unfortunate he was
friend in time of need, but for the lazy and
slothful he had no pity. All of his life he
was strictly temperate. Touch not, taste
not, either cider, rum or tobacco, was his ad-
vice to all. AS neighbor he was kind and
accommodating, as husband he was kind
! and affectionate, as a father indulgent and
true to the interests of his children. In pol
| itics he was Republican through and
through-in religion Universalist. Mr..
Smart was married in 1861 to Miss Hester
A. Smith, who has been helpmate indeed.
Two children were born to them-Maud,
oiiO WIG VI CiCu HOu pSOu, duu autll,
the wife of Henry Seavey, both of Auburn,
Me. The wife, two daughters and two
grandchildren survive him. 10.
Mary Wadsworth died at the home of her
son. Ex-Sheriff Ansel Wadsworth Jan. 10Th,
of pneumonia, which she contracted Jan. Sd
She was born in Northport May 20, 1916,
and the dauubt.r l,c
surviving member of the family of eleven
children of Josiah Drinkwater. OF the six
brothers all followed the sea and in early
life rose by energy, integrity and persever-
ance to the position of captain. Nathaniel
served seven years III the q. S. navy on
board the frigate Constitution. George and
Elbridge lived in Lincolnvilie and followed
the sea most of their lives, and JOSIAH Wy
man and Robert, after becoming captains
and sailing a few years, retired to farms in
Lincolnville. The sisters were Mrs Betsey
Sylvester and Mrs. Eunice Pendleton of
Northport, Mrs. Elmira and Mrs. Lois
McCobb of Llncolnville, All We're wives
and mothers in the truest sense of the term
Mary was married to William Wadsworth
, 4 Gu -oy 1910, anu udu lUuT CHlIuf6u. Dur
ton died fifteen years ago in Missouri; Ansel
lives in Belfast Mrs, Louisa Pottle in Rock
port, Me-. and George in Brockton, Mass
William Wadsworth died in November,
1868, and his widow has since made her
home with her son Ansel. The funeral was
held at her late home Saturday afternoon
and was largely attended. Rev. G. G. Wins
low paid just tribute to the worth of the
deceased, to her Christian character, her de-
votion to home and family. The interment
will be in the family lot in the cemetery in
Lincolnville, but the body rests for the pres
ent in the tomb at Grove Cemetery.
Henry Fl. Cobbett died at his home on
Church street in this city, Sunday evening
Jan. 23d. he was born at the Head of the
Tide in Belfast, a son of Adaline B. and the
late Leonard B. Cobbett. The latter for
several years prior to his death bore the
distinction of being the Oldest Good Tenn
plar in Maine. Henry attended the public
schools at the Head of the Tide and learned
the printers trade in Portsmouth, N. II.
After working at his trade in several places,
luCluuluS bangor anu fIOCklduu III JnlS state,
he came to Belfast about 20 years ago and
became foreman of the Progressive Age
office, where he worked several years.
While connected with the Age he learned
the bookbinder's trade and managed a bind
cry in that Office He afterwards bought
that department and started for himself,
subsequently selling out to Phineas Libby
and moving to Portsmouth, and working on
the Penny Post. Three years age he had
the grip which left him an invalid, and he
returned to Belfast For a short time he
was employed in the Yankee Blade office,
Brooks. He recently took an agency for
the Singer sewing machine, but on account
of i'll health did but little business His
wife, Eugenia, daughter of the late James
Aborn of Knox, survives him with one SON.
He a member of Damon Lodge, Knights |
OF Pythias, of Portsmouth. The funeral
was held yesterday, Wednesday, afternoon
Rev. G. G. Winslow officiating.
Mrs Jennet Townsend died at the home
of her son, Joseph G. Townsend, on Lincoln
vile avenue, Sunday, Jan. %, at the ad-
vanced age of 81 years and months She |