The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-20

honest purpose, although poor in this worlds
goods" The Norfolk County, Mass, Ca
zette of Dec. 25th gave the following
obituary:
Darius Whitten, the aged father of Fre-
mont and Melville Whitten of this town,
died Saturday of last week at the residence
OF his son, Fremont Whitten, 143 Arlington
street, at the age of II years and months.
He came there from Cambridgeport with his
wife the Monday previous on visit, and his
death was entirely unexpected. Mr.. Whit
ten was born in Cornish, Me-, and spent his
early life there and at Troy, Me. He came
to Massachusetts about twenty-five years
ago and located in Cambridge, where he
carried on a blacksmithing business. He was
member OF Grace (Methodist) church of
Cambridge, and Star of the West Masonic
Lodge of Unity, Me-, which he joined Oct.
%. 1854, after returning from the war. Mr..
Whitten came of patriotic stock, his grand
father having been a Revolutionary soldier
When the first call came for three year men,
and the north was aware that the war was on
in deadly earnest, there was hearty response
from Maine, and Co. G, of the 10Th Maine
regiment contained among its other volun-
teers four brothers of the name of Whitten
OF whom the subject of this sketch was one.
After doing valiant service for three years
ne returned to his home, and had been
granted long and useful life. Col. Heath,
who commanded his regiment, died within
two days of the demise of Mr.. Whitten. He
leaves a widow, five sons and a daughter,
all OF whom, with the exception of those
mentioned above, reside in Canib bridge. The
funeral took place Monday, the officiating
clergyman being his beloved pastor, Rev
MIR. Phinney OF Grace church. The remains
OF the veteran were laid at rest in the Cam
bridge cemetery
Hiram Bliss, Jr., of Washington, the old
est member of the Knox county bar, died
Jan. 1ith, aged 50 The cause was Rrigh,'s
disease, complicated with pleurisy Mr..
Bliss was taken sick in Belfast, BIZ. was
sufficiently improved to drive to his h.rie lii
Washington Jan. 9th. He grew worse that
night, however, and steadily failed Mr..
Bliss was the son of Hiram and Polly (Hale)
Bliss, the latter's grandfather having been
Col. Nathan Hale of revolutionary fame.
The Blisses are of English ancestry and can
trace their descent back to Thomas Bliss the
first, of Bellstone, Devonshire, Eng, who
was married about 1912, settling in Brain
tree, Mass, and subsequently going TO Hart
ford, Conn Hiram Bliss, Jr., was a promi-
nent Republican. and besi,les serving num-
Der of years member Of the State COM
mittee from Knox county, had represented
the class towns OF Appleton, Hope and
Washington in the legislature, and had held
almost numberess town offices. AS a mem
her of the Knox bar he WAS still in active
practice, and was considered one of the
ablest attorneys in eastern Maine. His
death is the first in Knox county legal cir
cles since that of A. P. Gould, the noted
Thomaston lawyer. Mr.. Bliss was~..niver-
sally liked. He leaves wife. who was Mrs.
Viola c. Young of Washington; two
brothers, Postmaster Bliss of Bangor, and
George Bliss, Esq, of Walnoboro, and
a sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Rich of Bath
Mr. Bliss was regular attendant
at the Waldo county court and was well
known and much esteemed by the local
members of the bar and by many of our
citizens. #"...
Mr.. James B. Flint died at his home on
Northampton street, Boston, Mass, Jan
7th, aged % years. Mr.. Flint was horn in
Freedom, but went to Boston when a young
man and had since resided there, with tie
exception of "a few years residence III Cali
fornia He served during Tie war il The
11th Massachusetts Battery ar.d was d rlt a
Der of the G. A. R. and was buried by that
order from his home Jan. 9th The floral
offerings from his comrades and friends
were many and beautiful. He is survived
by his wife and one little daughter by a
sister, Mrs. n f. Keen of this city, and by
three brothers, B. X. Flint of Mansfield
Mass, and [. H. and ID. b. Flint of Bangor
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Keen of yhis city went to
Boston to attend the funeral
Caroline NJ. Barrett the subject of this
sketch, was born in Camden, Maine, in 1916.
She died at h-r home in Antioch, Sunday,
December 10, 1871. She WAS ot an old Re,
olutlonary family, being the granddaughter
of Captain, afterward Colonel, James Bar
rett of Concord Bridge. She married Captain
George W. Kimball in 1857 and came with,
him "around the Horn to California in
1850. Captain Klmball and his wife settled
in Antioch early in 1851 The house built
then was Mrs. Kimball's home for forty X
years Captain Kimball died in 1879, but
his widow still clung to her home. For
two years past she has been cared for in
her old age by her only daughter, Mrs.
Schott In her last illness, which was very
short, she was attended by her only son
cher daughter being herself ilD and her
grandchildren, of whom there are six to
mourn her death. Beside these she leaves
three brothers and two sisters out of a
family Of twelve All the surviving BROTH
ers and sisters reside in the Eastern States,
except one brother. Frank Barrett of San
Francisco. [Antioch, California, Ledger
Mr.. Elijah D. Gushee of Appleton died
Jan. 11th, after an illness of but twenty
four hours duration. He was taken sick
the night before about twelve O'Clock. DR..
Strickland of Washington was sent for,
who stated that one of the blood vessels of
the brain was ruptured. He leaves a wife
and one son, Mr. U. S. Gushee of Franklin.
Mass. Mr.. Gushee was widely known in
Knox and adjoining counties. He had been
in trade for more than thirty years, had
been one of the Selectmen several years ;
and was twice elected a member OF the
Legislature. He was a generous, genial
and upright man, and will be greatly
missed.
Thomas Jefferson McAlister, a prominent
citizen of Bucksport, died Jan. 18th after
several months illness. He was native of