The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-31
Obituary..

| journey March 14th. He was born in Mon
roe in 1914 Mr.. Chase was three times mar
ried. In 1888 he was united in marriage with
Miss Nancie Chase of Monroe. She was a
young and blooming bride, fair to look upon
She was always ready and willing to bear
her share of life's burdens. Three sons and
two daughters were born to them The
youngest son died in infancy. The eldest
son resides in Kansas. The youngest runs
a hotel in Los Angeles, California. The
eldest daughter resides in Searsport. The
youngest is with friends in Bangor. The
mother is sweetly sleeping at Mt. Hope in
Bangor Mr.. Chase belonged to family of
seven brothers and four sisters. He is the
9th one who has passed through the gather
ing shadows to join the great majority. A
| brother and sister survive him. He was a
| brother of the late Mrs. Ellis of Waldo He
survived her just three months to a day.
By diligence and frugality Mr.. Chase ac-
quired competence. About the year 1873
he sold large farm in Monroe and
bought smaller one in Searsport, where he
resided nearly Is years; he then sold out
| and bought a stand in Belfast. After feel
ing that the nfirmities of age were coming
| on he sold his home in Belfast and boarded
with friends in different places. The last
| year or two of his life ne passed in Mr.. Fair
| field Emerys family in Monroe, where he
| was kindly cared for. While at Mr.. Emery's
| he was near where the old home stood. 1t
was a humble home, but a house does not
have to be large to be dear to those who
| were reared beneath its roof. Mr.. Chase
went out every pleasant day through the
winter with the exception of short illness;
then he was confined to the house. The day
before his death he sat at the table with the
family and walked out. The next morning
he arose and dressed, but could not sit up
and was helped in bed. He failed rapidly,
and at nine o'clock a. H. he passed away.
His death was like the burning down of
candle. He was laid to rest in the little
cemetery at North Monroe, near by where
the old schoolhouse stood where he had pas
sed many pleasant days in early life. But
one of his schoolmates near his age survives
him. She is a lady who has reached her
four score years.
Mrs. Rose Barton died at her home on
Harbor street, March oath, after a short but
painful illness. She was born at New Har-
Dor, Maine; was the daughter of Almon and
Hannah Grover Davis and wife of Rufus C.
Barton. foreman of the gas works of the
Belfast Light & Power Co. They came to
Belfast about twelve years ago from Vinal-
haven. Mrs. Barton was of social, com
panionable disposition, greatly devoted to
her home and friends, and her death in the
prime of life brings sorrow TO many hearts,
She leaves her husband and one son, the lat.
ter - years old. The funeral was held at
her late home Saturday afternoon. Mrs. NJ.
j. Wentworth of Knox spoke words of COM
fort to the mourning friends, and the floral
tributes spoke mutely of the esteem in
which the deceased was held by all who
knew her. The bearers We're Duncan
McAndless, A. c. Whitney, Sanford Howard
and Elisha II .Haney, the officers next in
rank in Silver Cross Lodge knights of
Pythias to Mr. Barton. who is Chancellor
Commander.
Mrs Harriet F. Leavitt died at her home,
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consumption, aged 81 years and months.
She had been in failing health for few
years, and last November was the victim of
an assault by Edmund Elliot, in which she
received a number of pistol balls in her
body Although the wounds healed and
there were no visible complications a
result of them, her health gradually failed
T
Camden and was a daughter of Ruth E. and
the late Freeman Patterson. About 10 years
ago she married Charles F. Leavitt and
they have since lived in Belfast and in
Gloucester Mass. Her husband and one
daughter. Helen, aged II years, her mother,
two brothers, George W. Patterson of Bel
fast and Daniel of Gloucester and one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Mellen of Belfast, remain to
mourn their loss. The funeral was held at
her late home Friday afternoon, Rev. G. G.
Winslow officiating.
A very sad death occurred in East Knox
early Tuesday morning, March 22nd, when
Blanche L., daughter of Mrs. Frank Sweat
passed suddenly away. She had been quite
sick with the measles, tut was not consider
ed seriously i'll, yet having had cold when
taken her illness terminated in pneumonia.
Miss Sweat was young lady beloved by
all, and possessed great promise of long
and eventful life-but she is no more, for
the Lord has taken her. She died in the
morning of life, being only Is years and
months old. A great loss is sustained by
her parents, and sisters and brothers; yet
the consciousness of having done all that
could have been done, gives the bereaved
ones much consolation. The funeral was
held Friday. March 25th, at p NJ, Rev A.
E. Thibodeau of Morrill, officiating.
Capt. Moses M. Hodgdon died in North
port, Tuesday morning after a long illness
He was native of Northport, and was the
Oldest son of the late Capt. John and Mary