The Republican journal., 1898-04-28
Obituary.

,ona AoA SUI III prospect Village, April IS,
$685. at the age of S4 years and months
Mrs Llttlefeld was a native of Roxbnrv
Mass, daughter of the late Andrew and
Sarah CLARK Chase. She was married to
horace Llttleheld in Roxbury, Mass, Nov
10, 1882, by the Rev. Hosea Ballon d and
before coming to Prospect they lived ss
years IN Brooks, at what is now known "A
Ait'ieneid corner. In 1868 Mr.. Lttefield
sold MS estate at Brooks to his brother. Eli
Llttiehelds. and moved to Prospect and
bought the large and extensive farm of the
iate John Heagan. Shortly after moving to
prospect he became enfeebed by a shock of
paralysis from which he never recovered
so as to be able to labor Finding his health
so much impaired he sold the Heagan estate
TO his son, Charles H. Littletield, and Isaac
+. Gould, and in 1874 bought small place
with neat and convenient buildings at the
village, known as the II. D. Hartman n1aca
where he died Dec. l, 1880 Mrs. LittIefiel3
was one OF family Of seven brothers and
two sisters. Samuel Chase of Stratham,
n H., is the only survivor of the family.
She leaves three sons, Horace W. Hosea B.
and Charles II. Littletield and one daugbter
Mrs Agnes Philbrick of Roxbury, Mass,
10 mourn their loss. Mrs. L. was devoted to
her nome and family and greatly enjoyed
| havlng relatives and friends at her home,
Her pleasant manner and cheerful disposi-
tlon made for her many devoted friends. All
who Knew her spoke of her in terms of en-
| dearment. In her death the children lose
true aud loving mother. The funeral was
| held at her late residence Wednesday after
noon, April Goth, conducted by the Rev. J.
T. Simonton of Winterport. The family
have the sympathy of ali in their bereave-
ment
Mrs. Hester Maria Macomber died at her
home on Bay View street Sunday morning,
after long and very painful illness, which
| she bore with Christian fortitude. Mrs. Ma
| comber was one of twelve children of Nathan
and Harriet p. Lewis, and was born in Bris-
| tol, Me-, May 3, 1886. She was married March
| IL. 1858, to Convers o. Macomber of Bucks
port. They moved to Belfast in 1872, and
after the great fire of 1878 Mr.. Macomber
built the house in which the family has since
lived. He died in November. 1892 Mrs.
Macomber was lifelong member of the
Methodist church, was active and efficient in
its service, true and faithful to the duties of
life, to God and to humanity. She was also
| member of the Non-Partisan Alliance and
Kings Daughters. For many years she
carried on a business in hair work, in which
she was very skillful. Of her fathers family
three now remain, Mrs. j. Humphrey and
George n. Lewis of Bristol and Mrs Charles
| E. Keene of Newcastle. Three of her chill
dren are left to mourn the loss of a true and
dutiful mother. They are Edgar L. and
| Wilber A. Macomber of Belfast and Mrs
Alice Cobbett of Marlboro, Mass, and a
step-daughter, Mrs. W. G. Kneeland of Med
ford, Mass. The funeral was held at her late
| home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. 6. G. VIM
| slow officiating
| Members of the Maine Press Association
will learn with regret of the death of Mrs
| Sarah NJ. l.. Baker wife of Judge H X
| Baker, at ler home in HallowelI, April 2lst
of influenza followed by nervous prostra-
ton. She had reached the advanced age of
SO years and 10 months, but with her hus-
pdHu Ntut UH tue press excursion TO bOOuL-
| bay last summer, and was then apparently
in the best of health She had participated
| in these excursions for many years, entering
| into the spirit of the occasion with unfailing
zest and unbounded good nature, and dis
! playing mental and physical activity that
many OF the younger ones found it difficult
to emulate. She was a truly good woman,
nd t1,a, tbot 10, Il 81
was born in Hallowell, and Nov. 10, 1885,
| she married Henry X. Baker of that place.
| OF the eleven children born to them, three
died in infancy, and one daughter died when
| II years of age Seven are now living: Mrs
| Francis W. Rice of Rockland, NJ s. Ellen B.
Buck, wife of Col. A. E. Buck, L. S. Minis
| ter to Japan, Mrs. Anna G. Ham Of Russell,
Kansas, Sanford A. Baker of Chicago, Mrs
| Matte Baker Dunn of Waterville Mrs Har-
| riet Dudley of Augusta, and Willard D.
| Baker, attache to the legation in Japan.
| The aged husband and surviving children
| will have the sympathy of all who know
| them.
| Mrs. Rebecca Alden Howard died April
oath, at her home "a Brook avenue, Roxbu-y,
| Mass, at the advanced age of 96 Years, 9
/ months and days. Mrs. Howard was born
| in Northport Maine July IA, in 1901 Her
| father was Henry Pendleton of North port;
and her mother was Rebecca Alden, a
| daughter of David Alden, also OF Northport.
| In the last years of tine civil war Mrs How
ard removed with her family from Belfast
| to Boston, Massachusetts. All through her
| later years she took interest in the affairs of
| her home, and up to within few weeks of
| her death, egularly read the Journal" to
| which she had been a subscriber since its
inception. A brother, Amos Pendleton,
| two daughters, Miss Elizabeth Howard and
Mrs Julia Spring, grand children, great
grand children and one great great great
grand child survive her. Many of our elder
| residents will re member Mrs. Howard and
| her life here.
One of Hyde Parks oldest inhabitants,
Mrs Persis Townley Leighton, passed from
earth to the life beyond, the morning of
| April II, at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. d. W. Mason, at the age of 90 years and
6 months. The venerable lady was the
daughter of the late Reuben and Anna Dyer
of Steuben, Me, and belonged to a race