The Republican journal., 1898-03-10
obituary.


thence to Unity, where he lived until about
1856, when he moved to Bowdoinham. In
1859 he came to Belfast and bought into the
mutual store,' the firm being Woods, Ma
thews & Baker, and continued in that bust
ness until 1862. when he enlisted as pri-
vate in the Twenty-Sixth Maine Infantry,
and went to the front. He was soon promot-
ed to First Lieutenant of Co. of that Regi-
ment. In March of the next year he was
promoted for bravery to Captain of &c. of
the Twenty Sixth. He was mustered out
Oct. II, 1868. In March, 1864, he aga in en-
listed and was made Captain of the Coast
Guards, in which he served to the end of
the war.
On his return from service he again enter
ed the old firm, in which he continued until
1878, when, on his election as sheriff, he sold
out. At the close of his term of office as
sheriff in 1888 he again bought into the same
business, but his former partners had retir-
ed and the firm became Baker x Shales. He
sold his interest to his partner, l.. T. Shales,
in July, $780, and soon after bought into the
Belfast Livery Co., in which he remained
a short time. He has been identified with
many enterprises in the city and county
was President of the Unity Creamery Co. of
the Leon Sarsaparilla Co. of Belfast, and a
stakeholder in other patent medicine com
panies, in the Belfast Water Co.. the con-
tract having been entered into while he was
mayor and was interested in MANY other
Industries and enterprises. The water
works at Pittsfield were built under his
superintendent. He was director of the
company which published the Belfast City
Press, weekly newspaper, and later one OF
the proprietors of the Belfast Age. He was
fond of horses and usually had one OF more
good ones. Whatever he undertook was en-
tered into with vim, whether it was a bus
mess or political affair or one of social en-
joyment. He was ready for any emer-
gency that might arise, from clearing the
harbor of ice to building sewers, and in the
latter work demonstrated that local labor is
superior to that imported from Italy.
He was always active in politics, in early
years as Republican but latterly Green
hacker and Democrat. In 1866 he was elect
ed County Treasurer which Office he held
three years, and was Sheriff of Waldo coun-
ty from 1878 to 1882, inclusive. In 1870 he
was the Democratic candidate for Congress
from this district. In municipal politics he
was also active He was member Of the
Common Council in 1872 and President of
Board was Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment in 1878, IA and rs and Mayor of
the city in 1856.
In the secret societies he was worker,
especially in the military branches of the
Masons and Odd Fellows. He was mem
Der of Phoenix Lodge, the Chapter, Council
and Commandery of Masons and Waldo
Lodge the Encampnent and Canton of the
Odd Fellows. He was also a member of
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. r. He was
for many years an active member of the
temperance societies; was a Past Chief
Tempar of the Good Templars, in which
order one lodge, in Northport, was named
after him. During their day he was mem
Der of the Sons of Temperance and Temple
of Honor.
He married AurIla Garlic of Unity, who
survives him. They had no children, but
made home for two young women to whom
they have stood in the place of parents.
These are Fannie Garlic Barker, now Mrs
Fred Storms of Rochester, n. Y, and Nellie
Harmon, now Mrs. Roland Carter of Boston.
The funeral was held at his late residence
Monday forenoon at II o'clock. There was
large attendance of business men, neigh
bors, Grand Army men and others, all of
whom felt that they were paying their last
respects to whose life has been closely
identified with the best interests of our
city. Rev j. M. Leighton performed the
funeral ceremony, and Palestine Command
cry, Knights Templar, in uniform, acted
as escort. The bearers were Sir knights
G. P. Lombard, H. L. Kilgore, Albert G.
Burgess and Ansel Wordsworth. The floral
offerings were simple but beautiful and in
cluded emblematic pieces from the various
organizations of which he was member,
and many offerings from relatives and
friends The flags on the Memorial building,
Odd Fellows Block and Masonic Temple
were set al half mast during the day
Hiram w Trundy died at his home on
Commercial street last Friday morning,
very suddenly of henorrhage. He had been
in poor health for some time, but was not
considered to be in immediate danger.
Thursday evening he lay upon lounge
until about II O'Clock, and then got up to
prepare for bed. Shortly after he was taken
with severe bleeding and passed away at
half past II. Mr.. Trundy was a native of
Dover, Maine, and learned the carriage
makers trade, working first in Searsmont
and afterwards with Treadwell & Mansfield
in Belfast. He served during the war as a
private in Co. E, of the twentieth Maine
Infantry. After the firm of Treadwell &
Mansfield went out of business he worked
with Frank Perkins awhile and then started
in the carriage repairing business for him
self, in which he continued as long as his
health would permit. In 1851 he married
Jane Hutchings of Islesboro, who survives
him, with two sons, Charles and Lewis. OF
his fathers family of fourteen but one re-
mains, Otis Trundy of Weeks Mills, Maine
Mr.. Trundy was an honest and industrious
man, and for many years was active in re-
ligious and temperance work. He was
member of Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A.
r., and was its chaplain for many years.