The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-16
OBITUARY..

LnlS country and, ike so many other am
bilious boys, carved out his own fortunes.
At first he settled in Winsor Locks, Ct,
where he began to learn the trade of paper
making When 10 years of age he went to
Lawrence and entered the employ of the
Russell Paper Company. He rapidly rose
| to position of trust and responsibility, and
| during his long and honorable connection
| with the firm acquired the nuclens of his
wealth In 1877, in company with Thomas
| Clegg, he established the leatherboard rm
of Clegg & Fisher, and the firm bee anne one
| of the most successful of it's kind in the coun-
try, selling out in 1898 to a syndicate known
as the National Fiber Board Company Mr.
| Fisher remand superintendent of the
mill up to his death and was director and
| stockholder in the company. Four wears
| ago he and his wife made an extended trip
TO England and the continent, and his ar
rangements were all completed for another
tour abroad with his wife and daughter and
! the passage engaged the Kaiser vii
io.a-. which viii sail on March 18th Mr
| Fisher was a yearly visitor in Belfast AMI
always expressed much admiration 1or Ss,z
wide and shady streets and exquisite views of
the bay, mountains and rivers. His wife was
| Miss Emma Abbott Clark of Winterport
sister of Mrs. Isaac III. Sherman of East Bel
fast. 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Sher-
man died suddenly nearly two years ago.
lie leaves only one child, da aughter, Mrs
George c. Bosson, Jr., who Ii yes at home
with her parents, Mr.. Bosson being selling
agent for the syndicate Mr., Fisher
was buried last Wednesday, during the
terrible storm that ragged and while
the icy blasts of winter cut the breath of
| those exposed, within the handsome draw
ing room,
dead he lay among his books
The peace of God was in his looks"
| While snow sifted against the pane. nv
riads of bright hued flowers made the room
like beautiful garden. Wreaths of glossy
English ivy long sprays Of lilies Of the valley,
clusters of Easter lilies, beautiful roses
sweet scented carnations, delicate Roman
| hyacinths, tall calla lilies and purple English
! vlolets, We're sent in generous abundance by
loving friends and neighbors. There was
| nothing OF gloom, only the sweet and peace
| fu sleep OF one who had fought good fl ght,
I and had laid down to rest before health or
strength decayed, He did not fall asleep
| using heavy burdens for pillow, for his sue
! cess was assured, his position in the com
munity was an enviable one he had many
! friends and no enemies, his home life was
| particularly beautiful and pleasant, and
| aside from the inevitable sorrow and loni-
ness, there was no thorn in the hour of part
ing 1t is not difficult to anayze a character
like Mr.. Fishers. Strong, impetuotls, of in-
! domltable Will and courage, he possessed ali
| the elements Of success, and il il such
as he who carve out their own for
| tunes, and make the world better for
| their having lived in it. He was of a
/ generous nature, and never in his whole
career refused the helping hand to those
less fortunate than himself With all his open
! handed generosity, he detested wastefulness
aud had horror Of dishonesty, and the
! criminal did not receive aiv sentimental
sympathy from him; but to those in distress
of any kind lie was more than generous
Kindness to, and fondness for animals and
| pets was prominent trait IN ms character.
| Th birds, the trees and the flowers were
| to him at once a solace and an inspiration
| n fact, he lived every day of his life. He
had not spent his time gruobng at the ex-
pense of living. Children adored him, and
as he was laid away, there We're no more
sincere mourners than the men who were in
his employ, some of them for many years.
He was a great ShakspearIan reader, ana
his nature essentially sympathetic and
poetic.
He has passed "to where beyond these
voices there Ii peace,' but we must believe
that the wrapt and parting soul saw
and mystic meaning in the sundering of
sweet earthly ties, and beyond the waves
breaking on the further shore he has en-
tered into broader, sweeter life, and has
met many friends who had proceeded him.
| II cannot say and | will not say,
That he is dead-he is just away.
"With a CHEEKY smile, and wave of the
hand
| He has wandered into an unknown land,
"And left us dreaming how very fair
| 1t needs must be, since he fingers there.
"And you--O you, who widest yearn
For the old time step and the glad return
"Thnk of him faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here.
| "Thnk of him Still as the same, [ say,
| He is 10 dead-he is just away -
HELEN n, PACKARD.
Spr ingiield, Mass, February 18th.