The Republican journal., 1899-01-26
Obituary.

Mrs. Eliza Howard Donneil passed peace
fully to rest last " Wednesday morning Jan.
18th, at her home in East Searsmont at the
advanced age of 80 years and days She
| retained her mental faculties to a remark
able degree. She married the lat Samuel
Donnell in 1888 land they moved to the farm
that has been her home for IS years. She was
true helpmate and in past years spun, wove
and knit to contribute to the comfort of her
family. One daughter and one son passed
on before her. She leaves one son and three
| daughters to mourn their loss, George 7.
| Donnell of SeaTsmont, Mrs Hollis NJ. A.
| Poor and Mrs. Henry W. Mariner of Bel
fast, and Mrs Chas. Robinson of Somerville,
Mass and eight grandchildren. She was
| all that true and loving mother could be,
good neighbor, kind-hearted and thought
tul of others, and ever a friend of the poor
| and needy. Her generous heart led her to
| many acts of kindness which will ever be
remembered. She waited upon herself with
very little trouble to others until within
two weeks of her DEATH which was caused
| by pneumonia. She had goodu Sc of all her
| limbs and seemed much younger than one of
| her age She mourned her failing eye-sight,
for she said "if 1 could only see, | could do
| 80 much to help, and | could read, :" for she
Was fond of reading. The funeral was held
at her home. Jan Goth at one p M Rev
| w. e. Baker OF Searsmont conducted the ser
/! vices, and sang hymn that she requested
him to sing when he called upon her only
short time before. No more fitting testi-
| mony could have been given of the high
| esteem in which Aunt Eliza" was held
than the large gathering which assembled
on this occasion. The floral tributes were
beautiful, and consisted of a mound bearing
| the word "Mother' from the children, a
sheaf of wheat from Mr.. and Mrs. d. P.
Palmer, pinks and madenhair ferns from
Miss Eva Donnell, Gala lily from Miss
Abbie Poor, bouquet of roses and smilax
| from Mr.. John Knight and bouquet from
Mrs. G. Everett Donnell and her mother,
Mrs. Simmons.
"There is no Death! What seems SO is
TRANSITIONS
| This life of mortal breath
Is but the suburb OF the land elysian,
Whose portal we call Death"
Thomas Storer died very suddenly at his
home in Morrill, Thursday morning at the
age of Is years. He had been in feeble
| health for some time, but was up and about
| the house every day. Thursday morning
| he ate his breakfast as usual and sat down
| to smoke, soon after which he fell from his
chair and expired. He was native of
| Waldoboro, but had lived since early man.
| hood in Morrill,. He was engaged in farm
| ing, milling. coopering, cattle dealing and
mule raising. He was very active in bust
ness and was generally successful in what
| ever he undertook. He was one of the few
| live stock dealers who had faith in the mule
| as farm animal in Maine, and he did much
! to introduce it among the farmers and team
| sters of his neighborhood. He was possessed
| of kind heart, and many young man has
been started in business or helped financ-
| ally by him, while the deserving poor ever
| found in him ready helper. Although a
strong partisan, a Democrat from boy hood he
was always fair and friendly with his oppo-
nents, and numbered among his warmest
| friends some from whom he differed most
| strongly and against whom he worked most
zealously when campaign was in progress.
He held many positions of trust in his town.
including Selectman, Treasurer and Collect
or, and had represented his class in the Legis-
| iature. He survived three wives, and leaves
one daughter, Laura, wife of John F. Vickery,
with whom he was living He was a men,
Der of Quanta bacook Lodge of Masons OF
Searsmont. The funeral was held at the
church in Morrill, Sunday afternoon. The
church was crowded during the services
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Belfast officiated,
after which Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows OF
Belfast held the funeral services Of the
Order. There were thirty-two members Of
the Lodge present. The Odd Fellows also
acted as escort from the house to the churc b
and from the church to the grave.
Edward L. Rowell of Montville, whose at
tack upon his wife and subsequent removal te
the Insane Asylum were reported last week