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

| William H. Brown, the veteran shin.
builder, died at his home on the corner of
Court and Elm streets Friday afternoon,
/ Jan. 9th, at the age of nearly eighty years.
He was born in Carrolton, Md, son of Ga.
briel and Elizabeth Brown, both of whom
were born in England. When William was
| an infant the family moved to Prospect. now
Searsport. AS boy he worked on the farm
with his father, but on becoming of age he
| learned the ship joiner's trade The rat
vessel built by him was the ship Spitfire in
| Winterport in 1851. He was master builder
III the Treat shipyard in Winterport several
| years and afterwards built several vessels
| on his own account in Stockton. In 1873. he
| came to Belfast and bought small farm on
| Waldo avenue, where he engaged in fruit
| raising. In 1882 the firm of Mcdonald &,
Brown was formed, which has since bnilt
eleven vessels as follows: barkentine Doris.
| sch. Helen G. Moseley, sch. Herald two
barkentines named Josephine, sch. Mary A
| Hall, sch Nimbus, sch Puritan, sch Young
| Brothers, sch. Stella M. Kenyon, sch. Daniel
b. Fearing. He made the molds and
draughts for the Spitfre without previous
instruction, and has superintended the
building of more than 40 vessels He WIS
very accurate in his estimates as to cost and
the amount of material required, and Init
little waste lumber was left in the ward
when his vessels were finished. In 1913, he
married Mary Field of Frankfort, daughter
of Daniel and Abigail (True) Field. She
survives him, with two daughters, Mrs
Martha johnson and Miss Lavinia Brown
both of Belfast and one grand.daugh-
ter, Miss Ella May Johnson. Their daugh-
ter Daisy G. Mcdonald died in 1892 Mr..
Brown was a thorough mechanic, careful
and progressive business man, and was con-
sidered one of the most competent ship
builders IN Maine. Although for several
years past he had been lame and unable to
move about except by the aid of crutches
he looked carefully after all the details of
his business, and had his life been spared
would doubtless, although four score years
of age, have superintended the building of
another large vessel the coming summer
III was good citizen in every respect and
was held in the highest esteem by all. The
funeral was held at his late residence at 9
o'clock Monday afternoon Rev. A. A. Smith
officiating.
Mrs. Vesta Monroe, widow of the late
Calvin Monroe, senior, died January 26th
aged 81 years and months She was born
in East Whateley, Mass, in which town and
State she lived until about forty-six years
ago, when she came to Waldo, Maine, W here
she resided several years, after which the
family moved TO Belfast, where she had
since remained. She was a quiet, unassum-
ing lady, gentle i'll her bearing towards all.
She had strong religious convictions and W as
an ardent believer in the Adventist faith
She looked forward with joyful anticipation
to the second coming of Christ and died
triumphant in the faith. One SOP, Calvin H.
Monroe, of North Belfast, and two daugh-
ters Mrs. j. W. Ferguson of Clftondale,
Mass, and Mrs. L. E. Keene of Ventura,
California; survive her. The funeral was
held at her late residence last Sunday after
noon, Rev g. G. Wiuslow of Belfast otficiat-
ing. The interment was in the family lot at
Citypolnt.
The death in Washington, d c., Jan. 18th,
of Mrs. Lucy p. Mllliken was announced in
The journal of the week following. Mr..
n, B. Miliken, at whose home she died,
writes to the Camden Herald AS follows:
Mother was the last to survive of long
llVed family OF seven, five brothers and two
sisters. Her brother George died in his
nineteenth year and three others of the
family passed the age of seventy five. She
lost her parents while yet youi girl and
was adopted by an uncle who was pioneer
in the woods of Maine, 80 that s. had but
six weeks actual schooling; yet sh- the
dictionary of the family. When we were
boys in our teens and against the greatest of
obstacles she cOntended perseverngly till
she saw us all well educated, and from her
literary tastes and encouragement brother
Seth derived the incentive and ambition
which laid the foundation of his attainments
and subsequent distinction in public life.
We all got good and effectuai moral training
from father and mother.
Miss Grace E. Ames, daught6. of Benja-
MIN Ames, passed away at her home, 9S
Ocean street. Saturday, after lingering i'll
ness from consumption. For nearly two
years she had been in poor health She was
born in North Haven, Me-, in 1875, but
moved to Rockland, Me, where she resided
until the last four years, which she has
spent, two in Ipswich and two in this city She
joined the Baptist church at the age of Is,
and was an earnest, active Christian, belong
ing to the Y. p. S. G. E. and Sunday school,
where she taught. She was bright, promis-
ing young lady and had wide circle of
friends, by whom she was loved and respect
ed. She leaves three brothers and one
sister, besides her mother. The funeral
over the remains took place from the Essex
street Baptist church. There were floral
offerings from the Y. P. S. c. E., Sunday
school, friends and family. The intermens
was in Pine Grove cemetery. Evening
Item, Lynn, Mass.
Capt. L. Woodbury. Saunders died at his
home in North Bucksport of pneumonia,
Jan %, aged 81 years. He leaves wife,
Mrs. Sylvia Collins, two sons, Frank and
Enoch, and three daughters, Abbie, Stella
and Eva. Capt, Saunders was we'll known
coastlng skipper and his last command was
the schooner Charleston, of this port.
Bucksport Herald.
jeremiah Frohock died Jan. 25Jh at his
home in Lincolnville, aged rs years and s
months His death was caused by a cancer.
A family survive him.
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