The Republican journal., 1899-03-09

Now we are sad and lonely,
And we kiss her marble brow
Its for her and her only,
For we have no mother now.
George F Wood died at his home in New
ton Center, Mass, March Sd. Mr.. w God was
the son of the late Judge Ephralm NJ. Wood
of Camden, Me. He was for many years
connected with the Boston & Bangor Steam.
ship Company. and became widely know II
IN commercial and social circles throughout
the east. He was much esteemed by all who
knew him and was very popular with the
travelling public. He was purser of the
katahdin when she came near going to the
bottom with ali on board, and soon after re
signed to engage in the insurance business
in Boston Lately he had been associated
with the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany in their Boston office. Mr. Wood
leaves two SONS, the elder of whom was
graduated from Williams college in the class
of '9S and is now in the ordnance department
at Washington. Services were held in the
First Baptist church at Newton Center, Sun
day, at 2. M. The burial will be at Cam
den, Me
Mrs. Sarah McManus died at her home in
Thorndike, March It'll, at the age of 10 years
and months. She was born in Unity, but
lived many years in Belfast. She leaves a
husband, Daniel McManus. and four chill
dreu by a former marriage. Her first hus
band, CALVIN Emerson, died in the service
a a
are Mrs. Minnie Emerson Pull and Wilson
G. Emerson of Cherokee, Iowa, Henry EN-
erson OF TIBET. Mont Frank Emerson of
Salem, Oregon. She also leaves two broth
ers, William NJ. Woods of Belfast and Henry
j. Woods of Orono. Mrs McManus had
large circle of friends, especially in the
Grange, of which she was an active member.
The funeral will be held Thursday after
noon Rev. q. G. Winslow officiating.
James a. Fobes died at his home IN West
Bridgewater, Mass, Feb. oath, very sudden
ly. He was as well as usual in the early
part of the day and died at o'clock in til
afternoon, He was a sou of Albert and
Nancy Durham Fobes, and his mother was d
native OF Belfast. He was shoe cutter by
trade, and was IS years old at the time of his
death. He married Harriet, daughter of
Jonathan and Susan Durham, who Survives
him, with two Sons. Ralph and Albert. He
leaves one sister, Mary d. Fobes OF Belfast,
He was d member of the Masonic fraternity,
and highly respected citizen.
Waldo Lodge, l. O. 0. f., has received
notice of the death at Lynn, Mass, March
All, Of Jacob r. Larrabee, formerly of this
city and member of Waldo Lodge and
Penobscot Encampment. He came here
from Bucksport and worked in the shoe
factory several years. He lett here in 1879
III leaves a wife and one daughter. He
was about 80 years old. Waldo Lodge sent
a handsome floral butte to the funeral,
which was held Wednesday afternoon.
Tie people of White Sulphur Springs were
shocked to hear of the death Jan. 2oth of
Ida Nj. Shorey, wife of j. ID. Shorey,
whose residence Is in the first ward. Few
We're aware of the lady's Illness in fact she
had hardly been considered i'll. 1t appears
that from some cause an ulcer came in the
palm Of the hand. Little attention
given it until the hand commenced to swell
and become very painful and she was forced
to abandon using it. Such remedies as
were known to the family were applied,
and the pain becoming intense, tempo
rary relief was found by the use of the
point of needle. A few days later DR.. Nc
Kay was summoned and found the condi-
ton of the hand such that he called in DR..
kumpe and the doctors decided to at once
use the lance. This operation was perform
ed Saturday in the forenoon, and when the
doctors left their patient was resting easy.
In a short time, however, Mr.. Shorey
ticed that his wife was was becoming deliri-
Gus. A lady friend came i'll and she failed
to recognize her, saying that the room seem
ed dark. From tins time on she spoke but
few rational words and life gradually ceased
if going to sleep. No death has occurred
in this town that was more deplOred, for
Mrs. Shorey was one of its truest and
noblest If women. Though not member
of the church she was constant church.
goer, truly Chrstlan-li like woman, one
who was frank yet kind-hearted and took
pleasure III visiting and caring for the sick,
particularly those IN need of charitable aid.
She was the mother of five estimabe dangh-
tiers, all of whom were at her bedside ex-
cept the eldest, Mrs. Frank Scott of Belt. |
Ida May Nlckerson was born in Waldo, |
Maine. July Is, 1855, and was married to
Johu ID. Shorey October T. 1874. In Novem-
Der, 1888, she came to Montana joining her
husband, who had preceded her, in the
Musselshell valley. Since the fall of 1887
she has been resident of White Sulphur
Springs She was a woman who had many
friends and no enemies How cruel it seems
to take from us one so noble and just in the |
prime of life. The entire community is
stricken with the sense of this loss which |
seems irreparable; and their hearts ache
with grief and sympathy for the family and !
devoted husband. Rocky Mountain Hus-
bandman, White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
WHEREOF. The Old Folks Concert |
given at Union Hall Wednesday evening,
March 1st, under the auspices Of the Method |