The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-10-25
OBITUARY.

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was with her husband, having accompanied
him on his annual visit to his native place.
| While he had been somewhat feeble for a
| year or more, and was not in his usual
health when he left here, his last illness
was brief and painless and he passed peace
! fully away. He was a son of Thomas and
jeanette (Campbell) Hervey of Newbury-
port, and after attending the public schools
| i'll that city went to Bangor when Is years
| old and learned the watch and clock makers
trade He then started in business for him
self in Camden and remained there four
years, when he moved to Belfast and be-
came associated with Edward Baker In
addition to the regular watch and clock
making and repairing, as conducted in
hose days, the firm made spectacle cases, for
which they had a large sale. Mr.. Hervey
subsequently bought his partners interest
and continued in the business alone until
June. 1896, when he sold out to Nichols,
Monroe II Co., who soon after moved to
SearSport. Mr.. Hervey was in business in
Belfast more than 30 years and was noted
for his strict integrity in all his trans
actions. He took great interest in all that
pertained to the welfare of the city, and
was until the day of his death one of our
most public spirited citizens. He never
sought office, but served in the City Council,
where he observed the same correct methods
which characterized his private business
transactions. He was one of the prime
movers in building the Crosby Inn and the
financial agent during its existence, serving
without compensation and doing all in his
power to make the enterprise a success.
When the Inn was burned he sought to
have it rebuilt, and it was a great disappoint-
ment when the lot went into private hands
and ceased to be available for hotel pur-
poses. For many years Mr. Hervey dis
tributed with admirable Judgment the John
son and HaZeltine funds for the relief of
the worthy poor. In the day of hand fire
engines he was an active member of the
fire department. H He was for several years
captain of old Vigilance, No. /, and was
subsequently Assistant Engineer of the
department. He was active in the affairs
of the Unitarian parish. and was a constant
attendant at worship. Mr. Hervey was
ever true to his friends, and they to him.
Those who became attached to him in child
hood held him ever in kindly remembrance.
He was specially interested in the young.
and many a man has reason to thank Calvin
lIervey for timely advice and assistance
rendered when on the threshold of life He
was a member of Timothy Chase Lodge of
Masons, and Il charter member of the Club
of Thirty, one of Belfast's earliest organi-
cations for social purposes, which gave up
It's rooms in Hayford's Block a few years
ago. lie was also one of the pioneer cot
tagers at the ponds, and was among the
few survivors Of those who built the cottage
at Pitchers Pond, now owned by J. H. and
r. II. HCwes. He enjoyed the salt water
also, and i'll early days used with his COM
panions to go down among the islands in
1oWboat, sometimes going as far as Isle au
llaut. y tent was carried in which to
camp and Il sail was used when the wind was
favorable. While in his later years he was
debarred from such expeditions he greatly
enjoyed discussing the old times and was
most pleasant companion under all cir
cumstanceS.
September II, 1746 Mr.. IIervey was mar
red to Elizabeth d. Plummer of Bangor,
who survives him, with two daughters, Mrs
Ada f. Swan, formerly of Bridgewater
Mass, and Miss Calvena 1iervey both of
Belfast Two SONS and one daughter have
passed away: John c. Hervey, who was
accidentally drowned in Lake Quantabacook
Sept. u, 1882; Mrs. Nellie Thatcher of Bos-
ton. who died in Brockton in 1884, and
Maurice c. Hervey, who died in Belfast
May IS, 1896.
The funeral was held at his late home at
. O'Clock last Friday afternoon and was
largely attended The services were by
Rev j. NJ. Lei eighton, pastor of the Unitar
ian church, who paid a deserved tribute to
the departed, as citizen, as church men,
Der, and as a husband and father. The
bearers were A. A. Howes, W. B. Swan, c.
B. Ilazeltine and Enoch Hilton, and he was
followed to the grave by his friends W. c.
Marshall, a. ID. Chase, Rev. j. NJ Leighton
and Capt. j. B. Ferguson, in addition to the
mourning relatives.
Died in Waldo Oct. Is, after brief illness,
Mrs. BetSey r. Keller, wife of Gilbert d.
Keller, aged 90 years and months She
leaves, besides her husband, one brother,
Edmund Clements of Belfast, two daugh-
ters and two sons-Mrs. Seldom |. Gurney,
Mr.. w. J. Blood, Mrs. Nathaniel Cross and
Mr.. Almon Keller, all of Waldo, besides
several grandchildren, to mourn their loss
She was very kind and loving wife and
mother, and was always ready to help any
one who was sick or in distress. The fam
lily mourn their loss greatly, but every thing
that could be done for her comfort was done
and her children stool over her until her
troubled spirit left this world for the better
one she had long wished for. The floral
offerings were very beautiful, and included a
sheaf of wheat from Mrs. Romeal Roberts
of Lynn, Mass, a large bouquet of white
roses from Mrs. Ida NJ Wight and Miss
Effie ID. Rolerson Of Lynn, bouquet of
cut flowers from Miss Thirza Blood of Bel
fast, pillow of flowers from Mrs. G. E..
| Barnes, Camden, a crescent of cut flowers
from Mrs. Georgia Dickey, Belfast, and
| bouquets from Mrs. Edmund Cross, Mrs.
James Wentworth and Miss Hattie Harrison.
| Waldo. Rev. Geo f. Tufts spoke words of
| comfort to the bprpa Vod family,