The Republican journal., 1900-05-03
OBITUARY.

~ fA Ao'h' MI s. N was spending
few weeks with her friend, Miss R. A.
French. Tuesday afternoon She called on
several friends in town and only complained
OF feeling somewhat tired At nine O'Clock
p NJ. she retired, apparently as well as usual
The next morning as she did not come down
Miss French went to her room only to find
the llfeless body of her loved friend pros
trated on the floor The calm and peaceful
look upon the countenance gave no indica-
tion of suffering, but like the Arabian
traveller who quietly folds his tent in the
peaceful hour of night and silently wander
away to a new home. came the white wins
Ell messenger Death to our loved one and
bore her away to a new home in the beauti
full Beyond, there to meet loved ones gone
on before. Since the death of her husband.
the late +. p. Richardson, she has made her
nome IN the vicinity of what was formerly
known as Fosters Corner. There she cared
for her aged mother in her last days, and
also brother-in-law and SSter-in-law.
Ever ready and willing to assist in the time
of need she will be greatly missed and sin
cerely mourned by many. She was fearless
to defend what to her seemed right and lust.
true hearted and loyal to friends. quick to
condemn wrong, but with charity for all.
The remains were brought to Knox and laid
IN the family lot in the church cemetery.
The funeral services were held in the Union
church, Rev. H. Small of Knox officiating.
The many citizens present and the beauti-
full floral tributes told more eloquently than
words of the high esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. She leaves one son, Willis
Richardson of Knox, one daughter, Miss
Althea Richardson of Lowell, Mass, and
great many friends. She was IS wears of
age.
A correspondent sends an obituary notice
of William J. Brown from which we. give
such particulars of his life and family as
did not appear in our notice last week. Mr.
Brown participated in II battles during the
Civil War, and lost his leg at the capture of
Petersburg. In addition to the relatives
mentioned he leaves one step-son, VIM A.
Webb of Hartford. CT; five brothers and
one sister. The latter are John Brown of
Cape Colony. South Africa Levi, who is in
Australia; Mrs. Abby Burgess, in Cali
fornia; Elbert and Alden in Searsmont and
Ulysses in Rockland. The funeral was held
at his late home Wednesday, April 25th,
Rev. K. L. Capen of Belfast officiating Mr.
Capen spoke in very touching manner.
The floral offerings We're beautiful includ-
ing punches of white roses, pinks, pansies
and ferns. by the family and a crescent of
flowers by Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. \.
r., of which he was an honored member
The bearers We're Samuel Morse, Robert
Waterman. FitZ Patterson and Samuel
Stevens of the G. A. r. The interment
was in the Perkins Cemetery, South Belfast
Alfred II. Marsh of Belfast died in AU-
gusta April 9th. He was son of Warren
f. and the late Clara p. Marsh and was born
in Belfast. May S, 1870. He attended the
public schools here, after which he took a
commercial course in the Augusta business
college. He taught school one term in the
lassel district in Belfast, and then went
to New \ 1ork as clerk in a grocery store
After five years experience he bought the
store in which he was employed. but was
obliged shortly after to give up business on
account of failing health. For four years
past he has been unable to do any work
His father went to Augusta last Saturday
and took the body to Taunton. Mass, for
burial in the family lot, where the mother
and one brother repoSe. The deceased was
an industrious, intelligent young man, of
good habits and genial disposition, and a
host of friends will mourn the loss of one
who was endeared to many and respected
by all. He leaves three brothers, Charles
W. of Belfast, Everett A. of Boston and
George f. of New York
Otis Russell, formerly of Belfast died in
Gardiner April '0th, after an illness of but
five days, of pneumonia. He was son of
the late Charles A. Russell, who died in this
city about two years ago, and came here
from Newport with his parents He worked
in Critchett, Sibley Il Cos. shoe factory un-
til a short time ago, when he got employ
ment in a factory in Gardiner. Monday,
April 23d, he was obliged to give up work,
and failed rapidly until the end. He was
." Sooii, iiieeH VI llloliS SAScIlCIt HudilllcS
and leaves a large circle of friends. He
leaves three brothers and three sisters,
Charles of Newport, Henry of Foxcroft,
William, Dorothy and Carrie of Gardiner,
and Mrs. Gertrude Stevens of Belfast. The
funeral was held in Gardiner yesterday,
Wednesday, afternoon, and the interment
will be in Newport.
George F. Davis, who died at the Springs
Hotel on the afternoon Of April 18th, was
well known to many of our citizens. He
was born at SearsmOnt Maine, about 81
years ago. He came to Montana in the
spring of 1887. He was employed for a
number of years as foreman on different
sheep ranches in the Musselshell valley,
where he was held in high esteem for his
trustworthiness and faithful performance
of the duties entrusted to his charge. For
the past few years he had been engaged in
mining at Neihart and Castle and was one
of the late lessees of the Great Eastern
mine at Castle. lie was man of very gen
ial nature and made friends of all with
whom he associated. He was generous to
fault and was always ready to lend a help
ing hand to anyone in need OF assistance.
He leaves many friends who were warmly
attached to him on account of his kind heart
and generous nature, but as one who knew
him from bOyhood has said, he leaves not
single enemy. He leaves an aged father
and mother and two brothers in SearSmont,
Maine. Since the age of Is years the de-
ceased has been the mainStay of the family,
and has ALWAYS contributed liberal1y of his