The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-11-01
OBITUARY.

.Hrm his son, William L. IIayford
..l y b., Oct. 9th, after a long
$40, WAS born in Windsor, Maine,
.... -4. ii son of Cad and Sally Hay
.. Ur~me to Belfast in 1910 and lived
on the farm formerly owned by
.. Neyida Hayford, and which still
.....> ,he llayford family. being owned
eph.w, Loretto Hayford. While
the farm he was contractor for the
IrM.i M The poor and also served from
,S deputy sheriff. He was col
1--.i -tNeS a few years i'll the '40s. In
-- huher Harrison took the farm
moved into the city, to the house
... .lurof Cedar and Miller, now oc-
J., y. staples and J. w. Knight
4 uently built the house on Cedar
-e N oWned and occupied by George
s ... lie was "a very active, energetic
r.. .4 vas prominently Unidentified for
n. .eIl with the business and political
the city. He was foreman of
1-H tugine Co. and subsequently
H Neer of the department. In 1919
q ketI tllVl ohl L Will w Ill. lDul
- ,orn and flour business, and re-
.ls. The firm three years. They did
.- .s-, 10 the store on Main street, now
.oi Staples x Cottrell. In 1868 he
a-st'-j with the government to build the
a.i, Belfast, and the following year
-.a- eaIacks buildings in Belfast and
ae He was for many years engaged
t- 4u1ering and mill business, having
-.a,e mill in Orland and being inter
s.a hers. In connection with this he
Nuel in several vessels, one of
N.0. ....t III 1872, was named after him,
ougaged as Boston and Belfast
.r S,6 he built the northerly end
which bore his name, and the
.ru built the addition in which the
pra House is located, and was
- Gnental in building and improving
.n .-lrl structures in the city. Bel
have chief cause to remem-
0. r bis connection with the build
Belfast y Moosehead Lake Rail
n the company was formed, in
me cOrpOrator, and was elect
t-- and president The next year
.-i Mayor OF the city, which of
lhree years. In his two posi-
iient vi the railroad company
NUH the city he was largely in
u the settlement of many i'm
|AItrIs i'll connection with the
.'.c opinion was naturally much
ld Mi. IIayford and his associ-
tAe object of a great deal of both
M reusure for their acts In 1883
N N' John and engaged in the mill
Nih his son, but was burned out,
and other losses his once large
~.lS greatly reduced Several
cataract formed on one of his
$500 Lee submitted to an operation in
rN'l IN Portland. He was partially re-
las at times been nearly blind.
BUSINESS matters he was energetic
-Nd. and usually carried to sue
ANIMATION whatever he undertook.
- charter member of the Club of
4.' vt which there are now but five
4s Mr.. Hayford was social and
t."H' IA his disposition, ever ready to
-"tl-e Young men starting in life, sub
~ jberally to worthy objects, and
,he poor in many cases unknown to
,--pt the recipients. He was twice
His first wife was Elizabeth L.
O"1rl Of Windsor. She died in 1874,
Dig ln one daughter, Mrs. Olive II.
'lr lie subsequently married Mrs.
VIZ" Cottrell, who died in 1885, leaving
"' ''fs, Arvda f. and William L. Arvi-
I'LL ll1 1879, and William lives in St.
-'iA b, He was the last of his fathers
'Na'A oI eight sons. His son William ac-
a4wied the remains to Bangor, where
'r' "ere met by Mrs. Olive II. Cooper,
-.' ai We'd in Belfast Saturday evening
'4e IIAelal services were held at the family
A'ifove Cemetery, Sunday afternoon,
"'' A, \, Smith officiating.
N-es Frederick Heath died Oct. Sth, at
nome on Pearl street, Camden. He had
'ri from i'll health about three years,
able to attend to business part of
iAe Early last summer there was an
'".i44oIe change in his condition. A
"eeNs ago he had successive hemor-
-'-r ui The lungs, after which his strength
'''aI} failed until the end. He was a
sufferer He was born March /, 1888,
''"E Me. He had many friends and
''+ lthnees in North Waldo. When
tNrtve years of age while chopping
'' Me- spQpIypd a Wouud in ona knaa from
which caused him many months of
lg, much of the time his life hang
>'' p' a thread. His subsequent recoy-
Was dde IN great measure to the per
rNorts and tender care of a STEP
'''''i' whose devotion could not have been
f"Saed by mother. When he had re-
MS general health it was found that
''lre had become OSSified and the limb
Ga " degree that necesstated artificial
0 Walking. When about sixteen years
4 y, ne entered an apprenticeship with G..
.n '''Nnier Co., then leading boot and
manufacturers in Camden. After
oo. p'eung his trade he continued in the
win wip'nS employ number of years.
b.. 'ae ald of a specially designed cane
H., 'N enabled to walk erect and with ease
6o,,.' "'0'e tfan forty years he was a familiar
,5S III Camden. He married Miss Ma
m@ 'iahSLeld. Three children were born
VIII, @'N' two of whom died in infancy. His
ana one son, George, survive him.