The Republican journal., 1900-08-16

TRENDS Tor the first time in 20 years. lie
had been i'll failing health for number of
years and failed rapidly after coming east.
When he and his wife started to return,
July 31st, he was in very feeble condition.
They went to Newton to visit his wife's
widowed mother, and he died there Aug. Sd.
His remains were laid to rest in Willow
Grove Cemetery. There are left to mourn
their loss his wife, three daughters, his
aged father, two brothers, one sister and
many friends.
Edward w. Woods and wife, together
with their many friends in this city, were
greatly shocked last Thursday by receiving
telegram announcing the death, by his
own hand, in Boston of their son George
W. Woods. Mr.. and Mrs. Woods are spend
ing the summer in Belfast and Searsport
and plans were made for George to join
them Saturday morning. The Boston
papers say that he hired a room in board
ing house Wednesday afternoon, removed
the tip from the gas burner and turned on
the gas. and died of sutfocation. He was a
conductor on the electric cars, and it is
thought that he was affected by the heat
while on duty, as he had never shown any
signs of mental arrangement or depression,
and all his relations with his employers,
his family and his friends were most pleas
ant He was born in Haverhill Mass, in
1878, and his parents. Edward w. and
Alice NJ. (Trpp) Woods moved to Boston
when he was an irfant. He was grand
son of the late G )rge Woods of East Bel
fast. He leaves to mourn their loss, his
Trudeau and Mrs Mabel f. Emmett, all of
Boston. The body was brought to Belfast
and the interment was in Grove Cemetery
where services were held Sunday forenoon
by Rev Geo S Mills.
Herbert Norris formerly Of Belfast, died
at his home in Cambridgeport, Mass, Sat
urday, AUG. 18th, aged . Years and 3
months Mr.. Norris was born in Boston,
but had lived in the family of Abram
kuowlton of Northport since he was eight
years old until few Years ago and was held
in the love and esteem of son and brother.
He married Mary f., daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Twombly of this city, who with
one little son, Willie, survives. He was
employed in Spears Laundry Supply Fac
tory in Cambridgeport, Mass, and he re-
Gently become superintendent. 1t was a
responsible position and he had bright pros
poets before him. Prayer services were
conducted at his late home last Sunday and
were attended by the factory employees in a
body. The remains were brought to Bel
fast on the morning train Monday and flu
neral services were held at the home of Chas.
II. Twombly, conducted by Rev. R. I.
Capen of the Baptist church. Many beau
friends at his late home and in this city.
The interment was in Grove Cemetery.
Nehemiah I. Merritt died at his residence
in Dorchester, Mass. August 9th, after a
long and painful illness of a cancerous af-
lection of the throat, aged about rs Years.
Much of his early life was spent i'll Belfast.
Subsequently he removed to Massachusetts,,
where for many years he was : lively con-
nected with the knickerbocker Life lnsur-
ance Company. He was always interested
and frequently a participant in Boston po-
litical affairs. He was man of specially
genial manners and had many friends. He
married Mary Elizabeth oldest daughter of
the late William Frederick of this city, who
survives him. His children, who all reside in
Boston, are William L. and Thomas, the
former a member of the Boston School Com
mittee, and Mrs. Mary Mcknight.
Michael Chase died in Brooks, Aug. 4th,
in the nth year of his age. His death
suited from a complication of troubles in
cident to advanced age and from which care
and medical skill could give only temporary
in early life learned the trade of she's
maker but soon abandoned it to join the
host of adventurous young men who We're
pouring towards the newly discovered gold
regions of California. After several years
absence he returned, and soon after went
into trade with his father-in-.aw, the late
Alfred J. Roberts, a noted lumberman and
mill owner The firm did a very large bust
ness until dissolved by the death of Mr. Rob
erts in 1868. Retiring from active participa-
ton in the store about 1871, Mr. Chase has
since been engaged principally in the hay
business, in which he was widely known.
Mr. Chase was twice married. His first
wife was Mary A., daughter of Alfred }.
Roberts, who died in 1861 his second wife
was Abbie d., a younger sister, a lady active
in charitable and church work She died in
1887. He is survived by two children,
Alfred f. Chase, a we'll known business
man of Brooks, and Mrs. w. S. Jones, also
of Brooks Mr.. Chase was through life a
consistent Christian, Deacon of tie Con-
gregatonal church of Brooks and jackson
and very liberal contributor to its support.
Among his prominent traits were attach
ments to his home, his family and friends,
and loyalty to the community in which he
lived. Much of his extensive holdings of
real estate at Brooks village was ha lowed
by the associations of lifetime and he
would never part with any of it. He was a
liberal entertainer, and at his hospitable
home every one who had any claim on him
was welcome. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. d. Bracket and Rev F.
W. Barker, and the business places of the
village were closed, out of respect to his