The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-05


II, 1887. He was the son of Richard and
Ella Ward and one of large family of chill
dren, and was an industrious and well-to-do
farmer and good citizen. He was mar
ried to Miss Sarah e. Gilds of Troy March
70, 1859, and she survives him with one son
and four daughters: Mrs. Darius Getchell Of
Troy, Mrs. II. R. Taylor of Plymouth, Mrs.
A. 7. Berry of Fairfield, B. F. Ward, who
lives at home to comfort and care for his
widowed mother, and the youngest daugh-
ter, Miss Susie Ward, who is employed in
Waterville. He also leaves six brothers.
five sisters, an aged mother and other rela.
tives to mourn their loss. His father cross
ed the river few years ago. They have
the sympathy of the whole community in
their late bereavement
Emma A. Slower died at her home in
West Belfast, March Goth, after long illness
OF consumption. She was a daughter of
christopher Stlnson OF Rockport, and the
second wife of George R. Slower, to whom
she was married sixteen years ago. She
leaves three children the Oldest Is wears of
age-Mabel, Verdon and Lulu. Her mother,
TWO brothers and one sister live in Rock
port. The brothers and sisters are James
and Fred Stinson and Mrs. Flora Tarr. The
deceased was possessed of high Christian
qualities, was a model wife and mother.
and good neighbor. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon, March 2Sth, Rev. G.
x. Edgett officiating. The burial will be in
Rockport.
Terrence Owen died at his home on
Bay View street Sunday afternoon at the
advanced age of SO years and 9 months
He was born in County Galway, Ireland,
and came to America in 1S47. He married
Mary Conner in Belfast in 1S49 She died
in 1880. They had eight children, six of
whom are now living, Martin of Camden,
Margaret of Bangor, John, Charles, Mary
and Lizzie of Belfast. Mr.. Owen was
shipcarpenter by trade, good workman, an
industrious man and good citizen. The
funeral was held yesterday, Wednesday
forenoon, at St. Francis Catholic church,
Rev. j. E. Kealy officiating. All the chill
dren were present at the funeral
Mrs. Rebecca Conant died Saturday nisht
at the home of her brother-in-law, Frank
W. Conant on Mechanic street, Camden, of
pneumonia. Mrs. Conant had been very i'll
a short time previous and was recovering
when she took cold again, which developed
into pneumonia and she lived but few days.
Mrs. Conant was the widow of the late Capt
Joseph Conant, formerly of Camden, who
died several years ago. An only daughter
Mrs Mabel Wilson of Lowell Mass, sur
wives her. Mrs. Conant was for some time
a resident of this city, and had many friends
here, as we'll as relatives, and where she
was held in the highest esteem. The funeral
services were held in Camden, Tuesday
Mrs. Betsey II. Clark died in Auburn,
Me-, March Goth, at the age of 80 years, 2
months and q days. She was daughter of
Ahram and Betsey (Weeks) Libby OF Belfast,
and the widow of Ben jamin F. Clark who
died in Auburn about years ago, 10 which
city they moved from Belfast about 20 years
ago Their family consisted of three
daughters, who survive them; Lucenah j.
Lander of Belgrade, Emma G. Williams of
Boston and Lizzie n. Jenkins of Lynn. Mrs
Clark was the last of her fathers family to
depart. Funeral services We're held in Au-
burn Thursday forenoon and the remains
We're brought to Belfast for interment in
Grove emetery beside her parents and nus
band.
Estelle Wilson, wife of Manley O. Will
son, died at her home in Searsmont March
22nd, after a brief illness of five weeks at the
age of 43 years. She was born in Waldo, the
daughter of W oodbury and Hannah l.. Davis
She leaves, to lament her loss, her husband
one son and two daughters, who reside at
their home in StarSmOnt; her widow ed
mother OF Rockland, and one brother and
six sisters, scattered from Maine to Cali
fornia.
Martha Coombs Rich, eldest daughter of
Nicholas and Ruth (Coombs) Gilman, who
died March 27th in Mattawamkeag, was
born in Montvile, Waldo county, Jan. 9,
1917 At the age of II years she moved with
her parents to Passadumkeag. In 1887 she
wasimarried to Robert A. Rich OF Lee. They
resided in that town and were numbered
among the early settlers. In 1856 they
moved 10 MdIGdWaUHktdR, Wner6 Sne mas
since lived Mr.. Rich died March 7, 1870
Mrs. Rich was the mother of three children
the eldest, Ellen, wife of A BRAN b. Brown
of Chester. Mrs Brown died in 1879. A
sou, Jason, died i'll 1851 and another, Frank
j., now resides on the homestead in Malta
wamkeag. Mrs. Rich's age was SO years,
months and 27 days. The funeral occur
red in Mattawamkeag on Saturday morning
Capt. William Wright, native of Damar-
iscotta, died at his home IN Tompkinsvile,
Staten Island, last Friday The deceased
served in the navy in the war of the Re-
bellion as acting ensign and for some years
past had been in command of the U. S. Sup
ply Steamer Armeria in the lighthouse SER
vice. This service made Capt Wright prom
inently known all along the Atlantic coast,
from Eastport to Key West. He was great
favorite, a man of wide reading, of most
kindly heart and agreeable manner and pop
ular in all branches of the naval service
The Armeria is fine craft and as Capt
Wrights wife accompanied him in most of
his trips his billet was considered one of the
best in the lighthouse service. Capt Wright
was uncle of H. P. c. Wright of the Bay
View House. He was about 67 years old.
ICamden Herald.
Mrs. Betsey Cobb, widow of the late
George W. Cobb, died March Goth at her
home in Camden, aged about 50 years. She
was the daughter Of the late Moses Parker
and the only survivor of the family, which
consisted of Mrs. John H. Curtis. Mrs. Ill
liam Merriam, Mrs. Elisha Gilkey and