The Republican journal., 1900-01-25

man in all his dealings, accurate and prompt
in all business transactions and ever courte-
GUS under the most trying circumstances.
AS friend and companion he was genial and
pleasant, fond of the society of his chosen
friends, to whom he was truly loyal. He
was strictly temperate and was one to whom
the rising generation could look for an ex-
ample of manly man. He never married,
but was most devoted son and brother to
his aged mother in her last days, and to his
sister, Mary E. Dahl of Dorchester Mass.
Her children were his special favorites, and
he did every thing in his power to add to
their happiness. They often visited him,
and his cottage at Northport was tn cir
home whenever they chose to come. He
was a member of Timothy Chase Lodge,
Corlnthian Royal Arch Chapter and King
Solomon Council of Masons, and of Enter
prise Lodge, United Workmen. The funeral
will be held tomorrow, Friday, forenoon, at
10 o'clock.
William Henry Hall died at his home in
Belfast, Jan. 10Th, after long illness. He
was born in Belfast Nov. 10, 1924. His
parents, Cyrus and Martha (Weeks) Hall
were born in Kennebec county, his father in
Augusta and mother in Monmouth. They
came to Belfast in 1920. His father died
when William was IS years old, and he and
his mother carried on the farm, together
with numbering and making shocks for the
West India trade, having bought the lumber
lot and mill known as the Cooper lot The
subject of this notice lived on the farm DUR
ing his life, with the exception of about ten
years when he was engaged in numbering
and vessel building at Sullivan. Me. He
sold the lumber business and for awhile was
engaged in the granite business at Somes-
willie. Me. subsequently he returned to Bel
fast and bought part interest in the Belfast
Foundry, which property was afterward
sold to the Dana Sarsaparilla Co. In the
winter of 1891 he went to Atlanta, Ga where
he became interested in brick plant at
Rockmart, Ca, and again in 1895 was engag-
ed in the same business at Laurel, Md. He
was a kind husband and father of a quiet,
modest disposition, attending strictly to his
own business, and dealing honorably by all.
He never sought office or took an active part
in politics, local or otherwise but in 1877, at
the solicitation of his friends, he was elected
member of the Common Council, and
again in 1878. In 1875 he married Mary E.
Tufts of Sullivan, daughter of Milton and
Hannah Tufts, who survives him with one
daughter and two sons, Grace H, William
H. and Virgie L. He also leaves two sisters
and one brother, Martha A. Hall, Mrs.
James P. Wight and Cyrus j. Hall. The
funeral was held at his late home Tuesday
afternoon and was largely attended. The
services were conducted by Rev. G. E. Ed
gett and two appropriate selections were
sung by the Baptist choir. The bearers
were D. L. Pitcher, N. E. Keen, Leonard
Cooper and James III. Cunningham. The
interment will be in Grove Cemetery. Fol-
lowing are the flowers presented Wheat
and sickle of flowers, Mrs. VIM. H. Hall j;
pillow with word Papa" Grace II. Hall :;
crescent with word "At Rest,'W. 81. Hall,
Jr, and V. L. Hall; panel with word "Our
Brother" Mrs. Jas. P. Wight and Miss
Martha A. Hall; galax wreath, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton G. Ferguson; basket of flow
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm Fl. Wight; bouquets
of roses and pinks, Mrs. Mary e. Davidson,
Miss Nettie c. Pease, Mr. W. A. Mason
Miss Myrtle E. Mitchell, aud Mrs. Lizzie
Conant.
Emily Whittier Durham died Jan. 18th at
Evanston, Ill. She was born in Searsmont
April II, 1873, and married William Dur
ham of Belfast in 1881. Their children were
Joseph j. Durham, a resident of Boston ;
Sarah E., who died at Winterport in 1856 !;
Helen M ,whs married at Winterport in 1858
George NJ. Sargent of Sargentvile, Me. Mr..
Sargent about 80 years ago went to Chicago,
where he developed large business, MAIN
ly in railway supplies and heavy steel cast
ings, now conducted by a corporation of
which he is the president. His residence is
in Evanston, where many of Chicago's
prominent and active business men have
their homes. Since the death of her hus-
band in Chelsea in December, 1868, Mrs,
Durham's home has been with her daughter,
Mrs Sargent, where she had every comfort
that money could buy, and the tenderest of
care. She lived to see her grandchildren
grow up and to enjoy their loving devotion
With an abiding faith in the immortality of
her life beyond she was ever cheerful, and
her mission seemed to be to make others
happy and cheer those around her. For the
past year her health had gradually failed,
and it was evident that her long and useful
life was drawing to close. The end came
peacefully. Surrounded by those who had
cared for her she fell asleep. An only sis
ter, Mrs. L. L. Lunt, of Orono survives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durham were active mem.
bers of the M. e. church while in Belfast,
and on moving to Winterport took letters to
the M E. church there, where they were
prominent in church work.
Miss Annie s. Bean, daughter of the late