The Republican journal., 1900-10-11

dS great Il ledn1nS toward l6 TO | as
ever though trying to hide it under
lmpe rialiSm.
OBITUARY.
Mr.. Russell Gray died in Morrill, Oct. Sd
at the home of Mr. Elisha Merriam. after a
painful illness of more than two years, aged
% years. He leaves a wife and father, five
brothers and two sisters to mourn their great
loss. Some four years ago he married Elm
da, the youngest daughter of Elisha and
Caroline Merriam and their home has most
of the time been in Dedham, Mass. His
father MI. Jesse Gray. and two brothers.
Leonard and Winfield live in Brooksyllle.
Me. OF the other brothers, Joseph is light
house keeper OFF Hancock point. Ernest finds
employment in Providence. X. l.. and Sv-
vanuS is a Grand Banks fisherman. His eld-
est sister is the wife of Mr. Asa Stewart
and lives in Morrill,, and the youngest of the
family, Lizzie, makes her home with them
Three of the brothers, Joseph, Ernest and
Winfield, and one sister, We're present at the
funeral, which took place Oct. 5th, Rev. H.
|. Holt of Lincolnville officiating. Mrs FL
bridge 5. Pitcher of Belfast sang sweetly
'Sleep, weary one There was a long pro-
cesslon of relatives. The abundance of
flowers attested the high esteem in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray were held in the hearts
and minds of their friends Among the
floral pieces were a basket of roses from
Mrs Linda Gray, pillow of mixed flowers,
,,f
Mrs j. F. Sheldon, Justin Merriam, Her
man Merriam, Richard Merriam. wreath of
daisies and bouquets of white asters, Mrs
Asa Stewart and Mrs. Adde Gray, basket
of roses, Mrs. Ellen Quincy, basket of mix
ed flowers, Mrs. Elisha Merriam, cut flow
ers, Mrs. Margaret Woods, and Mrs. d.
Thompson, wreath of petunas and mound
of daisies, Miss Georgia Grey, pillow, Mrs.
Lewis Bryant, mound and bouquet MI and
Mrs. Oscar Meader, large bouquet of flow
ers, Mrs. George Mears, bouquets, Mrs. S.
Storer, Mrs. Wm Beal, Miss Mabel Hatch,
Mrs. Henry Rogers, Mrs May Thomas, Miss
Bertha Hatch basket of mixed flowers. Mrs.
John Rowe.
Miss lnez Peavey passed peacefully away
after an illness of IA few months at the home
of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Randall in Montville, oct. 1st, where she
had made her home since child. She early
fitted herself for public school teacher,
having graduated from the Castine Normal
school in the class OF 1895. She was a very
successful teacher, having taught nearly
twenty schools. She became ii devoted
Christian in early life and was unusually
strong and helpful in Christian work She
the F. B church in the year 1894 She WAS
earnest and helpful in every department Of
hriStian work and ambitious for the ad-
vancement Of Christ's cause. seldom do
We see such clear thought, intelligence,
strong will and warm love for the Savior
unite in forming a nature SO strong to do
Gods will. While We deeply mourn her
loss, Yet We believe the death Of such a
hriStian worker is a victory, and that the
savior has some larger work for her Not
only her family and nearest friends but the
church slld entire community, feel the
bereavement. The services were conducted
by the pastor at the house, assisted by Rev
J. W. Tho mas OF Rocband The Grange,
OF which she was devoted member, attend
ed in body. Com.
The sad news has been received of the
death of Herbert j Locke of Camden His
mother, Mrs. Hannah Il. Locke of that Will
age, has ii letter from Rev. Mr. Forsell of
Calvin Bay, Alaska, containing the follow
ing particulars:
On Sept. 9th, two miners came to nalalik
from Nome, which they left the 18th day of
July. They had been prospecting on the
Way down at Nortons Bay and Norton's
Sound and had obtained a few provisions
and left on the 10th on the boat. On the l1th
native coming along shore found dead
body This he reported to Mr.. Forsell.
Two boats were found which had drifted
ashore during severe storm: also a cloth
ing bag and the body of one man. In the
clothing bag a letter was found which
Herbert Locke had received from his mother
two years ago at Bangor, also a memoran-
h1 dunn @ book on on the s, first page of which was
satisfied that the body found was
not Mr. Locke's and thought that there
would be little if any prospect of the re-
covery of his body.
Mrs. Locke has the sympathy of the COM
munfty in this hour of her great loss
Herbert Locke was for some years clerk in
the Knox Woolen Mill. He left Camden a
year ago last April and went to the klondike
gold region. He was young man of good
character and excellent habits and greatly
respected by his friends and associates.
Died in Islesboro Sept %, 1900, Mrs
Angeline Gilkey. She was born Dec. IA,
1916, and was the eighth child of deacon
John Pendleton. Of a family of sixteen chill
dren she was the last " pass away In
1897 she married Nelson Gilkey, who died in
1894. lie was the youngest and last survi-
yor Of the eleven children of Thomas Gill
key. She had eight children, of whom three
are living, viz, Roscoe of Brewer, Me-, Mrs
f. f. Pendleton of Boston, and Lincoln n
of ISlesboro. Since the death of her hus-
band she made her home in the family of
her youngest son, Lincoln, where she was
cared for with tender and loving devotion.
BY a large number Of relatives and friends
she was held in high esteem. she possessed
rare Christian virtues, and since her youth
had been member of the Islesboro Baptist
church Her funeral took place Sent 97