The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-22
OBITUARY..

Thomas Taylor died very suddenly at his
home in East Belfast Monday forenoon,
March 18th. He was apparently as well as
usual and came over to the city in the morn
ing with his team to bring his daughter.
After returning home he made few calls in
the neighborhood and went into the house
about half-past eight He then told his wife
that he felt badly and sat down in a chair,
and before she could get him even drink of
water he expired without struggle. Mr..
Taylor was born in Sunderland, England,
and learned the ship carpenters trade in
that town. He followed the sea awhile as
ships carpenter, and during the Crimean
war was sailor in the British navy. He
came to America in 1861, and entered the
army in New Jersey regiment. He was
taken prisoner, but escaped before they
reached Libby prison, and was soon after
transferred to the navy. He served on board
the Monongahela, in which both Dewey and
Sigsbee were officers. After the war he
worked in the shipyards of Belfast, Rock
port, St. George and Bath, and for the past
Sherman Il Co in the leather board mills
His first wife and two children sleep in their
native soil in Sunderland. After coming to
Belfast he married Annie NJ, widow of Philip
L. Eastman of Belfast. She was native of
Hampden and her maiden name was Carter,
She survives him with one daughter, Miss
Kate Taylor. Mr.. Taylor was protesting
Christian from boyhood. He joined the
Primitive Methodist church in Sunderland
when fifteen years old and has continued his
church membership since, joining the Meth
odlst Episcopal church in Belfast when he
first came to America. He was made Ma.
son in Malta during the Crimean war, and
has diploma granted by the Grand Lodge
OF Ireland. After settling in Belfast he de-
mitted to Phoenix Lodge. He was also a
member of Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows
In the death of Thomas Taylor Belfast loses
true man, one who lived according to the
highest precepts of the orders in which he
was so deeply interested, and whose daily
life was in harmony with his profession as
church member. He was an honest, Chris
tian man, one who had the honor and respect
OF all who knew him. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon, Waldo Lodge attending
in body
Mrs. Pamela Cakes Wight died suddenly
at her home on the Lincolnville road Satur.
day, March 18th, at the advanced age of "a
years. She had been ar invalid and unable
to walk for several years. but was appar-
emily as we'll as usual and was taking a lunch
when she fell back in her chair and expired
She was daughter of Matthew and Sarah
Sayward Kalloch of Thomaston and the
widow of Nathan Wight of Belfast, to whom
she was married Oct. IS, 1928 They began
housekeeping at once on his farm in Belfast
and lived there all their lives. Mr.. Wight
died in July, 1891, at the age of 96 years
They had five children, three of whom are
living, Harriet n Wight of Belfast, Ellen
E., wife of Thomas Small of East Berlin
CT, and Matilda NJ, wife of Levi L. Robbins
of Belfast. Her brothers and sisters were
Eliza Hall, Esther Curtis, Margaret Burn
ham, Sarah Rigley, Susan Miller, Judith
Hail. George Hall, Albert Hall and Mehita-
bel Corea, The three last named survive
her, and are children of her mother by a
second marriage. George lives in Thomas
ton, Albert in Freedom and Mrs. Corea in
Springfield, Mass. She leaves six grand
children and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Wight was faithful to the best in
terests of her home. Her children re-
ceived all the loving care and training
that it was possible for a fond and devoted
mother to give, and to the grandchildren she
was all that loving and indulgent grand
parent could be. She sympathized with them
in their troubles and entered into their pas
times in manner that endeared her to them,
while she let no opportunity pass to instil
into their minds the lessons of life and duty.
While she was to her children and grand
children a true and faithful parent, she, in
her turn, received from them in her later
years of heIplessness the most kind and
loving care, especially from her daughter
Harriet, who also previously cared for an
invalid brother and father, both of whom
were helpless many years. The funeral was
held at her late home Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. A. T. Ringold and Rev. r. T. Capen Of
ficiating. In accord with her tastes and
desire. the floral decorations were neat and
simple, consisting of a sheaf of wheat and
banks of evergreen from the home farm. The
hymn "Rock of Ages" was sung by Mrs. H.
W. Edgecomb and Mrs. Leforest L. Robbins
The interment will be in South Belfast GENE.
terry.
Mrs. Amelia j. Cottrell died at her home
on Race street Thursday night, March 18th,
after a long and painful illness. She was
born in Northport, "a daughter of the late Capt.
Robert and Sarah Hodgdon and was the wild
ow of George W. Cottrell, the well.known
ship builder of this city. He died Aug 81,
1888 They had four sons and one daughter,
of whom the sons survive. They are George
Porter, Judson Everett and Robert Emery
Cottrell of Belfast and Chester Washington
Cottrell of Newburyport, Mass. Their daugh-
er Adella, died in 1878. OF her fathers
family of eight, one sister and two brothers
remain. They are Mary, widow of Capt s.
r. Cottrell of Belfast, Judson Hodgdon of
Prescott, Arizona, and George Hodgdon of
New Haven, CT. Mrs. Cottrell was possess
ed of a kind heart and generous impulses,
one who looked we'll to the affairs of her
househn1d and remam haraI tho roor Che