The Republican journal., 1901-02-28
OBITUARY.

| Miss Harriet S. Whittier, whose death in
Journal last week, was born in Belfast, Nov.
Is, 1929, a daughter of the late Capt. David
| Whittier of Belfast, formerly one of the
most prominent citizens of the town. Capt
| Whittier was in early life a successful Ship
master and afterwards retired and, in 1922,
built the brick block in which L. T. Shales
Il Co.'s store is located. He engaged in
trade there with his brother-in-law, Capt
Joseph Smith, afterwards Rear-Admiral ..
S. N. The firm opened the first livery sta
bic separate from a hotel, and introduced
the first stage coach into Belfast in 1925
Capt. Whittier died Oct. Is, 1S49. Miss
Whittier was possessed of many fine quail
ties and was beloved by all who knew her
She lived in Houlton several years with her
sister the late Mrs. James c. Madigan, and
afterwards with her uncle, Hon. Joseph
Smith, her fathers former partner, in Wash
ington, d. C. Her brother Albert, an officer
in the U. S. navy, died in 1s4l, and she was
the last to go of a family of seven. Her
body was taken to uoulton, where funeral
services were held Feb. 10th, at st. Mary's
Catholic church, Rev. Fr. McCarty officiat-
ing, and she was laid to rest beside her sis
ter, Mrs. Madigan. The Aroostook Pioneer
says of the deceased:
Miss Whittier's early days were spent in
Belfast and Houlton, but shortly before the
outbreak OF the Civil war she made her
home in Washington, ID. c., with a mater
| nal uncle, the late Admiral Smith, whose
| declining years she soothed, filling in part at
least, the lonely void left by the death of the
two gallant sons, whose lives their country
had claimed. Easy and graceful of manner,
soft of speech, warm of heart and tender of
deed, life was Sweeter and better that she
lived, and death left memory fragrant with
noble and kindly acts, that the veil of the
| tomb never can conceal.
John S. Foster, one of Rockport's most
prominent citizens, died at his residence on
Union street, Feb DIST, of Bright disease.
He was born in Montville Jan. Is, 1852, and
was the son of Thomas and Caroline
(SprowD Foster. He attended the town
schools and Freedom Academy and taught
school several terms. In 1875 he began to
read law with Geo. E. johnson, Esq, of
Belfast, the present Judge of Probate for
at Belfast at the April term of court for
Waldo county, 1877. He began the practice
of his profession at Thorndike the follow
ing autumn and remained there about two
years, when he moved to Rockport No
vember Il, 1880, he was united in marriage
to Hattie J. Higgins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Higgins of Thorndike. Dur
no ha 1al in
port he made hosts of friends and built up
a lucrative practice. The Rockport CORE
spondent to the Rockland Star says of the
deceased:
He always maintained deep interest in
the welfare of our town, and held at differ
ent times several offices, being at the time of
his death superintendent of schools, which
office he had held for the past seven years,
and under him our schools have been i'm
proved and modernized until they rank with
the best i'll the State. And the school chill
dren will miss him as much if not more
than his business friends, for he always had
kind word for them and their interest
deep at heart. Ia politics he was always a
staunch Republican, being at one time
chairman of the town committee, and While
he never held any other office he was al
ways, a worker for the party. He was
member of St Paul's Lodge, f. II A. NJ.
He is survived by a widow, two brothers,
B. F. Foster of Montville and Charles A.
Foster of Lowell, Mass, and sister, Mrs.
Mary Thompson of Somerville, Mass. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. j. II. Grey of the Methodist
church officiating.
The remains arrived here Monday on
steamer NJ. Il NJ, and were taken by train
to Thorndike. They were escorted from
the boat to the ears by Messrs Geo. f.
johnson, VIM. p Thompson, F w. Brown
and r. F. Dunton.