The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-10
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Mary Ann Kaler died at her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Caro- A. Board
man. October Sd, at the age of Il years and
what feeble for some time she was able to
be about the house and the end came very
unexpectedly. Mrs. Kaler was born in Bel
fast, Sept 3, 1880. daughter of the late
John Ii. and Sarah j. Lane. She married
William Kaler of Waldoboro and they
lived in Frankfort, now Winterport village,
a few years, after which Mr.. Kaler went to
California, where he died. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Caro- A. Boardman, one
brother, Daniel H. Lane of Boston, and
two sisters, Mrs. j. Fl. Baldwin of Wayne,
Pa, and Mrs. A. 7. Jellison of Ellsworth.
The funeral was held at her late home Sat-
urday afternoon, Rev. Ashley A. Smith
officiating, and speaking words of highly
deserved eulogy. The floral tributes were
many and mutely bespoke the esteem in
which the deceased was held by the entire
community in which she has spent the
greater part of her life. The bearers were
Messrs. George A. Quimby, Asa A. Howes,
Thomas w. Pitcher and DR.. Elmer Small
The Dalles was deeply grieved and shock
ed to learn of the sudden death, from heart
failure, at $50 O'Clock August 1st of Mrs c.
c. Hobart. The deceased had been in her
usual health till about noon the day before
when without any warning she was seized
with the trouble which carried her off few
hours later She rallied for a while from
the first attack but as her recovery began to
be hoped for she passed away without a
struggle. Mrs. Hobart was a native of Maine
where she was born February %, 1928. Her
maiden name was Mittie Tuck Wiggin All
her early life was spent in her native State
and part of her married life. She was unit
ed in marriage to C. c. Hobart May 3, 1857,
and and after tha the Se marriage the young couple
ing after a time to New Jersey and from
thence to Kansas in 1870 After resi-
dence of eleven years in Kansas they moved
to The Dalles, where Mr.. Hobart accepted
the position of master mechanic in the car
shops This was in 1881 and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobart have made their home in The Dalles
ever since The deceased was a sincere
Christian and member of the Methodist
church from early life No one held a
higher place than she did in the esteem and
affection Of all who knew her and the deep
and heartfelt sympathy of the people Of
The Dalles goes out to the afflicted family.
Mrs. Hobart leaves a husband, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nettie Booth of The Dalles, and
one son, c. F. Hobart, of Spokane.-Oregon
Exchange.
Mrs. Mary S. Hills died at the home of
Roscoe Staples on Union street yesterday
afternoon. aged rs years. Mrs. Hills was
the daughter of Jacob and Susan Severans,
and was born in Knox, Me. She came to
her husband, opened the LINDSEY House.
Mr.. Hills was proprietor of the house but
two years, when he received INJURIES by
fall at Tillson wharf which resulted fatally.
After his death Mrs. Hills continued in the
hotel business some time with her son, 7.
very estimable lady and will be mourned
by large circle of friends in this city and
in Camden, where she was we'll known She
had never united with any church but was
always firm believer in Spiritualism, fire.
quently expressing her ideas to her friends,
that she would be united with her loved
ones after death. Mrs. Hills was the
mother of six children, three of whom sur
vive her: Mrs. Roscoe Staples and Mr.. Will
liam B. Hills of Rockland, and Mrs. Edward
Brock of Camden. The funeral services
WCIe utlu OuuutA dG II U clOck, heN. L.. IL.
HanScOm officiating The interment was at
Searsmont.-Roclland Star.
Mrs. A. I'll. Berry of Rockland has receiv-
ed telegram from San Francisco announce
ing the death of her mother, Mrs. A. II.
Hartman, which occurred at Nome, Sept.
18th. Mrs. Hartman had been at Nome
with her husband several months and be-
came victim, with scores of others, of
bilious fever. Deceased was a native of
Winterport, Me-, and her maiden name was
Ada Havener. She is survived by her hus-
band, Capt. Hartman, one daughter, Mrs.
Berry, and two sons, Fred and Edward
The former is captain of steamship sail
ing between San Francisco and the Philip
pines.-Bangor News.
Warren H. Carr of Bath died Oct. 1st,
after brief illness with meningitis, aged
AZ years. Mr.. Carr was a native of Sears
port and had been located in that city near
ly quarter of a century, conducting ma
chine repair shop most of the time. He
was a councilman from ward seven and
member of the Modern Woodmen of Ameri-
ca He was twice married, his second wife
being Miss Angie Pratt of Nova Scotia, to
whom he was married last spring. He also
leaves daughter Alice of Bath.
THE CHURCHES.