The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-06-20

Twas an angel visited the green earth
| And took the flowers away.
| George j. GrOtton died at his home in East
Belfast June 18th after short Hines, during
| which an operation was performed for ap-
| pendicitis, which was found to exist in an
advanced stage and complicated with an ad-
hesion, an ulcer and other troubles. He
was born in Lombard in the Province of
| Algiers, Spain, Aug. %, 1885, and came to
this country as sailor boy in 1850. When
the civil war broke out he was living in Vir-
ginia and enlisted in the Confederate army,
in which he served. After the close of the
war he came to Belfast and married Hannah
J. Knowlton of Swanville, who survives
him, with nine children. For few years
he worked as common laborer, then he
carried on fish market at the bridge, and
later, about 10 years ago, he entered the en-
plOy of Mathews Bros, where he has since
remained. He was employed on hand work
asa finisher in the door department, and was
an industrious and skillful workman. He
had good common school education when
he came here, and continued his reading
and Studies keeping well informed on cur
rent events and adding to his store of gen.
eral knowledge. He was justice of the
peace, and for several years did pension
business, He was member Of the School
Committee at the time of his death, and had
served four years previously. The funeral
was held at his late home Saturday after
noon, Rev. A. A. Smith officiating, and was
largely attended by his fellow -workmen at
the mill, his neighbors, and representatives
of the School Board. The bearers were his
shopmates, J. H. Stinson, II. W. Staples, T.
d. Guptill and A. X. Braley.
Miss Eunice Ida Patterson, the sixteen
year-old daughter of Mrs. Eta Patterson,
died at her home ON Spring street, Saturday
morning, June 18th. She was a student in
the Belfast High school, taking high rank
in her studies, and was faithful and con-
scientious pupil, loved and respected by all,
teachers and students. In the few years Of
her young life, she showed the spirit of
kindness, and devotion to noble aims. In
the home she was a faithful daughter, de-
voted to the highest interests of those of her
household. Simple in her tastes and habits,
with love for the best things of life, in her
death the world loses promising young
life and yet, we say:
'AlOne unto our Fathers will
One thought is reconciled:
That he whose love eXceedeth ours
Hath taken home His child"
John F. Crosby died June 18th at his
home on Main street, Bangor, aged II
years. He was early married to Miss Aman-
da Blanchard of Searsport, who passed to
the higher life several years since, leaving
three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur J. Webb, Mrs.
Edward E. Lyon, Mrs. Charles S. Gowen,
whose privilege it has been tenderly to
care for their father during his later years,
and whose loving attention consoled him to
the last. Mr.. Crosby is also survived by a
sister, Mrs. James H. Butler of Bangor.
ULYSSES S. Bird, who died at his home in
the Highlands June 10, after short illness,
was born in Camden and was the son of
Almon and Sarah Susan Keen Bird He
was s. years of age and for the past II years
he had been associated with the well known
firm of Bird & Hart at the Highlands. He
was a man of honest business principles,
good habits, ,and highly respected by all who
knew him. His wife, who survives him, was
Miss Nellie Weeks, daughter of the late Ell
bridge S. Weeks of jefferson. He also leaves
three children, twins about s weeks old, and
a bOy years of age; two brothers, AlmOn
of Fitchburg, Mass, and Leslie of Gardiner
two sisters, Mrs. Elmer S. Bird and Mrs. NJ
II. Sullivan, both of Northumberland
Star.
B. 7. Elwell, who died at his home on
Bunker street, Rockland, June 18th, was
nearly SO years of age He was a native OF
Nortiport and had resided in this city
about Is years, being highly respected by
! all. He is survived by wife and son, G. C.
Elwell, who is superintendent of the shore
Line Division of the New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad-Rockland Courier Gazette.
Mr.. Elwell came to Belfast from North
: port when young man and was engaged il
the soap manufacturing business here sew
eral years. He went from here to Patten.