The Republican journal., 1902-11-20
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
Mrs. Frances Augusta Rogers died sud
denly of apoplexy at her home in East Bel
fast. Thursday evening, Nov 18th. She
had been apparently in her usual health
and visited her sister, Mrs. Edwin SalmOnd
on Church street in the afternoon. About
O'Clock she started with her husband to
spend the evening with their son Charles,
and stopped to lock the door. Her husband,
noticing that she did not follow him, called
to her and, receiving no reply, went back.
He found her lying unconscious on the door
step. Medical aid was summoned at once,
but she did not recover consciousness, and
passed away about 10 O'Clock. Mrs. Rogers
was born in Belfast, daughter of the late
Asa and Nancy (Piper) West. She was
married to Capt William L. Rogers of Bel
fast, Jan. 2S 1919. He survives her with
two sons, Charles W. and Bryon NJ. Rogers,
! both of East Belfast. She leaves two broth
ers, William West of Boston, and James G.
| West of Brockton, and one sister, Mrs
| Ellen Salmond OF Belfast Mrs. Salmond
has been an invalid long time and Mrs
Rogers has been constant and faithful in
her attendance upon her, devoting to her
all the time and attention that the heart OF a
loving sister could dictate. Mrs. Rogers
was a faithful and devoted wife and mother,
a generous friend and good neighbor. She
will be greatly missed Her age was II
years. The funeral WAS held at her late
home Sunday Afternoon, Rev. Harry Lutz
officiating. There was a large attendance
of neighbors and friends and the floral
offerings were many and beautiful. The
lnterment was in Grove Cemetery.
| Daniel Ritchie of Monroe died Nov. 18th
of Bright's disease, aged IS years. He had
been unable to work for the past two years,
but was very comfortable to within a few
weeks of his death. He was a great
| sufferer at the last, but was uncomplaning
and manifested a fOrtitude unusual in one
| of his years. He was born in that part of
| Frankfort now Winterport, son of Andrew
and Nancy White Ritchie, and was one of
| ten chlGren-five sons and five daughters
| Fifty-one years ago he married Elizabeth
| York, and they had three children: Flor
| ence, wife of Manter Chase; Nancy (de-
| ceased who married Charles Hubbard,
| and Lewis with whom he lived on the place
where he was born until the past summer,
| when the son bought the farm in Monroe
village owned by the late Freeman Atwood
and moved here with his parents. Mr..
| Ritchie seemed contented here in his last
days, although he was blind. He was ten
derly cared for by his son and wife, and by
Mrs Richie, who was able to minister to
every want and help in aleviating the suf-
| ferings he had to bear Politically the de-
ceased was lifelong Democrat He was
an outspoken man, and one who always
dealt honestly with his fellow men. The
funeral services. We're held Sunday, CON
| Quoted by Rev. David Bracket of Brooks,
who spoke comforting words to the bereav-
| ed. The remains We're laid to rest in Pill
! grims Home, where his parents lay
| Josephine A., wife of Wilson Patterson
of Waldo, died very suddenly Friday after
noon, Nov. 1+th, Of cerebral apopleXy.
aged 30 years. Her husband has been an
|
reavement comes to him at Il time when it
| seems doubly hard to bear. Mrs Patterson
was daughter of Job and Lydia Clements.
Her mother is still living, as well as four
sisters VIZ, Mrs. l.. l.. Barlow, Mrs. James
| II. Wentworth and Miss Ada Clements of
| Waldo, and Mrs. l.. L. Gentner of Belfast.
/ She was married May S, 1863, to Mr.. Viii
son Patterson, and they have had three chill
dren, one of whom Ada L., died March s,
| 1870. The others are Mrs. Frank Webster
! OF Waldo, Mrs. J ohm Rowe of Morrill,, and
an adopted daughter, Miss Goldie Patter-
| son. The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at the late home of the deceased, Rev.
\. A. Smith of Belfast officiating The
caSket and grave were profuselv decked
| with flowers, and neighborS and friends
were present with heartfelt sympathy for
the grief-stricken husband and children.
Miss Edith +. kil]man died Nov. 18th at
her late residence, 20 Lse street, Rockland,
in the 21st year of her aye. The deceased
was the daughter of Charles E. killman
who was born in Prospect, and Hattie j
McCloskey Killman of Monroe The Rock
land Star of Saturday says:
The funeral of Miss Edith killman was
SolemniZed at her late residence, 20 Lisle
street, yesterday afternoon at = O'Clock
Rev. l.. L. HanScom ID. d., preaching the
sermon. The r .thbone Sisters and Lorenzo
Robinson's Sunday school class, of which
the deceased was member, attended the
funeral. The floral tributes We're numer-
Gus, among them being large bouquets OF
yellow and white chry santhemums, pinks
and roses. The bearers were Elmer Davis
Pearl Billings, William Cook and U. G
Turner. The burial was at Achorn GENE
terry.
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