The Republican journal., 1902-02-13

sEARsMONT.
Mrs. Jane Moody has returned from
! China. Mrs. Lucinda Marden and nephew,
Ernest Marden, arrived from Plttsheld
+, Saturday -. Mrs. Rachel Farrar, who has
been quite i'll, is recovering. IA town
meeting has been called for Feb. 18th to
| vote upon the question OF tree High
School Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Simmons
spent last week in Boston. -. At the term
, of school just closed Miss Nettie Cross was
awarded the prize for department and
attendance . Rev VIM Berkeley exchang-
ed pulpits with Rev. f. A. Dinslow last
Sunday.
SWANVILLE.
Schools closed last week, Miss Katherine
J. Nickerson, teacher in Dist. and 2, gave
her pupils treat of popcorn and candy
pull. Mr. A. 7. Nickerson gave his pupils
appropriate presents. Messrs. Nickerson
and Damn, j. ". Nickerson. A. S. Nicker-
son, Alonzo Damn, A. E. Nickerson, Mrs.
Mary D. Nickerson, Edwin Small, Will
Smart and others harvested their ice last
| week. Mr. Bowen of Searsport cut the ice
| at the rate of 1000 cakes per day. Miss
| Agnes Sanders of Boston has been visiting
friends in town . Mr.. Albert Cunningham
and his nephew, Earl Cunningham, have
gone up river numbering. Mrs. Ruby Mad
docks will stay with Mrs. c. for a while.
| Work is lively at c. R. Nickersons steam
mill. -. The Grange has adopted the follow
| ing resolutions of respect:
Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom has
seen fit to take from our midst worthy
brother, John Royal, therefore
! Resolved, That we bow IN humble sub
mission to Fl i'm who doeth all things we'll
Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved
family and friends our heartfelt sympathy
in this their great affection,
Resolved, Thata copy OF these resolutions
be presented to the family, and that they be
published in The Republican journal and
Bangor Commercial
A. [. NICKERSON, Com.
LOT ISE CUNNIGHAM. on
MARY F. NICKERSON.) Res.
MORRILL,.
The funeral of Hon. Joseph R. Mears
took place last Thursday at p m, Rev. H..
l. Holt, his pastor, officiating. 1hefuneral
ceremonies were managed by ID. O. Bowen,
ESQ. Brief exercises were held at the
house of the deceased, the Belfast choir,
led by Mr.. E. 5. Pitcher, rendering two nne
selections The remains were then carried
to the church on the opposite side of the
street, which was already filled with an
audience of sincere mournerS. Alter
selection from the choir, Rev. II. L. Holt
delivered a eulogy on the life and character
of the deceased from the standpoint OF one
who knew him we'll. Mr.. Holt briefly re-
ferred to the many positions of trust and
honor which had been bestowed upon the
deceased by his town, county and State,
and spoke of those characteristics which
made him ST. generally esteemed by all with
whom he came III contact. The cashet was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
draped with slken memorial banner, sent
out by Thomas IL. Marshall Post G. A. K
Several members of the Masonic Fraternity
We're seated together and among them MI,
Clifford Pattee, Master of Phoenix Lodge
of Belfast. At the close of the eulogy the
choir gave another appropriate selection,
when the large audience took last look of
their deceased brother, friend and highly
esteemed citizen, after which he was borne
to the receiving tomb in our beautiful ceme-
and comrades, who have lived and toiled
with him in the various fields of his labor
In the mourning circle were his afflicted
wife, three brothers and one sister, and his
five children, viz: r. f. Clark of Freedom,
George Clark, Mrs. S. S. Adams, Mrs. l.. F.
Daggett, Mrs. F. j. Markle and Carl A,
Mears, Esq, all of New Haven, Conn. No
man ever lived in this town who has exert
ed SO wide an influence for good in so many
different ways. No man ever left us who
was more missed than he will be. Mr..
/ MearS early became Interested in town
affairs, and while comparatively young was
! hOnored with the office of first SelectnIan,
which he filled acceptably for several years
/ He had held almost every office in the gift
of the town, and at his deceaSe was super
intendent of schools, collector and con-
| stable. When the Grange was instituted
here. - years ago, he was its first Master
and held that office several years, and was
also Master of the County Council in its
early days. a strong temperance man, he
was a leader in the Sons OF Temperance
and Good Templers. In the dark days of
the civil war he enlisted in the LIST Maine
Heavy Artillery, Co. L., and was wounded
in the fierce and bloody battle of Spottsyl-
vania Court House, Va. At the organ
ization of the G. A. R. he united with
Thomas II. Marshall Post of Belfast, and
was one of the oldest members of Phoenix
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of Belfast. In
politics he was strong Republican and
active in the propagation of the principles
of that party But perhaps with many Of
US we shall miss him most in moral and re-
ligious work. Very early in life he was
trained in the Sunday school, his father be-
ing Free Baptist minister, and was a
teacher of various classes until elected
Supt., which position he held for nearly 20
years, and in which was very successful.
He experienced religion while young
man and united with the NJ. f. church in
this place and has been its class leader for
forty years. He was kind husband and