The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-04
OBITUARY.


Hannah Oxton, wife of the late Robert
Oxton, died at her home in Montville, May
18th, aged 80 years and months. In all
the relations of life, as wife, mother, sister
and friend, Mrs. Oxton was ever faithful
and true She had been professed Chris
tian for many years, was a member of the
Free Baptist church at Centre Montville
and ever faithful in the performance Of the
duties pertaining to the Christian life. Dur
ing her declining years and in her last ILL
ness she was cared for with loving minis
trations by her children and peacefully
passed to the higher life beyond. Some
time since she expressed wish to Mr.. ii.
M. Howard that he should conduct her
funeral service, and chose as text the fol-
lowing from St. Johns gospel, 81 am the
resurrection and the life; he that believeth
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in
me shall never die" She also selected the
hymns to be sung on that occasion. These
expressed wishes were faithfully carried
out. The funeral, which was largely at
tended, was from her late residence Friday
afternoon. How comforting to regard the
future life of this dear mother, sister and
friend as only continuation of that begun
on earth in land of beauty where none
thus believing shall ever die.
Mrs Mehitable Bagley, one of the Oldest
residents of the town of Liberty, Name
passed away May IS, 1908. She was born in
Liberty, Nov. a., 1914, the daughter OF Joel
and Deborah Clark. In 1885 she became
the wife of the late Samuel Bagley She
was the mother of eight children-hVe sons
and three daughters, The funeral took
place at her old home May Goth. Mrs. Bag
ley is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Elmlra
Woodman of Iowa and Mrs. Mary Norton
of Palermo, Maine; one brother, Mr.. Joel
Clark of Kansas three sons, Mr.. 5. ). Bag
ley of St. Paul, Mimi, Mr.. A. }. Bagley OF
Iceboro, Me-, and Mr.. c. W. Bagley of Lib
erty. and two daughters, Mrs. u. c. Gilman
of Liberty and Mrs. G. W. Young of Bel
fast, Maine:
No time for a last farewell:
No time for a shock of fear;
Scarcely moments halt on the shore,
Dear, how surprised you were to go,
With nothing to suffer, little to know.
Only a mOmOnt of dark,
A dream of the tleetng night,
And then the beautiful break of day,
And the quiet peace OF the light.
And you found yourself where you longed
to stand
In the calm repose of the Father land.
John McGilvery Randall died May 2sth
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Ellen Griffin
Colvin, in Worcester, Mass, after a long
illness, at the age of 35 years. He was born
in Stockton, only son of Amelia (Griffin)
and the late Freeman r. Randall He had
been a clerk in grocery and provision
stores in Belfast. and was two years in
Quincy Market, Boston. From September
1896, to January, 1903, he was with Swift Il
Paul of this city, but was obliged to give up
work on account of failing health. He
married Lena NJ. Knowlton of Belfast, who
died May Sd, of this year, leaving one
daughter and one son, Mildred and Martin.
His mother, now Mrs. Milton f. Carter,
lives in Relfast. Mr.. Randall made friends
of all with whom he came in contact He
was industrious, honest and of pleasant
disposition, and his death will be mourned by
many outside the family circle. Funeral
services were held at his late home on
Cedar street, Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. A
Smith officiating The bearers were d. F
Stephenson, Eben f. Hatch, Eugene L,
Cook and Ira L. Clough.