The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-12-10
Morrill,, Dec. I.

heart trouble at the home of her parents in
Lisbon Falls, November 5Oth. She was the
only daughter of DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Wilson.
The father is a native of Waldo and the
mother sister of VIM. A. Monroe of Belfast.
The Lisbon Enterprise says:
She had not enjoyed good health for a year
or so, and had been suffering from an attack
of rheumatic fever, but her condition was
not considered dangerous. The direct cause
of death was heart trouble. Deceasedwas
a pupil in the High scholar well advanced
in her studies. She was also good musician.
The funeral services were held at the home
Thursday afternoon, where large num-
Der, young, middle-aged and old, attended.
held and the Principal, Mr.. Williams, and
the classmates of Rosabell came to pay
their last farewell to her they loved. The
devotional services were conducted by Rev.
W. D. Athearn, a former pastor of the
Baptist church, assisted by Rev. L. H.
appropriate selection, and Mrs. A. G. Haley
presided at the piano, The familiar hymn,
"Nearer My God to Thee" was rendered in
a manner that seemed to touch the hearts
of all, and there was scarcely one present
who did not shed tears. The floral dis
play was beautiful, and was, convincing
proof of the many friends the deceased had
made during her lifetime. The interment
was at Hillside cemetery.
Mrs Edmund w. Nelson died Dec. 7th at
her home in Waterville after long illness,
aged 60 years and months. Mrs. Nelson
was born in Palermo, the daughter OF
Ii IRAN and Allie (Marden) Worthing. Of
this family only a brother, P S. Worthing
of Palermo, and sister, Mrs. C. E. Dow of
Branch Mills, survive. She was married in
1868 to Edward White Nelson and after a
few years at Palermo and brief residence
at Riverside, they removed to Waterville,
which for the last twenty-five years has
been their home. About one year ago Mrs.
Nelson was stricken with fatal disease.
1t was a privilege and comfort that all Ter
children were near her, to encourage and
cheer her as they could. The children are
| Carrie T.. wife of Charles j. Clukey, Edith
NJ, John E. and Alice B. Nelson These,
| with the husband, survive her and to them
goes out the sympathy of many friends.
Mrs. Mary Eliza beth knOwlton died De-
cember 5th in Jamaica Plains, Mass,
where she and her husband were spending
the winter. She was born in NOrthport,
seventy years ago, a daughter of the late
Jones and Ann Shaw, and was the wife
of Mark Knowlton of that town. He1
husband, one son, Samuel L., and one
daughter, Miss Jessie, survive her. She
leaves two sisters, Harriet A., widow OF
Harrison Wells, of Calais, and Emma A.
wife of William Gillespie of Boston. Flu
neral services were held in Jamaica
Plains Monday afternoon, and the intermenl
was in the East Northport cemetery Tues
day.
Died in Newport, Me-, Nov. 10th, at the
home of her brother, Freeman Cooper, Mrs
Hannah N. Stevens, widow of DAME
Stevens, and daughter of the late Capt
Leonard Cooper of Montville. She leaves
one daughter, who lives in Boston; one
sister, Mrs. William Cooper OF Old Town
and three brothers, Leonard Cooper Of Bel
| fast and Freeman and Alexander Cooper OF
. Newport, Me.