The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
OBITUARY.

| of the late Wilson and Della Partridge of
| Stockton Springs, died at p NJ, March
| 9th, at the residence in Prospect of Mr..
| tion. Although he suffered much he was
patient and hopeful and looked upon the
bright side of life until the last. He was a
moral young man and was loved and re-
spected by all who knew him. He was one
Of three children who have been called to
their home above within the past ten months.
| Nellie, wife of Ansel Smith, died May 9th,
aged 30; Mabel P. died in San Francisco,
| Calf, Jan. Sth, aged 3d. Their father and
mother died when they were small children
and they were left to face the world without
| parents love and care when very young.
| Charles came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Isaac NJ Cummings, where through his
| sickness he was tenderly cared for by both
| Mr. and Mrs Cummings, Mr.. C. leaving his
| business to be, with him in his last sickness.
| He was given a good common school educa-
| tion and a good trade and Mr.. Cummings
looked after his welfare as he would have
| that of an own son. When the Cuban war
broke ont, Charles enlisted in the 9th Mass
achuseits regiment. He was member of
| the Stone Cutters Union, Knight of Py-
| thias, and member of the South Branch
Grange. His adopted father and mother
, were at his bedside until the last and heard
| him converse. He told them that he had
made his peace with his God, and of the
bright lights that he saw, and then passed
peacefully away. Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings
have the sympathy of the community in their
hour of trouble. The funeral was held
March 30th, Rev. A. H. Hotze of Winterport
officiating, F. W. Haley, undertaken. Three
stone cutters and three Knights of Pythias
were pail bearers. The Knights of Pythias
held services at the grave. The flowers were
profuse, and included pillow from the Or
der of K. of P, crescent from Mr.. and
Mrs. |. NJ. Cummings, a pillow from the
Stone Cutters and q pinks from Mrs. Hotze.
Five orders were represented at the funeral.
The sad news was received here this
week of the death of Mary Elizabeth, wife
of Allen d. French, while ON passage
from New York to Port Spain, Trinidad.
Mrs. French had not been in good health
for some time and was going to Trinidad,
accompanied BY her husband, to visit their
son, Allen f. French, who is engaged in
, civil engineering there, hoping to receive
benefit from the trip. April 1st their fam
lily in Waltham, Mass, received dispatch
announcing that Mrs French died on the
passage. She was born in South Berwick,
Me, Dec. II, 1912 and her maiden name
was Yates. She was married to Allen d.
French of Belfast Nov. IA. 1868. He was
engaged here for many years in the stove,
tinware and plumbing business, which he
sold to the late K. p. Stickney and moved
of whom survive. Clarence f. French.
Esq, is a lawyer in Waltham; Herbert y.
is a member of the Chamber Of Commerce
in Sacramento, Calf, Miss Ermina A.
French lived with her parents in Waltham;
Oscar Leroy died in infancy and Allen E.
is a civil engineer in Trinidad. Mrs.
Of the congregational church, of the
Woman's Club; of the Order of Eastern
Star; the Sons AM Daughters of Maine and
Kings Daughters. She had a large circle
of warm friends in Belfast. The remains
will be brought home, but we have not
learned whether the interment will be in
Belfast or Naltham