The Republican journal., 1903-10-29
OBITUARY.

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died in Rangeley, Me-. Oct. 18th, after a
brief illness, at the age of 21 years, II
months and days.. Miss Berry contracted
severe cold which ended in that dread
disease, pneumonia, although heart failure
was the immediate cause of her death. The
summons was great shock to her relatives
and also to the community. She leaves an
intended companion, mother and father,
brother and sister, and near relatives, who
feel her sudden death keenly, and their loss
is irreparable, while large circle OF friends
mourn with them. Miss Berry was very
popular in town and her friends can not be
numbered She was of genial disposition,
kind and atfectionate. possessing traits OF
character worthy of imitation. With gen.
erous charity toward others she won the
| esteem of acquaintances and the abiding
love of friends wherever she went. She
was a graduate from the Nj. c. l. of Pitts
| field in the class of '99, after which she be-
came one of our most competent and sue
cesSful school teachers, which profession
she followed until the time of her death
Her tastes were scholarly, and she found
her recreation and greatest pleasure among
her books During her short stay in Range
ley she made profession OF her faith In
Christ, and although death came suddenly
it found her ready and waiting. The funeral
services were held at her home Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 18th, in the presence OF
many sorrowing relatives and friends, Prof.
George c. Chase of Lewiston, President OF
Bates College, officiating. Several appro-
pirate selections were rendered by the
choir, and the arrangements were i'll charge
of MIR. Frank Fairbanks Among the pro-
fusion of flowers sent were basket from
the family; bouquet tWenty-one pinkS
and white rose-buds from Mr.. Harry Brown
of Liberty; bouquet of carnation pinks
from Mrs A. A Brown and daughter of
Liberty an art column from Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Smith of Newport; pillow marked
class of '99, NJ. c. L., of PittSfield; wreath
from Miss Sibyl Berry of Newtonville,
Mass; a basket from twenty-one young
ladies in town; a wreath from class in
High school here; a basket from Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Gage, carnation pinks from
Mrs. j. F. Foye of Fairfield, Mrs. Edbert
Kelley, Mrs. Henry Kelley, Mrs. II. L.
Kelley, the Misses Annie Libby, Kelley
Isadore FsStevens and Nellie Walker, and
sweet peas from Mrs. Laura Jones. The
pail bearers were Grace Bartlett, Bina
Whitten, Nina VapDeets, Laura Hunt, Roy
Knight, Eugene York, Jack VanDeets and
Guy Hunt. The interment was in the Pond
Cemetery. 1t was only few years ago that
much beloved brother preceded her to the
other shore, and this sudden bereavement
increases in overfiowlng measure the sor-
row of this sorely bereaved family, who
have the sincere sympathy of the entire
community.
"Aching heart breaking into grief,
| Let this glad thought be thy relief,
| That every pure star which fades from sight
| Will rise again in splendor bright.
A FRIEND.
| Unity, Oct 26, 1908
| Mrs Sarah Stanley died at her home in
Troy, Oct. 18th, aged S5 years and months.
Mrs Stanley was the widow of the late
| Capt Reuel Stanley who for many years
| was pilot on the Boston and Bangor steam
ers, serving in that capacity on the katah-
din and Cambridge. Mrs. Stanley (nee
Stone) was born in Unity, but came to
Troy when very young. where her early
life was spent. After her marriage with
| Capt Stanley she resided in Belfast, where
| she is remembered by the older citizens. In
her union with Capt Stanley two children
were born to them, Sarah, the late wife OF
| Ara Warren of Bangor, and Reuel Henry,
both of whom preceded her to her home be-
yond The later years of her life were
spent in Bangor, where she lived with her
daughter until the death of Mrs. Warren,
since which time she has lived with her sis
ter, an aged lady of SO, Mrs. Dorcas Con-
tnor. Besides her sister she leaves three
grandchildren-Dr. Henry Warren of Boyls-
ton street, Boston; William Warren, stu
dent at the University of Maine Law School,
and Bessie Warren of Bangor also three
nephews, Messrs. Rufus E., Israel and
Lewis Stone of Troy; three nieces, Mrs. r.
E. Stone of Troy, Mrs Dana Warren OF
Bangor and Mrs. Orrin Parmeter of Wis
consin. Although Mrs. Stanley was st
years old she was interested in all the
events of the day. She was great reader
and her intellect was wonderfully preserved
until her last moments She was a woman
whom everybody loved. Her whole life of
more than four score years was life of
good deeds, and Toying kindness to the un-
fortunate and afflicted, and many in the
cities of Belfast and Bangor have had hap
pier and brighter lives because of her kind
deeds and labor of love. and will sincerely
mourn for an open handed and generous
friend. 1t can be truly said of her, "She
hath done what she could" The funeral
ser vices were held at her late home Tues
day afternoon, Oct. Goth, Rev. L. w.
Coombs of Pittsfield speaking words of CON-
fort and hope to the relatives and friends.
The floral tributes were beautiful, especial
ly those from her grandchildren in Bangor.
Wednesday morning her body was taken to
Belfast, where it was laid beside the husband
of her youth, and her son. We shall miss
her daily cheerful "good morning" which
has greeted us so often. But she bade us
good night to say good morning to her loved
ones in the eternal morning of eternity.
Capt Sewall Patterson died at the
Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Mass, Oct. 10TH
of which place he had been an inmate since
July last. He was born in Belfast Jan. 49,
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