The Republican journal., 1903-09-17
OBITUARY..

Frank Wellman of Revere, Mass, former
ly of Searsmont, died August 9th of typhoid
fever at the home of his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Adams. in Morrill,. He was
a young man of much business ability, was
engaged in the hardware business, and had
made many friends in the place where he
resided. He leaves his wife and two chill
dren, his mother, four sisters-Mrs. Leonard
Jackson of Revere, Mass, Mrs. j. Simmons
of Searsmont, Mrs. Kimball of Searsport
and Mrs. Guynen, r. land one brother,
| Albert Wellman of Rockland. The'funeral
services were held Saturday. Among the
! floral tributes we're three beautiful pillows
| from the wife and sisters, Mrs Leonard
Jackson and Mrs. Kimball pinks from Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Adams; wreath from Mr.
and Mrs. Blodgett; pillow and basket from
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Paul cut flowers from
Mrs. J. Simmons, and many beautiful flow
ers from numerous friends. The bereaved
| family wish to extend thanks for sympathy
| and Kindness
Mrs. Amanda J. Lufkin died at her home
in East Orrington, Sept 7th, after an illness
of but two days, of apoplexy. She was
born in Searsport ffty-three years ago, a
daughter of William and Mary Cunningham
She married Warren L. Mudgett of Sears
| port, and they moved after few years to
Belfast, where they lived until his death, Dec
| 81, 1886. She afterwards married Ransom
| Lufkin of East Orrington, who survives her
| She leaves two sons by her first marriage,
Benjamin H. MIDGET of Unity and Albert
| c.. Mudgett of Bangor. She also leaves
three brothers and four sisters, William
and James Cunningham of Searsport,
| Mrs Caroline Dolloff and Mrs Susan B.
| Cunningham of Belfast. Mrs. Lufkin will
| be greatly missed wherever she was known,
as she had host of friends among both
the old and the young. The funeral SER
| vices were held at her late home in East
Orrington, Sept. 9th, and the interment was
in Grove Cemetery the following day, after
prayer by Rev. A. A. Smith at the home
of her sister, Mrs. John Dollotf. All her
near relatives were present at the services
except her brother Charles, who was de-
tanned by the serious illness of his wife.
The floral otferi ngs were very beautiful.
Jacob R. Walls died Sept. 11th at his
home in North Searsmont, aged Sc years
and months. He was born in the town of
Jackson in 1917, the family moving to Mont
vile when he was a boy. In 1910 Mr.. Walls
went to North Searsmont and lived for 63
years on the farm where he died. He mar
ried Eliza Thompson of Searsmont in 1912.
She died three years ago last June Of
| their children only one survives, Hon. Fred
| S. Walls of Vinalhaven. Mr.. Walls was
| tenderly cared for in his declining years by
his granddaughter, Mrs. Frank a. Jones,
and his son saw that nothing was lacking
| that would contribute to his comfort. In
politics Mr.. Walls WAS a Republican from
| the organization of that party, casting his
| first vote for Fremont for President. He
had held no public office, having no aspira-
| tions in that direction, and the only society
| of which he was a member was the Grange.
| He was we'll and favorably known to many
of our older citizens. The funeral took
| place at his late residence last Sunday, and
| in accordance with the wishes of Mr.. Walls,
| Mrs Wentworth of Knox otcated.
Hiram H. Crie, who had been d promi-
nent figure in Rockland business circles
| for 81 years, died Sept. 9th from the effects of
a paralytic shock which he sustained about
| three weeks ago, aged II years. months
and days. He was born on the island of
Matincus, the son of Ebenezer and Sally
| (Bridges) Cre He was the eighth of Il
| family, nf tWalVa pf whom
living = Mrs. Mary Jane Kelley, widow of
| Henry Kelley, who resides in Liberty. and
| John Cre who resides with his daughter,
Mrs Besse, in Chicago. When Hiram
was boy the father removed his family to
| Owls Head, where he carried on farm,
, and tiShed. From Owls Head he removed
to Liberty, and settled upon large farm,
which still remains in the possession OF the
family. In the SOS they removed to Rock
land, and soon after Hiram began clerklng
in the store of Kimball & Ingraham. A
few years of faithful work and careful
management enabled the young man to
| start for himself, and he opened in the
old Kimball store at the Brook business
| that, starting from a modest beginning,
soon assumed considerable proportions.
At first fishing outfits and groceries were
dealt in, but later the business was res
| tricted to hardware. Mr.. Crie was married
to Abbie J. Trafton, who died Oct. 26, 1898.
A large family blessed their union, of
| WnOm Two survive, MISS AlZlTd CTle, WHO
| lived at home with her father, and X.
Anson Crie, Broadway. In politics the de-
ceased was Republican from the birth of
the party in the stirring ante-belum days.
| He was a lifelong member of the First
Baptist church of Rockland, serving for
many years as deacon, and was senior dea-
con at the time of his death. He was a
a member of Rockland lodge, F. & A. M
| Deacon Crie was a man who was loved and
respected throughout the whole commu-
| nifty. Not only did he contribute largely to
the church and organized charity, but his
personal benefactionS were many, and these
he performed quietly and without ostention.
Maria II. Knight died Sept 9TH at the
| home of her brOther-in-law, Mr.. Edwin
| Tyler in South Boston. The deceased was
| born in Camden and was the eldest child
| of the late Bezealor and Jane E. Knight of
I Camden, Me. Three brothers, William,
Frank and George Knight and a sister,
Mary Elizabeth Mrs. Tyler) have all been
| laid at rest in the Mountain street cemetery.
| The body was brought here by her niece,
| Maria l.. Tyler, and funeral services were
held Sept. sth Rev. Henry Jones con-
Quoted the services at the grave.-Camden
Herald
Teachers Institute.
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