The Republican journal., 1904-10-27
OBITUARY.

Capt. John W. Greene died Oct. 18th at
his home in Deer Isle. His health began to
fail last fall and in the summer he went to
Portland for treatment, and when it was
testines he came home to die The Deer Isle
Messenger says of the deceased:
Born in this town, in the house in which
ne died, nearly sixty years ago. the son of
the late William and Elizabeth Greene, he
began life as did nearly all boys of that day
here and at an early age commenced going
to sea, making his first trip as cook on
"plnkey''-a class of vessels very nearly, if
not quite, extlnct--cOmmanded by 81 ncle
! Tan Robbins. At the age of eighteen he
was in command of the schooner Maryland
in the coasting business, and he followed
the sea until about twenty years ago, when
he condemned his vessel, the old S. p Ad-
ans, and laid her bones to rest on the beach
in the rear of E. W. HaSkelPs store, and re-
tired There was no quenching the sailors
longing for the ocean, however, and Capt.
Greene soon found himself planning and
constructing a yacht, the Lamont, which he
sailed for several seasons and then sold to
the Shumans of Boston, acquiring by the
trade another, the Merle. In this boat he
seemed to take great pleasure in cruising
around and the little sloop and her genial
skipper became known in every harbOr and
port of PenobScOt bay.
Early in life Capt. Greene married Miss
| Lydia Iorrey, and four children have been
born to them. 4 daughter died in infancy !;
three sonS-besides the wife-survive him.
They are: Eugene A., William S., and
Frank L. OF his parental family only one
brother survives, Mr.. Thomas b. Greene of
| this village.
| Capt. Greene was member of Marine
| Lodge, F. & A NJ, and was one of the most
hiuh1V rnSnQotQ6 nd influential nf n11r
| town. He was stanch Democrat, always
high in the local councils of his party and
| straightforward and honest in dealing
with men. Liberal with his means he gave
ungrudgingly for the public good and was
ever public-spirlted man. Such citizens
any town can i'll afford to lose.
We note an omission in the foregoing ac
count. Before building the Lamont Capt.
Greene owned and sailed the schooner yacht
Sunnyside, of 26 tons net, built at Wiscas-
set in 1865, and was frequent visitor at
this port. The Sunnysde was then all
cabin, but later the interior fittings were re-
moved, an after house built, and she is still
in the packet business between Belfast and
Deer Isle. The Lamont was built from
model by Burgess, the noted yacht designer,
and most of the material used in her con-
struction was cut on the land of her builder
and owner in Deer Isle
Samuel L. Hnckley died suddenly at his
boarding place at A. S. Fahy's, Monday
morning. He submitted to minor surgi-
cal operation on one of his toes Sunday, but
apparently recovered from the shock and
anaesthetcs. His condition created no
alarm until about O'Clock Monday morn
ing, when he began to fail rapidly and soon
passed away. Mr.. Hinckley was born in
Rluehill, Me-. Aug. 21, 1862, a son of Whee-
lock w. and Mary L. Hinckley. He came
to Belfast when 20 years old and learned
the moulders' trade in c. j. Halls foundry,
with the late George S. Chase and William
Twombly. He was obliged to leave the
foundry on account of i'll health and was
for few years with Elmer Z. Bradbury in
the Belfast laundry and later with S. A.
Parker in the same business. Eight years
ago his health obliged him to give up regu-
lar work. His mother, Mrs. Leach, lives in
Penobscot, and he leaves one brother, two
half-brothers and one half-SiSter. They are
Henry j. Hinckley of Brockton, Mass. !;
of Boston and Mrs K. S. Russell of AM
herst, Mass. Mr.. Hinckley was of a cheerful
disposition, and although an invalid for
many years always looked on the bright
side and was the life of any company in
which he might be. He leaves large cir
Gle of warm friends. The funeral will take
place to-day, Thursday, at 2 p. m. at his late
residence.
Daniel L. Rowe died at his home on Bell
street October 22d, after a long and painful
illness aged Al years, ? months and II days.
He was born in Morrill,, son of the late
Levi and Abbe (Robinson) Rowe, and
came to Belfast when young man and
worked Oh the milk farms of Joseph c.
Townsend and the late Hon. A. G. JeWett.
Twenty-fOur years ago he entered the en-
ploy of VIM. Pitcher & Son, dealers in coal,
hay. etc. and worked at the same place
(now the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co.. until his
last sickness He married Ellen Young of
Montville, who survives him, with one
daughter, Miss Mabel Rowe He also leaves
two sisters and one half-sister, Mrs. Frank
NJ. West of Belfast, Mrs. c, B. Huntington
of FreepOrt and Mrs. j. P. Allen of South
Portland. Mr.. Rowe was kind and faith
full husband and father, and his employers
and fellow workmen speak of him in the
highest terms. He was always ready to do
cheerfully his full duty and to lend help
ing hand to any one who needed it. Funeral
services were held at his late home-Monday
afternoon, Rev. E. S. Philbrook officiating
The bearers were from the deceased's for
mer associates in his work: Nathaniel
Sholes. Thomas G. Small, John McAuliff
and A. j. Cook.
WRECK OF THE SCH. JOHN c. SMITH.
What One of the Crew Says of the Disaster.