The Republican journal., 1904-04-21
OBITUARY..

Stetson A. West of Belfast and his son
Claude L. died in Freedom Monday MORN
ing, April 18th, almost simultaneously.
FClaude was sick with typhoid pneumonia,
and his father went to Freedom April 18th
to attend him. Two days later the father
was taken with pneumonia and failed rapid
ly until he passed away at 1.35 O'Clock Mon
day morning. The son survived the father
but minutes. Stetson A. West was born
in Waldo So years ago, and had lived in Bel
fast q years. He had worked in the meat
business, and had the agency several years
for patent stove lining. His wife. former
ly Isabel Tolman, died 81 years ago. They
had nine children, of whom five remain
Abbie, wife of Lewis Banks of West Scar
boro; Emma L., widow of William L. Clark
of Boulder, Colorado; Agnes, deceased,
wife of Charles W. Coombs Of Belfast
Thomas E., deceased, of Brooks; Nina, wife
of A. L. Weymouth of Gardiner; Claude
L., deceased, of Freedom Maude of Ports
mouth, \. H.; Margaret, who lives with
her sister in Colorado; and Sidney, who
died in infancy. Claude L. West was born
in Belfast shortly after his parents moved
here, and worked principally at handling
country produce. For some time past he had
been experimenting the apple and potato
shipments of c. B. Sampson at Freedom.
He married Grace Hustus of Freedom, who
survives him, with two children, Margur-
rite, aged years, and Violet, year. He
was member of Freedom Lodge, Knights of
Pythias. Both men were highly respected
by all who knew them. A double funeral
was held in Freedom Tuesday afternoon,
and the remains were brought to Belfast for
jnterment in Grove Cemetery.
Fremont n. Jones was instantly killed
by an explosion in quarry in Fabers, Va,
April 1st. Mr.. Jones was superintendent
of the rock quarry of the Southern Com
pany and went with number of workmen
into the quarry to prepare blast for dis
charging. Seventeen holes had been charg-
ed and the men were at work on the last
one, when the dynamite was ignited by
friction. Four men, including Mr.. Jones,
were instantly killed and the other two
were seriously injured. Mr.. Jones was
born in Brooks, Maine, a son of Israel and
Sarah (Hanson) Jones. His parents moved
to Virginia when he was an infant and he
was educated in the schools of that State.
He was first employed by the Alexandria
& Manassas Railroad, in which he held
various important positions. He after
wards became superintendent of the quar-
ries, which position he held at the time of
his death. He married Miss Mary Breen,
daughter of James F. Breen, general mana
ger of the A & NJ Railroad He leaves to
mourn the loss of faithful and devoted
husband and father, his wife and four chill
dren also three sisters and three brothers.
The brothers and sisters are Miss Rosa A.
Jones of Washington, D. c.; Mrs. Emma
A. Barton of Northport; Mrs. Anna NJ.
Nash of Belfast; Lorenzo ID. Jones of
Brooks; Charles Jones of Kansas City,
Kansas, and Capt. John ". Jones of Bel
fast Funeral services were held at the
home of Mr.. Breen in Alexandria.
Mrs. Sophia W. Forbes died at her home
on Cedar street Sunday morning, April 18th,
at the advanced age of 81 years and S
months She was born in .Brooksville, a
(Wentworth) Tapley. Her parents moved
! to Belfast when she was 10 years old, and
she had lived here since that time She
married Henry II. Forbes, who died nine
, teen years ago. They had three daughters
and one son-Ellen A., now deceased, who
married Henry Robbins of Boston, jose
phine H., deceased, who married George H.
Parker of Boston; Henrietta, wife of Ar
thur II. Cooper of Auburn; and George II.
of Belfast. She leaves one sister, Mrs.
Eliza Parks of Hancock, Mimi. Mrs Forbes
became member of the Baptist Church in
early life and continued faithful to the end.
Her children find their sorrow softened by
} the memory of a life devoted to those most
near and dear to her, and as her neighbors
and friends review her past they recall a
long life of usefulness, sympathetic kind
ness and good deeds. Although retaining
her senses to the last she suffered no pain
for several days, and the change came like
passing into a peaceful sleep. The funeral
r was held at her late home yesterday, Wed,
/. nesday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. f. S.
! PhilbroOk, officiating
Fred l.. Wheeler, who died in Chelsea
Mass, April 10Th, was born in Thomaston
Me-, Aug. 10, 1888, a son Of John and Martha
Abigail Wheeler. He married Lydia A
!. Brown of Belfast, sister of Mrs. George
S. Chase, and they were residents of this
city for many years, living in what wa.
!; known as the McClintock house at the
' Board Landing. In early life he FOLLOWED
the sea, and later was contracting paint
er. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs
William Wardwell of Chelsea, Mass, ant
one sister, Mrs. Rachel Linerkin of Thorn
d aston. The remains were brought to Bel
n fast Tuesday morning, accompanied by Mr.
|, and Mrs. Wardwell, for interment in Grov,
= Cemetery beside those of his wife. Services
a were held at the grave, Rev. Harry Lutz OF
+ ficiating.
q q Asa Carter died at the old homestead il
e Frankfort, April Sth, after short illness
y aged IS years. His wife Susan died IA year
- ago. He leaves one son and two daughter
=. Edwin W. of Hathorne, Mass Mrs Jen
ME Cass, who cared for him in his last sick
ness, and Mrs. Emma Moultcn of East Ed
dingtOn, Me- He also leaves one sister