The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-02-04
OBITUARY.

Sunday morning, Jan. II, 1904, witnessed
the departure of Rachel Perry, beloved
wife of Capt. Israel S. Adams of Lincoln
Vile Beach, from her home on earth to the
home triumphant. Mrs. Adams was born
in Vinalhaven, Maine, in 1928 and was Is
years of age at the time of her DEATH Fifty
two years ago she was united in marriage
to Capt. Adams and during all these years
she was true and loyal companion. Their
home life was one of great devotion and en-
jOyment No wife was ever more helpful
to her husband. Safe in counsel, the heart
of her husband fully trusted her. Many
were the duties and responsibilities which
rested upon her during the absence from
home of her husband, who for many years
was one of the best known sea captains of
Maine. Her life was full of cheerfulness
and brightness, carrying to those about her
JOY and comfort and especially to the mem
bers Of her own home. 1t was here that
her Christian life shed forth rays of sun
shine amid the perplexities and discourage
ments of life. Home was her empire and
love its throne and nothing which she could
do to increase the happiness of those COM
mitted to her care was left undone. But
While her death has caused great sorrow to
her family, they can rejoice in the Chris
tian influence which she leaves behind her
as an inspiration to them to live a life of
faith in the Son of God. One of the pillars
in the community where she lived has been
removed that it might be placed in the tenn
pie made without hands, eternal in the
heavens. In this hour of sorrow the SYM
pathy OF the entire community goes ont to
the bereaved family who mourn their loss
Early ON Sunday morning she quietly and
beautifully as the unfolding of a rose Slip
ped away to see the King in His beauty,
and to receive from His hand the crown of
righteousness which the Lord the Right
eOus Judge will give unto her in that day
when He comes to gather up His Jewels
Her kindness and sympathy with everyone
she came in contact with bound her with
cords of love to the hearts of many in the
community in which she lived. Expressions
of grief and sadness were manifest through
out the whole town where she had lived fey
so many years, and where she passed away
so suddenly, being i'll but few hours with
angina pectoris. Besides the husband left
to mourn his loss she leaves four daughters,
Mrs Jarvis A. Brewster of Freeport, Me-
Mrs. Roscoe d. McKeen of Jamaica Plain,
Mass; Hannah Perry Adams of Lincoln
vile, Me-; Carrie f. Adams of Jamaica
Plain, Mass; one sister, Mrs. Oscar W.
French of Lincolnville, Me. two brothers,
Capt. Ephraim Perry of Hallowell, Maine,
and Capt. Robert W. Perry of Lncolnville'
Me. The funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10Th, from her
late home, Rev. L. d. Evans of Camden
conducting the service.
''Servant of God well done,
Thy glorious warfare's past;
The battles fought; the victory won,
And thou art crowned at last
The death of Mr. Chas H. Hunt at the
home of his son in Roxbury, Mass, Jan.
26th, recalls the fact of his early business
life i'll this city, fifty years or more ago
He was a brother of the late Hon. VIM H.
hunt OF Liberty and widely known fig
ure in this section of the State at that time
From Belfast he removed to Bangor, where
he conducted successful boot and shoe
business for several years; thence he re-
! turned to his native State and engaged in
the wholesale morocco trade on North Mar
ket street, Boston. and later as member
of the firm of J. IL. HartShorn & Co. on
Pearl street. lie retired from this firm in
1868 and occupied his time in real estate
transactions until about eighteen years ago,
when his health failed. His death was not
! unexpected, he having reached the ripe age
of eghty-four and been an invalid for
many years. One son, Charles f. Hunt of
Boston, survives him. The subject of this
notice was a man of great business saga
city and activity. He was the Oldest living
known firm of E. S. Hunt & Co., Boston,
whose sudden and unexpected demise oc-
Cured JAN 9th, a day later.
The death of Mr.. f. S. Hunt at his home
on Beacon street, Brookline, Mass, came
like thunder bolt to his family, friends
and extensive business acquaintaRces. He
had been largely and successfully engaged
in the sheepskin trade in Boston for thirty
! five years and had won the distinction of
an authority in this branch of the leather
trade. He began business at the opening
of the civil war and had built up, in spite
of reverses during the great Boston fire,
large and lucrative business. He was a
general favOrite, a genial friend, a lovable
man in all the walks of life. A wife, one
daughter, two sisters and brother survive
him.
Nancy j., widow of Eben Wellman, died
at her home in Searsmont, Jan. 28th, after
an illness of one week with paralysis, aged
70 years, II months and days. Her hus-
band has been dead years, but she is sur
vived by all her children Charles Wellman
of Belmont. Mrs. Viola Ames of Belfast,
Otis Wellman, Mrs. Nora McCabe, Mrs
Ansel Lothrop, Gilbert Wellman, Mrs. Stel-
la Mariner and Mrs. Abbie Perry, all of
Searsmont. She was the oldest of a family
of 13 children of whom one sister, Mrs
Lewis Bryant of Belmont, and three BROTH
erS, Andrew and John jackson of Belmont
and Isaac Jackson of Belfast, survive She
leaves II grandchildren and great grand
chiJdrnn Tho fuporn1 u.c hold of +po bo,,o