The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-27
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| Mrs. Sarah Carter Brown died at hel
home on Northport avenue April 18th
aged SS years and months. She was the
widow of the late Capt. Henry E. Brown
and a sister of the late William Carter
The deceased was born and had always
lived in the neighborhood in which she
rick of East Belfast; two daughters and
two sons-Mrs. Angie Dodge of Lewiston
Mrs. Eliza Walker and Messrs.. Henry and
Edgar Brown Of Belfast. Mrs. Brown was
blessed with sunny, happy disposition
and gave the best of her life to those de.
pendent upon her She was beloved by a
large circle of friends. Her daughter, Mrs
Walker, has been constant in her devotion
to her for many years and cared for her dur.
| ing her last illness. She was i'll with the
| grip last winter and failed gradually until
the end, The funeral was held at the late
home last Friday, Rev. A. A. Smith of the
| UniversalSt church officiating.
Mary A. g., widow of Rev. Samuel C
| Fessenden, died in Stamford, Conn, April
| Il, in her seth year The Stamford Advo
cate says: "She had made her home for
many years with the family of her son.
| Hon. Samuel Fessenden, on Fairfield
Avenue. Here, surrounded by every COM
| fort, she spent the declining years of her
| life. Nothing gave the old lady greater
| pleasure than the frequent reunions of her
| children and grandchildren, and their af-
| lection for her Was manifested in the tender
care she received in her advancing years.
| She leaves four sons and seven daughters.
ter, Maine, but both of her parents were
| natives of Connecticut. Her father was
Joshua Able of Windham, and her mother
was Marcia GrOSvenOr of PomIret. Her
husband. Rev Samuel c. Fessenden, was a
brother of Senator William Pitt Fessenden
and of Bangor Theological seminary, he be-
came pastor of the Congregational church
at Rockland, Maine. He was for some
years editor of the Maine Evangelist. Later
he entered the legal profession, and was
judge of the municipal court of Rockland.
He was examiner-ln-chief of the patent
office, ls64-'67, served in the 37th Congress
from his home district in Maine, and, after
retiring from Congress, removed to STAN
ford. He served as United States Consul
at st. John, n. B. He died in Stamford in
1882 Mrs. FeSsenden had been in fairly
gOOu nedlLu uulll NlIHll lew udSS >. anu
was in full possession OF her mental powers.
Thursday she had congestive chill, from
the effects of which she did not rally. The
end came peacefully The Rockland
Courier-G Gazette says: "During the years
1888 to 1855 Mr.. Fessenden was pastor of
the Congregational church in Rockland and
later represented this district in Congress,
removing with his family to Connecticut in
1868 He built the house at the corner of
Maple and White streets, now the Knox
Hospital, which with the large number of
children and the social position of the family
became center of social life in the com
munity. Of the eleven children born here
all are living; seven of them are married
and there are eighteen grandchildren. Mrs.
FeSsenden was greatly loved and has ever
been retained in a1lectlonate remembrance
by her former friends here, now of circle
that is steadily narrowing. Writing to this
paper news of his mothers death, Capt.
Joshua A Fessenden (now postmaster of
Stamford) says, alluding to the family's -
wears residence here; "ln the affairs a nd
welfare of Rockland mother always evinced
an unabated and lively interest and well
coined the coming of The Courler-Gazette,
to which she remained subscriber ever
since the family left Rockland in 1865.
Celia, wife of Valentine Porter Of Winter
port, died April ID of consumption, aged
Is wears, months and Is days She was
the daughter of Jonathan and Ann Ward of
Troy, Me. She was converted al the age OF
10 and although young. yet her experience
was characterized by strong and active
faith, which proved an inspiration to her
associates She suffered from i'll health
much of her life, having been confined to
her bed most of the time for the last Is
years. Yet through all her sutferings she
remained loyal to the Master and that joy
which came into her life when she gave her
heart to God remained and sustained to the
end. Mrs. Porter leaves to mourn their loss
husband, one son and a sister, Mrs. Maria
Runnells of West Troy, Me. She was be-
loved by all who knew her, for she was a
loving, faithful wife, a tender and devoted
mother, true and constant sister and
friend.
Albion V. Lamb died April 18th in the
Sisters of Charity hospital, Lewiston, aged
rs years. He was born in Clinton, Me-,
and when Is years old he left home and
shipped on whaling vessel to the Paclhc.
His entire life after 40 was spent IN Cali
fornia and on the Pacific coast, until SIX or
seven years ago, when he returned to Maine.
He had lived in Lewiston three years. He was
at one time an official in the United States
mint in California. Later he was sergeant
alarms of the Nevada legislature, and still
later was sheriff of Arapahoe county, Nev
He was active in the Fraser river trouble
with horse thieves. A brother, ex-Sheriff
John F. Lamb of Lewiston, and sister,
Mrs. Emma Searles of Whitinsville, Mass,
survive him.
| Mrs. Nancy j. Brooks died April l4th at
the home of her daughter in Pittsfeld, aged
| Is years. Mrs. Brooks was an old resident
of Burnham, but for several years had re-
| sided in Oakland. She leaves a husband,
| John Brooks, of Oakland, and five chill
dren, three boys and two girls, Mrs. Cora
Roberts of Unity, Clal ence and Fred Bick-
! ford Of Fairfield, Rowell 0. Bickford of
| Oakland, and Mrs. Dora Wright of Pitts
field, where Mrs. Brooks was stopping when
death came. She was a very pleasant and
kind old lady and respected by all.
Minnie S., wife of Jesse A. Tolman of
Rock land, died at her home in that city
April 20. aged A years, 2 months and days.
| Mrs. Tolman was the daughter Of L. Pack
/ ard and Rebecca Gregory Packard of
| Camden, and is survived by husband and.
five daughters-Nellie Tolman, a recent
| graduate of Rock land High school, and a
successful school teacher; Phyllis, Eunice
! Maria and Mildred Tolman, and one son.
Dudley Tolman She is also survived by a
i twin sister.