The Republican journal., 1905-12-28
OBITUARY

Florence Mae (Kelley) Ridley died at her
home on Spring street, Belfast, Dec. 10,
| 1905, after an illness of five weeks Her
age was 16 years and months. She was
married last spring to Alton E. Ridley, who
survives her. Mrs. Ridley was member
Of the Baptist church Of Belfast. Her
Christian faith shone brightly at the last,
and was great source Of com fort Her
gratitude for attentions and her thought
fuiness for others we're beautiful and touch
ing. Funeral services were conducted at
her late home December 21st by her pastor,
| Rev. E. S. Philbrook. The floral tributes
consisted of a bouquet of roses aDd chry-
santhemums from Thompson's shop, chry-
| santhemums and ferns from the cutting
room of the shoe factory, bouquet of pinks
from Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gross, sixteen
pinks from Mrs. McAulitfe and son, roses
from brothers and sisters, and also from
! Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Ryan, and bou-
quet OF pnks from Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs.
McKinnon. Besides her husband Mrs.
F, Ridley leaves to mourn their loss mother,
| Mrs. Ii. L. Curtis, father, Mr.. Ansel S.
Kelley, six sisters, Mrs Walter E. Aldus of
Belfast, Charlotte and Evelyn Kelley of
fort, Rose Kelley of Unity and Annie Kel-
ley of Belfast; and two brothers, James
and AnSel, lr., of Belfast.
! Early Thursday morning, Dec. 18th, Will
| liam NeWcomb of Winterport was stricken
by shock while dressing and fingered for
| eight hours without reg timing conscious
ness. MIR, Newcomb had been a resident of
Winterport for nearly thirty years, moving
| there from NeWburg, where he was born
March l, 1926, almost eighty years ago. He
was the last survivor of the thirteen chill
dren Of Solomon Newcomb and his wife.
Sarah Doane Newcomb, pioneer settlers of
Newburg village. Mr.. Newcomb had made
mis- home with his granddaughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest r. Colson,
for the last few years. The funeral was
held in the Grange Hall, Dec. 18th. At the
funeral were the following nieces and neph-
ews from South Newburg: Mr.: and Mrs.
Merrill Goodrich, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Nor
rell, pr. E. c. Newcomb and daughter Del
la. Other relatives present were Hon. L..
w. Frederick and wife, E. R. Colson and
wife. Miss A. L. Clapp, John L. Frederick
and wife, Mrs. Ida Curtis, Russell Curtis,
Chester Curtis and wife. The immediate
daughter Rev. Harry Hill of the Methodist
church conducted the services. Three beau
tiful hymns were rendered by quartet,
consisting of Rev. Harry Hill, Miss Marie
WardWell, Mrs. Y. II. Hill and Joshua
Treat d. NJ. Spencer had charge of fu-
neral arrangements.
William Warren, a famous old-time ship
builder, died Dec. oath at his home in
Brewer, after a long illness. He was born
in Freedom, Me-, and when but 10 years old
| his parents moved to SearspOrt, where he
was apprenticed to master -calker, of
whom he learned the trade. When 18 years
old he went to Florida to calk bark, for
which he received 1925 in gold, one of the
pieces of which he always kept. He learned
all branches of shipbuilding, and worked
on more than 100 new vessels. In 1878 he
moved to Brewer and until few years ago
when he was obliged to retire, operated
Warren's dock, famous beach dock on the
Brewer side of Bangor harbor, where he
| has repaired number of craft. He was "a
years old. A daughter, Mrs. Geo. Bridges,
lives in Cambridge, Mass.
Capt. Edward V. Gates of the America
ship S. +. Hitchcock died at Liverpool,
Eng, Dec. Sd, it is supposed of heart trouble,
to which he was subject He was born in
Thomaston SO years ago and first went tt
sea in 1866 as second mate of the ship St.
| Charles. lie served in the Civil war. His
home was in Portland, where he has wife
son and daughter