The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-07-27

After some years she moved to Roston
where she has since lived and whera !,
December, 1902, she married c. d. Miles ot
that city. Beside her husband, Mrs Miles
leaves one sister, Miss Ella Edwards Of
Boston, and two brothers, Albert Edward,
of Camden and Frank W. Edwards of Port
land. The remains, accompanied by the
husband, sister and brother Frank, were
brought to Belfast Friday and inferred in
the family lot in Grove Cemetery.
The remains of Andrew Dean, who died
at the home of his daughter in Littleton,
N. H., arrived here by the evening train
July 21st, accompanied by the daughter
and her husband and by the Vice Grand of
Lafayette Lodge, I. O. 0. F., of Littleton,
of which the deceased was a member. A
committee of Waldo Lodge, l. 0. o. F., of
this city met the party at the station and
| the Lodge as a body attended and partici-
pated in the services held at the grave in
Grove Cemetery, where Rev. Ashley A.
Smith, pastor of the Universalist church.
Officiated. The deceased was about Il wears
of age. While resident of Belfast he was
Belfast lie left here some years ago.
L. M. Partridge of Stockton Springs re-
Gently received notice of the death of his
cousin Elisha Grant, formerly of Prospect.
| Mr.. Grant died in Penryn, California, June
| %, aged 81 years and months. He left
| Maine for California Jan. 10, 1852, and has
since made his home in that State. He was
in the hotel business many years, and at the
time of his death. He married Dorothy
| Grant of Prospect, whose death occurred a
few years ago. He is survived by broth
er, Gooding Grant of Prospect, and a son
Fred, who lives in California In early life
he was we'll and favorably known in his
native place.
Mrs. Almira G. Warren, widow of the
late Asa Warren of Bangor, died very sud-
denly July 21st at her summer home in
Northport Camp Ground, aged Is years.
She was i'll only few hours The deceased
leaves one son, DR.. Percy Warren of Ban
gor, and the remains were taken there Sat
urday by the Boston boat. The funeral
was held Monday. Mrs. Warren had been
summer resident of Northport for MANY
years and had numerous friends there and
in Bangor.
News has been received of the death in
Seattle, Washington, of Mrs. Sarah S. Stet-
son, aged "a years. Mrs. Stetson was Sarah
Thorndike and was born in Searsmont,
Me-, Feb. l, 1911. In 1887 she was married
to Amasa Stetson. The deceased was a sis
ter of the late David, George and Alexander
Thorndike of Camden.
Fred, son of Hiram and Lucinda Rey-
nolds, who died in Burnham July 7th, was
born in Unity in 1856 In 1880 he married
Miss Julia E. Cooper of Burnham and for
seven years lived in Unity. From Unity
resided for II years. On account of the i'll
ness Of Mrs. Reynolds father, they came
to Burnham about year ago to care for
him during his last sickness and death. A
short time ago Mr.. Reynolds was taken
sick with the measles from which he never
two children, one brother, Ed, who lived
| with him, sister, Mrs. Alice Hunt of Clin-
ton, and an aunt, Mrs. Caroline Hunt of
Burnham. Mr.. Reynolds was good neigh
Dor, kind and atfectionate husband and
father and had many friends who sympa-
the widow, who within the past few years
has lost daughter, husband, father and
mother.
Passed away in Berkeley, Calf, July l,
Austin Hills, aged 80 years, native of
Union, Maine. In the death of Mr.. Hills,
California loses another from the many
successful and sturdy sons of Maine, who
| have so added to its prosperity. In the
palmy shipbuilding days of Rockland Mr..
Hills was associated with the late Horace
Merriam in ship building and among others
he built the bark Trajan which afterward
broke the time record to California in the
| early sos. He went to California in 1862
and has remained there since, excepting a
| visit to his family in Rockland one season
when he built the schooner d. B. Everett,
! after which with his family he returned to
California. His widow, Harriet Head of
Lncolnville, Me- and two sons "Hills
Bros" of San Francisco, survive him also
three sisters, Mrs. NJ. a. Rhoades, late of
| Rockland, Mrs. Simpson and Miss Hills, all
| Of whom reside in California.
Mrs. Nancy Downs died July 18th at the
home of her daughter, Mrs Elias Kneeland,
| in Winterport. She had been great suf-
ferer through a long period of illness and
her death will be mourned by wide circle
| of friends. The funeral was held July I'd
| at the home of her daughter on Kaler street.