The Republican journal., 1906-01-11
OBITUARY.

at O'Clock q. M, Jan. 9th, alter lew weeks
severe illness, although she had not been
we'll for some time. She was an unusually
bright and attractive young lady and her
early death is regretted by many friends
and acquaintances. She attended the city
schools and graduated from the Belfast
entered the dry goods store of A. D. Chase
& Son, where she remained about years,
and was for three years with Field &
! Quimby, Insurance Agents which position
| she left last May on account of failing
health. Dec. Il, 1904, she was married in
Brooklyn, N. Y. to 7. Frank Parker of this
city, who has employment in the Boston
Office of the Eastern S. s. Co., but has been
at home several weeks on account of his
wife's illness. Mrs. Parker had been a
member of the Baptist Church since 1892
and was an active and interested member
of the Sunday School and Christian En-
deavor Society for many years. Her hus-
band, father and mother and little sister
Helen have the sympathy of many in their
loss. The funeral will take place, this,
Thursday, afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. E. S.
Philbrook officiating.
Miss Pauline K, daughter of the late
Rev. Marion and Kate s. Rhoades, died at
her home in this city Jan. 7th aged 81 years,
months and days. She was born in
Northport and the family came to Belfast
about 20 years ago from Islesboro, where
her father died. She has been an invalid
for years and the last part of her life was a
great sufferer. She was a member of the
Baptist church, conscientious and devOut
! Christian, and had lOvable disposition.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. George
Robertson, and two brothers, Charles M.
and Hosea w. Rhoades, who have done
everything possible for her comfort and
pleasure and have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement. The funeral took place
at her late home Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock, her pastor, Rev. E. S. Philbrook,
officiating. The bearers were Messrs r. e..
Herrick, Frank L. Robertson, Laforest l..
Robbins and Walter j. Clifford.
George L. Elwell, well known and re-
spected citizen of Waldo, passed quietly
away Tuesday morning, Dec. 19th,a the age
of As years, months after long illness of
rheumatic troubles. He was great
sufferer and bore his sufferings uncomplain-
ingly to the end. He was the son of Emer-
son and Sarah Elwell and was twice
married His first wife was Lucy E. Bates
Of Belfast, and his second wife Cora Whit
comb of Belfast, who survives to mourn his
death He also leaves a mother, Mrs.
Sarah C. Elwel, brother and two sisters,
Adebert U. of Waldo, Mrs. George W..
Miller of Waldo and Mrs. Walter d. Staples
of Belfast. The interment was in Grove
| Cemetery, Belfast.
Mrs. Spencer Treworgy, whose death on
December 10Th was briefly announced last
| week, was the oldest woman in Bluehlll.
Had she lived she would have been ninety
| five years old April 5, 1906. She and her
husband were born in the same house on
Newbury Neck, South Surry; her husband
in 1906, Mrs. Treworgy in 1s11. Forty-one
years ago Capt. Spencer Treworgy, who
sailed between New York and Liverpool,
died He was a brave, intelligent, able
shipmaster, who by his integrity and per
severance easily gained the esteem and
confidence of business men. BY reason OF
sea. he came to Buehill, where he was
highly respected and honored by all who
knew him. Mrs. TreWorgy had been d
member of the Baptist church seventy
eight years She was indeed Il ''mother OF
Israel" holding the highest respect and
love Of kindred, neighbors and friends. She
had superior mind, was fond of goOo
books, was devout and spiritual in heI
nature, and enjoyed heart and soul com
munion with God. The guiding star of hel
life was her genuine Christian faith while
her useful life will linger in memory as the
fragrance of crushed flowers years aftel
they have lived and bloomed. With in
creasing years there came growing con
seriousness of the divine presence with JOY
and peace and in this deeper experience o!
divine grace forms and ceremonies seemed
to her of little significance She felt as die
the great apostle, that she would glory only
in the cross that Christ in the soul was thu
''one thing needful," and of infinite i'm
portance. She was very generous woman
kind to the needy, a friend of the unfortu
nate, liberal supporter of the church, Civ
ing money freely for Christian institutions
Rev. Mr. Bean, of the Congregations
church, in his helpful and sympathetic way
conducted the funeral services in the HON,
in which she had lived fifty-eight years
The Quartette from the Congregations
: church rendered very effectively three o
her favorite hymns. She had been caret
Aged as she was, she will be greatly miss
ed by her daughter and her husband, Rev
Mr. Harwood, who gave up work to be will
her in these last years. She died as she hat
lived in the happy faith of the Christian
God.
"Blessed are the dead who die in thu
Lord
Heaven is made richer by the addition o
so pure and noble spirit, while to he
family, to the church, aud all who knew
spent Christian life.-EllSwOrth American
The death of David P. Craig, formerly Ser
peant of Co. A, I'd (Berdan's) U. s. Sharpshoot
ers which occurred in this city on Dec. II, 1905
removed prominent and highly esteemed office
of Lincoln Ost, g. and one who was always fore
most in labOring for the good of the order ant
the wel-being of his comrades. David Pierce
Craig was born Dec. l3, 1926, in Belfast, Me-, ant
removed to AnONa, Mimi, in 1854, where he be
came prominent in church and musical circles
Being intensely patriotic, he enlisted carry II
the war, and being terribly injured in the ches
mac ON the Peninsula, he was discharged, very
much to his regret, upon a surgeons certlflcate
disability Sept 25 1862. His injuries, the results
of which lasted through life and fina ly caused
his death, prevented his continuance in business
and early in the 70's he came to Washington ant
obtained a position in The Pension Bureau
which he filled with ability and unusual value II
the Government During his leisure hours hi
compiled and had typewriter unique volume
watch he entitled "Book OF synonyms, giving the
local name of every company or other orgdnlza
ton thatWaS enrolled in the Union army, anu al
of regiments that were in the United states ser
| vice lu,inp the war OF the rebellion. 1t is