The Republican journal., 1906-10-04
OBITUARY.

Ceinda NJ. Thomas died at the home of
her parents in Lincolnvilte, Sept. 26, aged
10 years, months and days. She had
been attending school until Friday, Sept
21st, when she was taken suddenly i'll. She
was the daughter of John and Angie
Thomas, and is survived by her parents,
four sisters and three brothers. They are:
Mrs. Ivan Jackson of Belfast; Herbert E.,
Matte E., Ella L., Pearl, Roland, Elsie and
Thomas. This is their first great sorrow
and they have the sympathy of all their
friends and neighbors, for the deceased was
loved by all who knew her. All her family
were with her through her sickness but
Mrs. jackson, who arrived soon after her
death. The funeral services were held at
her home Friday afternoon, September 2Sth,
Rev. E. S. Philbrook of Belfast officiating.
The floral tributes were beautiful. Anon.
them was wreath from the father and
mother; sweet peas from Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Jackson; cut flowers from each of her
brothers and sisters; Mrs. James Jackson,
geraniums; Ernest Head, geraniums !;
Bertha Dean, geraniums; Ralph Jackson,
white pinks; Hazel Miller, her beloved
schoolmate, wreath of pansies; her teacher,
Emily Payson, pinks; Lucy Miller, asters !;
Mary Coleman, geraniums, Hattie Roberts,
pinks and roses; Margaret Merrithew,
pinks; Mrs. Geo. Young, dahlias; Abbie
Richards, sweet peas; cut flowers, Mrs.
C. P. Morrill,, Lizzie Curtis, Mrs. Churchell,
Mrs. Brown, Ellen Richards, Alice Dickey,
pnha artc Mpc
Mrs. Ann bennett died at her home, No.
1 Miller street, at noon Thursday, Sept.
9th, after an illness which had confined her
to her bed since the Sunday previous. She
was born in Cape RoZier, Dec. -, 1915, the
daughter of David and Ann Farnham Dyer.
In early life she married Joseph bennett
of Castine Her late home was built by
her husband and had been her home for
over sixty years. She is survived by two
sons and a daughter VIM. j. of New York,
George w. of Ellsworth, and Mrs. Clara
Gilmore of this city, who has cared for her
mother the past five years. Her husband
died Sept. &c. 1888, and his birthday came
Sept 9th. In speaking of this date few
days previous she remarked to friend !:
sit would be strange if l should die on
Josephs birthday" She was then in her
usual health. Her daughter, Mrs. Gilmore,
was in Boston and arrived home Thursday
evening. Mrs. bennett was kindhearted
and generous and her hand was ever ready
to help the needy. Her grandchildren, Mrs.
W. b. Newton of Boston and j. K. Den
nett of this city, spent most of their early
life with her. The funeral took place at
her late home last Saturday at O'Clock,
Rev. Ashley A. Smith, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, officiating.
Mrs. William Barnes died October End at
her home in Waldo after long illness of
Bright's disease and dropsy, aged &c years, 8
months and days. Since last August she
had been confined to her chair, being unable
to lie down, but she bore her sufferings pa
tiently. Her daughter, Mrs. Mason of Lew
iston, came home to care for her mother in
her last illness, and remained with her until
death claimed the sufferer. Mrs. Barnes is
survived by her husband, William w.
Barnes; by three children-Mr. c. w.
Barnes of Waldo, Mrs. E. j. Gerry of
Gloucester, Mass, and Mrs. Laura Mason
of Lewiston; by brother, Stephen B. Had
ley of Waldo, and two sisters, Mrs. New
ell Bagley of North Belfast and Mrs.
Eta Ryan of South Montville. The de-
ceased was formerly Susan Hadley,
daughter of Aaron and Mary Hadley of
Waldo She was great favorite with the
young people and as long as her health
permitted loved to have them with her and
to contribute to their pleasures. She was
good to the poor and the sick. No one in