The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-05-10

Died in Liberty April 18th Emma, wife of
Ulmer Harmon and daughter Of Ulmer Turn
er, aged 80 years and months She was a
great sufferer for many weeks previous to her
death, with what was thought to be a cancer
in her left side. She went to the Waldo
County Hospital in Belfast, where it was
hoped that by medical skill and careful
nursing she might be able to undergo an
operation and so prOlOng her life; but all
efforts proved unavailing. She continued
to grow weaker and returned home, after
which she failed rapidly until death put an
end to her sufferipgs She leaves husband
and five children to mourn their loss; also
one sister, Mrs. Clara HILBERT of Washing
ton, Me. A good woman has gone. She
neighbor, and had the respect and esteem
of all who knew her. At the funeral words
of sympathy and consolation were spoken
by Rev. I. r. Pentecost of Montville.
Mrs. Mehitable Atwood Burbank, who
died May 4th at her home Oh Pine street,
Bangor, aged SO years, was one of the thir-
teen children OF benjamin SWEET and Me-
born March s, 1873 She was Is months old
when British fleet came up the river and
bombarded Hampden, the entire SWEET fam
ily-including a babe of four dayS-taking
refuge in the cellar of their home. The old
house still stands, with a cannon ball I'M
bedded in its woodwork as a memento of
the invasion. All of the l3 children lived
until the war of 1872 was little more than a
memory, and the youngest was Sc before
death invaded their ranks. In April, 1901,
seven of the thirteen still survived; within
10 months from that date, however, five of
the seven had passed away-James A. and
William A. SWEET of Bangor, Captain David
W. SWEET OF Gloucester, Mrs. Emily A..
Mayo of Chicago and Mrs. Sarah Snow of
Hampden. Mrs. Joannah Rowe Of the re-
naming two died May 20, 1903, leaving only
Mrs. Burbank, who survived until May 4th
In 1910 the deceased married Jonathan Bur-
bank, long prominent in Bangor, and who
died in November, 1884. OF their five chill
dren three survive-Martha c., wife Of Ben
jamin p Palmer of Somerville, Charles w.,
also of Somerville, and Willard H. of Wor-
cester, Mass. She leaves also three grand
children and four great-grandchildren. Mrs:
Burbank Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church early in life, and at the time of her
decease had for years been the Oldest men,
ber of the Pine street church in Bangor,
where her husband officiated for many
years before mis- death as one OF the stew
ards and as chOrlSter. Mrs. Bur bank was
a woman of remarkable health and vigor,
and up to within two years was in full pos.
session of all her faculties. More recently,
however, her eyesight became impaired to
such an extent that she could not read or
write This was a serious grievance to her,
because previous to this aff1lction she was
constant reader Of the current newspapers;
She was also great reader of the Bible and
other religious literature. The deceased had
large circle of acquaintances, no woman
in Bangor being more loved and respected
by her neighbors and friends, while she was
heartily welcomed in the homes of acqualn-
tances in other places of Maine and Massa-
chusetts. Particularly will she be missed
at the Wesleyan Grove campmeetlng
grounds, where she had spent her summers
regularly for more than 40 years, a constant
visitor among many OF the cottages, while
the doors of her own were ever open.
especially to ministers of her denomination,
as was her home in Bangor.