The Republican journal., 1907-04-04
OBITUARY.

VI Talmyras Me-, May D, 1871, ana OloO IN
Sk0whegan, March 10, 1907. Between these
two dates long life of nearly eighty useful
years was lived. Mrs. Conner was the daugh-
ter of Thomas and Betsey L. Lancey of Pal
myra. She was educated in the schools of
her native town, where much Of her early
life was spent in teaching. In her youth
she experienced religion and joined the
Christian church and throughout her life
was faithful and efficient member. She
lived single until May 6, 1867, and upon that
date was united in marriage with John B.
Conner of Troy, where she lived until few
months before her decease. Mrs. Conner
was well endowed by nature, was genial,
social and of an attractive personality. She
had no children of her own but to seven
step-children she gave the love of mother
and to them her noble life and tender min
istratiOns will ever be precious memory.
AS the years advanced the heart of this
mother, with that of her faithful husband,
was deeply panied by the death of their
youngest daughter, Mrs. Abbie Rackliff,
who with her family were living with her
parents in the old home. This was indeed
a great sorrow, but these aged parents
found much comfort in giving to their
motherless grandchildren true parental love
and grandchildren, rich in each others love,
strove nobly on for each others good but
soon the dark shadows began to gather
again about this home and upon the second
day of August, 1906, the aged husband and
parent was removed by death. After the
death of her husband Mrs. Conner, feeling
that her strength was failing and her work
done, went to live in the home of her
nephew, Mr.. A. II. Lang of Skowhegan. In
this pleasant home she received all the
comforts that loving hearts and willing
hands could give. Two children sur
vive her: Byron of Wisconsin and E. R.
Conner of Belfast. 1t has been the privi-
lege of the last named son to do much for
the comfort and happiness of his parents
in their declining years, and which was
highly appreciated by them. The funeral
service was held from her old home in
Troy, Tuesday, March 10, 1907, at 10 o'clock
a, M, conducted by the writer. The floral
offerings were beautiful. The interment
was in Fairview cemetery-J. c. L.
Thomas Wyman Vose, for eight years
judge of the Bangor municipal court, one of
the most distinguished attorneys of the
Penobscot bar and long prominent in the
public life of Bangor, died at his home in
that city March Esd. He was born in Port
land July 3, 1880, but when boy his par
ents moved to Orrington. He was educated
in the academies of Hampden, East Corinth
and West Randolph, VT, and in 1858 gradu-
ated from the Chandler Scientific School in
Hanover, n. Fl. After graduation he read
law in the Office of Albert L. Kelley of Win
terport, and in May, 1860, was admitted to
the bar He practiced in Winterport IL
years, two of which were spent in partner
ship with Hon. n. II. Hubbard, and in 1872
removed to Bangor, where he soon won
high standing at the bar and eminence in
public life In 1876 he entered into partner
ship with Hon. Lewis Barker and his son,
Lewis A. Barker, the firm being Barker,
FOse & Barker. This relationship con-
tinued until the death Of the junior member
in January, 1891, the firm name remaining
unchanged until the elder Barker passed
away in October of the same year. In 1892
Gov. Burleigh appointed Mr.. Vose ju ige of
the Bangor municipal court, and he retain
ed the position until 190O-tWo terms.
Judge Vose held many other public offices.
He served on the water board of Bangor
from 1879 to 1901, was city solicitor for nine
years and was member of the school
board for several years. In politics he was
always Republican, and before going to
Bangor had represented the class towns of
Frankfort and Winterport in the Maine
House in 1870 and the county of Waldo in
the Senate in 1871. The Bangor News says
of the deceased: 1.-THE death OF Judge Vose
will be sincerely regretted, for his quiet
courtesy and generous disposition won for
him a wide circle of friends. His knowl-
edge of the law was profound, and his
knowledge of human nature was shown in
fairs of the municipal court-in the ease
with which he could distinguish the genu-
inc tales of misfortune told by the unfortu-
mates before him from the habitual hard
luck stories of the old offenders" He is
survived by his wife, son, E. c. Vose of
Concord, N. H., daughter, Mrs. Emma F.
Lewis, and a sister, Mrs. Joshua Kent of
Bangor Funeral services were held at the
late residence in Bangor and the inter-
ment was in Winterport, where the bells
were toled and other marks of respect
shown to the departed.
Francis Wright died recently at the
Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia from
injuries received by falling from doorstep
at a house where he was visiting. He was
SO years old and was born in Winterport.
He had formerly been in business in Phila-
delphia as dealer in horses, but since July,
1902, had resided at the Odd Fellows Home
in that city. He was member of Hancock
Lodge, No. 43, and of National Palestine
Encampment, No. 81, l. O. 0. F.
Linnie w., wife Of Roscoe E. Littlefeld of
Winterport, died March Goth after long
months OF suffering with consumption, aged
26 years. Everything that loving hands
could do to restore her to health was done,
but without avail. Mrs. Littlefeld was the
Youngest daughter of C, F. Robinson She