The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-28
OBITUARY..

Passed to higher life February 10Th VIM
Jordan Wentworth, aged 50 years, 6 months
Ihe funeral services were held at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Ella W. Richardson,
High street, Friday afternoon, February
END, Rev. Ashley A. Smith officiating. The
bearers were John W. Nash, Robert Russ,
Isaiah Cross and Ephraim Robbins. He
was stricken with paralysis on the after
noon of February 18th and fingered for five
days, suffering intensely at times. but when
the end came his life went out peacefully
ana painlessly. He was conscious until
half hour before its close and almost his
last Ineligible words were, II am ready.
1t is all right" He leaves to mourn their
loss two daughters, Mrs. Ella W. Richard
son OF this city and Miss Addle +. Went
worth of Chelsea, Mass. also one sister,
Mrs. Sophia W. Hartshorn of Morrill,, Me-,
and four brothers, Freeland A. wentworth
OF Searsport, Thomas I. of Poor's Mills,
Noyes K. of Belfast, and Frank A. OF East
Orland. The deceased was the oldest son of
the late Hezekiah and Betsey (Frost) Went
worth and was born in Belfast in 1924 He
lived in his native place all his lie with the
exception of a few years spent IN chelsea,
Mass, where he made his home with his
elder daughter and her husband, Mr.. Lu-
man Richardson, who gave him sons love
and reverence All that care and loving
devotion could do was done to cheer his
declining years, but ne pined for the old
home and the familiar faces of relatives
and friends, and so in the summer OF 1905
he returned to Belfast accompanied by his
daughter Ella and her husband and resided
here until his death. His wife, whose death
occurred twenty-One years ago, was Miss
AdaIine NJ Hit of Belfast, formerly of
Hope, Maine, daughter of the late John
Hit. Her loss he felt deeply,fo his nature
was one to love strongly and devotedly. He
was a stone mason by trade, and together
with Mr.. John w. Nash laid the foundation
of nearly all the principal buildings in this
city. He was man of singularly blameless
life, upright, honorable, and generous to
fault, often sharing his last dollar with those
less fortunate than himself. Faithful in the
discharge of every duty, however trivial, his
cheerful, genial disposition won him host
of friends, but it was in the home circle
that the rare beauty of his character was
best known. Patient, gentle and always
cheerful even under the heaviest trials and
Affections, his children have no memory of
any harsh or unkind word ever passing his
lips, pure, well balanced life, and beau
tilul death when in the full measure of his
years God called him home. Of such the
Master has said: "Well done thou good
and faithful servant, thou has been faithful
over a few things, l will make thee ruler
over many, enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord" We think of him not as one whose
noble life has ended. but only just begun in
a fairer cline where the beautiful soul that
was reflected in his peaceful face shall ex-
pand in the light of Gods love until it at
tains perfection. We shall miss his presence
in the home and in all the walks of life, but
the memory of his pleasant voice and face
will remain with us for many day On
earth we shall see him no more, yet in the
larger, fuller life beyond, we feel that he
will welcome us again when we too shall
have crossed the river of death.
Faithful, tender, kind, obliging,
All thy life work of love;
Heaven itself is now made dearer,
Feeling that thou dWellst above"
The floral offerings were very beautiful,
and consisted of double bouquet of white
pinks and hyacinths from Mr.. and Mrs.
Luman Richardson, casket piece Of pink
and white pinks and narcissus from Miss
Addie F. Wentworth, bouquet of white
pnks and daffodils, Mr.. and Mrs. O. A.
Wade, double bouquet of pinks, Mrs. Free
man Wentworth and Mrs. Henry Went
worth, casket piece Of white pinks, narcis-
sus and hyacinths, Miss Lizzie A. Hit,
Chelsea, Mass, bouquet of pinks and tulips,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wentworth, bouquet
of pinks, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Blodgett,
double bouquet of pinks and narcissus, Mrs.
L. E, Richards, double bouquet of pinks
and narcissus, Mr.. c. A. Kelly, Chelsea,
Mass.
sFolded the worn hands upon the still breast,
Dear gentle hands we so often have pressed,
Well have we loved you, but God loved you
best,
Dear one He's given you rest"
Com.