The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-05
OBITUARY.

The entire community was shocked and
saddened to hear, on Friday, of the sudden
and severe illness of Clarence C. Brooks,
who suffered an apoplectic shock in Sears
mont Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Brooks was
having his vacation, and, with his wife, had
just returned from Rockland, where they
| were guests on board at the launching of
the schooner Mertie B. Crowley. Wednes-
| day Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks and Mr.. and Mrs.
True Hayford went to Riverside, Quante-
bacook, to give little Dorothy Freeman of
Hartford, Conn.,, an outing. They were out
| fishing on Thursday afternoon when.
| about so O'Clock, MIR. Brooks was taken
with severe pain in his head. Landing as
quickly as possible they went to the nearest
farmhouse, but were unable to get in. Mr..
! Hayford then went back to the cottage
after his team, while Mrs. Brooks and Mrs
Hayford practically carried Mr.. Brooks,
who was rapidly getting worse, to the road,
and Mr.. Hayford drove him back to the
cottage. Repeated attempts that evening to
get Belfast by telephone in order to secure
a physician failed, and Dr. T. n Pearson
| of Morrill, was brought to the suffering man
as soon as possible. In the morning DR.. G.
| c. Kilgore went out. and clot of blood on
the brain was determined as the cause of
the attack. An ambulance was sent out as
soon as possible and Mr.. Brooks was
brought to his home on Congress street,
where he passed away Saturday afternoon
about O'Clock without regaining the power
Of speech, though he knew those around
him and made many attempts to speak
to them. Mr. Brooks was born in East
Boston, the son of John G. and Frances
Brooks. His father, who was native of
Buxton, Maine, died when he was very
young, and the family moved to Portland
His mother died when he was about nine
teen years of age and from that time until
they grew up Mr.. Brooks cared for and sup
ported his younger brother and sister, May
l.. and Geo. G. Brooks of Portland, who are
the only members of his immediate family
surviving. For about three years be was
with the Apollo Male Quartette of Portland
as tenor. and since then he had been travel
ling for the Rumford Chemical Company of
Providence, r. l., covering eastern Massa-
chuSetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine. February 21 1902, he married Miss
Louise, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry G. Bicknell of Belfast and this city
had since been his home. Everyone who
came in contact with Mr.. Brooks, either in
business or socially, became his friend.
His unfailing good nature, and his unset
tiShneSS were sterling qualities which were
shown throughout his life. He was always
thinking of the comfort of others and never
considering himself always with pleasant
word for everybody, and generous to a
fault, his was character seldom equaled.
Although his fine voice was sometimes
heard, and always with pleasure, in the
churches or at some public gathering, he
was essentially home-loving man, and
most of the time he could get away from his
work was spent in his home, which was an
exceptionally happy one. The deepest
sympathy of everyone is expressed for the
sorrowing wife and family, on whom the
unexpected blow fell doubly hard because
of the sad circumstances. On account of
the illness of his father-in-law the funeral
was held at the Universalist church Tues
day afternoon at , o'clock, Rev A A.
Smith officiating. The bearers were Messrs.
f. A. Jones, True Hayford, Ben D.
Field and DR.. W. c. Libbey. Those who
came from out-of-tOwn to attend the ser
vices were, beside his brother, George G.
Brooks, who was with him when he passed
away, Miss May L. Brooks of Portland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Bicknel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard Smith, DR.. and Mrs. F. E.
Freeman of Rockland, and other friends.
Albert Leslie MIDGET died at his home
on Cedar street Friday morning, Aug 3Oth,
aged 55 years. He was confined to his bed
only four days, but had been gradually
failing for two years. He was born in
Prospect, the son of the late Nehemiah and
Mary j. Mudgett, but had lived the greater
part of his life in this city, following the
stone cutters occupation. He was for few
years in Frankfort and in Barre, Vt.
had worked on Dix Island and in Vinal-
haven, and was for two years superintend-
ent Of apprentices at Mount Waldo, and for
two years foreman of large crew on the
Boston Water Works i'll Chelmsford, Mass.
His last work was with the Hutchins Bros
in this city. His first wife was Alice
Smalley of st. George. who died about %
years ago, leaving two children, Rose ii.
Avery of Brewer, and Leslie, who spent his
youth in Belfast but has since followed his
fathers trade of stone cutting. His second
wife was Evelyn Hawkins of Waldo, who
with two sons-Albert l. and Frank H.
and a sister, Mrs. George o. Grindle of
Prospect Ferry, survive. He was Mason,
charter member of the New England
Order of Protection and of Seaside Grange,
Of which he was master years; charter
member and master of Venus Grange of
Frankfort, and was master for two years of
Waldo Pomona Grange. He was an en-
thusiastic granger, constant in his attend
anee at the meetings and had faith in its
mission and believed in its principles.
When engaged in the granite business in
this city with James F. Fernald, he with his
father and brothers, carried on the farm on
Northport avenue now the Girls Home
and handled many trotting horses, includ-
ing the well-known stallion Thackambau.
The Mudgett Bros were also musicians
and maintained an orchestra for local
dances. Albert represented this city in the
legislature in 1898, had served in the COM
mon coupci1 and at hi 6 dacoa co moo Nv, +bo