The Republican journal., 1907-09-12
OBITUARY.


sisted by Mrs. Nellie NJ. kneeland of Som
erville, Mass. The floral offerings were
very numerous and beautiful, and consisted
of asters and dahlias, Mrs. A. L. Knowlton
and Mrs. Mary Pullen; pinks, Mrs. Josiah
Mitchell and Miss Clark roses and sweet
peas, MIR. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Welch
roses, Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Owen; asters and
roses, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew W. Welch;
roses, Mrs. Robert Skay and daughter EN-
ma; asters and roses, Henry Haugh; ferns
and heliotrope, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin L,
Smith aud son Leroy; asters and roses, Mr..
and Mrs. F. W. Patterson and Benjamin
Robinson asters and roses, James Welch;
roses and pinks, Nellie Greer, Belmont
roses, William E. Dilworth pinks, Bridget
Whalen; cut flowers, Mrs E. L. Talbot
roses, Mrs. c. 2. Hazeltine; roses, Mrs FL
len Ii. Castle; cut flowers, Mrs Edison Sher-
man; asters and roses, Mrs. A E. Kilgore,
Brooks; basket, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. KIM
ball and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Gilman
pinks, Miss Mary F. Abbott; four baskets,
from Mary Norton and family, Damon,
Field Il Rogers, Mary Whitney, Rose
Sprague and Eva Dickey; Mrs Alpheus
Dyer; pillow, husband, Emma Welch and
Anna Smith; pillow, Pythian Sisters; stand
ing wreath, Francis II. Welch and wife,
Wm, Nj. Welch and wife; crescent sweet
peas, Rufus Barton; bouquet asters, Mrs.
Carrie Stevens, Lewiston; crescent sweet
peas, Mrs. Ii. NJ. Poor; bouquet asters, Mr..
and Mrs. Barak Peabody, Portland; creS-
cent, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Perkins, Lewis
ton; basket, l. 0. of Red Men. Relatives
from other places who attended the funeral
included her brother, Charles Payson of
Howard, K. L.. her son, Francis II. Welch
OF HlllSdaie, Mich.; her son, William NJ.
Welch and wife Of BridgeWater, Mass. her
daughter Anna and husband, Austin L.
Smith, and their son Leroy of Lynn, Mass. :;
her nephews, Barak Peabody and John
kilday of Portland; and her niece, Mrs.
Emily Perkins of Lewiston. Her only sis
ter, Mrs. Eliza Clements of Northwood,
Mass, was unable to come
MIR. Edward Albert Kelly died at his
residence at CohaSSet sunday evening, Aug,
25th, after long illness. Mr. Kelly was
born May 80, 1881, at Frankfort, now Win
terport, Me, and was the eldest child of
Albert Livingston and Caroline (Peirce)
Kelly. He was in the eighth generation
from John Kelly. one of the early settlers
of Newbury, Mass, who is said to have
come to that place from the town of New
bury, England, in 1856. Mr.. Kelly fitted for
college at the military school of Lieutenant
Whiting, at Ellsworth, Me-, at Foxcroft
Academy, Maine, and at the North Var
mouth Classical Academy. He entered
RoWdOln College, and remained there until
the middle OF the junior year, when he left
to study law with the late George F. Far
ley, at Groton. In 1858 he was admitted to
the bar, and practSed in partnership with
Mr.. Farley until the latter's death in 1855
III remained in Groton until the breaking
out Of the Civil War, when he removed to
Boston, and soon took prominent position
at the bar here, making a speciality of will
cases and the care of trust property.
While averse to holding public office, he
manifested deep interest in public affairs,
and took an active course, both privately
and through the press, to secure honorable
and capable men IN places of public trust
lie was man of great refinement, of
strong character and answering principle,
and was hon0red and respected by all who
were brought in contact with him. Al
though thoroughly devoted TO the important
interests which were contided to him, he
yet found time to read not only the best
literature OF the times but also kept up his
acquaintance with the classical writer's
whom he had studied at college. There
were few busy lawyers OF the day who had
such wide knowledge of ancient and mod
ern literature.
For several years past Mr.. Kelly had
| made his residence at Cohasset, and had
taken an interest in the welfare of the
town. HIS winter residence was at Marl-
boro street, in this city. He was member
of the Union Club, the Boston Athenaum
and the New England Historic Genealogi-
cal Society. He received the honorary de-
gree OF A. NJ. from BOWdoin College On
Nov. 10, 1854, he married Mary Farley,
the daughter OF his law partner, who with
one daughter, Elizabeth Farley Kelly, sur
vive him.-BostOn Transcript Aug 26th.
The funeral was held Wednesday, Aug.
2Sth, at - o'clock, from his late residence
at COhaSset The casket was placed on
the lawn, under his favorite tree, with the
many floral tributes, arranged by loving
hands The funeral services, simple and
impressive in character, were conducted BY
the Rev. James Reed, who paid a high trih-
ute to the never ceaSing devotion of the de-
parted for his wife, who has been an inva-
lid for many years. The burial was at
Groton.
Cynthia Whitten Mckinney died at her
home in Benton Aug. g. 1907, aged is years,
months, days. Cynthia (Jones) Nc
kenney was born in Unity, Me-, Nov. 12,
1s4l, and was the daughter of Isaac and
Betsey (Thomas) Jones. On Aug. 3, 1852
she was united in marriage to William
Henry Whitten at Lowell, Mass. To this
| union were born twelve children, eight Of
whom are now living. In early life she
| united with the F. b. Church at Pittstield,
Maine. Several years later, she having re-
moved to Clinton, Maine, united by letter
with the Free Baptist church there, which
membership she retained until her DEATH
| She was also member of the w. R., No.
| ST, of Clinton. Her first hu sband, William
| Whitten, served three years in the civil war
and was corporal in company |, I'd
Regiment of Maine. Cavalry. He died at
Burnham Jan. %, 1881. A number of
| years later she married James McKenney
| of Clinton. She had been partial invalid
for ten years, but in November last suffer-
| ed an attack of nervous prostration, being
| confined to her bed for nine months. She
was a faithful wife and mother, a patient
| sufferer through long, tedious illness. A
| very simple funeral service was held at her
! late home. consisting OF Scripture reading
| and prayer by the pastor, Rev. E. b. Foster
Mrs: Z. q Hayes, and Mr.. Frank Smith
rendered several selections in most eff
| fective manner. Interment was made in
| Farwell Cemetery, Unity, Mane.-Water-
| vile Mail.