The Republican journal., 1908-03-26
OBITUARY.

Mary A., wife of Otis c. Couillard, who
was born in Frankfort, December 8, 1878,
and died in Winterp0rt. Nov. Is, 1881, died
FEB: II, 1899, Of the grip, after only a weeks
Jas. R Herman, at Port Costa, Calf. She
was brought up and married in New York,
born Nov. "a, 1916, married to the late Otis
Z. Couillard, Oct. l, 1845. When she was
little girl she went by canal boat to Oswego,
for her health, in the family of her cousin,
a clergyman. This cousin had as instructor
private tutor of the family of Mr.. TheO-
dore Roosevelt of New York city. She came
to Winterport year or two after her mar
riage. whe. five children were born to her,
of California and Abbie 7. Couilard of
West MedfOrd, Mass. Her maiden name
was SouthwOrth. Her father, Silas South
worth, was born in Rome, N. Y. Her moth
er, Emma Lee, born in England, came to
New York when six years old, and her
father, William Lee, was first chorister of
Trinity church. Mrs Couillard loved flow
ers and out 0f-doOr life. She and her hus-
band cultivated their garden with great
pleasure and it was her custom to take her
children invariably on May day to the Chick
woods. She found great delight in the
beauty of California during her residence
there of twenty years. Her mind was keen
and alert and her faculties unimpaired, and
she well remembered seeing Lafayette on
his second visit to America. Her enjoyment
of friends, particularly OF young people,
never abated Sweet in disposition, modest
aud unassuming,s she was devoted Christian
all her life. Oliver Couillard was the ferry
man and was known many years as the
ferryman between Frankfort (now Winter
port) and BuckSport Center. In fact Couil-
lard ferry was established over 100 years
ago. His son Otis succeeded him and later
Soloman H. COtfren, who was succeeded by
Joshua Kilburu, later by Capt Pendeton
of Bucksport. AT his death the Winterport
Ferry Company was incorporated and has
since transacted the business.
Died, at the home of her niece, Miss
Evaline P. Dyer, in Redfeld, Iowa, Febru-
ary &c, 1908, Miss Martha True Dyer aged
ninety-six years, two months aud twenty
two days. "Auntie Dyer" as she was call
ed by all, was born in Montville, Maine.
ter in the home of her parents. Paul and
Mary True Dyer, and was the last of the
family brother, Samuel True Dyer, of
Hooker, Washington, died last summer.
Hers was a kindly, generous heart and in
many homes where ia other years she
ed as wise and careful helper in sickness
or trouble. She inherited the rugged un-
f1inchng traits of character that belonged
to her Puritan blood and was possessed of a
mind of rare activity. She was great
reader and good conversationaliSt, and un-
til within a few months OF her demise re-
tained her mental vigor to remarkable de-
gree. She left her native State in 1866 to
follow her oldest brother, Ebenezer Dyer
and family-With whom she had made her
home ever after the death of their parents
to their new home in the west, where the
remainder of her long life was spent, with
him for many years and later amid his
children and grandchildren, by whom she
was cared for to the last. Nearly two years
before her death she became helpless Grip
pie and confined to the house, but she kept
in touch with the great world outside by
reading or having read to her the daily and
weekly papers until within few weeks of
the end She was subscriber. to the
"Morning STAR" her beloved church organ,
for sixty years at least, and read it devout-
ly each week. In early life she was CON
verted and united with the Free viii Bap-
tist church at MOntvlle and held steadfaSt-
ly to its tenets to the last, although after
her removal to Iowa she united with the NJ.
E. church at Redfeld-aS there was none of
her own church there-and remained
member of the same until her death.-Rosa
Dyer McLucus, Greeley. Colorado.
Mrs. Dorothy NJ Herrck died very un-
expectediy at her home with her son, 80
Union street, Sunday March 22nd, at about
IN m She had been i'll only short time
and was confined to her bed only two days.
Death resulted while sleeping, from heart
failure. She strove to conceal her suffering,
to make it easy for her son and his wife,
from whom she always received loving de-
votion and thoughtful care. She was born
in Brook Sville, and her maiden name was
Foster In early life she married Alpheus
Gray of Brooksville, and they settled in
Castine, where her only son, George M.
Gray, was born. After the death of her
GRAY IN WIpra
she married Benz. G. Herrick and lived for
many wears in the Pitcher district Since
the death of Mr.. Herrick she had lived with
her son in Rockland. The family came to
Belfast about two years ago. She was one
of the best of mothers, was kind-hearted,
contact and one to whom neighbors and
friends turned in their hour of trouble.
Her last minstratiJns of this Kind were
given in response to the call from Emery NJ.
Heagan to care for his father about eight
weeks ago, and it is sad coincidence that
months. One sister, Mrs. Amanda Webb
of this city, survives. Her son, who is
prostrated with the loss. and all bereft,
have the heartfelt sympathy OF large cir
Gle of friends. The funeral will take place
at her late home, 90 Union street, this,
Thursday, afternoon at O'Clock. Rev. Ash
ley A. Smith, pastor of the Unversalist
church, will officiate. On account of her
sudden death the funeral was delayed to
give public notice to her many friends in the
city and outlying districts.
Susan B., widow of the late Capt. John
II. Bourne, formerly of Camden, late of
Pittsburg, Pa, died in Friendship March
2lst from heart failure. The deceased was
born in Belfast, daughter of the late Capt.
Joshua Bramhall. The early part of her
life was spent in Belfast and in Camden,
but after her marriage to Capt. Bourne she
removed to Pittsburg, where she resided
fifteen years. She was member of the
CONGREGATIONAL church in Camden before
her removal from that town, but took a
letter from the church and united with the
Shadyside Presbyterian church at Pitts
burg when she took up her residence in that
city. After the death of her husband she
returned to Camden, and for six years made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Fred Aldus.
About six months ago she went to Friend
ship, where she had since been with her
nephew and adopted son, Howard Bram-
hall The deceased leaves one brother,
Cornelius Edwin Bramhall of Friendship,
and a sister, Mrs. Fred Aldus of Camden,
both of whom were with her in her last
hours. The body was brought to Camden
for burial, and funeral services were held
from the home of Mrs. Aldus on Mountain
street, Wednesday.
Friends in this city will be sorry to hear
of the death, in Camden, March 18th, of
John w. Tufts. Mr.. Tufts had been resi-
dent of Camden only five years when he
was married to one of Camden's young
ladies, Miss Alice Cushing, and had be-