The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-15

greatly missed throughout lie ColIlIllulll-
! ty. Mrs. Rhoades was relative of the
! Drinkwater family and took much inter
est in the reunions, not having missed
one since the organization. She leaves
one brother, who was unable to attend
] the funeral, and one son, Wilbur Rhoades
of Portland. Funeral services were held
at Mr.. Knights Tuesday morning, Rev.
C. H. Bryant of Searsmont officiating.
The floral tributes were many and beau
tiful
Henry B. Goodenough of Brighton,
Mass, long connected with the New
England Dressed Meat & Wool Company
of Boston, and we'll and favorably known
among great number of the Maine
farmers, his business transactions fire.
quently bringing him to the State, died
at his home Oct. 18th. For great num-
Der of years Mr.. Goodenough was asso-
ciated with the late l. c. Libby of Water
vile. both in his real estate and railroad
enterprises, and up to the time of his
death owned a considerable amount Of
real estate in what is known as the
Libby annex" in the northern part Of
Waterville. He was rated as very
wealthy man, having large investments
John P. B. Sleeper died Oct End at his
home in Auburn of cancer of the stom-
ach, after an illness of seven weeks. He
was born in Lewiston, June 4, 1S49, the
son of Nathaniel Sleeper. With the ex-
ception of six years in the west and
short time in the army, he lived in Lew
iston until II years ago, when he moved
to Auburn During the war he enlisted
in Co. K. 18th Maine, and served seven
months, when he was taken i'll and sent
to a hospital. Fer Is years he was fire
man and Waterman at the Foss, Packard
shoe shops. He married Miss Hannah R.
Colby of Brunswick, who survives him.
They had three children, but all are dead.
Mr.. Sleeper was one of the youngest
! members of Burnside Post, G. A. R., of
Auburn.
James S. Bennett died Oct. 7th at his
home in Verona, aged IS years. He was
a native of Bucksport and had been a
farmer most of his life. His wife died
number of years ago. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Martha E. Abbott of
Verona and Mrs. Eva Randall of Bos-
ton to mourn their loss; also five
brothers and two sisters: John OF Bos-
ton, Stephen Of Bucksport, Richard OF
Stockton, Andrew of Prospect Ferry,
and Ralph of Bucksport, Mrs. Sarah Sin
| nett of Deering, Me-, and Mrs. Hannah
Wiswell of Bucksport.
Mrs. Clara Eva Farwell, wife of the
late Frank E. Farwel Of Waterville,
died suddenly at her home in that city
Oct. Sd of Bright's disease. She was
born in Unity and was as years of age.
The deceased was in apparently good
health prior to Saturday morning and
was active about the house. Five chill
dren. three sons and two daughters, sur
vive. The funeral service was held from
her late home on Oakland street, Tues
dav afternoon, and the remains were
taken to Unity for burial.
Daniel S. Emery, one of the most
prominent shipowners on the Atlantic
coast. died at his home in Newton, Mass.
Oct. End, of heart failure. He was the
senior member of the firm of John S.
Emery & Company of Boston, which is
one of the largest owners of sailing craft
in New England Mr.. Emery was born
in Sullivan, Me-, rs years ago, and leaves
a widow, son and daughter.
Henry Wharf, formerly of Bangor
died at West Corinth October 1st. He
leaves, besides wife, six children, Mrs
Ethel Bailey, Leila, Bernice, Alta ano
Mildred Wharf, Joseph and Clifford
Wharf, all of Corinth; two brothers
Rev. |. H. w. Wharf of Winterpor
and Geo. E. Wharf of Bangor; thre.
: sisters, Mrs. R. w. Doane, Mrs. G: F
Penny and Miss S. Leila Wharf, all O