The Republican journal., 1908-04-09
OBITUARY.

| OOsiOHNI.
Albion Ii. Bradbury died at $50 a. M
April 1th, at his home 81 Church street,
death resulting from complication of dis
| eases and old age. He had been i'll for four
| years with spinal disease, and for the past
two years was confined to the house For
ten days before his death he was totally
blind from an aggravated case of conjunc;l-
Wits. Mr. Bradbury was born in Belfast
September 16, 1899, son of Nathanie! H. ana
Sophia (Moulton) Bradbury, natives respec-
lively of Belfast and York, Maine. The
Bradburys are an old family of English
origin. In England they trace their genoa
ology to an ancestor born in Ollerset in the
| year 14OO. A number of descendants were
| distinguished men, and included one who
was Lord Mayor of London. The first rep
resentatlve In this country was Thomas
! Bradbury, born in DerbyShire, England, in
| 1910 or 1911. He was one of the founders of
| Salisbury, Mass, and one of the foremost
! men of the time. Joseph Bradbury, the
grandfather Of Albion H., was born in 1910
| in York, Me, and there he spent his life of
| 80 years. An able farmer, he was well-to-do.
and left a good estate. Nathaniel H. Brad
| bury, son of Joseph, was born in York, Sep
| tember 16, 1885 man of ability and force
OF character, he was the architect of hiS own
fortunes. lie moved to Belfast il 1878 and
spent the remainder of his life here. He
was for many years cashier of the Belfast
| Bank and for some time the Belfast Gu Stom
house officer, having charge of an extensive
district. He died in 1861. His wife was a
daughter of Captain Joseph Moulton, a sea-
farlng man of York. They were married in
York in 1920, and Mrs. Bradbury spent her
welded life in Belfast, dying here in 1885 in
her 93d year, and in iul possession OF her
and reared three children, who were: Al
bion H., just deceased, Caroline, who lived
with her brother and survives him, and
Martha Ann, wife of j. W. Frederick. Mrs.
! Frederick died in 1868 in middle life, leaving
one sun, Charles ". Frederick of thi, city,
| the only near relative of the deceased after
the sister. Albion ii. Bradbury was reared
in this city and obtained his educa iuu in
the common schools and the Belfast Acade-
my. Under his fathers tuition he learned
the art OF banking, and for thirty -four years
| was the faithful and efficient cashier 0t the
| tteifaSt bank and its successor the Belfast
National Bank, now The City National
! Bank OF Belfast. Mr. Bradbury retired in
1928, ana had since spent much OF his time
at his home on Church street in the u use
| built by his father, where he had collected
| many valuable art treasures and fine H.
brary. In politics he was staunchly k4pub-
! ilcan, in religion Unit iiarian. He loved his
/ native city and maintained his interest in
| its affairs as long as he was able lie was
| respected and useful citizen, one of the
| old stock that is fast passing from the earth
/; stage. The funeral services will b. held
at the home next Saturday at .. 30 p. H.
Mrs. Druslla G. Tapley died at her home,
| II Congress street, Monday forenoon. She
had been slightly i'll for a few days, bat had
| no warning of the approach of death, which
came instantly as she was sitting in i chair.
| The deceased was horn in WatervilIr, Jan.
| IA, 1886, the daughter of Rev. Theophilus
l5atcheider of Hancock and Charlotte
| ((iross) Batchelder OF Bucksport. In early
i lie she married the late Francis Billings
of Sedgwick, and one daughter by this
| nm autiS - -
East Blackstone, Mass. Her second huS-
band was the late Thomas Tapley of Bel
fast, and daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Lyman
of Hartford, Conn.,, survives, Five grand
children-Mrs. John lladley, Merton L.
Fernald of Woonsocket, R. L., Jennie ). of
Providence and the Misses Bertha and Ruth
| Fernald of East Blackstone, Mass-twu sis
tiers, Mrs. Charlotte Holmes of Lowell.
Mass, and Mrs, Ora Turner of Los An,
Of Mrs. John Hadley, also survive her
Mrs. Tapey came to Belfast in 1873, but
| did not make her permanent home here un-
til 1895. She will be remembered by many
| in whose homes she had been in times Of
sickness and trouble; and her kindness OF
heart and gentle manner well fitted her to
| care for the suffering. She was for num-
| ber of years a member of the Baptist church
and retained this connection at her death
| The funeral took place at the Baptist church
| Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, Rev d.
| ii. slacQuarrie, pastor, officiating. The re-
mains were taken to North Hancock Thurs.
day morning, accompanied by her daughter,
| Mrs. L. F. Fernald, who arrived hare Tues
day evening.
Jason Hills, one of the oldest ana most
| respected citizens of Lincoinvillp, died at
his home in that town March 27th aged 90
| years, 3 months and Is days. lie was born
in Union, the son of Isaac and Chop (Ware)
Hills. He moved to Lincolnvila with his
parents "A years ago. His father settled on
the farm long owned by A. L. Bartlett. Mr.
Hills owned large farm, and was post
master Tor many years, resgning one var
ago In the early days of the grange he was
an enthusiastic member. His visits tn the
home of his youth in which he took great
pleasure, were frequent during the last
years OF his life, and his friends were
equally glad to meet him. He leaves
brother, Philander Hills of Belfast; four
sons, Cyrus r. of Simsbury, Conn, Melville
p. of Northport, Everett L. of Lincolnville,
Mark l.. of Antioch, Cal, and one daug hter.
Cora b. Hills of Antioch, Cal The funeral
services were held March Goth, Rev G. G.
Winslow of Belfast and officers of King
David Masonic Lodge officiating.
Seldom c. Goodwin of Watervile died
Sunday from blood poisoning, aged a wears,
Mr.. Goodwin was an engineer on the Maine
Central Railroad. He was a member Of
Watervile Lodge. No. 33, F. & A. NJ. elm
ton Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., and Ticonc Division.
No. sos, brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers. tie was always a staunch Republi-
can and was prominent in political affairs
Besides the widow, two sons, Charles All.
bert and Ralph Goodwin, one brother
Charles w. Goodwin of Benton, two sisters
Mrs: Monroe Gage of Benton and Mrs Ber,
tina Goodwin OF Bath, survive.