The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-03-26

| refine. One sister survives her, Mrs. Alex
ander Amsbury of RockpOrt, and two sons
| Col. Knight of this city and q. Fred Knight
| of Rock port Rock land Courier-Gazette.
! Vim, Weeks of Portland, well-known
| hotel man, died in South Thomaston Marcl
| 18th, aged 60 years. He had been connected
with hotels in Bangor, Belfast, Castine and
| Pressure Isle. Mr. Weeks is pleasantly re.
membered here as the landlord OF the Ole
| American House which stood on the site OF
the present Odd Fellows block. Later ne
was the landlord of the Exchange Hotel
| Pressure Isle and the Acadian, Castlne. lie
was very popular with the travelling public
| The Rockland Courier Gazette says OF the
deceased: "Mr. Weeks had made his home
| in Portland the past year and 0ne-half and
was travelling salesman for DETROIT mouse
dealing in druggists sundries. For some
| weeks his health has been failing and he
| went to his sisters home for rest and quiet,
i with little thought that the end was so near.
| Mr.. Weeks was a native of Rockland, his
| parents being Abner b. and Ann Nj. (Crock-
| ett) Weeks The father was "a contracting
mason and his son assisted him in the con-
struction of the custom house, Farwell hall
and many other of the city's finest build
| ngs. Mr.. Weeks was one of the charter
members of the Maine Hotel Proprietors'
, Association, blue lodge and Commandery
Mason and Kora Temple, Order OF the Mys-
OF the famous old Dirigo Engine Co. While
not a member of the Christian Science
church he was an enthusiastic follower or
that faith. Funeral services were held Sun
day and were conducted by Miss sara Lyon
of the Christian Science church. Inc pail
| bearers were H. NJ. Wise, George A. Crock
EFT, William Hall and Myron j. Hahn. The
interment was at Achorn cemetery. De-
ceased is survived by his wife, whose maid
EN- name was Lucretia Spear; one son, Wal
ter E. Weeks; two daughters, jessie and
Lillian; one brother, Charles b. Weeks OF
Portland; and one sister, Mrs. M "A MORSE
of AShmere."
Hon. Randall W. Ellis, who recently died
of pneumonia at his home in Embden, Me-,
was for a long time prominent Inquire IN
the political and agricultural affairs OF that
State. He was born May &, 1851, IN lemple;
Franklin County, Me, and came of good
New England parentage. His father was
Rev. Gilbert Ellis, well-known Methodist
preacher, descendant of John Ellis OF
Sandwich, Mass, 1913, and of John and
Priscilla Alden and Captain Myles Standlsh.
His mother was Anna (MitchelD Ellis. He
was brought up in liampden and Etna, Me-,
attending the public schools of those places
and Newport Academy. In 1851 he married
Amanda Abbott and settled in NOrthport,
Me-, later moving to Belfast. In 1891 he
moved to Embden, where he was engaged in
dairy farming until his death. Mrs. Ellis
died in 1897 In 1854 Mr.. Ellis circulated
petition for the first Republican Congress
sional convention. In 1868 he was elected
representative to the State Legislature from
Northport and in 1879 and 1880 was elected
State senator from Waldo County, receiving
the largest vote ever cast there for caadl-
date, He served with distinction two terms
in the Senate, introducing the well-knOwn
retrenchment and reform measure in 1879.
He was influential in bringing about ben
NAL sessions of the Legislature and attempt
ed to have the date of the State elections
changed from September to November. to
conform with the national election. Mr..
Ellis was an active promoter of the agri-
cultural interests of the State OF Maine. He
was for several years member and Tor
some time president of the State Board OF
Agriculture and took great interest in the
various Farmers Institute meetings, at
which he was frequent speaker; hlr:
Ellis leaves three sons, Gilbert R. Ellis of
| bingham, NJ Ass. Harlem B. Ellis and Irwin
Fl. Ellis of rmbden, besides ten grand
children and one andchlld.-BoSton
Transcript.
March 18th the town of Appleton lost, by
death, one of its oldest and most respected
citizens, who for many years had been iden'
| titled With its business intereStS-Mr. Rob
| ert s. Keene. He was born in Appleton
some 60 years ago, the son of Robert S. and
! Isabel Davis keene, who were among the
i earliest settlers of the town, coming there
before the town was incorporated and tax
| ing up farm on what is called Appleton
/ Ridge where their grandson, Edwin Il
! Keene. now lives. They had "a family Of
| nine grown to manhood, of whom one only
survives, Mrs Sarah b. Hunt of Camden
| Seven were married and had children who
i are today living in as many different States
scattered from Maine to Washington. Mr.
| Keene, when young man, went West an(
| was engaged in numbering in Minnesota
! but at the outbreak of the war in 81 he en-
! listed in Co. b. I'd Regiment of Minnesota
Cavalry and served in the same till "a
when he settled in Wisconsin,, where h
continued in the numbering business unit
| 1876 whe he returned to Appleton ant
| went into general trade for awhile. Ht
then bought IA farm and saWmlll, to Whlcf
he gave his attention till the time OF his
DEATH He was twice married. first to Mary
B. Wentworth of Appleton. who died some
20 years ago, by whom he had one son
Ormaud T., who has assisted him in con
Quoting his business; second to Cora
Thompson of Union, by whom he had {
son, Robert E. He leaves wife and two
sons to mourn their loss, together with thu
community at large in which he lived, tt
whom he was ever ready to render what
ever assistance he was able in times OF nee(
and sickness. He was a member of tn
David Esancy G. A. r. Post and the |. o. o
| +. OF Appleton anu Ol heyStUHc CudpIeI
R. A. NJ. of Camden. In politics he was
always Republican, and at different time
held the Office of selectman, treasurer ant
tax collector, besides being postmaster TO
a number of terms and was thereby gener
ally known to all the people of his town
and they testified to the respect and good
will in which he was held by them in tn
large numbers who were present at hi
house, March 18th, when the funeral ser
| vices were held.
Stockton Springs lost one of her thor
oughy reliable and respected cltl Tsama IL
Blanchard on February %, 1908, from val
vular heart trouble, which for twelv
years had preyed upon his naturally stall
wart system, reducing him gradually unit
for five years he had been unable to attent
to any active business. Mr.: B. was born il
Prospect, now Stockton Springs, the young
est of five sons, the children of Samuel an.
Nancy (Park) Blanchard, March 18, 1876
OF kindly, warm hearted nature his friend