The Republican journal., 1908-01-16
OBITUARY.

| OBITUARY.
One of Belfast's old-time seafarers. good
citizen, a man held in universal esteem, has
departed on his last long voyage. Captain
George r. Carter died Jan. 8th at the home
of his son. Capt. Alz0 NJ. Carter, in Clifton
dale, Mass. aged nearly 76 years. With his
wife and granddaughter, Charlotte Carter. he
went to Cliftondale q few weeks ago to
spend the winter, intending to return in the
early spring to his home on Commercial
| street. While it was evident to his many
friends that his health was failing, he was
| never heard to complain, but something in
his manner and a remark he made when
| calling at The Journal office just before his
departure gave the impression that he did
not expect to see Belfast again. He was
confined to his bed only five days and died
OF para'ytic shock. Capt. Carter was
born in Penobscot, his parents moving to
| Montville when he was a small boy He
came to Belfast in 1S47 and was married to
| Harriet NJ. Perkins of this city, Feb s.
1859 He was the last but one of his
generation of family long prominent
in Belfast, and the leading shipbuild-
ers when that industry was at its height.
During the greater part of his life he COM
manded vessels in the coasting trade and
was engaged for many years in the Jack
sOnville trade. His last command, the three
masted schooner PenObscot, was built for
him, and is now owned by Pendeton Bros.
He never lost vessel or met with a serious
| accident, and it is recalled that on one oc-
casion when his vessel was long overdue,
every one said. "There is no need to worry
| Capt. Carter is all right" and he was. In
1854 he enlisted in the navy and served until
the close of the war in the steamer Sabine
| On retiring from the sea some Is years ago
| he had charge of the marine railway until
it was sold by the company owning it to
| George A. Gilchrest, and he worked in the
| shipyard on the later vessels built by the
| firm of c. P. Carter & Co. The deceased
| was regular attendant at the Baptist
church, a Mason, and member of Thomas
| II. Marshall Post, G. A. r. He was devoted
| ly attached to his granddaughter Charlotte,
| whose home from infancy had been with
her grandparents and she was his constant
| companion out of school hours. He is sur
vlved by his wife, Harriet (Perkins) Carter,
| one son, two grandchildren and one
| brother, John W. Carter, who lives
in lola, Kansas. His son, Captain Alzo
NJ. Carter, who is in command of the
age at the time of his fathers DEATH Funeral
services were held in Cliftondale and his
body was placed in the receiving tomb there
and will be brought to Belfast in the spring
for burial in Grove Cemetery
| Mark F. Messer died January 9th, aged
| 55 years, months, and days. Mr.. Messer
was born in Roxbury, Mass, and was the
son of Willard L. and Phebe (Vose) Messer.
| His mother died when he was three years
| old and he came to the home of his grand
| father, Marcus Vuse, near the VoSe school
house in Montviile. He grew to manhood
with his grandparents, always making his
home in Montvilie. His step p-grandmother,
Almira (SprowD Vose, was always
''mother" to him in name and in tender
| are. He was a general favorite with
young and old, as his disposition was sunny
| and amable at all times. He was fond of
music, was the organizer and leader of the
| Eureka Cornet band of North Montville
during the life of that organization, and
was orgaulst of the Ilaldale church at the
age of II. Many sincere friends will al
ways remember Mark Messer. For
l5 seasons, Mr.. MeSser was employed in
| the paint shop of Volney Thompson's Car
ria.e mandatory, and was an efficient and
faithful workman. The funeral services
were conducted by MIR. Hollis NJ. Howard
Jan. 18th, at the residence of Mrs. Eliza +.
Bean, where Mr. MesSer had boarded most
| of the time for 13 years. Volney Thompson
was the funeral director. w. F. White of
Waldo and Mrs. George S. Lowell sang,
and Miss Mabel Pentecost played the ac-
compartments. The bearers were John W.
Tibbetts, G. S. Berry, 7. S. Erskine, and
A. T. Jackson. The floral tributes were
| bouquet of carnations and ferns from his
sister, Mrs. Eden VoSe, a wreath Of roses
marked Farewell" from Mrs. Eliza F.
Bean and family, a pillow of roses, pinks
| and chrysanthemums inscribed "Mark,"
| from Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Howard and fam
| lily, spray Of 53 roses and pinks from MIR.
| and Mrs. j. j. Latus of Swampscott, Mass,
| a bouquet of geraniums and ferns from
| Clifford and Clara Bean, spray of carna-
| tions and ferns from Mr. and Mrs. Volney
| Thompson, wreath from Mrs. j. w. Tib-
| belts. The interment was in the cemetery
near the Vose schoolhOuse.
| Anna c., widow of the late William
WinslOw, died at her home on Congress
street Tuesday, Jan. 7th, at 8 o'clock p. m.
She was born in New Bedford, Mass, Feb.
6, 1916, the daughter of the late Peter H.
and Lydia Sherman Smith. The family
came to Belfast many years ago and our
older residents remember her father, who
was in business on Phoenix Row and was
one of Befast's prominent residents. Her
husband died in 1877, aged 70 years. He
was an architect and builder and many
buildings in this city are the product of his
skill In early life Mrs. Winslow was
prominent in social circles. She was
possessed Of well balanced, cultivated
mind and contributed both prose and poetry