The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-27
OBITUARY..

The death of Mrs. Adelia C. Talpey, widow
of the late Capt. Henry Talpey, occurred at
her residence, Al Rockwell street, Dorchester
Mass, May Sth. Mrs. Talpey was born in
Rockport, and was the daughter of the late
Samuel Dexter Carleton and Caroline T. Garlic
ton. She was educated in the public schools in
Rockport, and at Bucksport Seminary, and af-
forwards studied music in Boston under the
late B. j. Lang. In 1868 she married Captain
Henry Talpey of Chelsea, Mass, and went to
sea with him for a number of years in the
bark Adelia Carleton (Which was named for
herr, the ship Wandering Jew, and other YES
sells of the firm of Carleton, Norwood & Co. OF
Rockport, of which her father was the senior
member. She made many long voyages with
him, going twice around the world. On several
of these voyages Capt. Talpey touched at Pit
cairn Island, the home of the descendants OF
the mutineers of the ship Bounty, where one
of the native children was named for Mrs
Talpey. Captain and Mrs. Talpey also carried
to England one of the islanders, Ernest Chris
tian, who was the second of the descendants
of the mutineers who had ever been away
from the island. Captain Talpey also sailed in
the ship John Pascal, which was burned at sea
but on this voyage Mrs. Talpey was not with
him. Later, he retired from active life, and
settled in Dorchester, where he died in 1900
and where his widow had since resided till the
time of her death.
Benjamin Franklin Robinson, for many
years prominent member of the Randall Me-
mortal church, died May 7th at his home, Z
Henry street, Medford, after an illness of
about three years, leaving widow and two
daughters Mr.. Robinson was native of Bel
fast, Me-, and saw three years service in Com
pany K. of the Fourth Maine Volunteers in the
Civil War. After the war he started in the
wheelright and blacksmith business and for
many years had shop in Charlestown at the
g H.,
afterward moved to shop on Broadway, near
Mt Vernon street. He had fall about five
weeks ago and broke one of his hips This
fastened his death. He a man of excel
lent repute in every way, and was highly res
pected by every one who knew him. Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at his
late home and were very largely attended,
forty members of General Samuel C. Lawrence
Post, &c, G. A. R., turning out The Grand
Army burial service was conducted by Com
mander Milton F. Roberts, U. S. NJ, retired,
and Chaplain Charles A. Fitch of the post, and
the post escorted the body to Main street on
its journey to Wildwood cemetery in Winch
ester, where the burial took place. The pail
bearers were John Sheldon, Alderman J. F. Bur-
pee Oscar H. Allen, and George B. Russell, all
comrades of Post &C. There was profuson of
floral tributes.-S omerville, Mass, Journal.
Capt. Willard Lincoln, a veteran of the Civil
w dl, uleu May lStH at MS nome, IL fOWlanQ
street, Roxbury, Mass. Capt. Lincoln had been
i'll about three months, death being due to
paralysis He was born in China, Me-, August
%, 1888. While young man he lived in the
western States and Mexico, and when the Civil
War broke out enlisted as a private in the LIST
Minnesota volunteers. He rose to the rank of
lieutenant Later he was transferred to the
18th Maine Regt. and was made captain He
was wounded in the battle of Gettysburg. For
40 years he had been travelling salesman for
prominent dry goods firm.
The remains of the late Capt. A. F. Stubs
of North Bucksport, who died at his home in
that town Tuesday and whose funeral was held
Thursday, We're brought to Augusta on train
102 Friday May 14th for burial. Interment
was made in the family lot at Mt. Pleasant
cemetery, prayer being offered at the grave by
Rev. E. M. Slocombe. DIR. and Mrs E. ]. Rob-
erts, who went to North Bucksport Thursday
morning to attend the funeral, accompanied
the remains to Augusta.-KennebecJ Journal
News has been received of the death in
Santa Cruz, Calf of Slas B. Swanton, for
mer resident of Dexter He was veteran OF
the Civil War; serving in the 22nd Maine Regt
He was Is years of age and is survived by a
wife and brother.