The Republican journal., 1909-06-17
OBITUARY.


Levi L, Robbins, one of the best known and
most highly respected citizens of Belfast, pass
ed away Monday morning, June 7th, at his
home on Miller street. He was born in Union
Me-, Oct. s. 1910, the youngest child of Jesse
and Hannah Carroll Robbins. The family
moved to Belfast when he was about two years
old. His earliest years were spent on his
fathers farm in the Pitcher district. In 1860
he went to California, where he remained for
five years engaged in mining. He returned in
the summer of 1865 and on December oath was
married to Matilda Miller Wight, daughter OF
the late Nathan and PAMELA Kalloch Wight.
After carrying on his fathers farm for two
years, while the latter was in Ellsworth engag-
ed in looking after lumber mill, Mr.. Robbins
formed partnership with his brother Emery
and for % years they conducted grocery
business on Main street under the firm name
of E. & L. L. Robbins. At the end of that
time he retired from the firm. For several
years he held the office of street commissioner.
He was man of strong convictions and strict
integrity; thoroughly devoted to what he
thought to be right and was most affection
ate husband and father. He was great
worker and essentially home-lover; finding
his greatest delight in the company of his
children and grandchildren. In his last illness
he was looking forward and planning for the
vacation time of the children, who always
spent the summer at the old home. He leaves
to mourn their loss his wife, three daughters
and one son: Mrs F. W. Chase of Newtonville,
Mass, Mrs. A. T. Ringold of Brockton, Mass,
Mrs. Paul Delaney of Omaha, Neb., and Mr..
Laforest L. of Belfast, all of whom We're priv
LEGGED to be present at the funeral. He is
also survived by one sister, Mrs. Augusta
Jackman of Newburyport and by two brothers
Dexter of Turner, Oregon, and Emerson of
Lawrence Mass. Funeral services were held
at the home Friday p. m. June 18th, conducted
by Rev. A. G. Roberts, pastor of the Baptist
church. Two solos, Here and There" and
"The Homeland" were beautifully rendered
by Mrs E. P Frost He was laid at rest in the
family lot in the South Belfast cemetery.
There was an abundance of beautiful flowers,
including pillow, cat Rest" Mrs. L. L. Rob
bins; wreath, Father" from the children, and
a pillow, Grandpa" from the eight grand
children; wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Delaney;
spray pinks and stocks Emerson Robbins and
family; casket piece, Mrs. Chas. A. Wiley;
wreath, Warner and Irving Butler, Mrs H. E.
Ray and Miss Mamie Butler;spray of pinks and
roses, Miss H. N. Wight spray of pinks, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Wight; roses lilies and stocks,
Mtc
Jerome F. Hanshue spray Easter lilies and
roses, Mrs. L. A. Knowlton and Charles E.
Knowlton; sweet peas and roses, Mrs. Manfred
Lawler and Miss Addie Gordon; pinks and
white lilacs, Miss Sue M. Partridge; bouquet of
roses, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Bracket; roses
tulips and pinks Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Frost,
spray of pinks, Mrs. S. H. Mathews and Miss
Maude E. Mathews; bouquet of lilies of the val
ley, Mrs. W. C. futile; bouquet of pinks, Mrs.
Joseph c. Townsend; bouquet of lilies of the val
ley, Miss Abbie Poor; 5 doz. of white pinks, a
friend; bouquets, Mrs. M. A. P. Sayward and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Sayward, Thorndike.
Mrs Emma T. Marshall, daughter of Jona-
than Elwell and Sarah Clewley Preston of
Northport, died June 9Th at the age of rs
years of complication of diseases at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs R. K Swift of
New York City. At the age of sixteen she
was married to George Frederick Hayter,
for many years organist of Kings chapel
Boston, nephew of Sir George Hayter, court
painter to Queen Victoria. By this marriage
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Mrs. S. G. Treat of Boston and Mrs. G. |. Hen
wood of England. Many years later she mar
red the late VIM. Edgar Marshall Of New
York, the famous artist whose engravings of
Lincoln, Grant, Washington, Longfellow and
others, and whose colossal head of Christ are
well known. By this marriage there was
one daughter, Mrs. r. K. Swift. All of her
daughters survive her. Mrs. Marshall herself
was artist of ability well as musician,
several paintings and drawings of hers eHhlb-
iting beautiful execution, while in her younger
days she was we'll known as a singer, having
belonged to several Boston musical societies
including the Handel & Haydn, of which she
was a member from the age of fourteen She
also sang in eleven prominent Boston churches.
Of great intellectually and wonderfully well
read she was pleasing and brilliant conversa-
tionalist. In her youthful days she was very
beautiful but as the years went by this grad
ually faded, there being left however, until her
death wonderfully clear mind. No more are
the sorrows of this life for her, but the world
rolls on, leaving among its burden sorrowing
daughters and friends The remains arrived
here last Saturday, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs R. K. Swift, and the interment was in the
East Northport cemetery. Rev. A. E. Luce,
pastor of the M. E. church. Belfast, offered a
prayer at the grave.