Smyrna times., 1909-01-13
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Rev. Or. Bolton of M. E. Conference,
Well-known in Smyrna Dies at
Camden-Death of Isaac Truax

den, DEL, MeCnOQlSC EplScOpdl
Church who died at the church par
sonage there on Friday took place
Monday morning at IL O'Clock. Ser
vices were held in the Camden church
by the Rev. S. M Morgan, superin-
tendent of the Dover district, assisted
by DR.. Watt of Smyrna and other
ministers. The G. A. R. of which
DR.. Bolton was a member, was repre-
sented at the funeral. After the ser
vice the body was taken to Whining
ton and upon arriving there the re-
mains were removed to the chapel |
at Riverview Cemetery, where final
service was conducted by the Rev.
Mr.. Poole, pastor of McCabe Memoir
ial Church. The bearers were eight
members of the official board of the
Camden Church. DR.. Bolton was 78
years old and was born at Orrington,
Maine. He began preaching in 1866.
For five years he was pastor of Trim
ity M. E Church of Boston, and for
five years pastor of the First M. E.
Church of that city. He served the
First Nj. E. Church and Centenary
M. E. Church of Chicago each for
five years and South Park M. E.
Church of that city for two years.
His other pastorates were at Dan
forth, Topsfeld, HOulton, Lineus
Hodgdon, Oldtown, Orono, Winter
port, Lewiston and Bangor, Me. He
was superintendent of the Madison
district of the West Wisconsin M. E.
Conference for three years and was
appointed evangelist of the Whining
ton Conference in March, 1906. Grant
Memorial University at Chattanooga,
Tenn, conferred upon him the degree
of Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of
Laws. At the General Conference
session held in 1896 he received many
votes for bishop. His military record
consisted of service in Company E,
Sixteenth Maine Infantry before
Antietam and Pittsburg, being Sc
verely injured in both fights. He
was honorably discharged on July y,
1865 In June, 1898, he enlisted with
, the Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry
and went with the company to Cuba,
retiring later with rank of Captain
, DR.. Bolton had a notable Masonic
I record. He was former chaplain o.
d the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
r A F. and A. M, of Illinois, form
n er chaplain of William Allen Lodg
and Fort Dearborn Lodge of Chicago
a member of Corinthian Chapter R. A
n M, of Chicago, an honorary lif
IS member of Apollo Commandery an
n an active member of St. Bernar
le Commandery, K. T., of Chicago
r and a former state orator for Chicag
i Consistory Royal Princess.
Isaac Truax Dies Suddenly.
: Isaac Truax a prominent farmC
al of near Bethel M. E. Church ar
g. Brenford died suddenly Friday fro
s. heart attack in his 68th year. H
I'd had been at the pump watering h
nv stock when he was taken i'll. T
nv returned to the house but his cond
at tion grew worse and despite medic
7 aid died about an hour after. T
or was conscious to the last. II
h announcement of his death was
,r- great shock to his many friends
hn this vicinity where he was Dor
raised and spent his whole lif
The deceased had been in failil
ch health for some years. Sever
les months ago he suffered an attack
r a hemmorhage and for several days h
no. life was despaired of. Mr.. Tru
tbe was a man of kindly dispositiC
ere big-hearted and generous and leav
ed a family and large circle of frier
as to mourn his loss. AS a farmer
ne was Industrious and was regarded
mo one of the best in this vicinity I
ont deceasd was the second son of Jo
the and Mary Patterson Truax and W
nm born near Smyrna in December IS
cad Soon after reaching his majority
ion took up farming which occupa ton
ino followed until his death. In Janu;
inc 1868 he married Sarah Truax daui
he ter of John Truax of near Cheswo
ore who died in January, 1889. Three cl
,itb dren survive this union: Dr.J. Lut
der Truax prominent physician of Ba
,en- more, Md. Robert Severson Trua1
dis Silver City Idaho and Miss Han
mo Truax In May 1891 Mr.. Truax t
hat for his second wife Miss ANA
,ked Knots of near Smyrna who survi
be him with one daughter, Miss Law
ut- D. Truax. In politics the decea
rest was a Republican but never
office. During the Civil War he
a member of the Sixth Delav
gn Regiment, Home Guard, and ros
ndi- the rank of Corporal of his comps
,o,,o He was a member of Bethel M