The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-07
OBITUARY..


most prominent and public-spirited citizens.
He was born in Montville January IA, 1888, and
educated at Oak Grove Seminary and Coburn
Classical Institute. He studied law at Harvard
Law School, Cambridge, Mass, and was in the
office of William H. Mcclellan of Belfast. In
county He made two trips to California in
early years. He was lifelong Democrat,
serving the town as selectman for twelve
years. eight of which he was first selectman.
In the years 18S4-18S5 he represented his class
in the State Legislature notwithstanding his
party was in the minority. He also served his
town as treasurer. His many friends bear
witness to his kind heart. He was ever ready
with help and sympathy for those in trouble
He leaves wife and two sons, James H. of
Montville and Mark J. Bartlett, Esq, of Water
vile; a sister, Mary E. Bartlett and brother,
James o. Bartlett, of Montville The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. T. R. Pente-
cost and the interment was in the family lot at
Whites Corner
Winona Fay, the little daughter of Mr.. and
D.
where she spending the winter, Monday
January 4th at quarter of l o'clock. She had
been frail all her life and had suffered the past
few weeks with heart trouble, which caused
her death. She was born in Belfast April Is,
1898, and the greater part of her life had been
spent in this city, where the family made their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel R. Thomas,
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little child, old and thoughtful for her years.
III health prevented her attendance at the pub
lie schools and she continued her studies with
private teachers. She member of the
Baptist Sunday school and Junior Endeavor.
The funeral took place at her late home in this
city, Wednesday at 2 o'clock, Rev. A. G. Rob-
berts of the Baptist church officiating
In the passing away of Edward Ellis O'Brien
December 2S Thomaston loses one of its Oldest
and most respected citizens and enterprisine
business men. Son of the last Hon. Edward
| O'Brien, who was probably the largest builder
| and owner of wooden ships in his day, whose
| ships sailed every ocean and sea and made his
| name and that of Thomaston familier through
| out the entire commercial world the subject Of
/ this sketch was born in Warren, October 80
| 1929, removed to Thomaston in 1S47 and ha,
| there resided most of the time since Fol
| more than a generation he was senior member
| of the firm of Burgess & O'Brien, lime manu-
| facturers and merchants of Thomas ton; for l;
| years, member of the firm of O'Brien, Gil
| chrest & Co., ship chambers, ITO Wall street
| New YORK, Tor many years a member of the
coal and building material firm of R. G. Morse
& Co., of Boston; for 10 years president of thu
i Georges National Bank, succeeding his fathel
who had been president of the bank from date
Ho yyoS a..
Segotchet Club for the past ID years. Aftel
the death OF his father he became owner O.
many large deep sea ships engaged in Indi:
and other foreign trade. He became alst
| largely interested in Boston and New Yorl
real estate, having large holdings in both cities
AS business man he was able, honest and up
right IN all OF his dealings. 1t is related of hin
| that when one!of the firms he was connected with
became involved he voluntarily assumed anc
| paid claims to large amount which he was
not by law bound to pay, and this is but one OF
many similar instances in his career As q
citlzen ne was public spirited, always ready and
i willing to aid anything designed for the public
good. Modest and unassuming he gave liber-
ally to the poor, but not with ostentation. As
friend and companion he was genial, hearty
and true ar the ii nate gentleness E his nature
gained MN friends sincere and genuine, AS a
domestic man he was richly endowed with all
| those qualities which made genial comnanion
l
nome was ever the home of intelligence. of
culture and refinement To meet him was ever
pleasure. His genial nature and BEARING
radlated upon all who met him and thew regret
that they will meet him no more He was be-
ioveC by his friends, esteemed by his associates
and honored by all who knew him. He was =
gentlemen without reproach,
| None knew him but to love him.
None named him but to praise"
\, MI. " bflen IS survived by one daughter
Mrs. A. A: Keene of Hyde Park, Mass and one
son, Frank T. O'Brien of West Chatham, Mass
Hr' Draeh mad been sincere mourner fol
MS wife TOR the past three years-Rocklane
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Mr.. O'Brien was cousin of Mrs. Sarah
Crawford of this city.
| Mrs. Anna Louise Tolman died Decembe
3Oth, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S, A
| Danlelson, IN Benton, aged SO years. She wa
the daughter of Capt. William Tolman O
Eggemoggin Reach who sailed the seas fo
more than half century. Mrs. Tolman wa
born on board her fathers vessel, the Sera
phlm, when the vessel was in the Adriatic sea
Her mother sailed around the world, in thu
general sense of the term, many times, ant
| Mrs. Tolman had visited China twice before sh.
was twelve years old. At the age of twent,
she had rounded the Horn twice and had beer
wrecked twice. The first wreck was that O,
| eAiS VI IoiSC, WhlCH was SuIk Dy COLLISION witt
a reef off Jamaica in 1924, and two years latel
the Samuel Hall foundered at sea off the
straits of Magellan. In each case all of the
crew We're saved. Anna Louise Tolman mar
ried Capt. Walter L. Tolman, a cousin of thu
third degree, and for years sailed with him il
different vessels. Her husband gave up the
merchant marine business to enter the u. S
Navy in 1861. He died in 1885,
Colonel Samuel J. Menard, an old time Bos
ton newspaper man, private secretary to Gov
ernor Robinson, and Governor Bracket and :
member of the staff of Governor Ames ant
for some years past chief clerk of the superin
tendent of schools, died, December 18th, of :
complication of diseases at private hospita
in Roxbury, Mass. Colonel Menard was borr
in Bucksport. Me-, in 1852, and came to Boston
in 1869.
INTFRPORT.
Miss Harriet T. Moody and her friend Miss
Louise Anderson returned Saturday to Caribou
where they are teaching. .. The w. C. T. u
met with Mrs Ella Mckinney Tuesday jams
go. The High school gave an entertainment in
Union hall Friday Jan. 1. Miss Grace Thomp-