The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-23


and Mrs. c. H. Alley; pillow, Crystal Bay
Lodge, l. o. o. F. Of winthrop; pillow, Mon
roe Lodge, 1. o. O. F.; wreath. F. A. Booking
J. C.Smith, Michael O. Neal Edward Donovan
Henry Riley; bouquets, Miss Gertrude Belcher
Miss Pauline Nickerson and "Aunty," Lowell
and Hall, Miss Elva Nickerson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Moore, Lynn, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Davis, Mrs.
Andrew Moore and c. A. Hartshorn.
News has just been received Of the death in
Querida, Colorado, July 19, 1909, Of Frank E.
Gay. He was the son Of Edward and Eliza
Bassick Cay and was born in Waldo, Me-, June
%, 1857. He lived in Waldo until 1877, when
he went to Colorado and engaged in freighting
for the Bassick mine. He had been in poor
health for several yers, but his death was
caused by an attack of acute indigestion. He
leaves to mourn their loss wife and five chill
dren in Querida, and two sisters, Mrs. Nettie
Wilson of Newark, N. J. and Mrs. Rosa
Sprague of Waldo, Me.
Cornelius T. Hosmer died September 9th at
his home in Camden, aged 63 years and 6
mOuCNS. hpOuL i've years 6SO AAllluS health
compelled him to leave mis- position as an over
seer in the Knox Woolen Mill, where he had
been employed since his return from the Civil
war in 1866. He enlisted in December, 1864
and was mustered into the U. S. service at
Augusta in February, 1865, as . private in
Capt. Edwin M. Robinson's Company E., Twelfth
Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, Col. VIM.
R. Kimball commanding. This regiment was
organized in camp at Portland, Maine, where
they were mustered into the U. S. service on
the 18th of November 1861. Mr.. Hosmer was
at all times with his company except for q
period when he was i'll and in the hospital at
Hilton Head, S. c. He rejoined his regiment
at Savannah, Ca, where on the 18th day of
February, 1866, he was honorably discharged
by reason of expiration of his term of service.
He was married to Emma ]. Daley September
13, 1869, who survives him, with one sister,
Fannie Smith. He was member of Geo. S.
Cobb Post No. 63, G. A. r. and a member OF
Amity Lodge F. & A. M, in which he filled all
chairs.
. Man1ey Tibbetts, a guard at the State prison
in Cranston, R. l., died September Goth from
typhoid fever. There have been three deaths
from this cause and % cases in the prison.
Tibbets had resigned September 1st but con-
sented to remain until the epidemic was over.
he left his wife, baby boy and his father and
mother to 60 to Cranston. His wife and child,
it is understood, were to join him if he was
successful and enjoyed his work. He wrote
home that he was dissatisfied and that he had
decided to buy small farm near the old
homes of their parents. Suddenly last week
Mrs. Tibbetts received word from Cranston to
hurry on, that her husband was very i'll with
typhoid fever. and left Immediately, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Bradstreet, and
her little son.
Allen ]. Maker of Lynn, who came of fam
lily of soldiers, and was one himself in Civil
pital in Lynn. He was born in Northport, Me
HIS great grandfather was in the Revolution.
ary War, his grandfather fought in the War OF
1872, his father had an active part in the Mex.
lean War and Mr.. Maker entered his country's
service in the Civil War, enlisting at the age
Of sixteen years in Company of the Fourth
Maine Volunteers. At the battle of Chantilly
on September l, 1852, he survived the effects
Of having bullet pass entirely through his
body. His son also was in turn a soldier anC
fought in the Spanish-American War. Another
son is frst-class gunner in the navy.-Bostor
Transcript, September goth.
Henry A. Bolan of Winterport died septem.
ber 18th at his home in that town from pneu
monia, aged about So years. He was born ir
Winterport and for the greater part of his life
had resided there For many years he hal
conducted the Commercial house, and had alst
been the proprietor of livery business. HI
was an honest, Straightforward, business man
square in all his dealings, was kind hearted ane
generous, and his genial ways had won hin
many friends. He was a member of Howard
lodge, F. and A. M. Mr.. Bolan is survived by
two children, son and daughter, a mother
and two brothers and two sisters. His family
have the sympathy of many friends in theil
bereavement.