The Republican journal., 1909-09-02
OBITUARY.

The funeral of Jennie l., wife of George L.
Bean of East Belfast, took place Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. VIM. Vaughan,
pastor of Trinity Reformed church officiating
The following flowers were contributed: a
wreath from the husband; cut flowers, Mr.. and
Mrs Mcdonald; wreath and cut flowers, Mr..
and Mrs. James Nickerson; bouquet, Mrs. Geo.
W. Frisbee; bouquet, Mrs. Josie Lane; flowers
and ferns, Mrs. N. S. Piper and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. N. Savery; pillow. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Michaels; wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Michaels;
flowers. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stinson; bouquet
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Nickerson; bouquet Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Staples; cut flowers and
sweet peas, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer l. Rankin;
bouquet, Mrs. Mary Crosby; cut flowers,
Mrs. Fannie Frost cut flowers and wreath,
Mrs. Leander Bean; bouquet, Mrs. Archie Peav-
ey; cut flowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi L. Curtis,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ford, Mrs. AbBie Nicker-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Frank E. Howard
Thomas Kenney died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. W. Davis, August 2sth, after
long and trying illness. He was born in
Frankfort, November 27, 1912, the son of the
late James and Phoebe Kenney. The most of
his life he was employed in the coasting trade
He married Rosilla Davis of Hampden, who
died some years ago. Three children, Mrs.
Annie Davis of Belfast, Mrs. Maude Clark of
Lynn, Mass, and Joseph Kenney of New Bed
ford, Mass, survive. He was pensioner of
the Civil War, private in Co. A, 18th Regi-
ment of Infantry, Maine Volunteers; was mus
tered in at Augusta, November 20, 1861, and
! was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ca, in
August 1865 from the 30th Maine Regiment,
to which he had been transferred. The funeral
took place at his late home Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. Albert E. Luce of the Meth
odist church officiating. The interment was in
the soldiers lot in Grove Cemetery in this city
| telegram was received from Fort Fairfield
last Sunday announcing the death at 10 o'clock
that morning of Mr.. Joseph A. Conant He
was born in Hope, now Appleton, June l, 1880,
the son of the late Isaac and Nancy Conant.
In 1S45 he went to Fort Fairfield and later mar
ried Miss johnson daughter of Edward Johnson.
They were the parents of IL children, II of
whom lived to grow up and now remain
Mrs. Della Waldron and six sons, Stephen, Lin
coin, Dudley, Joseph, Edwin and Isaac. OF his
fathers family of only one remains, Mr.
Elisha H. Conant of Belfast, who visited his
brother in Fort Fairfield few weeks ago.
The deceased was an extensive farmer, owning
a well titled farm of about 500 acres, and di-
rected this spring the planting of large acre
ages of potatoes and grain.
| The remains of Mary, widow of the late John
Cannon, were brought to this city last Satur-
day. Mrs. Cannon had been living with her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Barker, in Watertown,
Mass, where she died very suddenly August
26th, aged 70 years. She is survived by seven
children-Mrs. H. R. Annis of Camden, Mrs.
Mary Barker of Watertown, Mass, Edward of
/ Walpole, Mass, Bartlett and William Cannon of
Boston and Mrs. Eliza Moore and Maggie Pick
/ ering of Boston. Four step-children also re-
main-Frank of Lewiston, John of Boston,
Thomas of Belfast and Mrs Joanna Lotus of
Boston. The funeral was held at ST. Francis
church in this city, Monday at 1890 a. m., Rev
Herman H. Hamakers officiating, and the in
terment was in the family lot in Grove Gene
/ terry
A telephone message was received from
Lincolnvile last Thursday announcing the
death of George Drinkwater. He was en-
ployed as an engineer a tug boat in New
York. The New York chief of police advised
the mother of the deceased, Mrs. lisa W.
Drinkwater of Lincolnville, that his death oc-
Cured instantly, the result of boiler ex-
plosion He was born in Lincolnville, the son
of the late Captain George and Isa W. Drink
water, but was well-known in Belfast, where
he spent some of his boyhood He was about
40 years of age The remains were brought to
Lincolnvile for inlerment and the funeral SER
vices were held at 10 O'Clock last Monday
morning.
| Mrs Atkinson, for nearly 40 years a famous
Boston restaurant keeper in the down town
business district, died suddenly August 25th of
I heart trouble at the home of James B. Sawyer
in Bradford, Mass. The Boston Globe says:
at is circumstance of extraordinary sadness
that only hour two before her son.
Charles F. Atkinson, received the news of his
mothers unexpected death, his wife, who was
a Miss Clark of Unity, Me-, was notified that
her mother, Mrs. Ellen Warren Clark, had died
at the age of IS, four hours before the passing
away of Mrs. Atkinson. Mrs, Mary Ann At
kinson born Winchester, one of the most
widely known restaurant keepers that Boston
ever had, was born in Providence, R. l., 72
years ago of old New England stock, her father
having been native of Vermont and her
paternal grandfather minister in Maine She
married So years ago, in Lowell, Charles H.
Atkinson, an actor, for many years promi-
nently identified with minstrelsy in its palmy
days Mr. Atkinson died only last February.
Mrs Atkinson leaves two children, Charles F.
Atkinson, for more than 20 years theatrical
manager, and the builder of the Bowdoin-sq.
and the Columbia theatres, and Miss Ellie
Atkinson, who lives with her brother. 1t is
notable that the Atkinson family contained
two women of rare business ability, for Charles
F. Atkinsons wife, who was Miss c. NJ Clark,
is head of a well-known book publishing con-
cern. Her mother, who died yesterday morn
ing, had her trunk all packed, at the hour of
death, intending to come TO Boston, where she
had expected to spend pleasant season with
her old friend, Mrs. Atkinson, who died the
same day.
Charles H. Berry of Roekland, who for many
years had been engaged in banking, real estate
and the hotel business, died suddenly Angus t
26th of heart trouble, aged 60 years. He was vice
president of the Camden & Rockland Water Co.,
and the Rockland Trust company, heavy stock
holder in the Rockland, South Thomaston &
Owls Head Electric railroad and principal owner
of the Thorndike Hotel company and of the
Warner Moore Lime Co. of Richmond Va. He
was a director of the New England Portland
Cement Co. and president of the Rockland