The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-01-20
William Tell

dered ''Nearer, My God to Thee, ~ at
is Well With My SOUL" and Good
Night" The burial was in the Edsor
cemetery. Rev. N. W. Matthews reac
the prayers at the grave. The bearers
We're Mr. Winters, Mr.. Seavey, Mr.. LIE,
Braughn, Mr.. Winters. Among the
many beautiful floral offerings were g
large spray of violets and white roses
from Sister Amanda; large spray Of
white plnks from Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Staples; spray of white roses, Miss A.
S. Stiles, Miss Bertha Stiles and Miss
Gertrude Stiles; large pillow of flowers
inscribed Sister, from Mrs. Mary
Gray and son; large spray of white pinks
from Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Baker; large
spray of pinks from William Sanborn
and Augustus Duncan; large basket of
pinks from George F. and Andrew G.
Stiles; spray of pinks from Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Staples and family; wreath of roses
from keeper and officers of Lowell jail.
c. H. Moloy & Sons had charge of the
funeral. Lowell, Mass, paper.
Samuel E. Wadsworth, son of Jere-
miah and Mary Wadsworth of Lincoln
vile, died January 7th, aged 70 years
and 2 months. Mr.. Wadsworth's boy
hood was spent in Lincolnville. but for
the last Is years his home had been in
Camden. For several years he followed
the sea and at the time of the Civil War
he was in the Navy, serving in the West
Gulf Squadron, on Farragut's flagship
Richmond. His last illness was of only
few hours duration. Unselfish to the
last degree, sympathetic, thoughtful al
ways for the comfort of others, the best
OF nelghbors, his departure is a loss to
the community. The church has lost a
TREND, the mission service, where he so
often was seen, will miss his testimony
but his good influence lives on. No more
fitting epitaph for him could be found
than the words of the Lord Jesus, ''Bless-
ed are the pure in heart: for they shall
see God" Mr. Wadsworth leaves wife;
one son, Wallace g., and three step chill
dren, C. A. and B. F. Wilson of Camden
and Mrs. Alfred Martz of Somerville,
Mass. There are also two brothers, Jerry
and Andrew Wadsworth.
Edward Davis died at the Gafney
Home for the Aged in Rochester, N. H.,
January 9th. He was born in Unity.
Me-, December 26, 1928. but was educa-
ted and spent his early life in Albion,
Me-, where he learned the tinsmith and
stove business, which he afterwards fol-
lowed in Saccarappa, Belfast and Var
mouth, Me. He went to Rochester, N.
H., in 1873 and with his son, Charles A.
Davis, established a confectionery bust
ness and for number of years he travel
ed through the State with team selling
to the stores. He retired from business
some years ago on account of failing
health. He was a member of Humane
Lodge of Masons and Temple Royal Arch
Chapter. He was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Christina F. Hayford of
Hartford, Me. After her death he mar
ried Jane Fullerton of Woolwich, Me-,
who died about year ago.
Mrs Alice Bickford died January 9Th
at the home of her mother about mile
from Ellingwood's Corner. She had
been sick only week with pneumonia.
Everything was done for her by loving
watchful friends, but to no avail Mrs.
Bickford was the widow of Alonzo Bick-
ford OF DiXmont, who died several years
ago. She was an earnest, faithful Chris
tlan for many years and will be sadly
missed at the meetings, at which she was
always present. She leaves two children,
Walter and Laura, who lived with her,
besides her mother, Mrs. Addie Shaw,
and one brother, Josie Arlington, all of
Winterport. Mrs. Bickford was a de-
voted mother and kind friend to all who
knew her. Her age was 81 years. Dur
ing her married life she lived in Dix.
mont, where she leaves hosts of friends,
as we'll as at Ellingwood's Corner, where
she had since lived.
Mr.. Alphonso Manning died very sud-
denly November q, 1909, at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Orris Young, in Win
terport, Me-, of heart disease, aged 81
years and 9 months. Although he had
been afflicted with bad cough for
the past year they still had hopes of his
recovery. He was born in Lincolnville
but made his home at one time in Cam
den and worked in the shipyard and had
hosts of friends. He also worked in
Beams shipyard last winter. He leaves to
mourn their loss three brothers, Charles
and George of Camden, Edwin, who lives
out West, and one sister, with whom he
made his home and who most tenderly
cared for him. He was laid at rest in
Lincolnville beside his father and mother.
Camden Herald.
Charles H. Russell, who died recently
at his home in Lawrence, Mass, was
well known in Belfast, where he was
born about AZ years ago. He was the
son of the late Henry Russell, formerly
of this city. Mr.. Russell died from the
effects of an operation for appendicitis
He was twice married. His first wife
was Miss Bertha Wentworth of this
city. They were divorced and Mr.. Rus
sell was married again a few years ago,
his wife surviving him. One sister, Mrs.
Nellie Chandler of Lawrence, also sur
wives him, the last of the family. He
was cousin of George A. Russell, Miss
Maude K. Russell, Mrs. Clara Russell
Wheeler of this city and Mrs. P. G.
Hurd of Northport.
Word has been received in Winterport
of the death of Frank Lewis Blaisdell of
Redbank, N. j., who had been in poor
health for several months. Mr.. Blais-
dell was native of Winterport and often
came there for visits to his old friends
and acquaintance. He is survived by
his wife, two sons, four daughters and
seven brothers: Mark Blaisdell of Gin
ton, N. Y, Walter, Joseph, Philo c. and
DIR. Silas Blaisdell of Brooklyn, N. Y,