The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-03
OBITUARY..

Lincolnville, passed to a higher life January
10th. at midnight, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Cyrus Young, with whom she had made
her home for long time. Everything that
loving ones could do was done by Mrs. Young
and daughters to make her life as pleasant and
comfortable as possible. She had been in fail
ing health for long time, but bore all her suf-
ferings with patience and fortitude and retain
ed her mental faculties to a remarkable degree
during her long illness. She leaves to mourn
their loss three daughters Mrs. Cyrus Young.
Mrs. Emma Cross and Mrs. Nellie Wescott of
Camden; two sons, Arno W. and Evans P.
Knights, both of Lincolnville; and all her child
rem were at her bedside when she passed quiet
ly away. She will be much missed, not only in
her immediate family, but by her neighbors
and friends for whom she always had smile
and a kind word and was ever willing and
ready to assist in sickness or trouble. The
funeral was held at her late home the Sunday
following her death and was largely attended
Rev. S. E. Frohock of Camden officiated, and j.
S. Mullen had charge of the arrangements
The Male Quartette, composed of DR.. B. F.
Young David Heal, A. L. Young and Willard
Calderwood rendered three appropriate selec-
lions in most appreciative manner. The in
terment was in the Village Cemetery. Her
age was SO years, months and day. Follow
ing are list of the floral offerings: Bouquet of
Gala lilies and roses from the children, Mrs.
Cyrus Young, Mrs. Emma Cross and Mr.. and
Mrs. Evans Knights; pillow, Mother" Mr.. and
Mrs Arno W. Knights; bouquet of pinks; Ar
ME Knights, Jr.; bouquet of pnks, Gertie and
Winfield Knights bouquet of violets and ferns,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Wescott; bouquet of pinks
from Laura, Jessie, Gladys and Earle Young.
Hannah l., widow of Albert C. Currier, died
January 9th at her home in Morrill, after a
brief illness, aged II years, II months. She
was the daughter of the late Robert and Ham
nah (RandalD Currier, and on her fathers
side was descended from the famous Rev
Robert Cushman of the Pilgrims. She had
enjoyed the best of health until short time
before her death Her home was with her IN
married son, Frank g., one of the leading bust
ness men of Morrill,. A daughter, Mrs. James
j. Clements, lives in Montville, and she is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Elijah Gay of Mont
vile, and two brothers, Semandel Cushman of
Herman Neh, and Thos, R. Cushman of Nor
rill. Her husband died about six years ago.
The Curriers' have summer cottage at North
port campground, where many summers of
Mrs Curriers' life have been spent and where
she had many friends among the cottagers.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and
was attended by large number Of relatives
and friends There was profusion of beau
tiful flowers.
The death of Capt. Albion P. Veazie, the
well known retired ship broker and lifelong
resident of Bangor, occurred at his home in
Boynton street in that city Wednesday night
January 26th, after decline of some months
He was nearly sc years old. Besides his wife
his near relatives are the nephews and nieces
Capt. Marceus Veazie, Capt. George Manson
and Capt. Samuel Veazie of Islesboro; Mrs.
William Sawyer and Mrs. William Sprague of
Somerville, Mass In his earlier years, Capt.
Veaze was a successful shipmaster in the
southern and West Indian trade In 1864 he
established the ship-broker concern of A. P.
Veaze 4 Co., being associated with Albion
Veazie. For nearly 40 years this firm was one
of the best known on the New England coast
Capt. VeaZie survived his partner for many
years and retired about ten years ago. Capt
Veazie was business of the old school,
He was of particularly kind and sympathetic
temperament, whose integrity was pro-
verbal and word dependable to the last de-
gree. His office in Exchange street, Bangor,
now occupied for the same business by John C.
Wilson, was the rendezvous for all the Ship
masters in port and hundreds of them past
and present, considered Capt. Veazie person
al friend and worthy of every confidence. His
death removes one of the last of the old-time |
ship-brokers who did business in the days
when American shipping was at its best, be
fore the advent of railroads and steam and
when "freights We're freights." He was
highly respected citizen and for many years
member of the Unitarian church society
Death has removed Mr.. and Mrs Judson A
Sherman of Appleton. Mrs. Sherman, who
had been in failing health for number of
years, died January 18th. and Mr.. Sherman,
after only one weeks illness, died January
21st The do 'ble funeral was held sunday,
January 23d conducted by Rev. l. D. Lidstone
Of Union. Appleton lodge, l. O. O. F., and
Goldenrod Rebekah lodge, attended the servi- /
-ces in body and each performed the last sad
rites for the departed brother and sister, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Sherman had lived nearly all their
lives in Appleton, and their loss will be great
ly felt by the entire community. They leave
to mourn their loss three daughters--Mrs |
Edith Pease of Fremont, Neb., Mrs. Helen |
Gushee of Appleton and Mrs. Grace Bliss of
winthrop, Mass, and large circle Of relatives
and friends. The funeral was largely attend
ed and the floral offerings were many and beau
tiful. So those two, whose lives were united
almost SO years ago, have gone to their last
resting place together. Among the out of
town relatives who attended the funeral were
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Roakes, Mr.. and Mrs |
Harrington, Lester Sherman and sister, Mrs |
Nettie Brown, from Rockland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Perry of Liberty, and H. T. Bliss of
Winthr Up, Mass.
Mrs. Lois Hobbs Payson of Hope, widow
of Alfred Payson, died January Both. She |
was the daughter of Henry Hobbs, and
was born November Z, 1892 in Hope, where |
she had always resided. She leaves five
children, Rev. Fred L. Payson of Guilford;
Charles and Henry of Hope; Mrs. Albert
Pearse with whom she made her home since
the death of her husband, and who has faith
fully cared for her, and Mrs. Walter Brown of