The Republican journal., 1910-04-07

regular Masonic services were conducted and
the members of Seaside Grange attended in
body.
Arletta Melissa, wife of Anse F. Stevens,
died at the Eastern Maine General Hospital,
Bangor March 30th. She had successfully
undergone surgical operation, but failed to
rally and gradually failed until the end. She
was born in Castine, May H. 1s43, the daugh-
ter of the late Francis and Susan Douglass
Darby and came to Belfast with her parents
when nine years of age and had always made
her home here June IL, 1860, she married Mr..
Stevens, who with two children, Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Douglass of Bath and William L. Stevens of
Belfast, survive. One brother Capt. Isaac
Darby of Thomaston, and four grandchildren,
Miss Myrtle B. Nash, and Roland and Chastene
Stevens of Belfast and Paul Stevens of St.
Johnsbury, VT, also remain. Miss Nash had
made her home with her grandmother from in
fancy and feels the loss that of mother
The deceased was q member of the Methodist
Church and had always done what she could to
make life bright and happy for those about
her She was always ready and willing to go
to the sick or afflicted and was home-maker
in its truest sense and her going out will be
deeply mourned by those Of her household and
by many friends. For the past few years she had
rarely left her home. The funeral took place
Friday afternoon at o'clock, attended by Rev.
Albert E. Luce OF the Methodist church and
Rev. Arthur G. Roberts of the Baptist church.
Messrs. Frank B. Myrick, A. J. Cook, VIM. NJ.
Thayer and George W. Miller were bearers.
The flowers We're as follows: basket, from the
family; mound from neighbors; bouquet, Mrs.
Annie Stevens and Mrs. Nettie Snalley; bou-
quet, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ". Coombs; bou-
quet, Mrs. NJ. W. Russell; bouquet, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Coombs; bouquet, Frank Stevens
and family; bouquet, Mr.. and Mrs Walter H.
Clifford; pinks, Mrs. Chas. Ludwick and Mr.. E.
R. Thomas pinks, Mrs William Holt; bouquet
Mrs. Myrtle Stevens and Paul Stevens; pinks
Miss Chamberlain; bouquet, Mr. and Mrs. Chas
Stevens and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Frisbee.
Albion E. Moore died very suddenly last
week of heart disease in Gorhanl, N. NJ where
he was at work for Morgan Bros. of Portland
by whom he had been employed for some time
as a decorator and paper hanger. The remains
were brought to Portland and from there for
warded to this city arriving on the Saturday
morning train, and the funeral service was
held in the afternoon at 36 Northport avenue
his former home, Rev Ashley A. Smith of the
Universalist church officiating. The deceased
was born in Belfast, the son of the late A. X
P Moore and Mary M. (Page) Moore and his
early life was spent here. Later he went te
Massachusetts, where he was employed fol
some time. About Is years ago he was mar.
ried in Boston to Annie Arthur of Bangor
One child was born to them ten years ago
which was named for Mr.. A. X. P. Moore, anc
died when about two years of age. The de.
ceased will be remembered by many in his
native city as genial. kind-hearted boy anc
much sympathy is expressed for the relatives
in their sudden bereavement. He is survived
by his mother, now Mrs. Collins Pattee ane
one brother, Samuel C. Moore, both of jackson
and by four half-ssters: Mrs. George D. Lor
ing of Portland, Mrs. Martha G. Avery of Bos
ton and Mrs. James Brown and Mrs. Florence
M Wallace, both of China.
CHlCAGO, March OIL. H. H. IoileI, WHO was
prominent in the building and extension O.
many railroads, died today. He was born il
Machas, Me-, in 1858. Coming West he becam,
a director in the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacif
railroad and the Chicago Northwestern rail
road. Later he was interested in the formatio,
of the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & Oman;
railroad, and of the Chicago Shipbuilding Co
Mr.. Porter was the son of Rufus King Por
ter, one of family long prominent in the socia
and professional life of Machias, and he CAV,
the town the beautiful little library in which
takes such pride. His older brother, Charlie
C. Porter, had in his law Office the origina
Machias library, small but good collection o
books, of which the writer, who may claim t.
have read them all, retains vivid recollection
, Walter Edmunds died April Sd at his hom
in Burnham at the head of Unity pond after
short illness with pneumonia. His age wa
about 70 years. He was born in Burnham an