The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-11-24
OBITUARY..

The death of Augustus E. Pote, one of Ban
gor's well known septuagenarians, occurred at
Bib O'Clock Friday morning, after an illness of
several months. The deceased was 76 years
and days of age. Mr.. Pote was born in Bel
fast, November IL, 1884. In 1862 he married
Miss Aurilla Colcord of Searsport, and for the
past 40 years had made Bangor his home. There
are no children living. Surviving are two broth
ers George p of Newton, Mass, and Fred w.
of Belfast; and two sisters. Mrs. Sarah Dunbar
Of Belfast and Mrs. Ada M. Eaton of Revere,
Mass. His wife also survives, and was at his
bedside constantly until the last. In his early
Bangor days the deceased was associated with
II. e. Pitcher in the fruit and confectionery
business on the bridge. and afterwards con-
tinued at the same stand for a number of
years with j. w. White as business associate.
For the past 20 years he has been the tyler for
the Bangor Masonic bodies. of which he was
an enthusiastic member. Mr.. Pote was con-
genial and kindly man, who possessed many
friends in this city, who will regret to learn of
his death. For years he was an honored mem
Der and deacon of the Universalist church of
Bangor.-Bangor Commercial
| Mr. Pote was born on the Pitcher road in this
city, son of the late Robert and Mary E.
(Pitcher) Pote, and the Oldest of ten children.
five of whom survive-Charles B. of Bangor,
Fred W. of Belfast, George P. of Newton,
Mass Mrs. Ada M. Eaton of Revere, Mass, and
Mrs. Sarah ]. Dunbar of Belfast. His three
children, two daughters and son, died in
youth. His early life was spent in Belfast,
where he attended school and worked at farm
ing. For several years he was clerk in the
store of James Lancaster at Saturday Cove.
At the age of % years he went to Bangor,
which had since been his home. He was
kind hearted man, generous to a fault, honest
and upright, and had host of friends The
funeral services was held Monday morning at
$50 o'clock in the Universalist church, Ban
Rev. Elmer F. Pember. There was a large
attendance of friends, prominent in the con-
gregation being delegation from St. Johns
commandery, X. T., of which the deceased was
for many years well known member. The
Unitarian church choir sang during the service.
The bearers were F. Parker Denaco, E. ].
Murch, c. H. Adams and L. w. Cutter. The
floral offerings were many and beautiful and
included nine set pieces, mostly Masonic
emblems. The remains were brought to Bel
fast Monday afternoon by boat and interment
made in Grove cemetery. Palestine command
cry, Knights Templar, escorted the body to the
cemetery, and the bearers were William H.
Hall, James H. Howes Fred T. Chase and
William ]. Dorman of the commandery. A
short service was held at the grave, the Rev.
Ashley A. Smith, Grand Master of the Maine
Grand Lodge F. & A. NJ, officiating.
The beautiful life of Miss Ida E. Woodbury.
passed into her Fathers House of Many Man
sions" November 7th. She was born in Knox,
March 8, 1893, the daughter of the late Austin
and Lovina Woodbury.. She was left an orphan
at the early age of IL years, soon after enter
ing the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. White
where she received a fathers and mothers
care and love. In early life she became
chrstian an earnest and faithful worker in the
Morrill, Sunday school, There for several years
she was an assistant teacher in the primary
department. Her young life was truly minis
try of love for her Saviour and for those with
whom she mingled. "None knew her. but to
love her." In the spring of 19O9 she planned
to enter Castine Normal school, but her health
would not permit and she became of the
family in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tileston
Wadlin, remaining there over year. All that
loving hands and medical skill could do was
done for her recovery. During the early sum-
mer of 1910 she went into the country for
awhile and later entered Hebron Sanitarium
for short time. The last months of her life
were spent at the home of her uncle, Mr.. Osg-
wood Woodbury. of Northport, where the family
and her sister Lena tenderly cared for her un-
til the last She leaves to mourn their loss
two sisters, Lena and Bernce Woodbury.;
grand parent, Mrs. S. E. Jackson, an uncle, Mr..
0. Woodbury. and an aunt, Miss Isabel Jackson.
The funeral services were held from the Nor
rill church Wednesday afternoon, November
9th, Rev. NJ S. Hill of the Belfast M. E. church
officiating Mrs. Bertha Mears sang two Sc
lections. The flowers were beautiful, and in
cluded pillow from Miss Lena Woodbury.;
basket, Mrs. S. E. Jackson and daughter Isabel;
wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. Tileston Wadlin; bouquet,
Mr.. and Mrs l. D. White; bouquet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. White and Forest White; bouquet,
M. and Mrs. Chas Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Brown and Wilbur Brown; spray of IS pinks
one broken, Mrs. Elijah Richie, Mrs. L. J.
Lawrence, Mrs. R. T. Rankin, Mrs. Belle Gates
and Mrs. Herbert Wiley; spray of pinks, with
out name; bouquets of cut flowers, Mrs. L. ].
Lawrence Mrs. James Harding and Mrs. Mary
Bray.
On October 80, 1910, Elisha Parsons passed
to the better life, after wearisome illness of
| five months. Mr.. Parsons was born in the
northeast part of the town of Belfast Nov. IA,
1914. His youth was spent on his fathers
farm. enjoying for an education only the brief
terms Of the public school of those days. In
1889 he married Hannah Smart Of Belfast, by
whom he had six children, one of whoms Sarah
E. Crockett of Swanville is living. His second
wife was Emily F. Ellis of Belfast, whom he
married in 1858 and by whom he had six chill
dren, three of whom are living Cora E. Par
sons iof Swanville, Luella H. Nickerson of
Swanville, and Edith M. Libby of Winterport,
He is also survived by his widow, Emily F.
Parsons. Mr.. Parsons was ship carpenter
for thirty years, and farmer the remainder
of his life. He possessed remarkable strong
constitution physically, as was evidenced by
the fact that one season at least he walked
some five miles from his home to the shipyard,
did days work in the yard and walked home
again at night. MIR. Parsons buildings were
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