The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-07

Word was received in Melrose, Mass. last
| Saturday evening, that Mrs Abigail G. Sar-
gent, wife of Capt R. B. Sargent, had passed
! away while on trip from Philadelphia to
Guanica, P. R., and had been buried at sea,
Capt Sargent is in command of the five-mast-
ed schooner, Mary F. Barrett which sailed
from Philadelphia for Guanica on the 9Th, and
| on the 18th Mrs. Sargent passed away and was
| buried at sea- The cause of Mrs. Sargent's
death is not known. Mrs. Sargent was born in
Standpoint, Maine, and was 46 years of age.
! The family home is at Sargentvie, Maine,
| but for several years they have resided in
| Melrose, Mass, where Mrs. Sargent was loved
and respected by all who knew her. Besides
| her husband, Mrs. Sargent is survived by one
and two sons, Harold R. Sargent of the Uni,
versity of Maine, and Malcolm C. Sargent of
Melrose.
MrGeorge fisherman died March 9th at his
home in Burnham after an illness of several
weeks duration with a complication of diseas-
es, aged Y years. Mr.. Sherman lived his early
life IN Searsport, Me-, and moved to Burnham
some IS years ago, where he had since resided
and owned and operated blacksmith shop A
widow, six daughters, Annie, who resides in
Palermo, Mrs. Mertie Giles of Detroit, Mrs.
Ella Morrow, who lives in the West, Mrs Ida
Clark of Detroit, Mrs. Daisy Hoxie of Lewis
ton, Mrs. Sylvia Brown OF Ellsworth and two
sons George and Charles both of Burnham,
survive. Mr.. Sherman was a member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge at Clinton. The funeral
| service was held at o'clock Tuesday and in
terment was in the family lot at the Mount
cemetery.
Ella c., wife of George F. Wyman, died at
her home on the Peltoma road, Burnham,
/ March "a, at the age Of SO years, months and
16 days. She was in comparatively good health
until she suffered slight shock March 2,
! which deprived her of the use of her left side,
and she remained practically helpless when
| another shock came from which she did not
rally. The deceased is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Alice Mitchell; six sons, Melvin Wyman
| of Plymouth, George L. Wyman of Pittsfeld,
Chas. A. Wyman of Troy, John E. Wyman and
Lewis Wyman of Augusta, Archie P. Wyman,
who lives at home, by another daughter, Miss
| Cora Wyman, who also lives at home, and by
brother, William M. Osley of Boston.
Anne H. wife William H. Clark died March
| Both in Searsport at the home of her daughter
i Mrs. Charles A. Eames, with whom she had
| lived for some time. Mrs. Clark was born in
Frankfort IS years ago, the daughter of James
| A. and Anne Nadia Tibbetts, and her early life
was spent there. She was married in Novem-
Der, 1861, to Mr. Clark, who with one son
and two daughters survive her. Frank H. of
| Chelsea, Mass, Miss Ada E. and Mrs. Charles
| A. Eames of Searsport. About IL years ago
she came to Searsport and had since made her
! home with her daughter, Mrs Eames. The
funeral took place on Friday and the burial
| was in Sargent cemetery.
Samuel H. Powers died March 26th in the
hospital at the Soldiers Home, Togus, of
chronic cystitis Mr.. Powers was born in Blue
hill, April 9, 1884, and was educated in the
country schools, and later learned the up
holsterer's trade. He enlisted as private in
Co. NJ, First Maine, H. A., December 16, 1868,
and was mustered out as artifcer June 9, 1865.
He was for many years resident of Belfast
and was admitted to the home from this city in
1885, A sister, Mrs. Sarah Nye, of Auburndale,
| survives.
| Capt. Henry Rogers Powers for many years
one of the best known master mariners sailing
from New York and Boston on foreign voy-
ages, died March 28th at his home in South
! Orrington in his s0th year. He began going to
sea when II years old and 10 years later was in
command of large vessel. He afterward
commanded some of the finest ships aaoat.