The Republican journal., 1910-09-29
OBITUARY.

ODl OAN1.
Mrs. Adelaide Crockett Weber died at
the home of her son. William R. Weber. in
Somerville, Mass, September 21st, after a
short illness from the effects of heart dis
ease. She born in Vinalhaven, November
10. 1888. the daughter of the late Ezekiel and
Abigail Hurd Crockett In her early childhood
the family moved to Belfast and occupied the
house at the corner of High and Miller streets,
where the Marsano block now stands. Her
mother died when the deceased wa; a very
young child and her paternal grandmother
brought her up. She was fitted for school
teacher and was engaged in teaching in East
Belfast when she met and married Mr.. David
Weber. Charles A. son of Mr. Weber by
former marriage, was always treated as a
child of her own, and his death eighteen years
ago was great loss to her. The first thirty
SIX years of her married life were spent on the
| home farm in Searsport Then the family
moved to Belfast, and this city had since been
her home. Of late years she had made her
home with her son, Jesse H., on Court street.
but was frequent visitor in Searsport and
with her relatives in Massachusetts, She was
the last of her fathers family. Four sons
survive her: William R. of Somerville, Mass
David Allen of Belfast, Henry W. of Brockton
and Jesse H. of Belfast. She united with the
Belfast Baptist church in 1856 and always
maintained her interest ii and devotion to all
its departments. During her residence in
Searspoct she united with the Congregational
church. She was a member of Thomas H.
Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., and
attended the meetings when possible. Possess
ed OF ready and retentive memory she was
student and an authority in history and an ar
dent botanist and nature lover She united
with the Seaside Chautauqua Circle and gradu-
ated IN 1904 with six extra seals. She had since
been constant attendant at its regular ses-
sions and was reading the required books of
the present year. In the home life she was
devoted wife and mother. Hospitable in the
extreme the home was ever open to her
large circle of friends and acquaintance. The
funeral took place at her late home on Court
street, Saturday, at 1.30 p. m. Her pastor
Rev A. G. Roberts of the Baptist church, Of
ticiated and paid the deceased merited trib-
ute for a long, wel-spent life. Her sons, Henry
W. and William R. and wife, and Mrs Charles
A. Weber of Searsport. came to attend the
funeral. The four sons were bearers, and the
burial was in the Crockett family lot in Grove
Cemetery.
Roxana, widow of the late William Gardner |
died at her home, al Miller street, September
25th, aged nearly IS years. 1t was her earnest |
desire, and of those most interested in her, that
she should live to reach her centenary year.
She was born in Belfast the daughter of the
late Josiah Danforth and Hephzibah Green
Kinds, and was the last of thirteen children
Her husband has been dead about thirty years.
Their only child, William Henry enlisted in
the Civil war when he was seventeen years |
old, and after about two years. service was
taken prisoner and died in Libbey Prison. 1t
was great grief to his mother, as his early |
manhood was bright and full of promise.
About sixty-fve years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner built the house that had since been
the home of the deceased. In her early life
she was connected with the Baptist church,
but later attended services at the Methodist
church, where her husband owned a pew.
Kind-hearted and thoughtful, staunch friend
and a kind and considerate neighbor, her going,
even at an advanced age, will be mourned by
old and young. Always a great reader and
blessed with good memory she kept in touch
with the world during long years of semi
invaldsm. For fifteen years she was confined |
to the use of a wheel chair from the effects of |
VII Horp Havil1a
of South Orrington, has been with her for ff-
teen years. and Mrs. Kempton's son, Henry
NJ, of Dorchester, Mass. since February
Other nieces and nephews are Mrs. Athena
Cunningham, Mrs. Eliza Hurd and Joseph
Townsend of Belfast, Mrs Nellie Niles of
Islesboro and J. G. Kinds of South Orrington
The funeral took place at her late home Tues
day at o'clock, Rev NJ s. Hill of the Metho-
dist church officiating. The interment was in
the family lot in Grove cemetery.
Luella M widow of the late Henry G. Bick- |
nell. died in Bangor, September 22nd. She
was born in Appleton, the daughter of Henry
and Martha Brown, June 8, 1866. She came to
Belfast when very young girl and in early
womanhood married Mr.. Bcknell who died in
January, 1910. Always of delicate constitu-
ton she cared for her husband during his long
illness until her own health was impaired and
her mind was shattered with her physical
strength. For fifteen months she had been in
the hospital for treatment, but gradually fail
ed until the end. Modest, retiring and kind
hearted, her life is an example of beautiful
womanhood. Rarely leaving home she was de-
voted to its interests and her thoughts and
strength were given to those dear to her. Her
only child, Mrs. Louise B. Brooks, survives to
mourn the going of this dear life, together
with large number of brothers and sisters
William Brown of Appleton, Oriville B. Magee
of Rockland, John W. Brown of Linconville,
Irene B. Bennett of Searsmont, Julia E. Brown
of Belfast, Martha S. Kelley of Waltham, Fred
H. Brown of Appleton, Henrietta B. Cottrell
of Rockland, Fostina A. Lovely of Helena,
Mont, Willard M. Brown of Appleton, Ionic
H. Bannon of Waltham. Her sister, Miss
Julia E. Brown, had always made her home
with the deceased and was constant in her de-
votion to the family. All of her married life
has been spent in Belfast in the Bicknell
homestead on Congress street, where the fu-
neral took place Sunday at IL o'clock, Rev.
ohIav Smith of tho TInivaraaIisf church |