The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-10

active part in several plans for public improve
ment. He was engaged in the foundation of a
Carnegie public library there and town meet
ing was to have been held there last Monday.
but was postponed owing to his illness. He
was also actve IN teachers institutes and in all
things pertaining to school matters. This
winter ne wrote drama to be presented by
the senior class to defray expenses for class
trip to Washington. Besides the parents two
sisters and two brothers survive, Mrs. Homer
4. Dill, wife of Prot. Dill of Iowa University,
FRED u. Dolloff, student in the Iowa University,
and brother and sister who live at home He
was young man known by nearly everyone
IN TINS city and was very popular with all. Mr..
ana MRS. Dollof are certainly entitled to the
sympathy of the community in their bereave-
ment. They lost their Oldest son few years
ago, just as he had come to manhood, and now
they are similarly afflicted again. Cyrus was a
promising young man that his parents might
well feel proud of. His untimely death is a
sad loss to them, and they have the sincere
sympathy of all-Gardiner Reporter-Journ
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolloff were at one time resi-
dents of Belfast and have many friends in this
city and county who will extend sympathy to
them in their bereavement.
Ralph M. Perry died at the home of his
mother Mrs. Alice l. Thombs, No. 2 Grove
street, Friday February 4th. He was born in
Lincolnville, February 18, 1865 the son of the
late Capt. ]. c. and Mrs. Alice l. Perry Thombs.
and came to Belfast when a small child. He
attended the city schools and later went to
Gray's Business College in Portland In early
manhood he went to Minneapolis, Mimi, where
he engaged in the hotel business, in which he
continued as long as his health permitted. For
fifteen years he was connected with the West
Hotel and was for two years with the La
Fayette Club at Lake Minnetonka, When
taken ill he was connected with family hotel
in the city. Two years ago he was stricken
with pleuro-pneumonia which left his lungs
weak and about nine months ago he came
home to Belfast, with the hope that COM
plete rest and change would benefit him, Mr..
Perry was a born hotel man. Cordial, genial,
kind-hearted, with a handshake and pleasant
words for ALL he will be missed in the city
where he was known and loved by old and
young. August 81, 1901, he married Miss
Elizabeth Patch of East Northport, who has
given him the most constant care and loving
devotion in his long illness. Hopeful of re-
covery he bore his suffering without complaint
and endeavored to conceal the worst from
those near and dear to him. Besides his wife
and mother he is survived by one brother, ]. C.
W. Perry of Portland, half-sister, Mrs. Jose
phine Millhouse of South Bend, Ind, and a half
brother, J. E. Thomts of Belfast. The funera
took place Sunday afternoon at o'clock, Rev
Adolph Rossbach of the Unitarian church Of
fciating.
Ida L., wife of Frank N Lord, died at her
home on Spring street February 9Th, aged 33
years. About a year ago she was taken ill
with nervous prostration, and later other
troubles developed and death resulted from
acute Brlght's disease. She was born in Lin
colnville, the daughter of Fred P. and Lydia A.
Moody. In September, 1905, in company with
her sister, then Miss Jessie M Moody, and Mr..
frank N. Lord, she opened the millinery and
fancy goods store in the Knowlton building,
known as the Fashion. She conducted the
millinery department and was trimmer until
obliged by ill health to employ another In
this capacity she made many friends, who ap-
preciated her unfailing courtesy and pleasant
manner. In the home circle she was favor
lite. Ola kindly disposition, modest, quiet, al
ways doing her best in every endeavor, her
going out will be sadly mourned September
10, 1906, she was married to Mr.. Frank N Lord
of Belfast and their welded life had been con-
genial and happy. Besides her husband and
parents she is survived by one brother and
three sisters: Lindley who is with his father
IN Argenta, Utah, Annie l. Brown of Lincoln
vile, Jessie M. Spofford of Belfast, and Lula
M. Lamb of Lincolnvile. The funeral took
place at her late home Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. David L. Wilson of the North
Congregational church, which the deceased
attended, officiating.
Mrs. Mary Gerrish Strout of Woburn, Mass
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. P.
Lombard, Cedar street, February 4th, aged 92
years, months and II days. She was native
of Durham, Maine, where her girhood and
early married life was spent. The family liv-
ed a short time in Mechanics Falls and about
38 years ago moved to Woburn, which was
their home until the death of her husband
Merrill Woodman Strout, in February, 1893
and since then Mrs. Strout had made her home
with her children, most of the time in recent
years with her daughter, Mrs. Lombard. The
deceased was a devout Congregationalist and
lived her religion. She radiated good cheer
and was constantly endeavoring to tighten the
burdens of others and to further every cause
for the uplifting of humanity. Although old
in years she was young in spirit, and while re-
GREETING the loss of hearing she rejoiced that
sight was spared. as she was a constant reader
even in her last days. She is survived by
four children, Howard E. of Brockton, who
is at present in the South; Charles NJ of Wo-
burn; Oscar L. of Dorchester, Mass and Addie
s., wife of DR.. G. P. Lombard of Belfast, The
remains were taken to Woburn SATURDAY.. ac-
companied by DR.. and Mrs. Lombard and bv
Mrs. Lettie Lombard of Stoneham, Mass. who
had been their guest for some weeks. The
funeral service was held in the Congregational
church in Woburn Sunday afternoon and all
the children were present.
Miss Frances H. Tufts, daughter of the late
Milton and Hannah Tufts of Sullivan, died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Ward
well, in Orland January 31st January 2sth
she sustained severe shock, from which she
never regained consciousness. Miss Tufts
was born March "a, 1s47, and her earlv life
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