The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-12
OBITUARY.

Mrs Matilda M. Robbins, wife of the late
Levi L. Robbins and youngest daughter of the
late Nathan and PAMELA (Kalloch) Wight,
passed away at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. F. Wallace Chase, in Newtonville, Mass,
on the evening of December 81, 1910. Thus
her earthly life closed with the closing of the
year. She had been in failing health for the
past four years. Since the death of her hus-
band in June, 1909, she had spent the summers
at her home in this city and the winters with
her daughters in Massachusetts, and Nebraska.
She was pleasantly anticipating the family
gathering for the Christmas celebration in
the Newtonville home and it was a happy
surprise to her that the youngest daughter,
with her family. was able to be with her for
the holiday season. She kept up her active
life of sewing, reading, sending messages to
her friends and planning her Christmas re-
membranes until the evening of December
Oath, when she suffered a severe shock. This
date was the forty-ffth anniversary of her
marriage. Everything possible was done for her
comfort but she gradually failed through the
days of the week and peacefully passed on to the
better land. Simple services were held at the
Newtonville home Monday p. m., conducted by
Rev. Harrie r. Chamberlain, pastor of Imman-
uel Baptist church, Newton. This service
was largely attended by relatives and friends
from Boston and vicinity. According to her
expressed wish she was taken to her old home,
where services were held Wednesday morning,
conducted by Rev. A. G. Roberts. Two solos
rap6orod hu
Frost. The deceased was of an unusually
generous spirit, passionately fond of her
children and grandchildren and ambitious that
they should be useful in the world Her infiu-
ence will live on to all time in the homes where
she was most beloved. She was beautiful in
loyalty to her friends and unselfish in her min
istries to all who came within her reach. She
was particularly kind and companionable to
children and young people, In her early life,
beginning at the age Of fifteen, she was a
successful school teacher in Belfast and Lin
colnville. She was known for her generous
hospitality. The unexpected guest was always
greeted with smile and made most welcome.
She possessed those qualities which made her
most efficient in caring for others in sickness
and sorrow, and many home has been cheer
ed by her presence at such times. She was
great lover of flowers and everything in nature
possessed a charm for her. No one liked to
roam through the woods in search of wild
flowers better than she. 1t was most appro-
pirate that loving friends should, as last
token, surround her with beautiful flowers
She is survived by two sisters, Miss Harriet
N. Wight of this city and Mrs. T. A. Small of
Stoneham, Mass; by three daughters, Mrs. F.
Wallace Chase. Mrs. A. T. Ringold, Mrs. Paul
Delaney, and by one son, Mr.. Laforest L. Rob-
bins of this city. Follow ing is a list of the
floral tributes: pillow from her children; wreath
from the grandchildren; bouquet of white
pinks, Mrs 7. 0. Small and Mrs. F. c. Stock
we'll; spray of pinks, Emerson Robbins and
family; roses and violets, Mr. Warner Butler,
Mr.. Irving Butler, Mrs Harlan Ray and Miss
Mamie Butler; spray of white pinks, Mrs.
Carlton, Mrs. Hanshue and Mrs. Peterson;
spray of white flowers and heiotrope, Mrs.
Manfred Lawler and Miss Addie Gordon; pinks,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Blair; spray of red and
white carnations, Mrs. A. o. Doane and Mrs.
N. H. Tucker; roses and pinks from the Wom-
ans Missionary Society, the Woman's Benevo-
lent Society and the young people of Emmanuel
Baptist church; spray of pink and white pinks
from the Travellers Club, Newtorville; roses
from Mrs. A. X. P. Knowlton and Mrs. C. C.
Smith; spray of pinks and narcissus, Mrs. J. F.
Lothrop; pinks from Mrs. George E. Bracket,
Mrs. S. H. Mathews and daughters, Mrs j. C.
Townsend and Mrs W. L. Cook; roses from
Mrs. L. A. Knowlton; pinks and narcissus from
Miss Partridge
Mrs. Eliza Beckett Hunnewell, the oldest
resident of Belfast died at her home at the
corner of Charles and Park streets at o'clock
a. m. Monday. January 9th. Her age was SO
years. months and days. She was native
of Orono, Maine. the daughter of the late Will
liam and Mary Mayo Beckett, and came to Bel
fast with her parents when about years old
In early life she was married at her home in
Belfast to John Hunnewell and moved to his
home in Scarboro, where her married life was
spent. Mr.. Hunnewell lived but few years
after their marriage, and after his death Mrs.
Hunnewell came to Belfast. where the remain
der of her long and useful life was spent. At
the age of Is years she united with the Meth
odist church and her devotion to the church of
her choice was constant. She was regular in her
attendance at the services regardless of wealth
er conditions, and was often heard in exhorta-
tion and prayer. Her life was one of remark
able activity. An ardent advocate of temper
ance she allied herself with all organizations
to promote that cause and for many years was
the worthy president of the Belfast Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. This organiza-
tion never failed to manifest its respect and
esteem for her, and particularly on her birth
days, when she was remembered with gifts and
flowers. She was also active in the mission
cause. and as long as health permitted attend
ed the meetings of the State organizations of
her church, and it was one of the greatest
griefs of her life when physical disability kept
her away from church services. Nearly all
her life was spent in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Sophia Beckett Lothrop. although ST
kept house several years for her blind brother,
the late John M Beckett in the little house
next to the Lothrop home. Two brothers sur
vive her: James M. Beckett of Isesboro and
George A. Beckett of St. Paul, MINI. The
funeral will take place at her late home this
Thursday, afternoon at o'clock, her pastor
Rev. Montford S. Hill, officiating. The inter