The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-03
OBITUARY..

| Eliza w., wife Of Alexander D. Smalley diee
at her home on Green street Friday afternoon
July 28th, after a long and brave struggle with
Jackson, the daughter of the late Silas P. anc
Mary Curial Stearns. She came to Belfast
when girl of II years, married here soor
after, later returning to Jackson, where the
family remained for several years. They then
moved to Belfast, which has since been theil
home. Quiet, kind and gentle, anxious anc
willing to do all in her power for home anG
its interests, the deceased will be mourned and
missed by her family and by large circle OF
friends and acquaintance. She realized that
the end was near and was willing to go to rest,
having been granted the privilege of watching
over her children to manhood and womanhood.
She is survived by her husband, by one son,
Albert B. and five daughters, Mary E., wife of
B. L. Davis, Eva A, wife of Robert L. Curtis,
Lillian E., wife of F. o. j. Horne, Bessie B.,
wife of Rev. Eugene S Philbrook of Sanford,
and Miss Isabel NJ, who lives at home; by six
grandchildren whom she dearly loved, and by
three half-sisters, Mrs. Esther Hamilton of
Boston, Mrs. Charles F. Cooper of Roxbury,
Mass, and Mrs Harriet Gross of Belfast.
While never uniting with any church Mrs,
Smalley was a consistent Christian and for
many years regular attendant at the Baptist
church. The funeral took place at her late
home Sunday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
Arthur G. Roberts, pastor of the Baptist
church, officiating
A sad ending of young and happy life oc-
CURED Tuesday at 6.45 p. M, when Miss Essie
Belle Morrill, of Pittsfield died at the home of
Mrs. ]. H. Titcomb, Cedar street Miss Nor
rill arrived last Saturday evening to visit Mr..
Ellwood Titcomb and in company with Mr.
Titcomb went on the Sunday excursion on
steamer Castine. She was down street Mon
day and was also'out riding that day. She had
been i'll since last Christmas with diabetes and
Monday night went into coma from which
she never rallied. passing away in sleep. She
was born in Canaan September Z, 1894, the
only child of Mrs. Charles Monk, now of Pitts
field. The deceased was favorite with old
and young. and was always bright and happy
She was good pianist, playing often in public
and singing alto for some time in the Uni
versalist church of Pittsfeld. She will
be missed and mourned by many outside the
home in which she was the idol of mother and
step father. She had lived in Pittsfeld since
child of years and had worked for the Gen.
trail Telephone Company. Last November
she was transferred to responsible posi-
tlon in the Gardiner Office, but was obliged
to resign last April and return home on ac-
count of illness. Mr.. and Mrs. Monk came to
Belfast Tuesday. Undertaken John Martin of
Pittsfeld arrived Wednesday to remove the
body to her late home, where the funeral will
take place this, Thursday afternoon at 23O
o'clock All who know the circumstances ex-
press deep sympathy for the bereaved.
John Wade of South Belfast met his death
by drowning in the bay near the Temple
Heights wharf last Friday afternoon. He was
employed by Collins Mccarthy at the Camp
ground, and was last seen alive about clock,
when in the storm that was raging he went
down to the wharf. Coroner Charles r.
Coombs is of the opinion that he fell from the
wharf. He was soon missed and search
made, but the waves were running very high
and breaking over the wharf. The search was
finally abandoned, but was resumed at day
light Saturday, when his body was found on
the shore near the wharf Mr.. Coombs was
called and removed the body to his home on
the Woods road in South Belfast. He was
born in Halifax N. s., in October, 1860, the son
of Luther and Martha Calderwood Wade. He
was mason by trade, but was mostly employ
ed in general work. He married Miss Lila B.
Sellers of Northport, who survives him with
one daughter, Mrs. Martha B. Faust, and four
sons, James E., Alvah G., Fred H. and Ralph
H. The funeral was held at his late home
Sunday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. G. G.
Winslow, Methodist, officiating, and the inter-
ment was in the South Belfast cemetery.
Capt. Lewis F. Gray proprietor of general
store in South Brooksville, and for many years
successful sea captain, died July 9th, aged
81 years. He is survived by his father, his
wife, two children and three brothers,