The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-18
OBITUARY.

John Shepard Davidson, who passed .u.v ,+
his home, No. 6 Alto street. the morn;na ~
May 9th, was one of our best known ci+;vsn.
He had been in failing health for severa, wears
out would not give up, and had been confined
to his bed only four days at the time of Nj,
death. Born in Belfast August q 1910 ~
son OF the late J. Q. A. and the late Mary E.
(Shepard) Davidson he passed his entire life
here. His education was received in the coun-
try schools, the Belfast High school and
kent's Hill Seminary, after which na tau,ht
school SIX winters. He as prominent Odd
Fellow, a Past Grand in Waldo Lodge. Past
Chief Patriarch in Pen bscot E,ncamnmen+
and member of Canton Pallas p M Eor ~.
past "a years he had served Waldo Lodge as
secretary and Penobscot Encampment as
scribe, and was also the accountant of Canton
Pallas and member of Aurora Rebekab
Lodge. He had been honored with manv npb.
lie offices, had served two years as Treasurer
OF Waldo county, two years as member of
the Belfast City Council, one year as clerk
and one year as Collector of Taxes. In addi-
tion to this he was for 20 years secretary of
the New England Order of Protection; five
years Financial Secretary of the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union, and had recently been
elected Secretary of the Pythian Building AS
sociation. He was also for many years mem
Der of Tarratne Tribe, l. O. R. M. He is sur
vived by his widow, formerly Mary F. Smith,
by son Maurice E., of New ork CITY, and nv
daughter Edith NJ. of this city. He leaves
two brothers, Henry of Belfast and Fred L., of
Appleton. and two sisters, Mrs David W.
Phipps of Seattle, Wash, and Mrs. H. C.
Crockett of Belfast. The funeral services.
which we're held at his late home Wednesday
afternoon, were conducted by Waldo Lodge l.
o. o. F., with Rev. M. S. Hill as officiating
clergyman. There was an abundance of beau.
tiful flowers from relatives and friends, and
from the societies of which he was a member,
Capt Thomas D. Nickerson died April 18th
of pneumonia at his home in Swanville. He
was the son of Samuel and Martha D. Nicker-
son and was born October 6, 1929, and was one
of six children, three of whom are now living.
a brother, Isaac, and two sisters, Mrs Mary
D. Nickerson and Mrs. Maria Goodhue At the
age of Is years he began q seafaring life and
commanded several vessels. The first was the
Judge Tenney. During the Civil War he was
engaged in carrying supplies to our soldiers.
The brig Hattie May was built for him at
Standpoint. His last command was the J. W.
Brown. In 1855 he married Nancy B. Houstin,
and to them were born three children Two
little boys died in infancy, and one daughter,
Harriette M, and her mother are left to mourn
his death. Before marriage he built buildings
in Swanville on the farm that he later sold to
Joshua Smart. He then moved onto the home
farm, where he built new buildings and had
since resided In 1874 he retired from the sea
and had devoted his time to farming. While
he lived to a good old age to his friends and
neighhors he never seemed cid, and in his
death the town loses one of its most esteemed
citizens and one who will be greatly missed.
He was always kind and cordial and had
pleasant word for everyone. He was an inter
ested member of Granite Grange and enjoyed
the meetings greatly. He was also member
of the Universalist Church in Swanville. The
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Bangor officiated at
the funeral, which was held at his late home
April 18th. The singing by the quartette from
Searsport was very fine, and the floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful.
Marian E.. wife of Benjamin R. Mosher. died
at the Hayford home early Saturday morning,
May 18th, after long and painful illness.
She was born May 1, 1882, the daughter of
Loretto and the late Hattie P. (Mosher) Hay
ford, in the home where she died. After at
tending the High school two years she began
teaching in the South Primary building, but at
the death of her mother in 1901 resigned and
went home to care for the younger children.
Later she married Benjamin r. Mosher, and
assisted her husband in the restaurant business
in Belfast and in Northern Maine until her
health failed. She made e brave struggle
against that dread disease tuberculosis and
spent several months at the Hebron sanitarium,
but when it was realized that her case was
hopeless she returned to the Hayford home,
where she tenderly cared for by her
brother Ralph and her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Clara A. Mosher of Brewer. Unusually bright,
energetic and prepossessing, and a general
favorite, her untimely death Will be generally
regretted and will be mourned by many out
side of the family circle. She is survived by
her husband, by one little daughter, Helene
Hayford, by her father, and by ave brothers:
Harry M. of Baker6eld, Calf, True C. of
Thomaston, Ralph of Belfast, Harold and Hugh
Of Waverly, Mass, and sister, Hattie P. of
Bridgewater. Mass, Normal school. The funer-
al was held Monday at her late home, Rev.
shley A. Smith of Bangor, formerly of the
Belfast Universalist church, officiating. The
interment was in the family lot in the West
Belfast cemetery. The bearers We're Messrs.
Fred L. Toothaker, Fred D. Jones, Fred R.
We have just been advised of the death,
January 9th, in Marysville. California, of
Edward L. Whittier, aged IS years. Mr.Whit-
tier was born in Belfast the son of William F.
and Mary E. Whittier, and was engaged in
business here until he went to California many
years ago. He is survived by his wife, Emma
H., and by four sons: Charles H. of Medway,
Mass, William, W. B. and Ezra R., all of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Whittier died suddenly of pneu-
monia.
News was received here last week of the
death of Mrs. Percy Ellis in Denver, Colo. Mr..
Ellis. former resident of this city. married in
Denver and his wife was not known here but