The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-02
OBITUARY

OBITUARY
Mr.. q. Everett Donnell of East Searsmont
passed away April 18th after long illness i.
the age of 43 years and months. Tho g.,
neral services. held at the home Sunday after.
noon, were attended by the relatives a,a
many friends. Rev. H. P. Taylor of Sesrs.
mont oficiated. The deceased was horn .,d
had always lived on the old homestead In
1885 he married Miss Gertrude Simmons of
searsmont. He was devoted husband and a
loving father. OF a genial disposition. and
kind-hearted, he was respected by large cir
Gle OF relatives, neighbors and friends. who re-
gret his death. He is survived by his wife o
daughter, Florence, sister, Mrs. True Moody
and brother. Frank, of SomervilIe. Mass
whose loving and devotion supplied b;s
every want and soothed the pain of his lono
illness. But loving care and medical aid con,d
not stay the hand of the reaper whose name is
Death. Thus another one of our best cit;zsrs
has passed to a higher life. The floral offar
lngs were many and beautiful, including a nil
low from Mrs. Everett Donnell; spray of pinks
roses and ferns, Florence Donnell; basket of
flowers, Frank Donnell and Mr.. and Mrs. True
Moody; basket of flowers, Mr.. Henry w. and
Miss Ada Mariner; spray of roses and bva.
cinths, Mrs. Hollis Poor, Mrs. Charles Robin.
son and Mrs. Herbert Campbell spray of
roses, pinks and lilies, Miss Abbie and Messrs
George and Lewis Poor; bouquet of white
pinks, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Simmons: sprav of
pinks and hyacinths, Mr.. and Mrs. John w
Knight; spray of pinks and roses, Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Partridge; wreath of evergreen and
Mayfowers, Mrs. Sadie jackson; sprav of
pinks, Mystic Grange; bouquet of pinks, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Wadlin; bouquet of pinks. Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight P. Palmer; spray of pinks
and ,hyacinths. Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Mariner:
wreath of Mayfowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Pitcher; bouquet, Mrs. w. S. Hunt; bouquet.
Mrs. Nettie Mariner; bouquet, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Thomas.
" 'Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart,
'Tis hard, SO hard to speak the words
We must forever part.
Dearest loved one, we have laid thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.''
Abbie R., wife of Howard B. Ham of Hinck-
ley, died April 18th, as result of paralytic
shock two weeks before her death, aged So
years. She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Crosby of Parkers Head. When she
was at an early age her parents moved to
Fairfield, where she married Howard B. Ham,
Seven years ago Mr.. and Mrs Ham moved to
Hinckley from Brooks. The deceased was
member of the Free Will Baptist church and
of the Grange and leaves large circle of
friends to mourn their loss. She is survived
by her husband. by one daughter, Mrs. Lola
Jones of Brooks. by five sons, William Ham of
Fairfield, Benjamin Ham of Winthrop, Mass,
Herbert Ham of Riverside Calf, Earl Ham
and Clyde Ham, both of whom resided at home
in Hinckley; by one sister, MIR S. John Curtis of
Hinckley and by three brothers, Albert Cros-
by, Herbert Crosby, and W. A. Crosby. The
funeral service was held Sunday afternoon,
April goth at her home, Rev. G. W. Hinckley
of Good Will officiating. The interment was
at Maplewood cemetery. The Good Will quar-
teut furnished music
Leander l. Pendleton died at his home in
Roxbury, Mass, April 18th, aged n years. He
was born in Northport, but went to California
when young man and soon returned east
with enough capital to start in the jewelry
business at 81 Chauncey street, Boston, where
he continued until his last illness, which was
Lri,f "a f
Vinalhaven, who died several years ago. His
two sons connected with their fathers
business and the only daughter has been his
bookkeeper and also his housekeeper since her
mothers death For years the family have
spent their summer vacations in Islesboro. The
funeral took place at his late home Sunday.
April 21st.
Herbert Cookson died in Fairfield April 23d
of double pneumonia, after an illness of ten
days, aged Al years and months. He was
born in Freedom, the son of Henry Cookson
and Caroline Elder. He had been employed as
machinist at the Maine Central car shops at
Waterville and resided at the home of Mr.
George Wellman on Cottage street, Fairfield
The funeral was held April 25th and the re-
mains were taken to East Jackson for burial
Friday morning He is survived by two sis
ters and one brother.
News was received last Friday at Kittery of
the death of Ensiga Lewis Wasson, U. S. NJ.
son of George S. Wasson. marine artist and
writer, in Colorado Springs. Ensign Wasson
graduated from the Naval Academy with high
rank two years ago, but, last fall was sent to
a government hospital for treatment He was
% wears old and unmarried.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Lowell). wife of Mr..
Elihu H. Gould. died April 18th. at the resi-
dence of her son, DR.. Edwin w. Gould, 81 Main
street, Rockland, where she had made her
home for several years past. The cause of
her death was Bright's disease, from which she
had suffered for some two or three wears.
Previous 70 this illness. and until about 30
years of age. she had enjoyed remarkably good
health. and had led an active. useful and beau.
tiful life, blessing to society and friends.
She was possessed of great strength of charac
ter and cultivated tastes, and was a devoted
and affectionate wife and mother. She was
born in North Bucksport, May 5. 1880, mem-
ber of an old and prominent New England
family. On June IA, 1853. she married Elhu
II. Gould of Orrirgton. who survives her-a
married life of almost 60 years, something
seldom recorded Several wears aro M