The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-09-05
OBITUARY.

Hall of Camden, Mrs. Vesta knight of Bel
fast, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Hartford, Conn,
and Mr.. Martin Whitmore of San Francisco,
Cal. Mrs. Smith was born in Lincolnville &C
years ago, and was daughter of John and
Sally Whitmore. The funeral was held at her
late residence August 9th, Rev. William
Vaughan of East Belfast officiating. There
was a large attendance of neighbors and
friends, who sympathize with Mr.. Smith in his
deep atHiction. His two sons, Samuel and Will
liam, came from Boston to be present at the
funeral. Mrs. Smith was tenderly cared for
during her long illness by Mr.. Smiths grand
daughter, Miss Zettie Smith. There was a
great profusion of flowers, including pillow
from the husband and granddaughter, a pillow
from the son and daughter, beautiful set
piece from Samuel and William Smith of ALL
ston, Mass, a set piece from Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, and cut flowers from her other sisters;
cut flowers from Mr.. Eugene Young, Vesta
Greenlaw, Mary Ingraham. Edgar Whitmore,
Alice Paul and Orila Shute, set piece from
Mr.. and Mrs. George Erskine, pillow from
Honesty Grange, basket of flowers from Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Sheldon, cut flowers from Mrs.
Hattie Paul and Mrs. S. W. Shibles, cut flowers
from Mrs. ]. M. Whitcomb and Mrs. Merl
Sylvester, cut flowers from Mrs. William
Blodgett Mrs. Lottie Murch Mrs. Laura Wing,
Ella Sanborn, Mrs. A. B. Hatch and Mrs. Linda
Hatch, and there were many other pieces not
named
Mrs. Margaret Sarah White, widow of
George F. White, died suddenly last Saturday
afternoon at her home on Primrose HILL She
had been in her usual health, had partaken Of
dinner with the family, visited the garden, and
had gone to her room to prepare for going to
ride, when death claimed her. She was born
July II, 1926. the daughter of Benjamin and
Mary Anna (Bellows) Hazeltine, and was the
born, married and died in the house built by
her father, and with the exception of one year
spent in the Crosby house, now owned by
Horace Chenery, had lived there all her life.
January l, 1851, she married George F. White
and five children were born to them, of whom
two survive, Capt. w. M. White OF Miami,
Florida, and Mrs. John Hinchman of Detroit,
Michigan, who has been with her mother all
summer, as has Mrs. Whites granddaughter,
Miss Margaret Olive White of Miami. In her
younger days Mrs. White was prominent in all
the social affairs of the city, but latterly had
lived quiet home life. She enjoyed meeting
her old friends and kept in touch with events
at home and abroad, and was an entertaining
conversatonalist. Death had narrowed her
circle of friends, but there many to whom
the news of her death was a shock, and by
whom she will be sincerely mourned.
Damaetta Holt, wife of Isaac Adebert Con-
ant, died at her home on Green street, at 5
o'clock a. m. Wednesday, September 4th She
was born in Belfast, December %, 1s43, the
daughter of the late Allan and Mary Eleanor
Holt Orcutt, in the Holt homestead on Green
street, and all her life, with the exception of a
few years when Mr.. Conant was employed in
the early seventies in Franklin, Mass, were
spent in this neighborhood. Her death is the
fourth to occur in the family since April. She
had been an invalid for 40 years and death re-
suited from the third shock, which she sus-
tained last March October 20, 1862, she mar
ried Mr.. Conant, who survives with their only
child, Mrs. Isabel Conant Howes, and her son.
Allan Moody Howes, is the only grandchild
An only sister, Eleanor J. Orcutt, also survives
In her home life she had for all these years
enjoyed the first and best thoughts of those
near and dear to her and her presence in the
family circle will be missed and mourned The
funeral will take place at her late home tomor
row, Friday, afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
David L. Wilson of the North church will Of
ficiate
Lydia E., wife of Nelson Richards, died
about o'clock onday morning of heart fall
ure. She had been in failing health for about
a year, but had not been considered in seri-
Gus condition. She was born in South Hope
and her maiden name was Hit. She is sur
vived by her husband; one son Ernest, of Ban
gor, who was unable to attend the funeral, and
one sister, Miss Elizabeth Hit of Chelsea,
Mass. Mrs. Richards was faithful wife, a
most devoted mother and good neighbor. In
April 1889 she united with the Baptist church.
She was for years a member of the Sunday
school and Ladies' Sewing Circle and attended
them as long as health permitted. She was 60
years of age. The funeral was held Wednes-
day.
Atwood Levenseller Bunker died at his
home in North Sullivan Aug. 22nd, after an
illness of some weeks. Mr.. Bunker, who was
in his sixty-seventh year, was one of family
of thirteen children born to the late Olive
Ash and Barney Bunker. He had been life
long resident of Sullivan, and had wide ac-
quaintance and hosts of friends. He had
served the town efficiently as road commits
sioner for some twenty-five years. He is sur
vived by widow and four children-Mrs.
Howard Murch of Bar Harbor; Mrs Harry
Butler, Mrs. Rodney Ash and Archie Bunker
of Sullivan; by also three brothers and two
sisters-Gilman of Ellsworth; Nathan of Mon
roe; Smith of Belfast; Mrs. Helen Ramsdell of
San Francisco, CAL, and Mrs. George Whalen
of East Sullivan. Mr.. Bunker was a member
of David A. Hooper lodge, F. and A. M, under
the auspices of which he was buried; also of
the K. of P, of the Redmen, Pocahontas,
Pythian sisters and grange.
Hills Reunion.
Members of. the Hills family to the number