The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-23
OBITUARY.

lydia J.. widow of Frank Ham, passed to q
higher life in Everett, Mass, May 10, 1912.
She was born in Winterport in 1856. the daugh-
ter of James and Olive Foss, one Of severa
children. Many years of her married life were
spent in Monroe, but after the death of her
husband five years ago she sold her farm there
and since then had held some fine positions as
nurse and housekeeper in prominent families
in Massachusetts, land one year In Belfast in the
home of L. H. Mcdonald, and always had the
highest respect of her employers. About one
year ago her health began to fail, but she did
not give up until last November. when she
went to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Dow, in Everett. Physicians were called and
they ordered hospital treatu ent but. after she
nad been three weeks in the hospital her dis
ease was pronounced incurable and she re-
turned to the home of her daughter, where
she was tendery cared for until the end. All
that loving hands could do for her was DONE She
was a woman who made friends wherever she
went, with sunny disposition that maintained
her cheerfulness under all circumstances She
seemed to carry with her an influence of help
fulness, and the place where mother was made
the center of the world for the family. She
was a charter member of Loyal Rebekah
Lodge of Monroe, and in her last days often
spoke of the members and wished to have
the funeral services held in Monroe that they
might attend in a body and pay their last
tribute In accordance with her expressed
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her friend and neighbor, Mrs Frank Chase,
where the services were held, Rev. Frank S.
Doliff officiating and speaking comforting
words to the bereaved relatives and friends.
The Monroe choir rendered some appropriate
selections. The Rebekahs marched to the GEM
etery and laid their offerings on her last resting
place. The floral offerings were many and
beautiful, attesting the high esteem in which
she was held. They included beautiful pillow
from the three children, basket of flowers
from the three grandchildren, handsome
wreath from Loyal Lodge of Rebekahs, q
wreath from the family of Melvin West and
Mrs. Carrie Larrabee, cluster of Easter lilies
from a nephew in Massachusetts, a spray of
pinks from a niece in Massachusetts, a wreath
from the fellow employees of her son Percy in
Massachusetts, pinks from her three brothers
and their families. pinks from Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Dorr of Bucksport and an abundance of cut
flowers from Monroe friends. She leaves to
mourn the loss of loving mother: Mrs. Fred
Dow of Everett, Mass, Percy Frank Ham of
Everett and Charles Ham of Hampden; also
three grandchildren, Viola Ham, Clyde and
Norman Dow, and three brothers, Daniel, John
and Daniel Foss. She leaves many friends in
Monroe and the sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to the bereaved family in
their hour of sorrow. The remains were ac-
companied to Monroe by Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
F. Ham and daughter, who were guests of
Mrs. Frank Chase during their stay in town,
terment was in Monroe cemetery beside her
husband.
James H. Braley died at a. m. May 10th at
the home of his son, Alton K. Braley, 2O5 High
street. He was born in Burnham February
&c, 1887. the son of the late Amazah and Mary
]. Dodge Braley. His youth andearly manhood
years a member of the Free Christi an Baptist
church of Burnham and in later life held to his
Baptist belief. The family moved to Belfast
about 80 years ago, when the deceased became
night watchman of Mathews Brothers mill
continuing as long as physical strength per.
mitted. For number of years he was mem.
ber of Seaside Grange. He married Miss
Esther E. Jones of Burnham, who died ter
years ago. Of late years Mr.. Braley had spent
the winters with his children in Massachusett,
and the summers in Belfast. He was an up
right, honest man, retiring in manner, and ;
kind and devoted husband and father. Three
sons and one daughter survive: Alton X. O.
Belfast, Mrs. Frances E. McKeen of Roxbury
Mass, Albion c. in the. South and Sears F. O.
Whitman, Mass. Of his fathers family tn,
following remain: Benjamin of Lewiston, Mrs
Jennie M. Bracket and Mrs. Julia Watson O
Fitchburg, Mass, Mrs. Amanda Chamberlain
of Watervile, Mrs. Isabel Reynolds of Burn
ham, Mrs. Mary Robinson of Norridgewock
and Mrs. Annette Peasley of Randolph. I
prayer service was held at his late hom,
Wednesday morning at 10 O'clock Rev. H. w
Rhoades officiating. The remains were takel
on the noon train to Winnecook where tn,
funeral was conducted by Mr.. Rhoades. TIL,
interment was in the family lot in Winnecool
Mary j., wife of Leroy Staples died at he
home in East Belfast, May 18th, after an ill
ness of Is months, during which she under
went an operation in the Waldo County Hospi
tal Last September she sustained paralyti
shock and a second shock ten days ago cause,
her death. She was the most patient of suf
ferers and had the constant and untiring car
of her husband. At her childhood home il
Prince Edward Island she was connected will
the Presbyterian church and since the buildins
of Trinity Reformed church and the service.
conducted at Mason's Mills had been an ad
of Brewer Circle, She was devoted wife,
beloved neighbor and true Christian woman
She was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter o
the late James and Rachel Palmer Blackmore
and is survived by her husband, by tw,
brothers, Joseph of Prince Edward Island, ant
Alfred of Belfast, who is now ill at his hom
on Spring street, and by three sisters, Char
lotte Campbell, Caroline Cameron and Lilli
Nesbit, all of Prince Edward Island. The flu
neral was held at her late home Friday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. William Vaughan, he
pastor, officiating. Among the floral offering
was piece from Brewer Circle