The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-18
OBITUARY.

Charles G. Roberts, who died at his home in
Brooks December 25th at the age of 81 years,
9months and II days. was the son of Horace
and Caro- NJ. Roberts of Brooks. He was q
faithful and true man. From boyhood he was
always cheerful and tried to make those around
him happy. and was always helpful to his par
ents and others. At the age Of twenty-five
years he was united in marriage with Miss Lila
OBrien and made home for them in the vii
lage Three children were given them. He
was devoted husband and father, and his
home was happy one. But Gods ways are
not our ways, and while all seemed well with
him and his family, death came and took a
lovely boy to be among the angels. Then dis
ease fastened on Charlie. He was foreman on
section % Of the M. C. R. R. He fought brave.
ly to overcome the enemy Consumption but
the disease had firm hold and would not let
CO. and October 18th he returned to his home
where he slowly but steadily faded away. His
loving wife, tender mother and father, and
friends, with the best medical attendance, did
all they could to keep him here, but the sum-
mons had come and he must go. Only three
weeks before his death another little one was
taken up higher. Still he was cheerful and did
not complain. But all too soon the end came.
A loving and almost heartbroken wife and
child, (ittle Eva,) five years of age, are left to
mourn in the home where they had been so
happy. The father and mother, brother and
sister, are left with large company of friends
to mourn their loss. He was buried from the
Union church and many friends besides rela-
tives came to look on the form of one they had
loved SO we'll. Many flowers covered the cas-
ket, presented by sympathising friends. The
singing by the choir was beautiful and COM
forting. Rev. D. Bracket spoke words of
sympathy and comfort from St. John 13: z.
"We shall know hereafter" Waldo Hall.
Henry Webb, Harry Brown and Ebert Ames
bore his remains to the cemetery and placed
them in his lot there; but the spirit had return
ed to God who gave it.
Frank Adelbert Tuttle died at the Cullis
Home on Bluehill Avenue, Dorchester. Mass.
Sunday morning, Jan. 14th, aged "a years, 4
months and 19 days. The cause of his death
was tuberculosis. from which he had suffered
several years. He was born in Belfast, the
youngest son of the late William C. and Mrs,
Georgianna Conant Tuttle. His early life was
spent here and he attended the public schools
When very young he went to Santa Barbara,
Calf, where he learned the jewelers. trade
with his uncle. Frank A. Conant. The princi-
pal employment of his life was in the watch
factory at Elgin, Illinois, where his knowl-
edge of the jewelers. trade and his active
movements made him an expert. He was
twice married. First to Miss Clementine
Rowell of Castine, who lived only short time
after their marriage. He married his second
wife in Elgin, ILL.,, and she survives him with
two children. Katherine and Doris, the former
the first child born in the Waldo county hos
pital. He is also survived by his mother, who
is spending the winter in Boston and was with
him in his last illness, and by two brothers,
Adrian c. of Belfast. and Percy C. of New
York. His remains arrived in Belfast Wednes-
day, accompanied by his brother Percy, and
were placed in the receiving tomb in Grove
cemetery.
Mrs. Lucretia L. Barlow was burned to
death Thursday morning, Jan. 11th, in a fire
which destroyed her house and outbuildings in
Waldo. She was living alone at the time and
the origin of the fire can never be known, but
the general opinion of the people in the vicin-
ity is that Mrs. Barlow may have used kero-
sene in lighting the kitchen fire and her cloth
ing caught, or have fallen when carrying a
| lighted lamp. Her remains were found beside
the kitchen stove. Mrs. Barlow's granddaugh-
ter, Miss Hazel Barlow, had been living with
her, but at the time was visiting friends some
miles away. The buildings, one story house
with and barn connected, were entirely des-
troyed, with horse and several head of cattle
in the barn. The fire was discovered by neigh
bors about $50 a. m, but had made such head
way then that nothing could be done. Mrs.
Barlow W, about 70 years of age and a most
estimable woman and her terrible death was
a severe shock to her friends in Belfast and in
Waldo. She was widow and is survived by
two sisters. Mrs. L. L. Gentner of Providence,
R. l., formerly of Belfast and Miss Ada Glenn
ents of Waldo, and by an adopted daughter,
Miss Bertha Pease of Dorc ester, Mass. The
funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at
the home of her sister, Miss Ada Clements, in
Waldo, Rev. David L. Wilson of this city Off
ciating.
Melissa Moore, widow of the late William H
Preston and daughter of the late Samuel and
Ann Curtis Moore, died in Denver, Colo, Jan
LIST, aged n years. Her early life was spent in
North Searsport. her native town, and afte,
her marriage with Mr.. Preston they moved to
Denver, which had since been her home. She
made several visits to Maine, the last one 2s
years ago, and during that year her mothe,
and father died. Of her parents family OF
nine children only one survives, Mrs. Vida S
Strout of East Belfast.
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