The Republican journal., 1913-06-19
OBITUARY..


ill for several years with severe kidney
trouble, but was able to be about and attend tt
his business until within few days of hi!
DEATH He was born in North Belfast. May q
1S47, the son of the late John and Emily
(Tyler) Shales, and was the last of their three
sons. Their oldest son. William Henry, was s
volunteer in the 4th Maine Infantry, and dice
in Libby Prison, Feb. 8, 1865, aged p years
Lendall T. received practical common schoo
education and when II years of age begar
working in sawmill. where he was employed
for six seven years. He was then employ
ed for two years in the market of F. O. Have
ner and at the end of that time bought his
employers truck teams and carried on truck
ing business for three years. Then for l:
years he was in the employ Of William c. Mar
shall, wholesale grain dealer, and in 1881 went
across Main street to clerk for Woods & Math.
ews, grocers few months later Mr. Math-
ews died and MIR. Shales became partner OF
Mr.. " GODS under the firm name of William M
Woods & Co. In January, 1888, Charles Baker
who had been member of the firm of Woods
Mathews & Baker from 1865 to 1879, when he
sold his interest to Messrs. Woods and Math-
! ews, again engaged in the business and the
firm became Baker & Shales. In 1890 Mr.
Shales bought Mr.. Bakers interest and con-
tinued the business as l.. 7. Shales & Co
Later, W. A. Follett, who had been in the en-
ploy of the firm for many years, was admitted
to partnership and the firm was Shales &
Follett. This partnership was dissolved by the
Hf E-o1la Il OH
Mr. Shales son, William Arthur Shales, be-
came a member of The firm of l.. I. Shales &
Son. This is, in brief the record of the honor
able business career of the deceased. Novem-
Der 80, 1876. Mr.. Shales married Miss Emily
P. Woods, daughter of the late William M
their two children. Alice G., now Mrs. True C.
Hayford, and William Arthur Shales. March
20, 1901, Mr. Shales married in Bellows Fall,
Vt, Mrs. Louise S. C. Hurd of Belfast, who
survives him. His nearest relatives are cous-
ms: Edward Evans of Waldo, Mrs. Emily
Richardson of Portland Mrs. Abbie O. Kill
gore of Belfast and Samuel Otis of Boston. Mr.
Sh ales was steadfast Republican, and after
serving as councilman and alderman was elect
ed mayor by his party in 1904 and 1905. and
filled the office with dignity and ability. In
religious belief he was a Universalist and an
attendant at that church, and had been its
treasurer. He had long been an active and
Jealous member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows and was Past Noble Grand of
Waldo Lodge, a Past Chief Patriarch of Penob
scot Encampment, and at the time of his
death was trustee and treasurer of the Odd
Fellows Building association. In the fullest
acceptation of the words he was good citizen.
He was loyal friend, a genial companion and
his loss is deeply felt by the entire community
The funeral service was held at the Universal
list church at 2 p m. June 18th, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith of the First Universalst church of Ban
gor assisted by Rev A. A. Blair of the First
Universalist church of Belfast, officiating. The
service was a very impressive one and the at
tendance of the largest for funeral in
this city in number of years. The gathering
represented large percentage of the church
parish of which he vas member, the family,
and the business men of the city. Following
the church service there was a service I'M
der the auspices of Waldo Lodge, No. IL, l.
o. o. F., conducted by Samuel Adams, Noble
Grand, and Alton K. Braley, chaplain The
order marched to the cemetery in body. The
bearers, selected from the two branches of
the Odd Fellows of which he was member,
were Messrs Eugene l.. Cook and Ralph H.
Howes from Canton Pallas, Giles G. Abbott,
j. Granville Paul and Selwyn Thompson of
al pJr Of Fell
was in the family lot in Grove cemetery. Dur
ing the hour of the funeral practically every
business house in the city was closed as a
tribute of respect to the deceased and the flag
the Odd Fellows building was at half-mast
Mr.. James Churchill of Canaan passed away
at his home June 18th, after lingering illness
of valvuar disease of the heart from which be
had suffered for many years, gradually failing
from year to year. During the last days of
December, 1912 Mr.. Churchill took cold on his
lungs and pneumonia of the most violent
variety developed within few days and it
seemed for many days though his life must
terminate in spite of all the efforts to save
him. But owing to powerful organization
d III The great ClllRence Oh Ills 1altnlul WlIe ne
rallied and the il fiammation in his lungs subsid-
ed and they were entirely free from the pneu-
monte disease before the month of March had
passed and herecovered his strength sufficiently
to enable him to go out of doors and improved
to such extent that he could take rides in
the autos and other carriages until within
about two weeks before his death, when he
began to fail rapidly until death ensued.
Mr.. Churchill was born in the town of Bel
mont, Maine, rs years ago the 23d of last April.
He enjoyed the privileges of the schools in his
town until he was nineteen years of age, when
he went to California, where he remained thir-
teen years. He then returned to his native
State. When he was in California he enlisted
in the Union army and with his regiment
stationed on Mare Island near San Francisco
and was honor,bly discharged at the close Of
ornia. in Suffer Creek Lodge. Amadore Coun-
ty. After his return to Maine he was married
to Miss Julia E. Tower, who survives him.
He came to the town of Windsor to visit his
sister for awhile. and later with his wife left
Belfast and they took up their residence in
the town Of Canaan, where he spent the last
seven years of his life and was one Of the most
Exemplary citizens Of the town. The life he
led wss worthy Of the imitation Of all. His