The Republican journal., 1913-08-14
OBITUARY.

Horace Park, former respected citizen of
Belfast, died at his home In Pittsfield. N. H..
July 30,1913 Mr.. Park was born in Belfast
February q, 1887. the son Of Andrew W. and
Margaret Morrison Park, who were among the
early settlers of Belfast. He always lived on
the old home place on the top of Park Hill I'M
til about ten years ago, when he moved to
Pittsfeld, N. H. January 20. 1868, he married
Miss M. Lizzie Morrison of Windham, NJ H..
who died February 10, 1910. He is survived
by daughter, Mabelle A. Park. a son, Edward
H. Park. and two little grand daughters. Marion
and Virginia Park, who with the sons wife
lived with him and most tenderly cared for
him during his last illness. He ais leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Martha J. Barker of Windham and
Miss Louise Park, who also shared his home
Mr.. Park was a successful farmer and dairy
man and in politics was life long republican
He was a man of deep religious faith, good
citizen land was honored for his strict integrity
and, beloved by all who knew him. He will be
ably missed in the family circle.
Leslie F. Morse only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Morse of Maple street, Saco. died
July 3Oth at the Maine General hospital, Port
land, where he ha been for about two weeks.
undergoing treatment for form of meningitis.
Leslie was taken i'll some six weeks ago with
tonsilitis. Later assesses developed in both
ears and this condition developed into menin-
gifts. AS soon as the meningitis symptoms
showed the boy was taken to the Maine Cen
eral hospital and put in the care of experts on
the disease An operation was performed,
which afforded relief, and later another was
performed, which also afforded slight relief,
b It the boys condition soon after became
hereless and death was doubtless a release
+ : m suffering. His age was eight years, two
m nths and 20 days The death is very sad
m st sincere sympathy is felt for the parents
in their Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The family formerly lived in East Belfast and
MS. Morse is sister of Mrs. Dayton F. Step
henson of this city.
Mary Cults Conant, wife of Albert Conant,
died on Thursday at her home N Topsfeld
She was the daughter of the late Albert G. Lane
of Machas. Me-, and Sarah E. Lane, of Sac ,,
Me. Mrs. Conant took an active part in the
social interests, of Topsfield until the later
period of her life. She is survived by her hus-
band and her brother, Charles Cults Lane of
New York city.-Boston Transcript.
Albert Lane. for many years clerk of court
of Washington county, succeeding Albert Pills
bury, was 2 brother of the late Daniel and
Frank Lane of this city.
Horace Dunton died August 9Th at his home
in Hampden, aged 81 years. Nine children sur
vive: Mrs. George Sherman, Mrs. Leroy Rowell,
Mrs. Maude Knapp, Mrs. Virginia Sawyer,
Miss Maggie Dunton. Sidney. John, Jason and
Theophilus Dunton. He is also survived by
two brothers, Plummer and Willis, and one
sister, Mrs Lucille Cole. He was well known
resident of Hampden and had many friends.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon.
Ella NJ, wife of George W. Davis, died at he
home at the Head of the Tide August 6tn, aged
Sc years, months and days. She was borM
in Waldo, the daughter of Jacob W. and Mary
e. Cunningham. Her husband and an adopt
ed daughter, Frances, survive. The funeral
was held at the Congregational church, North
Belfast, Sunday at 10 o'clock, R.v Arthur A.
Blair of the Universalist church officiating.
News was received in to wn last week of the
dea tn. in Pasadena, Calf. August Enc, of Ellen,
widow of Charles Sumner. The remains were
taken to their former home in Nebraska for
interment. Mrs. Sumner, who has recently
made her home in Pasadena, was well known
in this vicinity as her husband was brother