The Republican journal., 1913-05-01
OBITUARY.

Mr.. Otis Cummings died at his home, No "a
Court street, Wednesday. April 23rd. He was
born in Union, February 81, 1919, the son OF
the late David and Rosanna Kelock Cumm-
ings, and was the youngest of ten children ano
the last to pass away. His mother and one
brother lived to be SO years of age. He came
to Northport in 1889 and the best years of his
long and active life were spent there. He
was a blacksmith by trade, but for many years
owned and conducted hotel at Saturday Cove
For many years he was Noithports tax col
lector and held other offices of trust. He was
man of strong personality and of unusual in
t1uence. In early life he married Miss Abble
Pendleton of Northport, who died in March
1904. Since that time he had made his home
with his daughter, Mrs. A c. Batchelder and
came to Belfast with the family when they
bought the Alexander house on Court street
The Pendleton and Cummings houses at Satur
day Cove are among the most attractive on the
coast. The former was sold to F. L. Fairchild
of Ohio and the latter to Miss Marian Dodd of
New York for summer homes. Mr.. Cummings
served as head blacksmith in the Second
Maine Cavalry in the Civil War and lost his
health while there. He weighed PIP pounds
when he went to the war and lis on his return
home. About Is years ago he fell and broke
his hip and 6 years ago fell and broke the
other hip and had not since been able to walk
without clutches. One and one daughter
survive him: Otis H. Cummings of Philadelphia
WI is twin 10 md
Annie H. wife of Capt. A. C. Batchelder, who
with her husband gave the deceased the most
/ devoted attention during his many years of
invalidism. One daughter. Pauline, wife OF
Charles Knights of Northport, died about &c
years ago. Four grandchildren survive: Mrs
H ellen Russell of Belmont, Mass; Mrs. Lillian
Riley of Everett, Mass; Capt. Charles H
Batchelder who sails a government transport
steamer on the Pacific coast and Miss A.
Pauline Batchelder of Boston; also two great
grandc children. Phillip and Phyllis Riley of
Everett Mass. The funeral took place at
his late home Saturday at l o'clock, Rev
W. F. Sturtevant of the Baptist church
officiating. and the interment was in the
family lot at Saturday Cove. The bearers
were members of Thomas H. Marshall Post.
Joseph Austin Clough died in Lynn, Mass
April oath, from heart failure following a
sudden and severe cold. He was born in San
dypoint, Jan. %, 1857, the son of the late
Joseph and Elleetta ?. Clough, and came to
Belfast with the family when lad of 16 years
He ate nded the Belfast schools and went to
in Crifch NH he
was employed until the death of Mr. Critchett
when he went to Lynn, Mass. He was three
times married. First to Miss Margaret Joyce
of Lynn, who lived but a short time He came
to Belfast about the time of her death and
worked again in the Critchett & Slbley shoe
factory. While here he married Miss Medora
Godfr ey, who died very suddenly shortly after
her marriage. He returned to Lynn and some
time later married Miss Effe Dow of Caribou
who died in the summer of 1912 He was
me mber of Silver Cross Lodge, X. of P, and
one of its past chancellors, and was also Past
Chief Patriarch of Penobscot EnGampment,
O. 0. F. For some years he was a member of
Richard W. Drown Lodge, l. o. o. F. of Lynn.
He had been the Commodore of the Lynn
Yacht Club and for Is years owned and sailed
some of its fastest boats. On his 5Oth birth
day the club gave him large reception. In
September, 1897, he was one of party that
went to Alaska, sailing from Boston in a Glou-
cester fishing schooner and going around Cape
Horn. He spent about II months in The
klondike region and then returned to Lynn
He was upright. honest man, a genial com
panion, and had many friends in Lynn and in
Belfast, his boyhood home. He leaves two broth
ers, Henry d. and Ira Thurston Ciough, and
one sister, Ms. Elva Jewett, all of Belfast
Services were held in Lynn Sunday at p. m
and the remains arrived in Belfast Monday
night. accompanied by his nephew, Judsou P
Jewett. The funeral was held Tuesday at his
/ old home on Bayview street, Rev. Arthur A
Blair, Universalist, officiating. The bearers
were L. E. McMahan, Samuel Adams, W. j
Gordon and Sanford Howard. The inte1ment
was in Grove cemetery
| William S. Seekins died at his home in Swan.
vile. April 23rd, aged 80 years and 10 months
He was born and had always lived in Swan.
vile. His brother, David Seekins, is the last
of his fathers family of twenty-one children
He was twice married. First to Eliza Seekinf
of Swanville. Two of their four children sur.
vive-Alba Seekins, of Linconville and Isabel
wife of Ephraim M. Richards of Searsmont
His second wife was Nora E Robertson of City.
point, who with their two children survives
Nora. wife of Daniel Ingalls, of Belfast anG
George w. Seekins of Dorchester Mass. The
latter was unable to come to the funeral, which
took place at his late home, Friday Afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. David L. Wilson Of the Bel.
fast Congregational church officiating. The
interment was in the family burial place or
the old Seekins homestead farm. The rela.
respect for the departed and sympathy for the
bereaved in the abundance Of beautiful flow.
ers. The bearers were Levi Seekins, Ezrs
| KnoXltQn. Albert Harvey and Iamea Wehster