The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-12-18
Recent Deaths.


Fred P. Whitaker, steward at the Falmouth
hotel, Portland. dropped dead at the table
Thursday morning. Dec. 18th. while eating his
breakfast. Mr.. Whitaker had been in poor
health for some time past and his condition
had been such as to give great concern to his
friends. But he had great recuperative powers
and rallied from each succeeding attack in a
way that led them to hope he would in time
overcome the trouble that afflicted him. But
Thursday while eating breakfast he was sud-
denly stricken with heart trouble and died
virtually in second. Coroner Martin and a
physician were called, but they could do
nothing for Mr.. Whitaker. He was born
work in hotels when a mere lad. continuing
in that line of work all his life. His spe-
icalty was the position of steward, the duties
of which he understood to perfection and
which he filled. with strict fidelity. He
worked in hotels in, the eastern part of the
be steward at the West End some Is years
ago. From there he went to Massachusetts,
then he came bac and had worked at the
Preble house and the Falmouth, besides
number of summer hotels at the seashore
and winter resorts at the South. He was re-
garded as being one of the most competent
and best equipped hotel stewards in the coun-
try. Mr.. Whitaker was a Mason, being men,
Der of Phoenix lodge of Belfast, Mount Yer
| non Arch Chapter, Portland, council and Port
land Commsndery of Portland. also the Scot
| fish rite bodies, located at Portland, Kora Tenn
| pie, N. o. N. S. of Lewiston. He was also a
member of he International Stewards associa-
| ton. Mr.. Whitaker is survived by one broth
er, Irving of Boston. He was the inventor of
the Whitaker double check system of keeping
| hotel stewards accounts, which is in general
use in most Of the large hotels and restaurants
of the country and which has simplifed the
{ business that it is almost impossible to make a
mistake under its northumberland Press.
Mrs. Emma J. Carr, wife of Harry R. Carr
of Palermo died Nov. seth. aged 81 years.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Harold
| and George of Beverly. Mass, one daughter
Betsey, VIII. lives at home, one sister, Miss
Mary Marshall of Hudson, Mass, and two
brothers. rhe funeral was held Dec Sd from
the Methodist church, North Palermo, Rev
Frank Kingdom officiating The bearers were
F. G. Morton, M. G. Norton, w. E. Nelson and
Charles Perkins. The Branch Mills choir rem
dered three appropriate selections The in,
terment YVES in Smith cemetery. Mrs. Carr
was memoer of the Methodist church and {
only three weeks and her death was a grea,
shock to all The sympathy of all is extend
ed to the bereaved family.
Norris, the Sugars old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Rove of Palermo, died Dec. End If
Bangor. following an operation for the re-
moval of alenoids and tonsils. His mother
accompanied him TO Bangor and after the
operation he came out from the ether but was
taken with hemorrhage and lived only few
hours. His father was sent for at once, bu
arrived too late The remains were brought
home Thursday and the funeral held Sunday
at 10 a. m. from the home of his grandmother
Rev. H. W. Abbott officiating. The bearer:
were Rinaldo E. Carr and John R. Black. The
interment was in Smith cemetery. Norris wa:
a lovable child and favorite with both old ane
young. He leaves to mourn his loss, beside:
his father and mother one brother Carroll anc
his grandmother Mrs. Ruth Young. who hav'
the sympathy of the entire community.