The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-19
OBITUARY.

Annie Blanche, wife Of Mr.. Charles F. Shaw
Of Belfast, died Friday morning. March 18th.
in the Sterling Worth Sanatorium, Cocoanut
Grove, Fla. About ten days before her death
Mrs. Shaw had complete nervous collapse at
Miami. Fla, where Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw were
spending the winter;and was taken by her hus-
band to the private sanitorium of DR.. Benton,
a noted nerve specialist. After consultation
of four physicians her case was diagnosed az
toxine poisoning and the cause was traced TO
fully developed tumor for which she was
operated upon March 18th. She came out OF
the ether, but passed away early Friday morn
ing. Her brother and his wife. Mr.. and MRS.
Harry E. Gordon of Portland. were Telegraph
ed for and were with Mr.. Shaw when the end
came. They started for Belfast Friday even
ing but were separated in Jacksonville ana
Mr., Shaw came alone to Portland. where ne
was Joined by Rev. David L. Wilson, who came
to Belfast with him. arriving Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon arrived Tuesday morn
ing. Mrs. Shaw was born in Brooks Aug 10,
1864, the daughter Of John H.. and the late
Aloha Cilley Gordon, and her girlhood was spent
there. Sept. 4. 1883, she married Mr. Shaw an
engineer on the Belfast branch OF the M. Y. ~
R., and came to Belfast to live. About IL years
ago they built their attractive home at the
corner of Congress and Spring streets. iheir
home life was ideal and it was in their home
that they found their greatest happiness.
Mrs. Shaw frequently said that she never re-
ceived invitations which did not include her
husband. She was full of life and energy and
was always at work and her home furnished
many evidences Of her care and industry.
She was member of the congregational
church and ever ready to do her part for Its
every interest. For the past four years Mr..
and Mrs. Shaw have spent the winters in
Miami and the two previous winters were
spent in Los Angeles, Calf. In the winter OF
1918, Mrs. Shaw fell from a motor cycle on
which she was riding and her friends at home
think it was the cause of her recent trouble.
During the past winter she was the confidential
saleslady of the Whitman Real Estate Co. and
had also made investments on her own account.
The sympathy of Belfast friends is extended
Mr. Shaw in his sudden and sad bereavement.
The funeral took place at her late home at IL
a. m. yesterday, her former pastor, Rev. David
L. Wilson of Bath officiating. The floral offer
ings were beautiful and included roses and
orange blossoms from Miami. The remains
were placed in the receiving tomb at Grove
cemetery. The bearers were Messrs. E. X.
Conner, E. L. Talbot, v L. Hall and DR.. W. L.
West.
Daniel Whitehouse Groves died March 18th,
at No. II Franklin street, of artero sclorosis,
which had confined him to his bed for several
weeks. He was born in Mercer, March Is,
1925. the son of the late Michael and Lucy
Whitehouse Groves, and came to Montville
when a young man, and married there Miss
Maria L. Ryan of Waldo, January Is, 1857. In
March of that year they bought the Newell
place in Montville, where he engaged in farm
wright. About twenty years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Groves went to make their home with their
daughter, Mrs. V. A. Simmons, in Searsmont.
and came to Belfast with the family several
years ago. Mr.. Groves was brought up Bap-
fist and in his active years always affiliated
was interested in Sunday school work, led the
choir, and officiated at funerals in the absence
of pastors He was an upright, honorable man
and grew to old age gracefully, having pleas
ant word and smile for every one he met. In
the ffty-seven years of his married life the
home relations were happy. He is survived by
his wife, three months his senior; two daugh-
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of Belfast, and Edna Estelle, wife of Charles
E. Ring, who lives on the home place in Mont
vile, and one granddaughter. Miss Alice Es-
telle Simmons of this city. The deceased was
one of q family of twelve, eight boys and four
girls, and was the last to pass away of the
boys, all of whom lived to good old age. Three
sisters survive: Louise, wife of John Chase of
Bethel; Lydia Ann, wife of Job Tuttle of
Mercer, now in her Goth year, and Frances
Abigail, widow of Fred Wakefield of Chico,
Calf The funeral took place at his late home
at 10 a. M yesterday, Rev. David L. Wilson Of
Bath, formerly of the Belfast Congregational
Church, officiating. The interment was in the
Plains cemetery in Center Montville, which
was originally part of the home place. and
among the friends of his active life. He was
. charter member of Silver Harvest Grange,
Center Montville, its first master. and held the
Office II years. The Belfast bearers were
Messrs. Charles H. Thompson. Frank E. Wiley,
Samuel J. Quincy and Willis E. Hamilton, and
those at the Montville cemetery were Messrs.
Volney Thompson, Clifton Morse. Arnold Tur-
ner and George Head.
Martha ", wife Of Jackson Curtis. passed
away March 9th after suffering ten days in her
last illness. aged Is years and months. Mrr.
Curtis was the daughter of the late Job and
Elsie Lulu Philbrook Of Winterport. Forty
nine years ago she married Mr.. Curtis and
moved to Monroe, where they lived quiet,
happy life. Four years ago she suffered
paralytic shock, and had not walked step
since, having not much use of one hand During
all these years she had been helped in chair
and at times helped back to her bed, but she
was ever cheerful, bearing her Affections pa
tien.Iy and trying to make it pleasant for
those who cared for her. For years she cult
waited choice flowers, taking great pride in
them and sending her best to her friends. No
one sick was forgotten She was very do
nestle, finding happiness in her home; society
did not attract her. Ten days before her death
she was taken very sick. Her speech left her.