The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-02
RECENT DEATHS.

Mrs. Mary E. Smith died Nov. Oath at
her home in Bucksport, aged 81 years.
! She is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
George Colby; by one son, Arson Lamp
hor; by one sister, Mrs, Louine Bennett,
and by seven grandchildren and eleven
great grandchildren.
John Watson, who had been in failing
health for some time, died Nov. 18th at
his home in jamestown, K. l., aged 65
years. He is survived by his wife. who
is the daughter of John and Mary Miller
OF Lincolnyille. and who has the sympa-
thy of her many friends in her native
town.
Freeman ]. Dow died Nov. goth at his
home in Millville, aged IS years. He
was man of character and integrity and
a useful citizen. He leaves a wife and
three children. Funeral services were
held Monday, conducted by Rev. G.. F.
Smith. The body was taken to North
Searsport, his former home, for burial.
Mrs. Sarah Sanborn died Nov. 21st at
her home in Brooksvile after an illness
of only a few days, aged 78 years, 8
months and days. She was member
of the Congregations church and always
ready to offer help towards its support.
She will be greatly missed in the COM
munity, but especially heavy does the
burden fall upon the aged husband left
behind, who enjoyed with her SO years
of happy welded life. She also leaves
their loss. Funeral services were held
at the church Nov. 23d, Rev. C. F. At
kins officiating, and large number of
relatives and friends gathered to pay
their last tribute to the dead, for Mrs.
Sanborn was a woman whose charitable
acts and many deed of kindness had won
for her host of friends.
Capt. A. Gilmore Pickett, retired
master mariner and veteran of the Civil
War, died Nov. oath at his home in
Brewer, aged 80 years. He was a ma
tive of Harrington. went to sea when a
boy and rose to the command of a vessel
when young man. He left the sea at
the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisted
i'll Co. F., LIST Maine Infantry, and was
promoted to sergeant. Soon after the
war he was engaged as drawtender at
the Maine Central bridge across Ken
duskeag stream and held that place for
30 years. 1t is estimated that he hand
led the draw for the passage of over
As, 900 vessels in that time He saved at
least nine persons from drowning. He
leaves wife and son.
Arthur Sidney Treat of New York and
Ellsworth, died Nov goth at his summer
home. Labrador farm, in Ellsworth. He
| had been failing in health for year or
more, suffering from Bright's disease,
and came to Ellsworth for few weeks
rest IN July, but the disease made such
rapid progress that be was unable to re-
sumo business, and remained at his farm.
His daughter, Mrs. ROBERT Barrett, was
with him through the summer, and for
the past three months sister, Mrs. Car
RE Bacon of Syracuse, N. Y. had been
with him. During the summer, his other
daughter, Mrs. Marion Shafer, and other
relatives were with him from time to
time. Mr.. Treat was born in Frankfort.
Me-, July II, 1852, but as boy went TO
Boston, where in early manhood he was
connected with his father il business.
or many years he had been in the en-
ploy of the U. H. Dudley Co., wholesale
grocers of New York, as special travel
! ing representative, and was one of their
had Travelled extensively all over this
country. May Is, 1879. he married Miss
Caro- Coombs of Ellsworth, daughter of
the late Jacob Coombs, and and came to
look upon Ellsworth as his home. He
was devoted TO his home and family,
though his business took him so much
away from them, and was bighear;ed
friend, a genial companion, a whole
souled man. News of his death will
cause sadness in hearts from one end of
this country to the other, for wherever
Mr.. Treat went he made friends, and
friends once made were never lost. He
was an Odd Fellow, a member of the
Royal Arcanum and of the United Com
mercial Travellers association. He
leaves two daughters-Mrs. Shafer and
Mrs. Barrett, both of New York; one
brother. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs.
Bacon and Miss Harriet Treat, all of
Syracuse, N. Y. All were present at
the funeral, Nov. 23d, in Ellsworth, with
two nephews-Norman Treat of Phila-
delphla and Leonard Treat of Boston.