The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-22
OBITUARY..

Moses W. Rich died April goth at his home on
| Main street after long illness with general
debility, aged IS years, 2 months and 20 days.
He was born in jackson, the son OF the late
John and Annie Merrill Rich, and when a
young man came to Belfast to learn the
shoemaker's trade with the late Nathaniel
Wlggin in the store now the Leroy A. Weber
shoe store. He continued with Mr.. Wiggin
| until W. A. Swift bought the business. and re-
manned with him until his recent retirement,
thus spending all his working years in the
same place. On coming to Belfast he boarded
with Mrs. Eels in the house 1877 Main street
owned by DR.. Monroe, and after Dr. Monroe's
| death Mr. Rich bought the house and has since
occupied it. He married Miss Sarah Eels,
who died in 1889, and in 1893 he married Miss
1della Dustin of Belfast, who survives him,
| with their daughter. Flora E wife of Robert
| Holt of Limerick. One sister, Mrs, Hannah
Varney of Massachusetts, also survives Mr..
Rich was of genial disposition and believed
in making home the pleasantest place on earth.
He was firm in his views and strong in his
likes and dislkes. Politically he was life
long Republican. and always when able was in
his pew at the Baptist church. From its be-
ginning he had been interested in the Girls
Home and for many years served on it's real
estate committee. His life was long, hon
orable and useful one and by his death Belfast
loses good citizen. The funeral will take
place at his late home tomorrow, Friday, at 8
p. M, Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant, Baptist, Of
floating. The bearers will be Messrs. w. A.
and Charles F. Swift, Charles H. Twomby
and Edward Wagner. The interment will be
in Grove Cemetery.
Louisa B.. widow of the late Capt. Alfre
Patterson of Belfast, died April 10Th in Ban
gor at the Eastern Maine General Hospital,
where she had been for about three years,
She had been in ill health for many years
and her death was caused by cardiac apoplexy.
Practically since the death of her husband she
had lived with her children and wa with her
son, William Fred Patterson, in this city when
it was found necessary to take her to the
hospital. Her maiden name was Foss and she
was born in Swanville Jan. 5, 1888 Three
sons and three daughters survive: Roland C.
of Belfast, Mary E.. widow of Llewellyn
Wood, of Valhalla, N. Y, formerly of Bel
fast; Abbie H.. wife of William M. WEIGH of
Auburn; Nathan F., of Brockton, Mass; Ellen
L.. wife of DR.. E. A. Kilgore of Brooks. and
William Fred of Belfast. One brother. Capt.
Nathan F. Foss of Pasadena, Calf, also sur
vive. One son, Capt. Frank A. Patterson,
was lost in the steamer Portland. The funeral
took place at $50 Sunday morning at the home
, of her son, W. F. Patterson, Waldo Avenue.
Rev. Haraden S. Pearl of the North Congre-
gational church officiating. The bearers were
Frederick G. Spinney. w. Scott Gray. Thomas
Robinson and Martin Weber. Interment will
be in the family lot in Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Rosina Pease died April 18th at her
home in the Fletcher house on Main street,
aged 80 years, months and 10 days. She was
born in Hope, but had lived practically all her
life in Appleton, where she was married twice;
first to George Barton of Appleton and later
to LeviPease. She is survived by three children,
Miss Inez Pease of Appleton, Mrs. Waite
Keene of Lincolnville and Mander F. Pease of
Belfast, with whom she had made her home
for nearly two years. She is also survived by
20 grandchildren. Her daughters came to at
tend the funeral, which took place at her late
home Saturday afternoon at l o'clock. Rev.
Walter F. Sturtevant of the Baptist church
officiating.
Eben S. Page died April 21st at his home On
Northport avenue, aged "a years and 10
DAYS. He was born in Jackson, the son of the
late William E. and Sally Cram Page. and was
blacksmith by trade. One son, Willard E
Page of Belfast. survives him. The funeral
viii take place at his late home. Sc Northport
avenue, tomorrow, Friday, at 10 80 a. M
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