The Republican journal., 1916-02-10

engaged for many years in the wool business
conducting tannery on upper High street
and was associated with Alfred A. Small undeI
the firm name of Houston & Small. Mr. Hous.
ton was also interested in vessel property and
In real estate in this city and Islesboro. The
Belfast Savings Bank was organised in Oct
1858 and Mr.. Houston its first vice president
and trustee. and was president from 1888 tt
1903. He represented Belfast in the State
Legislature from 1883 to 1887 and was on thu
State Valuation Committee in 1880. He VA,
one of the promoters of the Belfast Manu-.
featuring Co. and its treasurer until they SOLD
to the Critchett Sibley Co. For many years he
was treasurer of the Belfast Real Estate Co
He was one Of the incorporators of the Bel.
fast Hotel Co. that built Crosby Inn and was
treasurer of the Coliseum Company. He took
great pleasure in his work for years as a trus-
tee of the Belfast Free Library. He was
from 1878. and gave the salary of the Office
to the poor. He served the city as treasurer
from 1883 to 1894. After the death of J. Y.
McClintock he managed that estate until the
property sold to the Dunton Brothers.
He lifelong advocate of temper ance;
was one of the prime movers in the Sons of
Temperance and one of the early members of
the Good Templars Lodge. With his family
he identified for years with the North
Congregational church. At the age of q
years he united with Phoenix Lodge, F. & Am.
and was of the oldest past high priests of
Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter. He was a
charter member of Palestine Commandery
Knights Templar, and its treasurer for years.
He was also instrumental in erecting Masonic
Temple and was devoted to the order of Ma
sonry. One sister, Miss Helen R, Houston,
who has made home for and with him at No.
20 High street, survives. When Mr.. Houston
realized he was failing he bought the Brooks
house Church street. where he could as
long possible attend to business. In June
1914, his sister came to live with him there
and watched over him in his last days. Mr.
Houston had strong personality. was loyal to
his friends and firm in what he believed to be
right. The funeral will be held at his late
home No. 35 Church street, tomorrow, Friday,
at pm, Rev. Harry Lutz of Newton. Mass. a
former pastor of the Belfast Unitarian church.
will ofhciate. Mr.. Lutz was his personal
friend and an associate as trustee of the Free
Library. Palestine Commandery and othel
Masonic bodies will attend in body.
1t was with sorrow that we learned of the
sudden death of Mr.. Leslie A. Knowlton, a
we'll known and respected citizen of Monroe
h5oh l,&o
1t came shock to his many friends While
Mr.. Knowlton had been in poor health for
some years he was considered about the same
in his activities, which had been such as to give
the impr ession that he was much better Mr..
knowlton was born in Swanvle July 4, 1862
the son of Ephraim and Elmira Knowlton, and
passed his early life there. Later he came to
Monroe In early life he married Miss Merry
Elizabeth Haswell. He leaves to mourn their
! loss, besides his wife, son, Chester d
knovlton, who resides in Monroe; one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gussie l. Clements, and one grand
child, of whom he was very fond; also two
brothers, Frank Knowlton of Searsport, and
Eli Knowlton of Swanville. He was loving
husband and kind father, and ready always to
help neighbor in times of sickness and need
He was baptized and member of the Church
, of God. He was member of Morning Light
Grange and for many years a member of the
l O. E Lodge. The floral offerings at the
funeral consisted of a beautiful pillow from
his wife, basket from each of his children, a
basket from Morning Light Grange. The fu-
neral services were held at his late home in
Monroe, Rev. A. A. Blair Of the Universalist
church, Belfast, tficiating The interment
was in the Monroe village cemetery.
Nellie A, wife of Stillman c. Grotton, died
Feb. 5th at her home, No. II Pearl street,
after a short illness with typhoid pneumonia,
which she contracted while caring for her fos-
ter mother, Mrs. Frances D. Kimbal, who died
of the same disease at the Grotton home Jan.
9th. Mrs. Grotton was born Aug. II, 1878
the daughter of Charles and Abigail Robbins
Hamlin of Belfast, but for years bore the
name of Kimball through adoption Mrs.
Grotton was member of Seaside Grange and
an attendant at the Methodist church, but had
never identified herself with any of its socie-
ties. The funeral was held at the Methodist
church Monday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Horace B. Sellers officiating, The bearers
were Messrs. Alton K. Braley. Everett M
Hart, A. ]. Clarey and George W. Chaples.
Edward c. Havener died Jan 9th at the
home of his nephew, Eugene Haskell,in Brewer.
The deceased was born in Winterport 70 years
ago. and was the last of family Of IA children.
Fifty years of his life were spent in San Fran
cisco, where he accumulated considerable pro-
perty. He lost his home in the great earth
quake and directly afterward came East, since
making his home with relatives. His property
invest ments In this State included the brick
block III Rockland occupied by the Rockland
Hardware Co. Mr.. Havener was man of fine
character and highly respected by large circle
of friends. He is survived by large number
of nephews and nieces, among the latter being
Mrs. Mary Perry of Rockland. The burial was
in Winterport.
Charles Grant Glidden died at his home in
Northport Feb. 9th. aged rs years and 8
months. He native of Northport, the
son of the late Grant and Hannah Dill Gid
den. For many years he lived in Brewer, but
returned to his home town about IL years ago
to pass his remaining years. His wife. for
merly Miss Eliza A. Snow of Salem, Mass,
died Feb lst and her remains were taken to
Brewer for interment. Mr.. Gliddens re-
mains were taken to Brewer Monday, where