The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-09-28
RECENT DEATHS.

Capt. Clarence M. Condor, son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. T. Condor, formerly of
South Brooksville, now of Litchfield,
died recently at the Walter Reed hospi-
tai, in Washington, D. c., of inflamma-
tion of the lntestines. Capt. Condor was
born in Brooksville, August IL, 1875,
and was educated in the public schools
and the seminary at Bucksport. He held
degrees of bachelor and master of laws
from the National University, Washing
ton. He entered the army as private
in battery G. Third United States artil-
lery, in 1894, and was sent with his reg
iment to the Philippines in 1898, partici-
pating in the battle of Manila. He was
detached from his regiment to serve as
chief of scouts for Gen. Macarthur, and
was soon commissioned as second lieu
tenant in the Philippines volunteer cav
airy. He was commissioned as q
second lieutenant of artillery in the
United States army in 1901. For his
bravery he was given certificate of
merit and the congressional medal of
honor. Capt. Condor was the only man
in the army who held both the certificate
of merit and the congressional medal of
honor for gallantry in action. Return
ing to the United States, he was gradu-
ated from the artillery school in 1904
and from the army school of the line in
1918. Quite recently he was stationed
at Fort Rosecrans, near San Diego,
Calf. From there he went to the staff
college at Fort Leavenworth, where he
was graduated with high distinction this
year. He leaves a widow and three
sons.
DIR. Sanford Hanscom, for AZ years a
practicing physician IN Somerville, Mass.
died Sept. Goth at his home in East Som
erville, aged rs years. He was born in
Albion, Me-, in 1841, entered Colby Col
lege in 1863, but left in his sophomore
year to fight in the Civil War. serving IS
first lieutenant in the 18th Maine Infan-
try. Colby conferred the degree of A.
M. upon him in 1865. The same year he
entered Harvard Medical School and after
graduating began to practice medicine in
Somerville in 1869. DR.. Hanscom had
been member of the oomerville school
board, a trustee of the Somerville public
library for 20 years, Observation-Disclosures
ln-chief of the Royal Arcanum and a
member of the Massachusetts Medical
Society, Willard c. Kingsley Post, G. A,
R., Solely Lodge of Masons and the Mill
OIueI VI Iuc LOy al AcAlOl LII.
Hanscom leaves wife, Mrs. Beulah A.
Hanscom; daughter, Mrs. H. B. Crosby
of MeIrose Highlands, and two grand
children.
Mrs. Mary. G. French, who for the
past two years had lived at 81 Rankin
street, Rockland, passed to that better
land Tuesday morning, laying down the
labor of long and useful life devoted to
the interests of the husband and children
who are left to mourn their loss. Mrs.
French was born of good old New Eng
land stock in the town of Northport.
She lived Is years in Thomaston, selling
her home there two years ago to spend
the sunset Of her life near her son, Har-
ry G. French of Rockland. Having reach
ed the three score and ten mark in life
she babe farewell to her loved ones, and
turned her footsteps toward the eternal
sunlit sky of the promised land, leaving
to mourn the loss of ner loving compan-
ionship her husband, Capt. S. W. French;
one son, Harry G. French of Rockland,
and daughter, Mrs. H. E. Beverage Of
Portland; also two sisters, Mrs. E. G.
Davis of Belfast and Mrs. R. A. Howe
of Camden. The funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at 81 Rankin
street and the burial was in Thomaston.