The Republican journal., 1916-08-17

Swanville and Mrs. Charles H. Libby of Win
terport, and by one step daughter, Mrs. Sarah
Crockett of Woodfords. She was loyal mem
Der of the Swanville W. C. T. u, very domes-
tic, kind and sympathetic neighbor, and the
devotion in her family was unsurpassed. For
several years she had been totally blind and
before her last sickness was quite lame. Dur
her daughter Miss Cora
Gone from earth SO beautiful,
The place she longed to stay,
Into Gods fairer country,
The land of perfect day. C.M.N
SWanville, Maine.
Mrs. Sally b. Prescott died August 18th at
her boarding place with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
B. Sprague, No. Bayview street, with whom
she had lived with all the comforts of home
for the past q years. She was born in Sears
mont, the daughter of the late Harry and
Bessie Boand Hazeltine In 1866 she married
Noah Prescott, who died nine years later. Mrs
Prescott was the last of the family and had
lived to the extreme age of SO years, q months
and Is days, She retained her interest in life,
iCodiHS regularly Inc hepuDllCdn journal and
the Boston dailies, and had discussed the war
news until within the past week. Her hearing
was impaired but her eyesght was very good.
She told her attending physician that he must
get her up again as she did not want to die,
adding that she was sure of what was here
but not of what was to come. She loved flow
ers and children and always wanted her bou-
quets, of which she had an abundance placed
IN the windows that the children might share
the pleasure with her. In her active years she
was identified with the Unitarian church, but
in later years became Sprituallst. Two
nephews and two nieces of Los Angeles,
Calf, a niece anu two nephews of Boston and
several cousins in this city survive. The funeral
will take place at her late home this, Thursday,
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Arthur E. Wilson,
Unitarian, officiating. The interment will be
in the family lot in Searsmont.
Edgar B. Thompson of the firm of E. E.
Thompson Co , died on Monday after brief
illness with Bright's disease, in his 18th year.
which took an acute stage few days ago,
when he was obliged to leave his business and
on Saturday was taken to private hospital
Mr. Thompson was former resident of Clinton
coming to this city about Is years ago and en-
tering the employ of VIM. P. Dickey & Co,
Three years later he became connected with
the K. B. Dunning Company, with whom he re-
NAMED until about three years ago, when he
established the firm of E. B. Thompson & Co.
in the agricultural implement business in
Pickering square. News of his untimely death
will be matter of deep regret to many friends.
He was of exceptional high character and most
pleasing personality, and held in the highest
regard as business man and honorable citizen.
He was a member of St. Andrews lodge, F. and
and A. NJ, of Bangor and Pine Tree lodge. l.
0. 0. F., of Clinton. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs, Percie Thompson. his father, II. B.
Thompson of Clinton. and brother and sister,
Mrs. E. B. Merrill of Clinton and Ralph Tnomp-
son of Vinalhaven. Funeral services will be
held at the residence, 1853 Ohio street, at 220
p. m. Wednesday, Bangor Daily News, Aug.
18th.
The remains will be brought to Belfast to-
day, Thursday, for interment in Grove Gene
terry. No services will be held here.
Mrs. Emma J. Nelson, widow of Charles
Horace Nelson, was found dead on the couch
in the sitting room OF her home at 157 Silver
street, Watervie lat about noon Aug. 10th by
Thomas F. Rand, who lives in the other part of
the house. The body was lying in perfect re-
pose if death came while she slept. She
had not been in good health for year, and
when calling at neighbors that morning had
complained of not feeling well. Mrs. Nelson
was born in China, Jan. 81, l84s and was the
daughter of Francis and Eliza Pinkham Jones.
With her husband, who was noted horse
owner and dealer, she came to Waterville about
"a years ago. Mr.. Nelson died at Togus March
20, 1915 and Mrs. Nelson remained at the home,
Sunnyside Farm, until last fall when she moved
to her present home on Silver street. Mrs.
Nelson was a member of the Friends church.
Inns of Albion, and two brothers, Frank A. of
North Searsmont and Wilfred E. of Howard
R. l., and several nieces and nephews. The
funeral took place at the mortuary chapel in
Evergreen cemetery at two o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Mabel Knowlton Staples, widow of An
dr. ew W. Staples, died Aug. 9th at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Bennett, in East Bel
which she sustained only the day before. Her
age was SIS years, months and days. She
was over street Monday in her apparent good
health, She was born in Monroe, the daugh-
ter of the late Andrew J. and Ann Curtis
Knowlton. Her husband died few years ago.
She was always hepmate to her husband and
a good mother to her children. was hard
W orking woman and did her part to make the
comfortable home they enjoyed off Front
s ire ct at the time of her husbands death. She
is survived by three daughters and three sons,
Mrs. J. C. Bennett with whom she made her
home, and Miss Georgiana Staples of East Bel
fast; Mrs. Sarah E. Burgess of Morrill,. Jerry
M. Staples and Andrew J. Staples of Rockland.
William E. Staples of 1slesboro and one sister.
Mrs. Rose K Bucklin Of Belfast The funeral
took place at p. m. Saturday. Rev. Horace
B. Sellers, Methodist, officiating.
The relatives of Chesley Hatch have re-