The Republican journal., 1916-02-10
RECENT DEATHS.

A recent issue of the Boston Sunday
Post had the following notice of the
death at her home, IS G street, South
Boston, of DR.. Arathena B. Drake-New
E;ngland's only love doctor: 1.-The death
of DR.. Drake at the age of 88 brought
sorrow to hundreds of her friends
throughout Greater Boston and New
England. Her acquaintance was coun-
try wide. Believed to be the only ''love
specialist" in New England, DIR. Drake
had wide reputation. She was the au-
thor of several books, chief among which
was bound collection of letters, in es-
say form, dealing with every sort of love
known to humanity. Louisa M. Alcott,
author of Little Women" was her per-
sonal friend, and Abraham Lincoln, Wen
dell Phillips, Theodore Parker and other
noted men were among those whom she
had personally met. Walt Whitman, the
poet. was also personal friend of DR..
Drake, and his photograph was always
on her desk. She knew Lowell, Long
fellow and Holmes and was an intimate
friend of Sallie Joy White. Boston's first
newspaper woman. She was graduate
of the College of Physicians and Sur
geons and trustee and treasurer of the
alumni of that institution. DR.. Drake
had lived in South Boston for more than
60 years. She was we'll known to thous-
ands of the older residents of City Point,
having lived in the now crowded Peninsula
district since the days when pastures
and woodlands filled the billy slopes that
run down to Dorchester and Pleasure
bays. Her medical practice was large
and of wide scope. She was one of the
best known and most highly regarded
women physicians in the country. DR..
Drake was born in Lincolnville, Me. Her
father held public Office in his town, and
her ancestors on her mothers side
fought on the American side in the Rev
dictionary war. So far as is known she
had no relatives, living alone with her
housekeeper, Miss Matilda Bailey, 60
years old. Miss Bailey had been her
housekeeper for 40 years. In January,
1914, DIR. Drake adopted Miss Bailey,
petitioning the United States Probate
Court for the permission.
Rev. Albert H. Thompson, long pas
tor of the Congregational church in Ray
mond, N. H., whose death, Jan. 10Th,
was reported in our Searsport CORE
spondence last week, was born in Chel-
sea, Mass, Jan. 81, 1849. When he was
years old his father, a sea captain, and
his mother were drowned at sea and he
was reared IN the home of relatives at
Searsport, Me. He was graduated from
Philips Academy at Andover in 1868,
and from Amherst in 1872. He was the
valedict rian of his college class and its
permanent secretary. In 1875 he was
graduated from the Yale Divinity School,
and was also its permanent class secre
tary. In 1874 Mr.. Thompson was Ii
censed to preach by the New Haven
West Association, and on Feb. Z6, 1879,
he was ordained at Bingham, Me. From
1875 to 1877 he was stated supply at
Georgetown, Conn.,, and then for two
years at Bingham, Me. In 1880-87 he
was acting pastor at Wakefield, and dur
ing this period wrote history of the
town for the History of Carroll County.
He had served the Raymond church since
1888, and March 80, 1905, was installed
as its settled pastor. He long served
the Rockingham Conference of Congre-
gational and Presbyterian churches as
secretary treasurer. Mr.. Thompson was
a Mason and was the chaplain of Ray
mond Grange and of Gov. Bachelor Po-
mona Grange. He was regular CORE
spondent of various newspapers. Mr..
Thompson leaves his wife, VINO was
Arvila P Hardy, daughter of the late
Loammi Hardy of Ossipee, long register
of deeds for Carroll county, and two
daughters, Miss Elizabeth H. Thomp-
son, who has a library post at Trinity
College, and Mrs. Arvilla H. Ewell OF
Fostoria, 0.