The Republican journal., 1916-02-10

John Winslow Pitcher died Jan. Both,
in Stoughton, Mass. He was born in
Belfast in 1912, the son of Luther A.
and Elmira Campbell Pitcher. He en-
listed in the 26th Maine regiment. and
was honorably discharged as a soldier of
the Civil war. He learned the dry
goods business with Hogg, Brown &
Taylor OF Boston, lass. In 1869 he mar
red, in Biddeford Ella Sarrell, and the
same year became associated in business
with his uncle, I. W. Pitcher, of this
city. He was subsequently in the dry
goods business in Rochester, N. H.,
Lewiston, Me, and in Beverly, Mass.
where he was successful, retiring in
1900. Several years were spent In Wash
ington, d. c., with his daughter, before
buying little farm in Stoughton, Mass,
where he had lived simply and happily
for eight years. The funeral was held
at the late home Feb. End and the burial
will be in the National cemetery, at
Arlington, Md. There survive the
widow; son, A. L. Pitcher of Mystic,
Conn, and daughter, Mrs. c. I. Rich
ardson, of Washington, d. G. From a
farmers son, lacking advantages, he
learned a business, from which. by con-
slant application, frugal living, sterling
integrity and honor in all mis- dealings
with his fellows, he earned compe-
tence, educated his children, and left as
a legacy to them a loved memory.
News was received at Prospect Ferry
Jan. 9th of the death of Rev. Newell
A. Avery, at his home in Ashland, N.
H. He was born in Prospect June 80,
lo47, the eldest son of Edward and Han
nah (Harding) Avery. In early life he
entered the ministry. His first pastor
ate was at Islesboro, where he was or
dained minister July 4, 1875. He
graduated from Cobb Divinity School,
Bates College, in 1880. He had held
several pastorates, and for the past ten
years had been pastor of Christ Baptist
church in Ashland, N. H. He married
Sarah Chase Goodwin Of Wells, Maine,
who survives him. He had been in his
usual health up to the time of his death.
He had been out making calls, and ex-
pired almost Immediately after his re-
turn, the cause of his death being heart
failure. Besides his wife he is survived
by zone brother, George A. Avery of
Prospect Ferry, and one sister, Mrs.
Fred r. Goodwin of HalloweIl. Mr..
Avery was man very highly esteemed,
diid VIII NC SiOdIIY uliSSeu ny d large
circle of friends. Funeral services were
held from the old home in Wells, Maine,
Saturday afternoon. and the burial was
in the Goodwin family lot in that town.
Captain William Upham Grozier, U.
S. NJ, retired, one of the most noted sea
captains of the American merchant ma
rine in the old days of fast sailing ships,
and who won a reputation as a fighter
during the Civil War, died Jan. 18th at
the Soldiers Home in Monte Vista, near
Denver, COL, from hardening OF the
arteries, at the age of 80 years. Capt.
Grozier was born in Orland, Me, June
81, 1886, and came of a noted sea faring
family His youth was spent in Prov
incetown, Mass, where he received his
early education. Some of the merchant
vessels he commanded and in which he
was part owner. were the Commodore,
Blue Jacket, Sierra Nevada, Western
Empire and the barque Carrie Humph-
rey. At the outbreak of the Civil War,
he with the late Rear Admiral Dyer, en-
listed at Provincelown as gunners'
mates. Capt. Grozier served four years
and eight months to the end of the war,
when he retired with the rank of acting
master. Upon the reorganization of the
navy, at the close of the war, Dyer re-
NAMED in the service and rose to the
rank of rear admiral. Capt. Grozier