The Republican journal., 1916-04-27

children for Mattawamkeag, the 10th and Mrs.
Arletta Allen. NOV Of Island falls. the 18TH for
Camden to visit her sister, Mrs. Emma Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth may remain at the
Davis home through the summer.
Harry R. Hichborn East Main street. has
leased from Edgar NJ. Colcord his mill at the
foot of Railroad street for the present season.
He will add rotary saw, with man from out
OF town to run it, for cutting boards, and use
the stave saw in preparing barrel staves'
Several other men will be employed. Mr..
Hichborn has no practical knowledge of the
mill business, but is doing this to utilize the
timber cut from land he has been clearing for
pasturage.
OBITUARY Another of Stockton's respect
ed citizens, MIR. Noah $. Twiss, passed to the
higher life. April 18th. after several weeks OF
great suffering from chronic valvular heart
trouble. The deceased was born in Prospect IN
1843. one of family of eight children OF the
late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Twiss who lived to
maturity. He early learned the blacksmith's
trade. soon following it by the stone cutters.
When young man, he married Miss Alvestia
Merriam of Morrill,. who, with twin Babes died
few years later. Moving to Hurricane ls-
land during the granite boom he became sue
cessful superintendent of the granite quarries
While living there he met Mrs. Sarah (Park-
hurst Sweat. who later became his vile
After the decline of business at Hurricane
they moved to Frankfort, where he bought
large farm. Two children were born to
this union, daughter. Alvestia. now MIS-
Walter F. Trupdy, and a son, George, VINO
died in early childhood. Later disposing of
the farm he bought house in Frankfort viii
lage. becoming the superintendent of the Mt.
Waldo granite quarries, position he accept
ably filled for many years. About eighteen
years ago, his health being somewhat impaired
by long and arduous care, and his house in
Frankfort, having been destroyed by fire, he
resigned his position and coming to Stockton,
bought the residence of the late Hon. B. Nj.
Roberts, Church street, which has since been
his family home. A man of great integrity
and industry, sympathetic with all suffering
neighbors and mindful of all relatives, de-
voted son, husband and parent, he was
spected by all associates and neighbors and is
mourned by the community as worthy, re-
liable resident. He la survived by the wife,
the daughter and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter F. Trundy; by twin grand daughters,
little Edith and Evelyn Trundy, and by two
sisters. Mrs. Esther jackson of Belfast and
Miss Abbie E. Twiss of Nantasket, Mass His
Oldest sister, Mrs. Relief Tibbetts of Nantas-
ket. died on the Monday before his decease on
Wednesday. Stockton extends deepest SYM
pathy to the bereaved widow and family in
this irreparable loss. The funera. was held
Friday morning at his late home, Rev. A. A.
Blair, Universalist pastor, officiating most &C.
ceptably. The floral tributes bespoke the love
of his dear ones. The body was taken to Nor
rill for interment in his family lot, bought at
the time of the death of his first wife. 1t was
accompanied by the sen-in-law, Mr.. Walter F.
Trundy. and friend, Mr.. Frank b. Jackson, the
distance being too great and travelling too bad
to allow the ladies of the family to accompany
them.
20, why do we call it dying,
This sweet passing away,
Out of terrestrial shadow,
Into Eternal Day!"