The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-22

barges are due within few days. Barge
Rockland & Rockport. No. Z. with 400 tons
of coal for the Canadian Pacific, R. R., is due
Friday. Barge Rocklapd & Rockport is due
Thursday with 1900 tons for the A., erican
Wooden Co, Dexter. Bar ge Cumrue is due
Saturday with 2e00 tons of C al for the Bangor
& Aroostook R. R. This is all bituminous coal.
OBITUARY. Mrs. G. L. M. Holmberg, for :
merly Miss Agnes Griffin Park of Searsport,
died Feb. 7th in her home at Campeo Mass
She had been sick but AZ hours and died of
double pneumonia Only two weeks before
her death she entertained Searsport friend
at her home and was apparently in the best of
health. Mrs. Holmberg the adopted
daughter of Capt. and Mrs Isaac Park of Park
(Searsport), and was born in 1881. She at
tended the school at Park, the Searsport High
school, 98, and the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
at kent's Hill. She trained at the Maine
General hospital, Portland. but was taken ill
before she could finish, and was operated upon
for appendicitis. She married DR.. Holmberg,
a prominent physician in Campello, June 81.
1905, and they have since lived in that town.
Mrs. Holmberg had a sweet sunny disposition,
always seeing the bright side of life and we'll
loved by all who knew her and it was with
great sorrow that her many friends in her ma
tive town learned of her DEATH She is sur
vived by her husband, sister. Mrs. James
Taylor of Campelo, and one brother of Los
Angeles, Calf. The funeral services were
held at her home, I'LL Warren avenue. Cam
pello Feb 10th. ). James A. Colson, highly
esteemed resident and a veteran of the Civil
war, died Feb 18th at the National Home of
Disabled Veterans at Togus. aged u years.
He vas admitted Feb. I'd, i'll health compelling
him to give up his position assistant cashier
in the Searsport National Bank, with which he
had been connected for Is years He was an
expert accountant and noted for his painstak-
was given last week i'll connection with his
retirement from the bank and departure for
Togus. He compiled book containing the
list Of soldiers who enlisted at or from Sears
BORT during the War Of the Rebellion 1861
1866, which he presented to the Freeman Nc
fCSI. ne "dS II III hooA VI N'AAA"SA -
lodge. No. 6S, F. & A. M. Of Searsport Royal
Arch chapter, No So. and was knights Tenn
plar belonging 10 Palestine Commandery Of
Belfast. He was also member of Mecca
Temple, Orde of Mystic Shrine. Mr.. Colson
Is survived by one sister. Mrs. Sarah Bradford
of Dexter ard brother. Wilson Coson of
Searsport, The remains reached aearsport
Friday, Feb, 10Th, and the fur eral services
were held at the Methodist church, of which
he was a member, at p M, Sunday. 1t was
a Masonic funeral and every honor and re-
spect was paid this veteran of the Civil War
Mr. William G. Kirschbau m, Jr., acting pastor
of the church, gave fitting tribute. He
spoke of Mr.. Colson's life in Searsport, how
young people loved him and older people re-
spectcd him; his faithful performance of every
duty thrust upon him through his life, and
t he love he had for the late John CLARK. The
M asonic rites follow ed and were observed
with great impressiv eness. The Masons fol-
lowed the funeral procession to the grave
The beautiful flowers were silent testimony
of the .stee m in which the whole town held
Mr.. Colson.