The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-01


brothers. The funeral services were
held at her former home In Orland Sat
urday.
Svlvanus S. Griffin died Ian. 23d at his
home in Camden after a short illness OF
Bright's disease, aged 40 years and Z
months. He was a fine citizen, kind
husband and father, and his untimely
death is a great shock to his many
friends. He leaves a wife and little
daughter, besides brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held Jan. 25th,
conducted by Rev. G. M. FoxWell, and
the burial was in Lincolnville, his former
home.
Mrs. Martin M. Fitzgerald, who died
recently in Bangor, was an aunt of Mrs.
N. Houston Small, and had number of
other relatives in this city, including
MISS Susan Cunningham. B. H. Mudgett
and Mark Dolliff. Mrs. Fitzgerald was
formerly a Cunningham and is surviv-
ed by her father, Charles Cunningham
of Bangor, and several sisters, besides
her husband The funeral took place
Jan. 25th in St. Johns Catholic church.
Bangor.
Roland A. Bailey died Jan. 18th at the
home of his parents. John W. and Hattie
Miller Bailey, in Monroe Center, aged "a
years, 5 months and days. Besides his
parents, he leaves one brother, Lester,
and five sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Smith of
Waldo, Miss Nellie Bailey of Searsport.
Mrs. Myra Clark, Mrs. Mary Knights,
Miss Ada Bailey of Monroe. one uncle,
Amos O. Bailey of Monroe, and a
large circle of friends. Mr.. Bailey was
born in Monroe and was good, honest
upright young man, and was liked by all
whe knew him. Funeral services were
held at the house Sunday, Rev. Frank S.
Dolliff officiating.
The funeral service Of Mrs. I. S.
Rogers was held at the home, 100 Main
street, Bsngor, Jan. Oath, Rev. Ashley
A. Smith OF the Unlversalist church Of
ficiating. The bearers were Edw. J.
Leach, John Mcdonald, Charles S. Hath
orn and James DeCoursey. The flowers
and many floral pieces testified to the
high regard held by Mrs. Rogers in the
city of which she had always been resi-
dent. Among the people from out of
town were Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hall of
Stockton Springs, Mr.. and Mrs G. W.
Bigelow of Augusta, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
l. Rogers of Calais. Walter E. Rogers,
William H. Hall and Miss Elizabeth Hall
of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Clukey of Vim, Mrs. Ernest W. Lowell
of Hartford, Conn.,, and Mrs. Richmond
Moore of Ellsworth.
The Norway Advertiser in an obituary
of the late A. K. Paul of Boston and
Searsmont says: "Shortly after his grad
uation he enlisted and served in the Civil
War with marked distinction. In one of
the battles in which he was engaged he
was severely wounded in the hand.
From this, however, he fully recovered.
After returning from the South. Mr..
Paul became the proprietor of the Beals
Hotel in Norway, which he kept for sew
eral years. He then went to Boston,
where he became widely known as an
expert accountant and examiner of
tangled records. In this and other bust
ness he accumulated fortune. OF a
very enterprising spirit he later began to
buy land in his native town of Sears
mont, and this was continued until he
had more than 1000 acres. Here he
built up great dairy ranch at an ex-
pense of more than SIS, 900. The Paul
ranch. as it is termed. is widely known
all over Maine and his 80 to 100 cows
were the best blood money could buy.
In this ranch he took great pride and was
in the habit of making frequent visits to