The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-15
OBITUARY.

| William Dunn, formerly Of Taunton. Mass a
resident of Belfast for about Is years. COM
mitted suicide last Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Toothaker.
Belmont avenue. where he had lived for about
! 10 wears, and was employed as an assistant in
| the farm work. He was i'll last winter and re-
Gently had complained Of Indigestion; and de-
spondency is supposed to have caused him to
take his life Mr. Toothaker was down street
and Mrs. .Toothaker was busy about the kitchen,
where Mr.. Dunn was waiting to shave. He
went out several times and she did not notice
that he took his razor with him. She called
him when her work was done, but he did not
respond. and she thought he had gone to a
neighbors. When MIR. Toothaker returned he
found that Mr.. Dunn had not attended to his
usual work and began looking for him and
found that be had taken his life with the razor
by cutting his throat from ear to ear. Medical
examiner DR.. o. S. Vickery was called and
pronounced it case of suicide. MIR. Dunn
suffered sunstroke when young man and at
| one time was in the Taunton. Mass. Insane
hospital. About Is years ago he came to Bel
fast with MIR. and Mrs. Henry H. Wentworth
of Poor's Mills, who had worked in Taunton
| he was about 48 years of age. Catholic in
religious belief and regular attendant at St.
Francis church. He is survived by two BROTH
ers. Michael who had frequently visited here,
and another who lives in Taunton. Mr.. Dunn
| Was pleasant, kind hearted man. and those
who knew him best say thai his mind must
| have been temporarily deranged. A brother,
who recently died left sufficient funds to care
for him in his declining yeals or in case of ILL
ness. The remains were sent Monday to East
| Taunton, where the funeral services will be
held.
Mrs. Addie Sawyer Strout died March 7th at
her home on Miller street, sged Al years. +
months and II days. She was born in Unity,
the daughter of Asa and Nancy (Jones) Saw
| yer. and when about IA years of age came to
Belfast to make her home with Mr.. and Mrs,
Augustus A. Hurd, and Mrs. Hurd now Mrs. l..
7. Shales. had always regarded her as daugh-
ter. In 1901, when with Mrs. Hurd in Bellows
Falls, VT, she was taken critically ill with
mastoid abscess and underwent a very seri-
GUS operation and had never fully regained
her health. April S. 1876, she married Russell
c. Strout of East Belfast and her life with
him was happy one. She possessed low
able disposition which had endeared her to a
large circle of friends, who will deeply mourn
her death. When able she attended the Uni.
versalist church and was a member of its
| Social Aid. She was very industrious, and
during her hours Of suffering made most deli
cate and beautiful embroidery, etc. She be-
came ill with the grip several weeks ago and
that caused a second growth of mastoid, more
serious than the first, for which she was oper-
ated on. and for time seemed to rally, but
death resulted from the complication. She is
survived by her husband. her father, twin
sister in Montana.and oy three brothers. The
funeral took place in the Universaist church
saturday at p. m, Rev. Arthur A. Blair Off
ciating. The burial will be in Grove ceme-
terry. The bearers were Messrs Llewellyn
Strout Elmer Keen. Alfred u. and Leon T.
Shute.
Joseph H. Darby died March 10th at his
home, No. Is Union street, after four weeks
illness with organic heart disease, aged q
years, 10 months and days. He bore his in.
tense suffering with great patience and re-
ceived during his illness the unremitting care
and attention of his devoted wife and chill.
dren. Mr.. Darby was born in Brooksville
the son of the late Isaac and Lucy Blodget,
Darby, and was the last of their family of five
children. In November, 1865, he married Miss
Martha A. Pattershall of this city and they
observed their golden wedding Thanksgiving
Day, 1915, an occasion which their children
msde memorable and of great happiness te
their parents. In early life he followed
the steward in the coastwise trade. He
was always pleasant and genial, and enjoyed
the friendship of all who knew him. He i.
survived by his wife. by two daughters a
four SONS: Walter S. Lucy L.. wife of VIM. Ii
Staples of East Belfast. George H., Bert E
Ralph F., and Mildred L. and by two Crane
| children, Carle F., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
S. Darby, who with Bert and Mildred have al.
ways lived in their parents home; and by lit
tie Mildred, daughter of Ralph F. The funera
took place at his late home Monday at 2 p m.
Rev. Arthur A. Biair pastor of the Universe
list church, officiating. The bearers were hii
four sons. The remains were placed in the
receiving tomb at Grove Cemetery, and later
will be inferred IN the fAmil lot.
Carrie lThomas). wife of Cecil W. Cnrriel
OF Camden. died March 7th in the Knox hos.
pitaI in Rockland. She hadjb operated or
several times for blood poisoning in her left
arm and hand. pneumonia developing later.
While it was known she was very low, he,
death was unexpected. Less than two weeks
before her death she had assisted at the buria
service of the late Nrs- George W. Glover, g
member of Joel Keyes Grant Circle. Ladies OF
the G. A R., of which order Mrs. Currier was
president at the time of her DEATH This or.
der has lost loyal and faithful member. The
Baptist church, Of which she was also a mem
ber, will mourn devoted and active worker
| The deceased was one who ever had jolly
word for all, and smile was her manner OF
greeting. Warm hearted, busy worker, and
q woman devoted to her home and husband.
she has entered her long rest. deeply mourned.
She was born in Lincolnville, but Camden had
been her home since girlhood. To the hus-
band, now lett alone and suddenly plunged
into his almost unbearable sorrow, is rendered
the heartfelt sympathy of all. She is also sur