The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-26

As days from the latter port. Capt. Meyers is
accompanied by his wife and her nephew,
Master Burton Bailey. Since the foregoing
was written the Boston Globe of Tuesday an
nounced the safe arrival of Capt. Meyers, as
follows:
After passage Of ia days from Frey Ben
tos, Uruguay. the four masted Boston schooner
Eleanor Bartram, Capt. Meyers, has arrived
at NeI England port with strange cargo.
In her holds she carried 1400 tons of dried cat
tie blood which will be used in the manufsc-
ture of fertilizer.
April 9th and 18th will be tag days in Sears
port. The first day. Friday the tags will be sold
to the school children at five cents piece.
These will be sold in the schools providing that
the teachers willing Saturday will be
general tag day and tags will be sold from
early morning uctil late evening. go that all
may have an opportunity to purchase. These
will be sold for ten cents or as much as one
pleases to give. Miss Rebecca M. Ross is in
charge Of tag day and represents the Surgical
Dressings Committee. She hopes to have the
assistance of such energetic workers as the
Utu Camp Fire Girls, and the Kanetota Camp
Fire Girls, also the Knights of the Round
Table. Tags will be sold in all public places
and the money will be used by the Surgical
Dressings Committee in their good work.
OBITUARY. Passed to the higher life in Bos
ton, Mass, April End, of a complicated heart
disease. Frederick W. Parke, son of Benjamin
and Lydia Treat Parke of Searsport Harbor,
now Park He was educated in the public
Of OILS ivyoA fine iool
education there and for many years was a
teacher of music in Boston and vicinity. He
married Mary A., daughter of Peter and Mary
(Ellingwood) Billings. She was an invalid the
greater part of her married life and during
her long illness had his constant care and de-
votion. She passed away June 6, 1916.
sister. Lydia Estele, who married DIR. Scott
Hill of Augusta died several years ago. One
half sister, Mrs. VIM. Griffin of Dorchester.
Mass, is now living. Few have left to their
friends the memory of life SO faultless and
many will be the treasured recollections of
those who were associated with him through
life. Funeral services were held at the late
home of Mrs. Georgiana Black, 20 Emerson
Place, Melrose. Mass April 6. at 8 90 p M,
Rev. willard T. Perrin, former pastor of the
Melrose M. E Church, and Rev. Charles Z. P.
Hitler, the present pastor, officiating. Mrs.
Edwin Carlton and Mrs. Muriel Williams rem
dered three duets very beautifully: Passing
out of the Shadows 1--WE shall meet in the
Sweet Bye and Bye" and Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" The floral offerings were very
numerous and beautiful. The bearers were
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SON in law, Harry E. Snow. Intelment was at
Wyoming Cemetery. Mrs. Georgiana Black
was born in Bradford, England, August 10,
1S4S, and came to this country with her par
ents, John F. and Margaret Croft, when a
small child. Forty eight years ago, on Nov.
8, 1868, she was married to Edward D. Black
and for many years they lived in Searsport,
Maine. About thirty. FIVE years ago they
came to Melrose. and for the past thirty years
have resided at 20 Emerson Place. Mrs. Black
had been devoted Christian since her youth,
always attending church services whenever
possible, and having been a member of the
Methodist church for years. She was also q
member of the W. C. 7. u and Sloan Social
Temple. She was very fine singer and had
taken part in great many musicals and was
formerly church soloist. She had been
Superintendent of the Home Department
of the Melrose Methodist Sunday school
for sixteen years. She was always a
devoted wife and mother and leaves to
mourn her loss her husband, one daughter,
Mrs Elizabeth Snow. and three sons.
Charles E., James L. and John A. Black
49,, WellnptOn W. Roherrs who waa atricke on
with apoplexy April 18th at his home on Otis
street. passed away Thursday. April 18th. The
funeral services were held at his late home
Saturday, Elder P. o. Andrews officiating. In
terment was in the village cemetery.