The Republican journal., 1917-07-19
OBITUARY.

On the morning of June 18th, at her
home in Five Mile River, N. S., after
several years of failing health and many
weary weeks of suffering, Rachel Wier,
beloved wife of Benjamin Forbes, passed
peacefully into the life beyond Mrs.
Forbes was the oldest daughter of the
late Columbus Wier and his first wife
Priscilla Greenough Mosher, and was born
at Mosherville, Newport, Nova Scotia,
March l9, 1910. She is survived by five
children-Hiram of Newtonville, Mass;
Fulton of Shubenacadie; James, Lizzie
and Mary of Five Mile River; and by
three much beloved grandchildren Har-
vey, Rhoda and Benjamin Forbes, the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. James Forbes.
In their sorrow, her husband and children
share the tender memory of self-deny-
ing Christian wife and mother, staunch
and loyal friend and neighbor; a woman
OF stainless integrity and high intelli-
gence and their grief in her sufferings
and trials here is alleviated by the con-
victlon, based on intimate daily knowl-
! edge OF her life of faith and service, that
Tor her death meant simply to depart and
be with Christ, which is far better. Ap-,
/ propriate funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Whidden, Presbyterian
minister of Maitland and the Rev. Mr..
Cook, Rector of Maitland Parish and the
burial was in the Forbes family lot at ST.
Peters church Upper Kennetcook.
News, Truro, N. S.
Miss Mary Forbes was for many years
with the late Miss Barns of Belfast, and
also Miss Lizzie Forbes, Who for several
years assisted her sister in caring for
MISS Barns. An expression often used
by Miss Barns in her long illness to Miss
Mary Forbes was ''while l feel God sent
you to take care of me, and my indebted
ness to you is beyond payment, my OBJ
hgatlon to your mother is still greater,
Tor mothers mould the daughters and too
often have to give them up to others. -
Both were attendants of the Baptist
church in this city, and have many
friends and acquaintance among its peo-
pie as we'll as among Miss Barns surviv-
ing friends.
William H. Farnham, a veteran news
paper man, who had been with the Boston
Post for the past 16 years, most of the
time as its representative in Chelsea,
East Boston and Revere, died at his home,
rs Bellingham street, Chelsea, yesterday
afternoon after an illness of about six
months.
Mr.. Farnham caught heavy cold last
December which resulted in capillary
bronchitis and later tuberculosis, from
which he was unable to rally, although for
weeks he tried to continue his newspaper
work at his home by the use of telephone,
etc. tie had very wide acquaintance
among public men, officials and politicians
and was well liked by everybody.
Born in Belfast, Me-, about 90 years
ago, Mr.. Farnham came to Boston and
the North End when quite small. When
boy he made many long voyages with
his grandfather who was captain of a
sailing vessel, not only to the West
Indies, but to the Far East, China and
Japan
In 1878 he married Miss Alice c. Pills
bury. He is survived by his widow, a
son, DR.. William Gardner Farnham, now
IN the Dental Corps in France, and a
daughter, Miss E. G. Farnham, who lives
with her mother.
Mr.. Farnham served in the Chelsea
Common Council in 1885, 1889 and 1891,
and was clerk of committees six years,
from 1892 to 1885, He had also been
prominent In politics having been a
member of the Republican city committee
, and holding various Offices, including
that of treasurer, in that organization.
He started the Chelsea Evening Re-
cord and later worked for different Bos-
| ton papers, his longest period of sevce be-
ing with the Boston Post. For 33 years
Mr.. Farnhan was member of Robert
Lash Lodge of Free Masons and was
Well-knoWn among members of the order
in Boston and vicinity. He had on sew
eral occasions reported the proceedings of
the grand lodge at their gatherings in
l Boston.
A sister of Mr.. Farnham, Mrs. F. E.
, Smyth, is living in Belfast, Me The
funeral will be at p m, Tuesday, al
which hour services will be held at the
Mt Bellingham Methodist Church The
Boston Post, July 18TH.
The remains arrived in Belfast We'd
nesday for interment in Grove Cemetery
George w. Patterson died at his home
in East Belfast July 10th, aged 79 years
He was born and always lived in Belfast
liz DQllI anu OGCuplcu OIle Ol Illc Olu6Si
houses on Swan Lake avenue. When q
young man he married Miss Evelina
Smart of Swanville, who died many
years ago. Two of their four children
, survive: Melvin E. of Auburn and Level
lyn G. of Hallowell One brother, Au-
gustus Patterson of Denver, Colo, also
survives Mr.. Patterson's death was
caused by a severe paralytic shock from
which he never rallied. He was carec
for in this illness by his son Melvin, who
came for that purpose. He had gooc
war record and was Civil war pension
er. He enlisted April q, 1861, in Com
pany l of the Fourth Maine Regiment
and went to the front as private. He
was mustered out as corporal at Rock
land July 19, 1864. The funeral was held
in the Mason Mills chapel last Thursday
at p. m, Rev. William Vaughan Of
Trinity Reformed church officiating. The
interment was in Union cemetery. The
bearers were Messrs. j. H. Stinson, AL
bion X. Fletcher, E. A. Bowen and Fred