The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-06-21
OBITUARY..

where he had been ill for about three
weeks His death was caused by par
alysis, but he had failed gradually since
the death, March 20, 1910, of his only
son Henry Mr.. Gentner was born in
Waldo, the son of the late Henry N. and
Sarah S. Gentner. He was always fond
of horses, and engaged in the livery
business when first coming to Belfast
At his death he was a member of the
livery firm of Gentner & Colcord. He
always owned several race horses. He
was part owner of the Windsor Hotel in
Belfast. For years Mr.. Gentner con-
Quoted saloon in Belfast and later NOV
ed to Providence, R. l., where he engag-
ed in the same business. He was twice
married. His first wife, the mother of
his two children, was Willette Glenn
ents of Waldo, who died many years
ago. Later he married Mrs. Faustina
Ellingwood, who resides in Providence
His death is a severe blow to his daugh--
ter and his granddaughter, Miss Dorothy
Freeman, to whom he chung in his last
illness and wanted constantly near him.
Five sisters and one brother survive:
Mrs. Eta Small of Thorndike, Mrs. Ada
M Peavey of Citypoint, Mrs. Abbie
Holmes of Augusta, Mrs. EVE Blanch
ard of Mars Hill, Mrs. Zadie Berry of
Brockton, Mass, and w. A. Gentner of
Hartford, Conn. The remains arrived
by boat Wednesday morning and the
funeral was held at his late home on
Church street at 2 D. m, Rev. Arthur A.
Blair officiating. The bearers were
Messrs. M. R. and C. M. Knowlton, w.
G. Preston, Jesse Staples, E. A. Jones
and Amos A. Colcord.
Harvey H. Gray died in Auburn Sun
day, June 18th, at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Josephine Bryant, where he had
been for a week or ten days ill with
Bright's disease. Mr.. Gray was born in
Prospect March %, 1870, the eldest child
of the late David H. and Mrs. Ida j.
Cummings Gray He lived in Belfast
about 16 years where he conducted res
taurants on Main street and Phoenix
Row. He also managed at different times
the Revere and Commercial House He
left Belfast about four years ago. Re-
Gently he was employed as cook in a
restaurant in Manchester, N. H. While
in Belfast he joined Waldo Lodge and
Penobscot Encampment |. O. o. F. and
Tarratine Tribe of Redmen. He is sur
vived by his mother, now a resident of
Belfast, two brothers, Pearl R. and Guy
A. Gray of Belfast, two sisters, Mrs
Josephine Bryant of Auburn and Mrs
Marcia M. Thompson of Belfast. His
wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth C. Carter
of Stockton Springs, died in Belfast
April 6, 1912. His remains were brought
to Belfast Tuesday and the funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at the home of
his mother on Commercial street. Rev.
j. Wilbor Richardson of the Baptist
church officiated. The bearers were
Gardner Lane, Hiram Hotfses, Walter
Dutch and Fred Patterson.
The death of Mrs. Laban X. Pendeton,
one of Islesboro's best known and most
highly respected residents, occurred Sum-
day noon, June 18th, after short illness,
at the age of 68 years. She is survived
by two daughters, Miss Caro- M. Pendle-
ton of Islesboro, and Mrs. Addie Quinn
of Medford Mass; by three sons, Free
man of Islesboro, and George L. and
Marion P of Rockland, Mass. by three
brothers, Charles, Joseph and Mark
Dodge, all of Islesboro. She was the
daughter of the late Capt. Charles and
Rebecca Dodge, who came to Islesboro
from Isle au Haut, and was born at Gil
keys Harbor, where she lived through
out her life. She was a woman of unus-
ual worth, and her death brings sorrow
to every resident of the island, who re-
spected her for her beautiful character
and many charitable deeds
Mrs. Lettie A. Bray, formerly of Bel
fast, died in Waldo, June 14th, at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Frank WEIGH,
with whom she had lived since last fall.
Mrs Bray was well and very favorably
known in Belfast, where she had lived
for the past ten years. She was the
widow of the late Eben Bray. She was
born in Isle au Haut March %, 1916, the
daughter of the late William and Lucretfa
Collins Halliday. Her son, Henry Bray
of Los Angeles, Cal, who came east sew
eral weeks ago to visit her, was in Bos-
ton at the time of her death. He return
ed to Belfast to attend the funeral, which
took place in Grove Cemetery chapel at
p. m. Monday with services by Rev. Chas
W. Martin of the Methodist church. The
interment was in the Sargent cemetery in
Searsport.