The Republican journal., 1917-10-25
OBITUARY.

William Conant Thompson, former
resident of Belfast, died in New York
oct. l9th, aged 66 years, months and IL
Gays. He was born in Belfast, the only
chlld OF the late jeremiah Clement and
Aimedia H. (Handley) Thompson. His
youth and early manhood was spent here.
For many years he was in company with
his father in the furniture business and
he retained his interest in the firm after
gong to New York. Feb. 6, 1898, he was
married in Philadelphia to Miss Marian
otockham of that city, who survives
MN. His father died Jan. "a, 1903 and
his mother March 8, 1898. In his youth
Mr. Thompson attended the North church
, and its Sunday school, When a young
man he was member of the Washing
ton Fire Co., then composed almost en-
tlrely of business men. For time Mr.
thompson was associated with VIM.
Frank Wellman of Belmont in developing
the latter's patent on table leaf support.
After gong to New York he engaged in
the manufacture OF candy and was for
many years employed by G. T. Stockham
at Hotel Walcott. In later years he was
employed as commercial drummer. His
death was caused by double pneumonia.
Ihe remains arrived here Tuesday morn
ing and service was held at the Thomp-
son lot in Grove cemetery, Rev. Walter
L. Hawthorne of the North church Of
flciating. He was member of the North
port Country Club, and this past sum
mer spent several weeks at the Thomp-
son cottage at Kelley's Cove, where Mrs.
thompson has for the past two seasons
conducted the Penobscot Camp for girls.
tie was man of such genial and courte-
GUS personality that he was beloved by
young and old, and his friends all over
the country will regret his death.
Belfast relatives have received news
of the death of George Pote of Newton,
Mass, formerly of this city, which oc-
Cured Saturday. He was about rs years
of age and was a brother of Fred W.
Pote, agent of the Eastern Steamship
lines, and of Mrs. Henry Dunbar, both of
Belfast. He was formerly in business
here with the late George A. Quimby, in
the manufacture of vests, under the
name of Pote & Quimby, and is very well
remembered here among the older resi-
dents He is survived by widow, FORM
erly Miss Ella Fifield Of Boston, by one
daughter, Mrs Ethel Leach, and by one
son, Arthur Pote, all of Newton. He is
also survived by another brother, Charles
Pote of Bangor, and by another sister,
Mrs. Ada Eaton of Revere, Mass He
was born in Belfast, the son of Robert
and Mary Pitcher) Pote. Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, and Fred W. Pote went from
here
Belfast relatives received word last
Friday of the death of Arthur Goodell of
Los Angeles Calf. His death, Sept 29th,
was caused by carbuncle on the back of
his neck with which he suffered about
two weeks. Mr.. Goodell was formerly a
Massachusetts man and is survived by
his wife, formerly Miss Annie knowton,
daughter of George Knowlton of Los
Angeles, formerly of Northport, and one
daughter, Miss Evelyn Goodell.
The funeral of Mrs. Julia A. Lindsey
took place Wednesday afternoon, Oct
18th at her home in Searsport, Rev.
Charles w. Martin of the Belfast Meth
odist church officiating. The interment
was in the Gordon cemetery. The bear
ers were Capt. j. P. Butman and Roscoe
Porter of Searsport, Herbert Brown and
Chas, f. Sherman of Belfast
The funeral of Mrs. Erwin jackson
took place at her late home Friday at |
p. M, Rev. Nathan Hunt of Morrill, Of
ficiating. The bearers were her two sons,
Arthur and Fred S. jackson and her two
brothers, Abdon Keene of Camden and
Ansel keene of Rockland The inter-
ment was in the cemetery at Morrill,,