The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-04

I !Aout, nay anu Earl OF beiIdbts auu ny two
sisters, Nellie, wife of Carleton Doak, and
Kate. who lives with her parents in Northport.
The funeral was held at her late home at 13O
| p. m. Sunday, Rev. Arthur E. Wilson Of the
Belfast Unitarian church officiating. The re-
mains were placed in the receiving tomb in
Grove cemetery. 49,
| Oscar L. Staples died suddenly Dec. 24th Of
paralytic shock at his home in Waldo. Il g
was born in Belfast, but spent most of his ac-
tive life in Boston and the middle west His
health failing he returned to Maine and took
up farming, He was q veteran Of the Civil
War, having served in Co. G., 14th Maine Reg
iment, and was a member of q Boston Post, G.
A. R.. and the Boston lodges of Odd Fellows
and Knights of Honor. He leaves to mourn
their loss his wife, Nettie S., three daughters.
Mrs. P..F. Trefry Of Greenwood. Mass, Mrs.
R. L. Cushman of Reading, Mass.. and Mrs. c.
M. Webb Of Waldo; a brother, Walter D.
Staples of Waldo and sister, Mrs. Anna
Dyer Of Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. James Smith Mitchell, widow of M. v.
B. Mitchell who died in November. 1915. died
Dec 2sth at her home in Troy after long
illness from heart trouble. She was born in
Troy 76 years ago last June and nearly all her
life had been ent in that town. She is SUE
vived by four daughters-Miss Octavia Nit
chell, who lived with her mother; Mrs. Emma
Stevens of Pittsfeld, Mrs. Lillian Seavey of
Brockton, Mass, and Mrs. Grace Rogers of
Buffalo, N. Y; by one brother. John Smith
of Troy, and by five grand. children, Pauline,
John and Jean Rogers of Troy, Van Stevens OF
Pittsfeld and Dallas Seavey of Brockton. Mass.
Funeral services were held at the home Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, and were largely at
tended.
Mrs. Edmond T. Ring died. Dec. 29th in
Orono at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Charles .. Dunn, with whom she had made her
home for the last few years. Mrs, Ring Was
80 years old and is survived by one son and
two daughters: Hon. Edgar E. Ring and Mrs.
Dunn, both of Orono, and Mrs. Henry H. An
d-ews of Galloway,Vt. She was born in Unity,
July ID, 1927, the daughter of Henry and
Martha Raymond Harvey. A woman of fine
character, loved and respected by the entire
community, she will be greatly missed. She
was long an active member of the Universalist
church and the heartfelt sympathy of the en-
tire town is rendered her sorrowing children in
their bereavement.
Mrs. Mary Drscoll died Dec. 9th in Con-
cord, N. H., at the age of So years, months
and 2z days. She was born in Frankfort, but
had been for many years resident of Con-
cord. She is sur vived by two sons. Daniel C.
of Chicago, and Joseph of Concord; by one
daughter. Mrs Ellen Cutler of Concord; by
three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Gloon of Frank
fort, Mrs. Winifred Donohue of Portland, and
Miss Nora Hanngan Ct Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Driscoll has hosts of Maine friends who
will deeply regret her death.
Ella Maxwell, wife of Conductor John A.
Mace of Portland, formerly of Belfast, died at
the Trull hospital in Biddeford at a. m., Jan.
3rd, after an operation or stomach trouble.
Mrs. Ida Mace Morrison of this city will leave
this, Thursday, morning ior Portland to at
tend the funeral. Mrs. Mace recently spent a
week with Mrs. Morrison at her home on
Court street.
Ruth Alice, the three months-old daughter
of Arthur N. and Ethel Flood Johnson. died
Tuesday morning at their home, No. 80 Bay
view street, after brief illness with pneu-
monia. The funeral will take place at the
home today, Thursday, at p. m. Rev. Arthur
E. Wilson of the Unitarian church will Of
| fciate.
Ida E., wife of George Jackson. died at her
home in North Searsmont December 2sth,
aged 63 years. 5 months and - days She was
born in Searsmont, the daughter of the late
Reuben and Abpie Mears Higgins of Belmont
SECRET SOCIETIES..
Primrose chapter, o. E. S., will have their
regular meeting and installation of officers to.