The Republican journal., 1918-10-31

B.
and Mr.. and Mrs Eden Shute OF Saga
more, Mass, arrived Monday to be pres
ent at the funeral services of their broth
er, Capt. Harry D. Shute, Oct 22nd.
Eugene and wife left for home the fol-
lowing Wednesday, and Eden and wife
left on Monday mornings train.
The funeral of Capt. Harry D. Shute
took place October 22nd at the home OF
his wife's mother, Mrs. A. c. Colcord.
His death at his home in Rcckland,
Maine, was a shock to our community
among whom he was great favorite, by
reason of his genial ways and general
good comradeship. He was born in this
town. October 20, 1888, the eldest son of
Capt. and Mrs Eden S. Shute and like
his father followed the sea. He was
united in marriage January %, 1911, with
Miss Evelyn A. Colcord of this place and
to the happy young couple was born a
son, Harry D. Jr., while living in Rock
land, Maine, where they have made their
home for the past six years. For sew
eral years he was quartermaster and
pilot on the Rockland and Bar Harbor
boats finally rising to the captalncy of
the j. P. Morse, the Monhegan and the
Mineola. Attacked by the dread influ-
enZa, followed by pneumonia, the heart
gave way and the bright young life SC
full of promise, slipped from the
scenes of earth, into the fuller life be-
yond, leaving behind him void which
! nothing can fill He was member Of
the Masonic order, and his brethren at
tended the funeral services in body
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Bangor, oul
, former pastor, spoke words of sympathy
| and comfort The interment was in oul
village cemetery and the profusion O
! flowers, among them Masonic pillow
! spoke mutely of the love and esteem O
| friends May the good Father comfor
the sorrowing wife, and the bereavet
members of his immediate family, par
! ents, brothers and sisters, in their loneli
! ness. He was ever a most exerhplar.
son, thoughtful and affectionate, and ;
| most devoted husband and father Thos
who were privileged to see him, in hi
own lone, will ever remember the pic
ture of his bright, young manhood.
They are not lost;
They are but gone beforel
And we shall find them,
Waiting, at the door.
! Our community was for second tim
| deeply shocked by the death of anothe
of our young townsmen, Mr.. Edric A
Coleman, on the 22nd of October from
! influenza followed by pneumonia. Hi
devoted wife and little daughter, Ada
were attacked by the dread disease OF
the morning of the day on which he diet
and were taken to the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Griffin, wher'
they were i'll in bed at the time of thu
funeral and unable to be present at thu
services IN their own home, an unusually
hard and distressing circumstance. Mr.
Coleman was born in Midway, Mass
January 20, 1884, the son of Frederick E
and Jennie Cummings Coleman. His
.. mother dying when he was but two year:
old he was carefully reared by his ma
ternal aunt, Miss Ida Cummings, in Med
way. He married Miss Amy G. Gritfl1
of this town, March 9, 1906, in Medfield
Mass, and one little daughter, Ada, came
to bless their union. The young couple
lived in Milford, Mass, until four year!
ago when they moved to this place, where
he has since been employed in the sardint
factory. He was Of very home-lovinl
nature, always giving closest attention tt
the needs of his family-a devoted hus.
. ba nd and father. The loss to his wife i:
! irreparable, and his genial smile and cor
dial and CHEEKY words will long be missed
by all his associates. He was constan'
reader and always well informed upo1
topics of the day. The funeral service.
were held at his late home on the after.
noon of Oct. oath, Rev. Harry Hull!
officiating. The beautiful flowers testi
fed to the loving thought Of family ane
friends He leaves a bereaved widow
and daughter and one sister, Mrs. Edgal
Walton of Needham Heights, Mass, ane
one brother, Warren Coleman of Nor.
wood, Mass, beside his aunt, Miss Ida
Cummings, who through illness was
prevented from being present for the
funeral services.
'"There is no Death!
What seems so is Transition!
The portal we call Death,
Is but the doorway to the Life Elysianp