The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-10
MARTIN c. DILWORTH.


known Belfast resident, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Parsons
of Florence, Mass at 7.45 p. m. Monday,
/ Sept. 30th. The end was typical of his
life quiet and peaceful, as weary with the
weig hit of years he sank into his last
sleep without apparent pain or murmur.
He was 90 years of age August 18th last.
He was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of
the late Edward and Eliza Keating) Dill
worth. He attended school there until
he was about 13 years old when his faith
ca with her children, making the trip on
the brig Earl Withbee, which was II
weeks and 3 days from Queenstown to
St. Andrews, N. B.
A few months after his arrival he be-
gan work as "printers devil" in the Of
ice of the Charlotte, N. B., Gazette.
Later he worked about three years on
, the st. Andrews Stand ard. From 1848
to 1858 he was employed as lumberman
on the Machias river. In April 1858 he
set type and made up the forms OF the
first issue of the Machias Union, which
is still being published. In 1856 he en-
gagged as foreman of the Machias Repub-
lican and assisted on it's first issue. His
accounts of the primitive appliances of
those early days were always intensely
entertaining The only light over the
type setting rack was a candle in the
lower case re" box. The first cylinder
press on which he worked was turned by
hand requiring the services of two men
and boy to print about 500 papers per
hour.
He was working on the Machias Re-
publican when the Civil War was declar-
ed and in 1862 he enlisted as private in
the Sixth Maine Battery of Artillery,
serving with the Army of the Potomac
until the close of the war without being
wounded or having day of illness. Af-
ter the close Of the war he belonged to
the State Militia and was clerk of Com
pany H. for eight years. He was char
ter member of Thomas H. Marshall Post
G. A. R, was its adjutant for about
twenty years and it's commander for two
wears. During his term as commander
Memorial building was erected. He was
also a charter member OF the Waldo
County Veterans Association. -
At the close of the Civil War he re-
turned to Machias and worked at the
printing business. He came to Belfast in
January 1869 and was foreman several
wears of The Republican Journal. Later
he went to Bangor to work on the Wing
& Courier. From there he went to Bos-
ton, where he was employed in the book
printing offices. When the Belfast City
Press was started in 1883 he was its fore
man. His last work was in the job print
ing office of the Belfast Printing Com
pany.
In February 1862 he married Miss Mar
garet Louise Higgins of Addison, who
died in Belfast Sept. 10, 1902. Five OF
their nine children survive: William E.
and Oscar H. Dilworth of Madison, Chas
H, Dilworth of Norwalk, Conn, Mrs
Charles O. Parsons of Florence and Mrs
Edward E. Dragon of Northampton,
Mass. For about fifteen years he had
made his home with his daughters, where
he was happy and enjoyed all the COM
forts of life His faculties were unim-
pared to the very last and he was inter
ested in the present day war conditions,
was a great reader, and unusually fond OF
children He possessed remarkable VI
tality and was with the G. A. r. men in
their last Memorial Day and Fourth OF
July parades. He was always fond OF
his many Belfast friends and associations
and was happy to be permitted to visit
here so often in recent years.
His remains were brought to Belfast
accompanied by his daughters, his sons
William and Oscar, and the funeral ser
vices were held III the chapel at Grove
cemetery, Rev. Arthur E. Wilson of the
Unitarian church officiating delega-
ton of comrades from Thomas H. Mar
shall Post acted as an escort and as bear
ers. The special bearers were Com
mander Thomas Cannon, John Bryant,
Leonard o. White and James o. Clark.
MARGARET e. ROSS.