Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
apt. Crowley at Lynn, Mass.

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Capt. Crowley at Lynn, Mass.
Capt. Obed r. Crowley, former
master mariner and one OF the oldest
citizens Of this town. died at Lynn,
Mass, hospital on Saturday morning,
Jan. 5. The funeral services we're hello
at Lynn, Mass, at 2.30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, Jan. s, and the interment
was at Hill cemetery. Addison, on trS
following day. The bearers We're
Everett t. Cleaves. Lewis n. Lackee,
Benjamin Ingersoll and Charles
Pickett. Capt. Obed Thomas Crowley
was born at Addison, Sept. 1, 1928. the
son Of Thomas and Barbara (McDon-
add Crowley. He was educated in the
common schools of his native town,
and at an early age he went to sea
and followed a seafaring career for
over fifty years, and commanded the
schooner Ospry for more than twenty
years. When young man, Capt
Crowley was q deep water sailor
and taught navigation when he was at
home. BY his neighbors Capt. Crow
ley was most highly esteemed and he
I was q revered resident of the town
where he lived for SO many years. He
was interested in all good works and
in the betterment of the village as wei!
as of the State, one of his many ac
Invites iii this line being his steady
! work in the campaign against foreign
tonnage engaging in the coaStWiSc
trade: also his efforts to secure fed
eral laws favorable to the american
seamen. Capt. Crowley was married
to Miss Octavia Pullen of Rockport. on
April /. 1858. Mrs. Crowley had been
a successful teacher in the common
and high schools and in the early days
of their married life she aided her
husband in teaching navigation. His
wife passed on to the higher life L.
years ago. and a son. Ralph Crowley.
died Oct. s. 1917. He is survived by
! three daughters, Mrs. Elmer j. White
Of Worcester. Mass, Mrs. Frank Cove
Of Lynn, Mass. and Mrs. Willis Under
hill Of Portsmouth. \. IT. Capt. Crow
ley is also survived by several grand
children. Aside from his calling as a
master mariner Capt. Crowley was
most interested in the Baptist church.
/ having been prominently connected
with the Baptist Conferences in VAR
GUS capacities for many years. At the
age OF sixty he retired from. active
service as master mariner. Capt.
crowley was Il member OF Tuscon
Lodge, No. loo, A. +. and A. NJ, and
was charter member of the bonrc
Of trustees of the Charity Fund OF
Tuscon Lodge. He was lneaI dcs-
cendant Of Thomas Crowley of Belfast.
ireland. a well known and distin-
guished family.
Friend of Dumb Animals
Thomas Legion Of Bath. friend or
dumb animals. who for several wears
has made it q practice to feed an stray
cats that wander about his tobacco
store on Commercial street is MOURN
| in- their loss this winter. He saws
that several weeks ago stray cat
with mango suddenly made it's an
pearance in his neighborhood and
that within short period all the 9th
ers became affected and soon died
Out of 90 that made it a custom ;,
look to him twice daily for Their
meals of meat and fish, but one SIR.
wives. This one also had slight At
, tack but Mr.. and Mrs. Leydon were
able to cure her before the disease
had seated itself too deeply. Mr.
Legion is Of the opinion that the cat
which spread the disease was carried
/ there by it's owner who did not want
the bother of destroying il.
Portland for State D. A. r.
The Maine State Council Of the 1,auoh
tiers Of the American Revolution will moo,
in Portland March 20 and q. and the COS
sions Will be at the Falmouth Hotel
meeting OF the Elizabeth Wadsuor.
fhapter OF the ID. A. r. was held q, the
fainouth at which time the plans for H..
entertainment Of the State t-ounc, usre
discussed and reports from various con,
mittees given. The mending and knit+,,,
committee of the Portland cb,r,ar
ported Tor the work at the forts rho -
ports heing very gratifying 10 the cb.,.
Ter members. A committee has hean
pointed Tor each fort and every wasr H.
members Of that committee 20 70 ,ha,u
speciai Tort and sew on buttons mepd
uarh ana the boys seem very era.efu, -.
TINS service. The ladies' take ,b.;r
con with them and stay ALI a,,
reported that at first the boys see,rod
niue backward about asking the u,or,..,
u iheno out now they see that il is a e..
wee generously rendered and the oo,,.
Tee finds plenty to do. and x,or,-a
triously all day 'i'uos-