The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-27
FEBRUARY 81, 1919
WlNTERPORT

stay in Somerville, Mass.
Miss Luvie Buzzell of Revere, Mass,
was the guest of friends recently.
Ralph l. Brown of Bucksport is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Barrows.
Mrs. Stephen Foley and c. L. Barrows
have been having severe cases of ton
silitiS.
Roy L. Fernald of the U. of NJ, Orono,
was at his home here for the holiday and
week end.
Miss Clara Merrill spent the week END
in Orono, where she was the guest of hel
aunt, Mrs. Abbie Graves.
Mrs. j. H. Thayer is improving, but
very slowly, at the hospital in Salem,
Mass, where she has been since Novem-
ber
Owing to the illness last week of Miss
Grace Thompson, primary teacher, the
pupils were enjoying an unexpected va
cation.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Orono
motored to the Old Folks dance here
Friday evening and returned home be-
fore morning.
Lawyer and Mrs. Thompson, Capt. and
Mrs. Harding of Bangor with party of
friends motored here for the event of
Friday evening.
Mizpah Rebekah Lodge conferred the
degree on five candidates Wednesday
evening, Mrs, Orrie G, Moody, past noble
grand, presiding. A banquet was also
served.
Former mem ers of the W. C. T. U.
regretted to learn of the death of Miss
Emily F. Miller of Belfast and Searsmont
last week. She had been county presi-
dent of the W. c. T. U. for long term
of years and is remembered by her I'M
selfish and earnest devotion to the cause
of temperance and Christianity.
Funeral services for little Frederick
Nellie, aged 10 months, the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond fainter, were
held from the residence Friday, Rev. H.
D. Knowles officiating. She was a low
able and promising child and her death is
severe blow to her parents, who have
much sympathy in their sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Clements left
Wednesday of this week for few days
stay in Boston. Mr.. Clements is the
newly elected president of the Winter
port N. f. M. P. A, also of the Waldo
County N. E. M. P. A., and was elected
delegate from the latter to attend the
annual meeting of the N. E. M. P A. at
Boston. Mi and Mrs. Clements will be
guests of his brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs Geo English, of Mattapan, Mass,
while away
The news of the sudden death Of Dr. E.
C.. Newcomb of Newburg which occurred
at his home Saturday afternoon was
shock to his nephew, DR.. E. P. Goodrich,
who was with him at the last, and to mis-
many friends and former patients here.
DR.. Newcomb was highly successful
country physician with an extensive
practice on whom much dependence was
placed, as he drove winter and summer,
early and late, to minister to patients
he
called on him in vain if it was within
human possibilities to reach them He
was an ideal physician whose presence in
the sick room radiated hope and cheer to
suffering patients and their anxious fami-
lies. He could have counted friends by
scores in the towns he served-Newburg,
parts of Hampden, Winterport, Monroe
and Dixmont. Being of rare geniality,
with wide sympathies, generous and kind
hearted, it may be truthfuiiy said that his
is place that can never be filled in the
hearts and homes of those who depended
on him, either in his professional capac-
ity or as townsman, neighbor or friend.
And we in our community who knew him
well and appreciated his excellent quail
ties, join with those nearer to his home,
in their deep sorrow and profound regret,
and to his only daughter, Mrs. Della Luce,
is rendered the loving sympathy of hosts
of her fathers friends, for they too know
that her loss is irreparable