The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-22
WINTERPORT

Mrs. Bessie Lovett went to Boston last
week.
Miss Hattie Snow of Boston, recently
spent a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Clara Merrill.
Harold Merrill of Boston has been
spending his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. Clara Merrill.
A special meetin! of Mizpah Rebekah
Lodge was held to confer the degree on
Roy l.. Fernald. The Burr Club furnished
supper.
Garfield Lodge held its annual memori-
al service at 2 p. Nj. Sunday, June Is.
Hon Leon F. Higgins of Brewer was the
speaker of the afternoon.
Mrs. Homer who spent the winter in
Massachusetts,, came last week to stay
for time with Mrs. Geneva Freeman,
who is slowly regaining her health.
Mr.. and Mrs l. ii. Davis and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. l.. Downes, attended commence
ment at the U. of NJ, where Miss Helen
Downes, daughter of the latter couple
graduated.
The past Noble Grands Association
were entertained by the Past Noble
Grands of Mizpah Rebekah Lodge in the
Rebekah parlors Wednesday, June 7.
Dinner was served at noon, and busl-
ness meeting was held in the afternoon at
which Mrs. Florence Martin, past pre-
sident of the Rebekah Assembly, was the
presiding officer.
The following from here were in Mon
roe, to attend the district meeting of the
Rahok I aIo in he 18th district. Mr.
and Mrs. C. c. Moody, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fernald, Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Davis, MIR. and
Mrs. c. A Campbell, Mrs. j. A. Carleton
Mrs. Il. B. Nealley, Mrs. F. E. Dunton,
Mrs. C. l.. Young, Mrs Stephen Foley,
Mrs. Annie Richie, Mrs. Annie B. Gle
ments, Mrs Frank Downs, Mrs. Leslie
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Carleton.
The entire community was shocked
when it was learned that William H.
Page, senior member of the firm of Page
& Dryer, of Winterport and Bangor, had
died at the home OF his daughter in Ban
COR of heart failure. He had been in his
usual robust health, was at thu store here
ION Wednesday and retired as usual
Wednesday night. Mr.. Page was a
self made man, who had been in the gro
Gerry business here and in Bangor for
many years. He had been member of
the Nj. E. church here for "a years and
was man of strict integrity. Since the
death of his wife several years ago, he has
been devoted and indulgent parent to his
/ two children Evelyn, now Mrs. Lester
Nickerson of Bangor, and Norman who
lived with him. The funeral services
were held at the Methodist Episcopal
Church at 2 P. M. Sunday, Rev. c. A.
Purdy, pastor OF the church, and Rev. H.
d Knowles, a former pastor being the
officiating clergymen, and large con-
grega ton of relatives and friends in at
tendance. Garfield Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
and Mizpah Rebekah Lodge, attended in
bodies. There was magnificent display
of floral offerings, from his children, re-
latives, friends, business associates, and
the orders to which he belonged. He was
formerly a member of Count Waldo,
|. o. o. F. Vocal selections were rendered
at the services by John C. Cleaves and
son of Bangor Frank M. Fairbanks OF
Pittsfield was funeral director assisted by
James H. Foley of this village. The
bearers were his close friends, Walter
Fairbanks, Kirke Fairbanks and Johr
Goodwin of Monroe, Wilfred H. Lord,
Frank Kenney and Edwin Nickerson o.
this village. The interment was beside
his wife in the family lot in Oak Hill
cemetery. Thus has passed on anothe
good citizen whose loss will be deploret
in the community which knew and re
spected him for many worthy qualities o
mind and heart.