Hancock-Penobscot County ME Archives News.....STATE NEWS - Hancock. June 21, 1883
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Bangor Daily Whig And Courier June 21, 1883
The Bangor Daily Whig and Courier:  June 21, 1883.


STATE NEWS

Hancock.

Mr. James W. Scott, of Castine, fell dead at his work
recently; cause, disease of the heart.  Deceased was a
member of Amity Lodge and was buried under masonic
honors, Over one hundred Masons following him to his
last resting place.  There were representatives from
ten different lodges present at his funeral.

A Blue hill correspondent thus chronicles the death of
an old sailor: Capt. John Verrill, of Bass Harbor,
Tremont, came in here as pilot to a schooner, on
Saturday, June 16th. After the schooner had anchored
he took his boat, and came up to the village, called
on Capt. Higgins of the Copper and Gold Exchange, who
was an old acquaintance, bought some articles and then
set sail in his boat for his home.  He had gone about
half way to the steamboat wharf, when he was seen to
unstep his mast, and while stepping back to the stern,
he pitched forward and lay prostrate.  A boat from a
vessel near by, at once came to him, took his boat in
tow, and came to the town wharf, when Coroner Stevens
was summoned, also the municipal officers and
physicians. The verdict was that he died of heart
disease.  We learn that for the past fifty years he
has been in command of a vessel every year.  He was
seventy-six years of age, and leaves eight children.
His friends were at once notified by telegraph and
came after the body, which had been dressed and place
in a casket.  They left with it on a fishing smack on
Sunday morning.

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