Show attended his own funeral the late captain ben wakefield ot biddeford Bid deford onca attended his own funeral being one of the few men who have had that privilege he had gone on a fishing trip down on the grand banlos and had been away from home a good while without bis family hearing from him the same season had proved very disastrous to a of other fishermen who went ont from thereabouts and tho vessel captain ben was in had her share of hard luck and the report reached home that she with her crew was lost time passed and captain ben did not return until at last his family gave up all hope that ho had been saved and a daywan set for the memorial services the services were held in the church at cape porpoise the minister had offered prayer tor the absent fisherman who was supposed to have found hia grave in the sea and waa just beginning his sermon when captain ben walked into the church bangor me commercial |