Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-13
OBITUARY.

Died in Lawrence, Mass, on Friday, Dec. -,
lSs6. OF typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Esther Sewall
Wight Fellows, widow of the late DR.. Charles
NJ. Fellows and Youngest daughter oil the late
seth wight, Esq. OF Bethel, Maine, where she wa,
born Aug 9Th, lsS1, consequently her age WAS ioi'
ty-four years tour months and twenty three days
The death ofthis sminentiy good won an deserves
more than passing notice Mrs. Fellows was
graduated from Goald's Academy, in her native
town and subsequently iron the New Hampshire
Conference seminary an Female College at Til
ton, in ISIS. Her literary altalnmenls were of a
hsl order and being by nature endowed with a
talent and love for teaching she Immediately ent-
cred THAI profession, where she found ample scope
for her ability and which was thoroughly appre.
ciaied by the large number OF pupils which came
under her charge in Calais. Me-, Plymouth and
Gorham, y, H., where she greatly endeartd her
SELF to ali with whOn she came in contact. by her
singulary christian virtues added 10 her high lit.
erary attachments. In lS6j, she was married 10
IN. Charles W. Fellows, highly educated ply
stefan ana large hearted christian 8, ntleman and
Immediately settled in Lawrence, where her
worth very soon became known Rs a devout chris.
tian and an un1irDg worker for the good of Others
especially among the poor OF that city. Hero she
found large field IN which % work for the MIs-
tel, and hundreds there can testil, how well she
dill. whatever her Ian Is fouul time 10 d. 10 a.
sis,ius The poor n peuuiless ia administering TO
their needs IA both temporal aud spiritual sense
Mrs. Fellows Was one vi the OF Kinai members Of
the Elliott church anJ Tor several years prior TO
her death dcacuness, VII .ch office she advanced
10 = singular degree. she was by nature or
ganiEer and although tIr many year, struggling
Wlih feeble hcal-h she set found time besides Al;
lenjmg 10 her domestic Gu,.c, wni>h were always
faithfully performed 10 accomplish a vast amount
ofWorE ia several organizations whose objects
were purely Of 4 chuitsbl, nature, IN raising lie
low from moral deg, relation and RUIN TO plane
OF respect ability aal usefulness ia society. In
Authorization m' a ures she took deep aud Auid-
lax interest and through her uutiring efforts the
Woman Christian Temperance luton was form
Ell VI which she was ats 1Ist aud Oaly president
AZ he time of her death She was also largely in
strumental In forming the Wilson Reform Club
which grew OFT % The former organization, and
by the blessin% OF God she was permitted 10 see
much fruiI a. The resull finer labor Of love. !.
IS proper 70 say ~ this connection that she had
the heartfelt lOperaiion Of her tmenied hu shan
who sue survived only hve days.
Ia the death OF This estima0le woman and true
child OF God Her immediate relations lose a be.
loved sister, the church meek aud devous mem
Der, 'he WomAn's Christian Temperance Union
valuable assistant. the poor and despised a
friend indeed, in whose mouth there was no guile
AMI society at large 6righ: and shining mem
Der whose christian example was as brgh; rs the
midday sun, - that al who saw her COOL works
could truly say she walked with Jesus.
Farewell dear disciple and servant OF Christ,
lhou hast entered into the joy ofthy Lord.