Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-16
Or. o. E. MAJ SION De ID.
4 leading Physician and Surgeon and Highly
Respected Citizen Of konmeuih.

MONMOUTH, April l5-(SpeciaI-Dr.
D. E. Marston of this place, well known As
one of the leading physician, and surgeons
of the State, and also as q successful busi-
ness man. died at his home here Saturday
morning, Apr. II, from the effects of an at
tack of the grip of over a year ago. His
death was painless and came without a mo-
men.'s warning. His mind was clear to the
last.
The deceased was born in West Gsrdi-
ner, May Is, 1886, and was the youngest
son of Captain Daniel Marston of that place.
He fitted for college at Litchfield Academy
and read medicine with Doctors Cyrus Ken
drick of Li,chfield, Stephen Whitmore of
Gardiner, and E. r. Peaslee of New York,
who vas the most eminent gynecologist in
this country, 20 years ago. He grad
uated at the Medical School of Maine, Bow
doin College, in the class of 1859. He was
for the ensuing year and q half on the
surgical staff of the hospitals on Blackwelrs
island, New York and received March,
1860, the I'D eundena degree from the New
York Medical College on Thirteenth street.
Returning to Maine, Doctor Msrston
settled in Monmouth, where for "a years
he has been the leading surgeon for miles
around. He married, April, 1862, Miss
Ellen f. Meserve of Richmond, Maine,
In 1862, the doctor volunteered his services
as surgeon and joined the medical staff of
the Army of the Pott mac. Rapidly failing
health however, compelled him to leave
,fter three months service. One of these
months was on board transport steamer,
snich received the wounded after the Seven
Days battle before Richmond afterward he
served ut Fortress Monroe and in hospitals
IA Baltimore.
He was interested in town affairs and
.,rved for nine years on the school board !;
for seven years on the board of health. and
1t WAS in the exciting days of 1873 that the
octor's fellow cilizens unanimously elected
him town treasurer, which under the cir
.nmstances then existing in the town, was
no small honor.
He was member of the Kennebec
Courty Medical Association; was vice pres
ident of the Maine Medical Association in
1888, and has held positions on important
committees in the American Medical
Society, to whose annual conventions
ne was frequently delegate from
the Maine Medical Association. He was
one of the corporators of the Maine
General Hospital and always took a deep
interest in the prosperity Of that institution.
The doctor was well known among the
Masonic fraternity, being membe of the
Monmouth Blue Lodge, the Lewiston Royal
Arch Chapter and the Lewiston Knights
Templar Commandery. For years he
has been well known in business circles as a
successful financier. Doctor Marston how
ever, was best known as physician and
surgeon of unusual skill and ability, as a
man of great force of character, upques-
toned integrity and untiring industry.
He was possessed of fine social gifts and
endeared himself to all who had dealings
with him. He was philanthopst in the
true sense of the WORT. His heat went
out towards his patients and melted at the
sight of suffering. He was always giving
something to the needy, his charity practice
was large and his christianity knew no
creed. He was every inch man aui the
highest tribute to his worth is the grief of
those who knew him best, his patients who
so often profited by his kindness and whose
fortunes he was always eager to advance.
As a practitioner he was eminently success
full, faithful and much beloved by sll, and
thousands bear testimony TO the warmth and
sincerity of his friendship and to those true
courtesies and gentle amenities that united
to form the character of worthy and noble
man.
Besides a wife, who for over a year has
been his constant and ever faithful com
panion through night and day, and who has
with nerva and fortitudp mnst wonderful
comforted him through his long illness. as
no one else could do, four children survive
him, as follows: DR.. f. p. Marston,
now practicing in MOI mouth; Mrs. G. M.
Norris, in Fairfield, Illinois Miss Nellie E.,
now at home, recently a student at Water
Vile.
DR.. Marston was kind husband and q
devoted father. BY his fellow physicians
he was held in the highest esteem, and they
will long remember his words of counsel
and sincerely mourn his loss.
The value of the doctor's estate is not
known but generally regarded quite large,
as he has for years been Interested in sew
eral enterprises requiring large capital.
DR.. Marston was one of the pi)neer
,lievers in tie future prosperity OF
the Maine Central Railroad and ever was
ready to subst antiste his belief by purchases
of the roads stock. As a result hs had for
so ne time been among the heaviest indivi-
dual stockhold .rs in the road 10 thi, State.
The funeral will take place, Wednesday
at / P. NJ. The Knights Templar Com
mandery of Lewiston, of which the de-
ce used was a member, will have charge Of
the funeral