The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-03
OBITUARY.
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN AT RESI-

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Melville b Smith. a life long ana high
| ly respected cli.se of + Oils passed away
at his home in West Hollis Sunday, sep
tember 1ash, at the ags Of 81, after an i'll
ness of only a short time caused by
chronic psritonItis, de leaves widow,
two sons, Lorenzo ID. aud Kugans l., al d
two danghters, Mabel and blanche, to
mourn his less. The funeral services,
conducted by the Saco Valley lodge, !. o.
y. b., of which he WAS pass muster,
were held at the Eres VIII nap Isl
church OF that place. Rev. Mr.. Nillium
Cotton bein the o oiating clergyman
assisted by r '. Mr.. WiIleook OF Vest
buxton. 1he floral tributes were numer-
Gus and beautiful.
Mr.. Smith was son OF the late Glenn
eat nj. ana Phoehe u smith, and was
born in Hollis January 4, s45. His sdu-
cation up to the aga Of nteen was
only such as was atfor4 cd BY the common
schools at that time, Ia August 1862
while only II years Of age he enlisted for
three years in tho United States service
as private In Captain thomas t. Went
worth's company Il 10th Regiment Milne
Volunteer Infantry, and oom manded by
Colonel A. W. Wildes He was assignee
to Iaylor's Brigade of Hooker's divls-
ion, and later transferred TO Duryea's
brigade of reynolds corps. and partioi-
patsd in the following battles: South
Mountain, Md, september Ia, ls6.;
AntistaDi, Md, September II, 1862; Fred
erioksbura, Va, December 10. 1865;
Charlottesville, Va, HAY Ia, 1868; Get
tysburs, Pa, July 1-3, 1913. At the bat
tle of Gettysburg he was taken prisoner
and confined at Belle Isle. He rejoined
the regiment at Kelly's Ford in Deem
Der, 1868 At the battle Of Weldon Rail-
road. Va, August 10. 1864, ne was severe
ly wounded twice In the ri lhs arm, the
bullet entering the wrist, passing out of
The forearm and in again above the elbow
lodging in the shoulder. He was con-
iluad at the Lincoln General hospit l.
This almost completely disabled the US e
of that arm for the remainder o. his LII Q
and, although he would not allow ampu-
pain to him. He was honerably dis
charged from the service February 81,
| 1866.
| On returning ON the war he CON-
pleted his education by night study and o
few terms at Limington academy. liz
May, 1865. he married Josephine Johnston
of Hollis, and bought the farm on Tarhox
| hill which he worked In the summer and
| for winter employ ment he taught school.
He continued tsacning until within a
few years bis health would not permit
him, and when he finished teaching he
| had taught over 70 terms in all, mo re-
than fifth having been taught In his
| own district No. 8.
He has held with credit and honor, a
number OF town offices, sslectman, super
intsndent of schools and town clerk q
number of terms.
| He was always looked up to as a man
of the best moral character and one who
could be relied upon in all cases at all
times. Hs Judgment could be valued and
was valued most highly by his family and
friends; and whoever called upon him for
aid. whether in the form of money. food
or information, II it was within mis- power
to give 1t was without fail given. He
was member Of the Free Baptist church
at Pleasant Bill, Hollis, and daily
praosicer OF the Golden Rule. MIR. Smith
was q member of Charles A. Warren
post, G. A. r.. South Stsndish of Saco
Valley lodge l. o. o. F., Wett Buxton,
also of the grand lodge of Maine.
MRS. ABBIE P. ROBINSON.
| Mrs. Abbis p. Robinson of Lewiston
was buried ut Meeting House Hill esme-
terry yesterday afternoon. A short service
! was read by the Rev. MIR Corey of South
/ Por,lpn !. Mrs. Robinson WAS born In
Cape Elizabeth. November 4. 1910 She
vas = daughter of Joseph Wsscott. She
leaves sister, Mrs. James III. Robinson
of C,pe Elizabeth and daughter. Mrs.
Mile. of LIE iston.
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