The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-23
DR.. c. D. Morrill, Dead.

SpecJeu c1ClZen OF Madison, died w ed
nesday morning May 18th at the age of
81 years, after an illness of two years.
His health had been gradually failing
and he lost strength and flesh rapidly.
For the last five weeks he has been con-
fined to his bed. He was prominent
and popular physician of this town and
Somerset County. He was born in 1884
in Pennington Falls, Me. He acquired
and Pennington academies, afterwards
he studied medicine at Bowdoin College
going from there to the University of
New York from which he graduated
March 1, 1859. During the ensuing two
years he practiced with his uncle, Dr..
Sumner Gould, in this town, going then
to Lincolnvillein Waldo County. After
a years practice in that town he enlist
ed in the 18th Z. S. Infantry and after
wards served in the civil war four
months, stationed in Virginia. He then
returned to Maine and located in Fox
croft, where he followed his profession
until 1865, when he was recalled to
Madison by the fatal illness of his
uncle, DR.. Gould, to whose practice he
/ succeeded. The doctor was twice mar
ried. The first union was with Miss
Maria Flint of Arson, a daughter of
the late William r. Flint. She died
in June, 1898, having been the mother
of six children: William G., who died
at the age of 16 years; John B., who
lived but three years; Walter j., who is
now principal of the high school in
Meredith, n. H.; Alice, who died at
the age of five years; Martel Flint and
Ella NJ, who reside at home. The
second marriage was contracted in
December, 1898, with Miss Nancy Tur-
ner OF Dedham, Me. In politics the
doctor was always consistent Repub-
lican. He served as selectman for a
number OF years, and was member of
the School Board for great many
years, and in 1892 represented Madison
in the State Legislature He was deep
ly interested in Masonry and was
member of Euclid Lodge, No. 1914, of
this place. He was an active member
OF the Congregational Church and clerk
of the society for several years. The
funeral will be held at his late residence
on Maple street, in the village, Friday
afternoon at 1.3O o'clock, under the
auspices of the F. & A. NJ, Rev. T. G.
Mitchell, officiating. The doctor leaves
a large circle of relatives to mourn the
loss of kind husband and father,
good neighbor and an honored and re-
spected citizen who has been for many
years, we'll and favorably known
throughout Somerset and adjoining
Counties Madison Bulletin.
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