The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-16


Samuel. Gideon. afephsa, Moe. Han-
nah. 99seph. Ano- ard jonathan. Re
VA u wealthy So captain ada al gne
time owned a urge part II land Oh which
The eitF 81 Portland nov slaaa. IL
son john Wa= born il North f4FgIIHa.
John married Rachel Sargent ii Atnes-
bury and had sx children, Jacob. JOHN.
Rachel, Gideon, Elizabeth ard AIiee
John the grandfather Of jacob Lowell
married Martha Currier II Amesaurv.
They moved 70 West Bath, NJ. in LIZ
where he lived - b. 81 year. old. IL
had war record. He vas at Fort W
liam Henry Aug 8, LIT. also De. i
l156. They had twelve children, Pau.
Dorothy. Joseph. jacob. Sarah, Aarp.
kllice, Martha L. JOIN Jr. william.
Lydia, Elizabeth. IL -ou Jacob W.
the father Of Jacob Jf. II Wa born IN
West Bath. married In ArroWsic. NJ.
l116 10 Jane MeFaddeu. = ~ va. born
in that town, Sept. 3D. l553 he W. a
Revolutionary patriot. H. home Was d
hospitable one. He had Il children,
Martha, William. jacob Jr.. John.
james, Isaac, Apore. Andrew. Charles,
Abigail, Samuel and Jane. Jacob Jr..
the father Of jane Whipple. vas born IN
Alma, Ne. June y. Isl. married Grace
~ ~ "AAIA u l4liIBuFHs Vt lItA IiaI
nine children, William. Lorrv. JacoD
LYDIA, lothian, Albert. Jane, John AID
Martha. He was one of the early
settlers Of Concord His wife Grace was
the daughter Of Lieut.. Thomas Nc.
Fadden, another Revolutionary patriot
who lived for % years on the Libby
farm In EmbdeH. When he died
he was loo years and % DAYS old.
His grandfather, Andrew MeFadden. was
born in the Highlands OF Scotland in
1919. He removed To North ireland in
1893 where he was twice married HI.
second wife WAS the mother of Thomas
who was only IS years old. when he
came to America. He was Protestant
OF the band who were beseiged BY
Catholics in Londonderry. He came to
Maine in lis and settled at Somerset
Point being one Of the first settlers of
kennebee county. He was lieutenant
of Lincoln County, Mass. Regiment. also
appears as an officer of other companies.
His wife was Hannah Savage Of the
same family of Sayages as Rev Minot
Savage of New York CITY. The descend
ants OF Thomas McFadden number about
300 and are scattered Throughout al
most every State in the Union. He was
Gniyersalist but his daughter Grace
was good Methodist and this was her
church home until her death.
Mrs. Cynthia Goodrich MoQuilkin
read the following poem, written for the
occasion.
This Memorial window, brings fresh to my
mind
The days Of my childhood, now left far behind !;
For those Christian people whose names We
here view,
knew in my childhood and honored them. too.
l thought them old people, yes, all except one
Whose days were most ended and work nearly
done;
Yet they lived long aud labored to make others
blest
Till called by the Savior to mansions ofrest
But Heman and Hepsy my sehoomates 50
dear,
Like brother and sister they seemed to me
near,
And many an hour, at noon OF the day.
We spent with the scholars all happy at play.
No boy was liked better, SO manly was he,
No girl was more loving or gentle than she,
And it gives me much pleasure az oft | review,
Those scenes Of my childhood, its friendships
90 true.
How well remember their parents so kind,
The pure satisfaction that came to my mind;
AS they talked with me kindly, in accents Of
love,
About my dear mother in Heaven above.
! had a long distance to 60 to my school,
And reaching their dwelling | made it rule,
To enter their kitchen and warm myself there j;
When cold the weather and frosty the air.
The welcome they gave me, and many coed
cheers
| have not forgotten, in all these long years
But sweet inspiration, in memory ind
That ever brings gladness and joy to my mind.
Shall we not remember, on Wonder bright shore
Those scenes in our childhood we love to think
That make the heart better, as life wears away
And leads to the portals Of amending day
Shall we not talk over IN that happy sphere,
Those small acts Of kindness, from others while
here
If not in the future, think We shall ind,
That in all our dealings it pays 10 be kind.
The window was accepted with fitting
words by the pastor.
Mr.. 2. S, Longley, assisted By a
quartette ,impressively rendered the song
and chorus "Some where
Mrs. Olive Williams Spaulding in be-
half of her brother. DIR. ). \. Williams
OF New York and herself, presented tie
church with a window in memory Of
their parents, Jotham Williams and
Augusta Colby Williams. Mr.. White
side, in accepting the window for the
church. spoke of his relations with Mr..
Williams as his pastor and of his true
Christian character. Capt Moses French
| spoke of the association of himself and
Mrs. French with Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
all through their life. They had been
earnest workers for the church for many
! years and 10 family had ever done more
! financially for the church in proportion
to their means than this one. Mr.
! Williams was elected ono of the stewards
of the church in his early life. was al
ways liberal and sound in counsel. Forty
| five years of close association had re-
yeaed only good ia his character.
Capt. Moses French ia behalf of Mr.
Thomas Fletcher of New York, who Was
unable to be present, presented a window
in memory Of his father and mother,
Asa Fletcher and Elizabeth Fetch
er. In making the presentation Mr..
French alluded TO the high character
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher and their
worth as citizens and Christians.
he related an incident in which
he, Mr.. French. had told the pastor of
the church to call around Ia his hay
field and get load of hay for his own
use. The pastor by mistake drove with
his hay rack into Mr.. FlPtcher's field in.
stead of that of Mr.. French, but Mr.
| Fletcher told him he could have all the
hay he wanted. and loaded him with all
he could draw away 10 his own barn.
| Mr. WhifpSidp i'm response stated that hp