The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
Athens.

Edwin Elliott OF Bradford, NJ ass. with
his wife has been boarding at l.. {.
Eliott's, recently. Mr.. Elliott has for
thirty years been superintendent of
Bradford academy, resigning recently
Rev. II. W. Kimball of Skowhegan
rendered beautiful funeral service here
last Thursday morning, over the remains
of Mrs. e. A. Thompson. A quartette
sang some suitable songs and large
profusion OF flowers banked the casket
giving voice to the regard of the many
friends on the death of their loved one.
On Thursday afternoon last, Mr.. Sam
uel Chapman was buried from his late
home under the auspices OF the l o. O.
Fs. and the patrons OF Wessurunsett
Lodge. The attendance of friends and
neighbors filling house and yard show
ed the respect of all. Rev. j. c. LON.
bard spoke cheering words to the be-
reaved ones and to all; and still we
have thA sick all about US. Mrs. A. j..
Goodwin is very poorly indeed. Her
daughter, Annie has come to be with
her for awhile.
Mrs. Hathorn, widow of the late East
man Hathorn is still quite sick. She
took her bed Immediately after the fun
eral of her husband and is no better at
this writing
There has been no rain here for weeks
and the ground is getting very dry.
Since writing the above, Mrs Hathorn
passed away, saturday night. She sus-
tanned severe shock, from which she
died, sunday afternoon. The funeral
will be from the home, Wednesday
afternoon,
Linwood Foss of Scion was in town,
this week.
Miss Gladys Littlefeld is teaching in
Cornville.
Prof. F. u. Landman of Pittsfield will
deliver the Memorial sermon here, May
oath.
The F. b. auxiliary held it's last reg
ular meeting, May 18th, with Mrs.
Abbie Farmer. All hearts were sadden-
ed that death had removed another one
of the members, Mrs Mary Thompson,
whose cheerful presence will be much
missed. The sympathy of the society is
extended to her bereaved family and
also to Mrs. Helen Chapman, another
member, in her recent affection, the
loss of a kind husband
MRS MARY K. THOMPSON
A wave of sadness passed over our
on the morning of May 9Th,
when it was learned that Mrs Mary,
wife of Eugene Thompson had passed
away during the previous night. AL
though great sufferer for several weeks
from appendicitis yet with her strong
affection for family ties she chung brave
ly to life, while faithful loving hearts
and skilled physicians did all in their
power to stay the hand of death.
Mrs Thompson was born in Feb. 1872,
and therefore was, at the time OF her
death, 81 years of age. She was the
youngest child of Albert and Ann E
Leavitt and was the light of the home,
having a cheerful and kind word for all.
Besides her husband and baby boy,
Wendell, she leaves mother, one broth
or, j. S. L. Leavitt of Worcester, Mass,
two sisters, Mrs. Il. S. Shaw OF Webster,
Mass. and Mrs. II. B. Kelley of Worces
ter, also large circle of relatives and
friends both in this State and Mass
where her merry heart, sunny DISPOSE
ton and sympathetic nature had endear-
ed her to all who came in contact with
her life
The funeral services at her late home
were held on Thursday, May 7th and
were conducted by Rev. II. w. Kimball,
who spoke beautiful and comforting
words to the bereaved family.
The profusion of rich floral offerings,
which, If possible, would have robbed
death of its gloom by their beauty and
fragrance, spoke more eloquently than
words of the esteem in which the de-
parted one was held by her family and
friends.
$50 from her home she still may speak,
Still help the sOrrowing world to bless"