Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-11

feeling manner in which he expresvaa
his sentiments to his wife-a mernen-
to which she values above rubies now
that he is gone.
Mr.. McF'adden was distinctively a ra-
ligious man, as could clearly be shown
not only i'm his life, but in his writings
If we had space to publish them. Ha
was connected with the UnversaIiz,
Society, and one Of the officers all
through his life. He was a close SIN
dent of religious literature and was
not at all averse to expressing his be.
| liefS on religious subjects to those with
whom he came in intimate connection
! and 1t is a comfort to the family ar
\ this time to know that he had firm con-
| VictiOns and belief in regard to tho
realities OF the life that he has now en-
tered upon. Mr.. McFadden's domestic
relations were of the happiest. In 1864
ne married Miss Harriet Atwood and
one daughter, Miss Maud McFadden.
with her mother, survive. The McFad
den household has for more than %
years been delightful meeting place
for scores of congenial spirits and no
one ever left there but with pleasant
memories of the occasion.
1t is not saying too much when wa
record the fact that it is only few
times in a lifetime that comes the dutv
OF writer to record the passing away
of one so universally beloved as TN,
subject of this sketch. For IS of the
% years OF his life he had lived among
the people of his adopted village ami
no one has been better known to 4
larger number Of people. and it Is
equally true when we say that no one
has had more friends. In fact, notwith-
standing the great number of peopla
that he has had official relations with.
we do not believe that he leaves an
enemy i'll the world. and vet il cannon
be said that he ever failed to do what
he believed to be his duty. simnIv Ia
curry favor. From the oldest inhahi
tant to the youngest child of his ac-
Quaintance he is deeply mourned to-
day. The most touching evidence of
the esteem in which he was held nv
the school children, every one of whom
he took a deep interest in. was the
bringing of beautiful flowers to mis- sicl,
room to cheer and comfort him through
his last weary hours, and it is a signfi-
cant TACT that the last words that h..
uttered were to express his apprecia-
tlon OF the Kindness shown him and
the love and sympathy expressed for
him in the floral gifts that came to him.
| His family and his most intimate
friends feel to express great graft
tude for the Kindness shown 10 the
family by their ola time friends. DR..
|. p. fash. who spent every moment
ot the last two days of his life with
the sick one, helping them to add to
his comfort and using every known
me6cal aid to minimize his sufferings
Iand prolong his life. They also wish
to express their appreciation of the
Kind offices rendered by Mrs fash.
Much as the departed will be missed.
the family feel that he used up all the
forces that nature had supplied him
with, to carry out his life to the fullest
extent, and that he had completed his
work and WAS well fitted to go hence.
They are sure that he leaves an un-
niemlshed character, that he lived for
the good of others, and gave Of his d,
strength and ability cheerfully and
kindly; and it has been many times y
remarked since his death was an
nounced that one of the best men who
-,N N'Ni Ai'SN hhu Soiie lioiii
us, and one whose memory will ever {
be revered by old and young. II we
could all leave such a record and
such feeling of dear love and re-
membrance as did the subject of this 3
sketch, life would indeed be worth the y
living. Both in his public and his
domestic life there was nothing in
tentionally left undone that could have (.
made it better. No more can be said
of any man that ever lived. -