The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
Flayius e McFAdden.

critically i'll ouly few fe" days
passed away at few minutes past
o'clock, Thursday evening, at his HON,
/ 10 Fairfield.
Mr. McFadden WAS born 10 Embdeb
Oct. 20, 1916, hence was IS years anc
/ five months OF age at the time OF hi
death. II. is easily within the range 0i
the truth to cay that no man who bal
lived and died 10 the town OF Fairfield
within the last century has left NOR
warm, devoted friends among all class
es Of her citizens than the one who hs,
just passed away. At the age of two
| years Mr.. McFadden removed from Emb.
den to Fairfield With his parents. Ii
very early life he developed into s1
active student and his early education In
the schools of the town was thorough
and of the practical sort. In early
life be entered mercantile business but
soon entered his fathers otfice,E w.
! McFadden, E O., TO study law. He
proved an apt law student and In 1872,
was admitted to Somerset county bar
and few years later became junior part
ner OF the firm of e. w. & F. Z. Mo
Fsdden. In addition TO the practice q
law The firm did large Insurance bui,
mesa and II was continued until the dea b
OF the senior partner, since which time
| the junior member has continued thu
| business alone.
! Although Democrat In politics near.
ly all his life, so highly was Mr.. NC
Fsdden regarded by his townsmen, 8
majority Of whom were of the opposite
political party, they kept him In Off e
for over 80 years, either as town CLERK
selectman or supervisor of schools and
at the time OF his death he held the last
two named offices. There is probably
not man In Fairfield who ever had
business dealings with him who would
not gladly attest to his honesty and
traightforwardness
Mr.. McFadden excelled as an artist and
he devoted the best part Of his time later
years to his favorite pursuit with the
brush OF the enthusiastic painter. A
scene taken from favorite spot on
| Martin stream which took first priz
at Bangor, last year, is perhaps the best
Many of his friends declare that 1t Ia his
painting of Othello, relating his adven-
lures to Brebantio, which hangs on the
wall of the reading room In the Law
rene library, gives another view OF his
rare taste In handling delicate colors and
correctly portraying historic manners
and customs.
Mr.. McFadden was from the start an
enthusiastic friend OF the library and
served as a valued member OF the board
of trustees from the organization. Mr..
Lawrence secured his services as his
personal representative to see that his
wishes were carried out 10 the cor
structon of the building as we'll as III
the finishing and furnishing OF the same.
But Mr.. McFadden was not only an
artist with the brush, but with the pen
as well, and he was the author Of some
OF the most graceful verses ever penned
by Maine poet. o the occasion OF
OF his wife's birthday few years ago be
handed her booklet written In his own
hand, the borders Of which were decorat-
ed by bis own brush, the whole tied
with beautiful orange ribbon. He had
just returned from his birthplace, tn
old farm, at Enbden, where his ances-
tors for more than hundred years had
been born and buried, and this is the
feeling manner in which he expressed
his sentiments to his wfe-a mementu
which she values above rubies now that
he 10 lone.
Nj. McFadden WAS distinctively re-
lgious man, as could clearly be shown
not only in his life, but In his writings,
IL we had space 10 publish them. He
was connected with the Universalist
Society, and one of the officers all
through his life. He was close student
OF religious literature and was not at all
averse to expressing his beliefs on re-
religious subjects to those with whom be
came in intimate connection, and 1t Is u
comfort to the family at this time to
know that he had firm convictions and
belief In regard TO the realities VI the
life that he has now entered upon. Mr..
McFadden's domestic relations we're OF
the happiest. In 1855 he married Miss
Harriet Atwood, and one daughter, Miss
Maud McFaddea, with her mother,
survive. The McFadden household was
for more than 20 years delightful
meeting place for scores of congenlal
spirits and no one ever left there but
with pleasant memories Of the occasion
From the oldest inhabitant to the
youngest child of his acquaintance he is
deeply mourned The most touching
evidence of the esteem In which he was
held by the school childien, every one OF
whom he took deep interest In, was thu
bringing flowers to his sick room, tC
cheer and comfort him through his Last
weary hours, and 1t is a significant fac
that the last words that he uttered wert
to express his appreciation of the kind
ness shown him and the we and symp
thy expressed In the fl raj gifts tina
came to him.