The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-09
A Native of Scion.

The following account Of the life
and death Of George H. Maberry,
formerly Of this county, is clipped
from a Minnesota paper Of recent
date
After an illness Of several weeks,
during which time he was confined to
his bed, Mr.. George Henry Mulberry
passed quietly away at his home IL
this city last Saturday evening at
about six o'clock. His disease was
cancer Of the stomach.
Mr.. MaberrY was born at Scion.
Somerset county, Maine, on Aug. 3lst.
1871. At the first call Of President
Lincoln he enlisted in the First Maine
infantry, with which regiment he
served three months. He then re
enlisted in Company II, First Main
Cavalry where ne served until the
close Of the war. After being mus
tered out he came to Hyde Park,
Wabasha county, Minn., and on Dec.
5ih, $50 was married to Miss Maria
Shaw at that place. In December,
ls67, Mr.. and Mrs Mabtrry removed
10 Rlverdale, MatonWan county,
MINI, where they resided until they
came TO Madelia in November, 1897.
Mr.. Maherry was one Of the best
known and most highly respected men
of the community, and his death is
deeply regretted by all who knew
him. He was an honored member Of
the g A. K. Post Of this place, whose
members attended the funeral in
body, and who conducted the inn
pressive ceremonies at the cemetery.
The funeral services were held at
the Presby terian church at 2.30
O'Clock Monday aftern BON, Rev. A.
A. Palmer, former pastor Of the
church, officiating. At the close Of
the services at the church, Comman-
der w. K. Holm es, in behalf Of the
G. A. r. Post, m ade the following APP
propriate remarks:
at is perhaps fitting at this time
that | should say few words in be-
half of his friends relating to our de-
parted comrade. We assemble here
today to bid farewell to a man that,
not only az a soldier but as citizen.
was held in the greateSt respect by all
who knew him. In regard to his
army record. it l. a question whether
any man, living or dead, had better
one. -Four years of his young life
was put in for what, my friends? To
CtiutIlU anu tIldhc lill5 l ulltQ fOldltS
one OF the greatest and most uniVer-
sally respected nations in the world.
/ find, on looking over the roster of
the First Maine Cavalry, Company II,
that George II. Maberry was mustered
in as private Oct. 81, 1851; was mus
tered out as Sargeaut, June 26, 1855.
1t is not for me to recount the hard
ships and sufferings he went through,
xxyb nj w hia rodne hot 20 ra
left of us, shared with him. For
forty-two years our comrade has been
a sufferer. His injury dates back to
1854. A goodly number of us have
been acquainted with Mr. Maberry
for about forty years. We shall all
miss him. We, his comrades, will
especially miss "Hent" His good
natured and pie SAINT face, but suffer
ing body, will not meet with us any
more. We bend our heads in sorrow
with his family. Their loss is our loss;
but we hope to meet him in the better,
happier land, hereafter"
Deceased leaves wife and two
children, William and Clyde Maberry,
to mourn the loss of loving husband
and kind father. The sincere sym
patty of all goes out to them in their
hour of sorrow.
The former comrades in arms of the
deceased, members of the First Maine
Cavalry Association, have passed the
following resolutions on the death of
Mr. Maberry
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas Our comrade George
H. Maberry has gone to another field
of action, we who were with him
through the years in which be stood
firm in loyalty to his nation wish to
express our respect for him as a SOL
dier and man; and TO assure those
who mourn for him of our sympathy
in their great loss which is ours also.
Co. H. First Me. Cal
Chas s NTH,
II. J. Varney,
Sewell W. Smith,
A. F. Bickford,
Geo. f. Goodwin.