The Republican journal., 1909-08-05

for their kindness in furnishing the long
strings of lights, and suspending them SO
attractively- of which greatly enhanced
the pleasures of the evening.
OBITUARY. Last Saturday telegram to
Capt. L. M. Partridge announced the passing
away of his wife's sister-in- law, Mrs. R. An
tionette Mudgett, in Everett, Mass, July 80,
1909. Mrs. M. was born in North Searsport.
November 4, 1910, the Oldest daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Moses De Shon. In her girl
hood much of her life was spent in our village,
with her maternal aunt and husband, the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cleaves, and she attend
ed school and later taught here. She married
Maj. L. Parker Mudgett, in January 1863, while
he was at home on furlough because of wounds
received in battle After his return to the
front, and subsequent transfer from the Army
of the Potomac to the Gulf Department., she
joined him for the winter at Baton Rouge
Louisiana, returning to Maine when his regi-
ment was ordered into active service in the
early spring. While in Florida Maj NJ was
informed of the coming to his wife of most
welcome little daughter, and he named her for
the State in which he heard of her birth; but
before seeing the child, he gave his life to his
country, while valiantly leading charge upon
the forts at Mobile, Alabama, April IL, 1866
three days after the surrender of Lee news
of which had not reached his army corps. To
the young wife and mother this sacrifice of
noble manhood and devoted companion was
crushing blow, but with a determine
ton to faithfully watch over her father
less babe, she employed her energies in
various channels, going to Boston for business
Her parents moving there later she made that
city her home until she and her daughter went
to Chicago, about twenty-five years ago, where
they had lived until July, when they returned
permanently to Massachusetts,. While in
Everett, Mass, the guest of her sister, Mrs,
Annie D. Shines, she suffered an attack of pain
which physicians pronounced a probable case
OF appendicitis and advised an immediate sur
/ gical operation. She was taken to hospital
but before the anasthetic could be prepared
she suddenly expired, the end being a terrible
shock to her daughter, Mrs. Florida M. Pratt
and sister, Mrs. Annie D. Shines, who were with
her. The funeral took place in Everett last
Sunday, the remains arriving here Monday, &C.
companied by her brother, Frank DeShon Of
Boston, for interment beside her husband, af
ter prayer at the cemetery. The beautiful
floral offerings testified visibly to the keen sor.
row felt in the loss of the unselfsh mother
and affectionate sister by the only child ane
brothers and sisters, left to mourn their ire
parable loneliness. Of genial nature, strong
in her friendships and charitable in her judg
ments, she has left host of acquaintance tt
sigh over her departure, although to her the
change brings only peace eternal anda reunion
with the husband of her youth. Much sympa
thy is offered the bereaved daughter and sad
dened relatives, in their poignant grief, by
friends who remember the deceased in the
days of her life in Stockton
I I'VE cannot be where God is not,
| On any sea shore"
"For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of mans mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind