Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
FAIRFIELD.

The death of Marcia A. Withereu.
who had been i'll at her home on New
fall street for the past 10 days, took
nlace at $50 P. NJ Wednesday. In the
death of Miss Witherell the commune
ty has met with a loss which is almost
irreparable. and her death came SO
suddenly and Unexpectedly that it has
thrown dark cloud over the whole
town. Miss Wetherell had not BEEN in
good health for number of years,
hut had been able to attend to her
school duties, that of principal Of the
LongfelloW Grammar school, all the
time until about 10 days ago, when
she contracted a severe cold Pneumo-
mia developed and this with other COM
plications made the case a very severe
one to handle and one that the patient
was unable to rally from, although she
made brave fight for life and every
thing was done that medical assistance
could accomplish.
Miss Wetherell was the daughter of
the late George and Sarah Wetherell
ana had spent nearly the whole of her
life in this town. She attended school
i'ere and later graduated from the
Hanson Academy at Waterville, now
Inown as Coburn Classical Institute
After her graduation she chose teach
ing for her life work and was very
successful in that line. She was the
Oldest teacher in point of service in
Maine, having taught 112 terms, had
he finished the present term. She
jaught in the old white schoolhouse on
lower Main street before the schools
we're graded and taught a great many
years in the building which was for
nerly used for the High school, but
given up to the lower grades after the
present High school building was built
Miss Wetherell's main object in life
&c her work, which she studied con-
stantly to improve upon. She first ar
have graduating exercises, and since
that time had these exercises every
a. sometimes holding them in the
chool building and at others in the
Opera house. Her enthusiasm and am
bition for the school was her chief aim
md this has been the means of raising
9 school to high standard.
she was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church of this town and
was always a constant attendant when
her health would permit. She served
the church as treasurer for several
years.
Miss Wetherell was born Feb. 10, 1851.
A brother, Fred, who lives in Tennes-
see, sister, Mrs. Eliza Chamberlain o.
Detroit, Mich, and niece, Mrs Kat.
Foss Severance of Keyesville, n. Y.
survive The latter was with her at the
time of her death.
urday afternoon from the Methodist
church. The Longfellow Grammar
school will attend in a body.
The Mems supper at theTUniversal-
ist church Thursday evening was
largely attended and good sum will
be cleared.
The Clionea Club met Wednesday af
ternoon with Mrs Grace Archer, Park
street. The subject was Historical Pa
geants" by Mrs. Grace Clark.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. E. O. lockwood were held at the
Baptist church at 1890 A. NJ. Wednes-
day The remains We're taken to Au-
gusta for interment, accompanied by
Mrs. F. H. r. Bragg, Mrs. Rockwood's
daughter, and Mr.. Bragg. The bearers
were H. M. Flood, j. H. McGorrill, F.
II. Brown and Albert Plummer.
Miss Helen Gale of Winthrop has
been passing a few days in town.