Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-28

A VALUABLE CITIZEN AND BUSINESS
MAN CUT OFF IN HIS PRIME.

The community has suffered a grea
loss in the death of Frank A. Shurtlei
at his home in South Paris last Thurs
day. Mr.. Shurtleff was attacked wit
severe pains while attending church tn
Sunday previous, and was obliged to &,
to his home and call physician. 81
continued severely i'll, it was at frs
supposed with an alimentary trouble
but the case was later diagnosed as ap
pendicitis, and on Tuesday Afternoon
DR.. John F. Thompson came from Port
land and performed an operation. l
was found to be a very bad case, ant
though the patient came out from tn,
ether and was fairly comfortable for ,
while, he died about o'clock Thursday
Frank A. Shurtleff was born in South
Paris July 22, 1858, the son of Alonzo Z
and Hannah (rribou) Shurtltff, both o.
whom are now living. At the age of
he began attending school in what was
then known a. the Brick School House
w. II. Bolster being the teacher. HI
continued to attend the village schools
until 1878, Professor r. j. Everett being
at that time principal of the high school
On leaving school at the age of Is be
entered the employ of A. NJ Gerry, the
druggist, and continued with him until
1882. From that time until 1887 he was
clerk in the drug store of A. S. Kinds in
Portland, and while there became a
registered pharmacist.
L. L.. o. n 4
started in the drug business for himself.
Jan. LIST, 1899. be took into partnership
Charles III. Howard, and the business
was continued under the firm name OF
F. A. Shurtleff & Co. In February,
1906, the business was incorporated with
Mr.. Shurtleff president and treasurer,
Mr.. Howard vice president, and A. l..
Clark clerk. For many years it was the
leading drug store of the village, and for
a number of years has been the only one,
doing business which has required
quite force of clerks. For while two
stores were conducted here, which were
later consolidated. A store was also run
for some time at West Paris, and store
has been conducted at Paris Hill during
the summer season for some years. The
past summer a store was also conducted
at Old Orchard, where large business
was done.
Mr.. Shurtleff has been since 1890
treasurer of the South Paris Village Cor
poration, and since 1898 treasurer of the
town of Paris. He was a director of the
Paris Trust Co. and had served as presi-
dent of the South Paris Board of Trade.
he was secretary and treasurer of the
Mount Mica Building Association from
1905, financial secretary of Mount Mica
Lodge of Odd Fellows from 1890 to
1900, was secretary and treasurer of the
Durell Hill Cemetery Association, and
had been for number of years collector
for the Norway Water Co. and for a
number of insurance companies. In the
business life ofthe community he was in
all WAYS an important factor. He ap-
piled himself to business closely-too
closely, perhaps, for his own physical
welfare-aDd was implicitly trusted in
all his dealings.
For nineteen years Mr.. Shurtleff had
been an active member of the South
Paris Congregational church. He was
clerk and treasurer of the church for
fourteen years. and was later treasurer
of the parish for two years. He was a
member of Mount Mica Lodge of Odd
Fellows, Aurora Encampment, Mount
Pleasant Rebekah Lodge, and Hamlin
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. In politics
he was Republican. He was not only
a man whom everybody esteemed and
respected, but a companionable man
whom everybody liked. Few men who
have had so extensive dealings with
other men make so many real friends
and incur so little displeasure as did Mr..
Shurtleff. In many ways his loss will be
seriously felt.
Mr.. Shurtleff married Laura Clifford,
daughter of Charles III. Clifford, on Oct.
go, 1889, aud had one son, Stanley, born
Nov. l6, 1891. On June 80, 1897, he
married Mary Frances Parsons, daughter
of Deacon Stephen Robinson Parsons,
who survives him.
The funeral was held at the Congrega-
tional church at 2 o'clock Sunday, in
charge of Mount Mica Lodge, /. o. 0. F.,
with Hamlin Lodge, X. of p, acting as
escort. There was large attendance of
the members of both orders, and a COD.
gregation which filed the church SO
that a number were standing on the
stairs. The bearers were N. ID. Bolster,
franklin Maxim, Z. n. Haskell, Nelson
G.. Elder, Walter L. Bonney, and Geo.
r. Morton. A great quantity of beauti,
full flowers were arranged about and
above the casket. Rev. Mr.. McWhorteI
spoke appropriately from the two texts,
mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright; for the end of that man is
peace" and "And they went and told
Jesus" Following this was the funeral
service of the order by the Odd Fellows
Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.