The Republican journal., 1911-01-12

The glad new year was very much saddened
Cargill wife Of postmaster G. H. Cargil, which
occurred on that day. Mrs. Cargill had been i'll
for long time with complication of diseases
that baffied the skill of the medical faculty,
and had been confined to her bed the greater
part of the time for year. For many months
before her death she was nearly blind and at
times great sufferer. Everything that could
be done by kind husband and loving relatives
and friends to alleviate her sufferings was
done. But she could not be saved to them, and
she passed on to the higher life at the begin
ming of the new year, leaving to mourn her
departure. husband, G. H. Cargill; two sops,
Walter N, Cargill, an electrician of Lynn,
Mass, and DIR. W. l.. Cargill, surgeon dent
list of this village; three sisters and one broth
er, Mrs. W. H. Lowell. Mrs. j O. Johnson and
Mrs L. C. Morse of this village and Walter I.
Neal of Waldo; three nieces and three neph-
ews, Mrs. A. ]. Skidmore of this village, Mrs
Frank Jones of Searsmont; Mrs G
Osborne Lord of Belfast, Ralph l. Morse Of
Belfast, Ray and Allen Neal of Waldo Her
age was fifty-nine years. The death of Mrs.
Cargill is great loss to the community and is
worthy of more than passing notice. she
was born in the town of Morrill, in 1852, the
youngest daughter Of the late Isaiah C. and
Ardra C. Neal, and came to this town with her
parents and was married to G. H. Csrgill in
1874 She early developed a great passion
for music, but prevented from making
it life study by reason of a slight defect
in her eyesight caused by the malady of
the scarlet fever and canker rash in her in
fancy. Though the defect was but slight
it proved great hindrance to her, and
but for that defect the world would have
heard more from her. for she possessed very
powerful and an exceedingly sweet and melo-
dous voice which captivated all who listened
to it. By perseverance and close study of the
science of music from books she by self Gull
ture alone became so proficient that she was
for many years the music teacher of the
village, in both vocal and instrumental music,
and there are but few persons in this part of
the county who make any pretences to music
For more than twenty years she was men,
Der OF the justly celebrated Liberty church
choir, made celebrated by Mrs. Cargill, Mrs.
C. M. Hurd and Mrs. DR.. Clough of this village,
and thousands of people have been thrilled by
their sweet and powerful voices at musical
conventions in Knox, Waldo and Kennebec
counties. She early trained her two boys in
the art of music, and both have fine voices
and bass singers of fine quality. Mrs.
Cargill was a member of Arbutus Chapter,
Order of the Eastern STAR and had held high
offices in that order The funeral services
were held at the house Jan. 4th, Rev. 7. r.
Pentecost of Montville officiating. The flower
offerings were many and beautiful-too many to
be enumerated here There were beautiful and
expensive flowers from the family, from the
sisters, from the brother and family, from
Arbutus Chapter, and from friends in Somer-
vile and Hudson, Mass, The interment was
in Mount Repose cemetery. Montville.-J. o. J.
e. Mrs. Walter Menon of Bangor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Cargill Of Lynn were in town last
week, called here by the death of Mrs G. H
Cargill. :. The Primary school did not begin
last Monday, as the teacher, Mary A. Brown,
was acting as clerk at the post Office.