Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-03-23
Recent Deaths.
CHARLES A. HERSEY.

CHARLES A. HEhSEf.
Charles A. Hersey of Paris died Wed
nesday morning at the National Soldiers
Home at Togus, where he bad been for
the past wear or two. Mr.. Hersey was
the son of the late Alvsh Hersey, who
was for so many years station agent at
South Paris, and was born June 4, 1913.
He was for a number of years in Chicago,
but returned to Paris and had been
resident here continuously for the past
thirty years or more.
Mr.. Hersey served during the wsr IN
the Tenth Maine Regiment, and was
member of VIM. X. Kimball Post, q. A.
r He was also member of Paris
Lodge of MasOns.
He married Cyreue Z. Bumpus, and
two of their three children are living,
Charles Leonard Hersey OF Portland and
Mrs. Rose L. Powers of Norway. Mrs
Hersey died some years ago and later he
married Mrs. Nellie Dudley, who sur
wives him. He is survived by one broth
or, Henry A. Hersey, whose present resi-
dence is not known here.
The remains were brought 10 South
Paris, and the funeral was held at the
Baptist church Saturday forenoon, at
tended by Rev. +. l.. Cam, and IN
charge of Paris Lodge, T. aud A. NJ.
Members of VIM. K Kimball Post at
tended in body. Burial will be in the
Jersey lot in Riverside Cemetery.
MRS LYDIA S. d. HAMMOND.
Mrs. lydia Hammond, after an illness
of some weeks, died on Saturday at her
home on Church Street, South Paris.
Mrs. Hammond was the daughter OF the
late William aud Joanna (Porter) S'earns
of Paris, and was born June 2, 1885. She
married Smith Dudley of Paris, and lived
on the Dudley farm on Stearns Hill,
where her son James now lives, until
some years after Mr.. Dudley's death.
They had four children, of whom three
are now living, Charles 5. and James s.,
and Gertrude, wife of Henry D. Ham
mond, all of Paris. Another daughter,
Ella, who was the first wife of Henry d..
Hammond, died some years ago. There
are six grandchildren.
Mr.. Dudley died in 1888 In 1887 she
married Jairus <. Hammond of Paris
Hill, who died five or six years later.
For about eight years Mrs. Hammond
has made her home in South Paris. She
was member of the Paris Hill Baptist
church.
The funeral was held at 1870 Monday
afternoon, attended by Rev. G., w. F.
Hill, assisted by Rev. r. L. Cam. Burial
will be in the cemetery at Stesrns Hill.
Mrs. Hammond leaves one brother, ).
Porter Stearns of South Paris, who ID
now the only survivor of the family OF
William and Joanna Stearns.
CHANDLER SWIFT.
After having been in feeble health fol
q long time, Chandler Swift died early
Sunday morning at the hospital in Bel
fast, where he had been for some two
years. Mr.. Swift was the youngest OF
the children of Alvin and Almira Cum
miugs) Swift, was born in Paris, May Is
1871, and spent most of his life here. he
served IN the Twenty-third Maine Regi
ment during the civil war, and was Q
member Of VIM. K Kimbsll Post, g. A
X. He was also a member OF Paris
Grange, and was one of the trustees oil
the South Paris Methodist church. H'
was twice married, his first wife being
Clara T. Rawson Of Paris. He had nc
children, but a niece, now Mrs. <. b
Lunt OF Belfast, was reared in his home
The remains will be brought to South
Paris, and the funeral will be held al
Deering Memorial Church at 3 O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon.
MRS. ELIZA HASKELL.
Mrs. Eliza Haskell, widow OF William
Haskell, died Sunday morning at the
residence of her only daughter, Mrs. w
B. Wheeler, on Gothic Street, South
Paris, at the age of Is years. The Wheel
er family, with whom she made bel
home, have lived in South Paris abou
four years. The funeral will be held al
1:3O Tuesday afternoon, attended by
Rev. Frank l.. Cam of the Baptis
church. Mrs Haskell was not a mem
Der of the church, but was woman oil
Christian character, aud regular at
tendant at church services when able
Burial will be at Waterford later.
MRS ELMER r. CAMPBELL.
After an illness of some weeks, Mrs
Ellen May, wife of Elmer K. Campbell o.
South Paris, died Sunday afternoon
Mrs Campbell was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Z. Harper, and was
little less than "a years of age. She
married Mr.. Campbell June %, 1912
She leaves her husband and one son, not
quite five months of age. She Is alsC
survived by her parents, who now reside
In South Portland, and one sister, Mrs
Ray Seeley. The funeral will be held at
2 O'Clock Wednesday, and burial will b'
in Riyerside