The Republican journal., 1916-03-09
RECENT DEATHS.

The funeral of Mrs. Mabelle Ward
Bailey was held at her home in China
Feb. 10Th, when a very simple but i'm
pressive service of Scripture selections,
prayer and the reading Of a poem was
conducted by Rev. E. E. Longley. The
large house was filed with Borrowing
relatives and friends and the casket was
almost hidden under the beautiful floral
offerings coming from near and far.
The Baptist church, the Christian En-
deavor Society, the Grange and tn o.
E. S. were all represented in these trib-
utes of love. The bearers were Percy
Taylor, Chas. Bailey, Vance Nelson and
Robert Clark. Mrs. Bailey was the old
er daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward and
the wife of William B. Bailey. She
leaves her husband; one son, Nelson.
nine years old; her father, mother and
one sister, Mrs. Percy Taylor of China.
She was 81 years of age. The sudden
passing away of this dear one from our
midst has come as an ur expected and
crushing blow, not alone to the stricken
husband and immediate family, but to
the church, the whole community and to
all who knew and loved her beautiful
Christian character and life. Mabelle
was born and had lived her childhood days
here, growing up and developing into
perfect womanhood, wifehood and moth
erhood. Always possessed of an unusual
" sweet and amiabe disposition, combin-
ed with strict conscientiousness, high
standards of right and a firm devotion to
duty, she has been an example and in
spiration for great good. AS member
and Sunday school teacher of the Bap-
fist church and an officer and lie ader in
the C. E. Society she has been foremost
in faithful service. Her sweet voice
will be missed from the church choir and
her busy hands, willing feet and smiling
happy face from all the Lords work in
this place. We cannot understand why
such a one must be taken from our
midst. But while bowed IN mourning I'M
der the deep sense of our great loss, we
do vet rejoice in the conviction that what
is to US loss is to our sister infinite and
eternal gain.
The community of South Penobscot
was saddened Feb 18th by the uneX-
pected death of Isaac B. Goodwin and
his daughter Allie, aged 46 years, her
death occurring only six hours before
his. She had been an invalid about
twenty-five years, tenderly cared for by
her father. Mr.. Goodwin was "a years
of age, of keen intellect, and active for
one of his years. He was shoe and
harness maker, working constantly at
his trade to within few days OF his
death. He was veteran of the Clvll
war, serving in the First Maine Heavy
Artillery under General Grant, and was
in the famous charge of Petersburg,
where he received seven wounds. He
represented his district in the State Leg
islature during General Chamberlain
term. A double funeral was held at the
Baptist church Friday afternoon, Rev.
C. A Smith officiating.
Miss Harriet Norwood died March 1st
at her home in Camden, aged 70 years,
months and Ia days. She was born in
Camden, the daughter of the late Will
liam Norwood, and had always resided
there. She was devoted and faithful
member of the First Congregational
church and always at the services while
health permitted. A woman of peauti
full character she was always doing for
others and will be missed and deeply
mourned by large circle OF TRENDS.
The funeral services were held from the
residence Friday afternoon, Revs. l.. d.
Evans and c. L. Stetson officiating.
Capt. Benjamin H. Chadwick, former
naval officer and pioneer of Kansas, died
March LIST at his home in Clements,
Kansas. He was born in Maine in 1881.
A sailor in the merchant marine, he be-
came an officer in the United States
navy during the Civil war. He was with
the fleet that ran the blockade at New
Orleans, and also with Admiral Farragut
at Mobile. He was on the monitor
Weehawken when she went to the bot
tom off Charleston, S. c., but was res
cued after floating for four hours.