The Republican journal., 1917-08-02
OBITUARY.

Marjorie A. Brown of East Belfast. los1
her life Thursday afternoon in an heroic
attempt to save friend from drowning
Miss Brown with Miss Margaret Nicker.
son and her cousin, Miss Anna Gahagar
OF New York, were bathing in Goose river
near the Kelley Axe factory. Miss Nick.
erson was swimming up stream when she
heard her cousin call for help as she hac
gone from the shore into the channel Of
the river and realized that she was ir
danger. She wore a pair of SWIMMING
wings Miss Nickerson called to her te
paddle until they could get help. Mar
jorie seeing the necessity of immediate
action went at once to her, but sank and
did not rise again. Charles Larrabee and
Edward Colson came to the rescue OF
Miss Gahagan, who was unconscious
| when taken from the water DR.. Foster
c. Small was called and with quick action
resuscitated her. The water was lower
ed in the river from the dam and Mar
jorie's body was recovered. She was
born in Belfast March 18, 1908, the daugh-
ter of Richard and Emma j. Robertson,
Brown. She was a sophomore in the
Belfast High, was unusually bright and
lovable, a favorite in the neighborhood
She was member of the Mason Mills
Sunday school, The loss is very severe
one to the family. She is survived by
three brothers, Harry E. and George B.
of East Belfast and Lloyd R. of Auburn
and by half sister, Mrs. Mary Evans
Jacobs of East Belfast The funeral was
held at her late home Sunday at p. M,
Rev. VIM. Vaughan of Trinity Reformed
church officiating. There was a very
large attendance of sympathizing friends
who showed their love and esteem to the
brave young girl. The following flowers
were contributed: Pillow from father
and mother; wreath, sister and brothers
sprays, Mrs. Mary NJ. Robertson and
Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Robertson, MIR. and
Mrs. c. E. Robertson and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin H. Robertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Robertson, Mr. and Mrs J.
c. Robertson, Mrs. Jennie Clements, Miss
Edna Hopkins, Miss Anna Gahagan
bouquets, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Achorn,
Ethel and Vida Savery, Raphnel Leav-
lit and Mrs. Lucy Tucker; wreath, Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Gross Benjamin Gross,
Richard Stephenson, Margaret Nicker-
son, Sidney Bowen, Helen Bowen, Hiram
Ellis, Wesley Richards, Clara Nickerson,
George Richards, Rachel Stephenson
! Wilda Savery, Sadie Ellis, Dana Ellis
Sadie Robbins, Beulah Ellis, Hervey Rob-
bins, Wilson Ellis, Charlie Walker; spray
Mr.. and Mrs. V. D. Larrabee, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Alvin Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Larrabee, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Larrabee.
| Mr. and Mrs. Perley Larrabee, Mr. anc
Mrs. Clarence Goodrich, Mr.. and Mrs
John Wright; sprays, B. H. S. class Of
| 1929, Girls Garden and Canning Club o1
the Belfast High, Margaret and Mary
Jefferds Daughters of Veterans, Sons Of
Veterans, cutting room of Mathews
mill, Sherman's mill employees; basket
Goodyear room, shoe factory; spray, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Stinson, Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Nickerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
! Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Trudeau
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bowen, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clifton Gross, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Por
ter Nash, Mr.. and Mrs. William Staples
till, Miss Fannie Guptill, Mrs. Jenni,
Stevens, Mrs, Mary Staples, Miss Lotti
Staples; spray, Mrs. Hattie Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Ellis, Mr. Rosco
Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Nickerson
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tompkins, Mr.. ant
Mrs Eugene Achorn, Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Staples
Mr.. and Mrs. Selwin Bowen, Mr. Wal
lace Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. James Richards
Miss Mary Woodbury., Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Stephenson, Mrs. Lavinia Philbrick
WI anu Mis- LNcltIt 1NESheISOIl, MIS-
Alice Mitchell, Mr.. William Mason, MI
and Mrs. Chas Turner, Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Gross, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Thomp
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Leavitt, Mr. an
Mrs. Andrew Ellis, Mr. and Mrs Marte]
Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Savery; spray
Gladys and Muriel Brown; bouquet, MI
Edwin Frost; spray, Fletcher Whitcomt
bouquets, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Rogers
MIR. and Mrs. j. W. Burgess; sprays
Marion Parsons, Charlotte knowlton
Mildred Thomas Mr.. and Mrs Charlie
Young and Miss Mabel Young; bouquets
Mr. E. B. Briefly, Mrs. E. B. Briefly
Mona Burgess; spray, Phemie King; bou
quet, Doris Allen; spray, Mr.. Harold P
Cobb; bouquets, Katherine Wood, Mrs
Sumner Bridges, Winfield Mariner, MI
and Mrs. r. G. Lamson and Mrs. F. w
Daggett, Mrs. M. A. Cook, Miss Louis
Ferguson.
Daniel o. Bowen, one of Waldo coun
tvs most prominent citizens, died at hi
home in Morrill,, July 29th, after Ion
and severe illness. He was born in Nor
rill Nav 90 1842 the voun noest son of tn