The Republican journal., 1918-02-28
OBITUARY.

The many old and dear friends in Mont
vile were Qrieved to learn of the death
of Mrs. Lucy A. (SaraenD Plummer and
her sister Miss Harriet M. Sargent in
their late home in Hampden Highlands.
and too late for any to 60 to them. Miss
Sargent had been in failing health fol
years, but had kept about the house until
few weeks before the end came, and
towards the last she was unconscious.
Mrs. Plummer was seemingly in fairly
good health until her sister became un-.
conscious and then she failed rapidly and
was obliged to take her bed and did not
know when the end came, for Miss Sar-
gent died Jan. 10Th and although Mrs.
Plummer fingered on for two more days
consciousness never returned and she
went to join her sister on JAM 21St. 1t
seems fitting that two who had been so
devoted in this life should be SO soon re-
united on the other side. Mrs. Lucy
(SargenD widow of the late c. Fred
Plummer of Montville was born in Her.
mon about so years and 10 months ago
and had lived in Bangor for years before
marrying Mr.. Plummer. They were mar
ried in Bangor in 1879 and came to Mont
vile to care for Mr.. Plummer's aged
mother on the old home farm. They
made their home there until Mr.. Plum
mer's death in November, 1910, and were
the kindest of neighbors and were great
ly missed by many friends. A few months
after Mr. Plummer's death the farm was
sold and Mrs. Plummer went with her
sister, who bought pleasant home in
Hampden Highlands. Harriet M. Sargent
was born in Hermon about 72 years ago
and when a young girl went to Boston
where she worked about II years in the
Home for Little Wanderers and her in
terest always lived for the welfare of that
institution. Miss Sargent was always
very fond of old ladies and had made
pleasant the last years of several. She
cared for Mrs. Latham in Cambridge,
Mass, and was well rewarded, financially
by the property left her. Later she was
with dear Miss Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
in Jamaica Plain, Mass, the last four
years of her life. Still later she spent
four years caring for the late Mrs. Win
gate of 1888 State street, Bangor. After
the death of Mr.. Plummer Miss Sargent
felt that her sister needed her and since
that time they have made their home to-
gether. One old time friend, Mrs. Sturte-
want in Bangor, did all she could to help
them and another friend, Mrs. Carrie
Draper of Newton, Mass, who was like
sister to Miss Sargent, arrived in Hamp-
den in time to make the final arrange
ments. There was a double funeral, the
sisters rested in handsome gray plush
caskets side by side in the bay window of
the front parlor and the bodies were placed
in the receiving tomb in Hampden and
they will be taken to Hermon in the spring
for burial.-I. L. r.
Miss Sarah B. johnson was found dead
in her room in the Clarence M. Knowlton
house in the rear of the North church at
about 8 p. m. Tuesday. There are two
families in the house and as they had not
seen Miss johnson for some time they
notified Mr.. Knowlton and he called City
Marshal M. r. Knowltoh to investigate.
The officer found the door fastened
and d trunk placed in front of it. He
forced an entrance and found her dead on
couch in position indicating that she
had attempted to get up and had fallen
back dead. She was fully dressed Miss
johnson was very eccentric woman.
She always preferred to be alone and
never mingled in any way with her
neighbors. Relatives called at her room
last Saturday and finding the door lock-
ed supposed she was out. She was with
out doubt dead at that time. Mr.. Knowl-
ton notified undertaken Chas. r. Coombs
and Medical Examiner DR.. O. S. Vickery
who pronounced her death the result of
natural causes. She had money about
her and handbook with several hun
dred dollars on deposit. Her relatives
were anxious to make comfortable
home for her but she preferred to live
alone. She was born in Waldo, the
daughter of the late Nehemiah and Han
nah Brown johnson. For the past 30
years she had made her home in Belfast
Two brothers survive, Warren and Eph-
rain johnson, both of Waldo. The fu-
neral was held at the Coombs undertak-
ing parlor Wednesday at 2 p. m, Rev.
walter T. Hawthorne of the North
church officiating and attended by her
relatives, who came to make the ar
rangements. The burial will be in the
family lot in the Waldo cemetery.
Nelson v. Rackliff, we'll known in Bel
fast, where he made his home with his
uLcle, Eugene r. Conner, died in Wor-
cester, Mass, Feb. 9th. He was here a
few weeks ago and was planning to make