The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10
MILDRED L. DODGE.

/ Miss Mildred L. Dodge passed quietly
from this life Wednesday evening, Apri
End, at 10 o'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman H. Coombs, High street, at
the age of twenty-nine years, nine
months and twenty-four days. She was
born in 1slesboro, Maine, 1.-THE daughter of
Capt. Sylvirus J. and Hattie (Scott)
Dodge, who survive her together with
two sisters, Bertha and Madaline, and
four brothers, Judson, Lorenzo and Sher-
man of 1slesboro and Walter of Rock
land. Miss Dodge contracted influenza
IN the early fall from which serious COM
pllcations developed. Expert medical aid
and special treatment at the sanatorium
at Fairfield, Maine, failed to check her
trouble. She came to Belfast about
twelve years ago and was first EMPLOYED
IN the dining rooms of George Seayev,
where she worked until MIR. Seavey
closed his dining rooms, and while there
made great many friends through her
close attention to her work. After this
+ she was employed for time in the CITY
Bakery and from there came to work in
! the Coombs store about five and a half
years ago. To Mr.. and Mrs. Coombs
Miss Dodge became as a sister Her
strict attention to business, her honesty,
her thoroughness in every detail of the
business, her beautiful character, her
Willingness to do and to learn won the
love and admiration of her employers
which will never be outlived. During
the live and half years in the Coombs
Store she was never late to her work, a
record hard to match. She never asked
tor a raise In wages and when the sub
Ject was ever mentioned to her she would
always say "when | am worth more
know you will give it to me" and she
got it. From behind the counter she
made friends very fast by her willingness
to show goods and Offering any help pos
sible, and the friends she made in this
way can be found in many towns of WAL
do County who will be extremely sorry
to learn of her death. Her ideas were re-
fined and her judgment was ideal. Miss
Dodge was member of Aurora Rebekah
Lodge and for many years served in the
degree team. She was also member of
Primrose Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, having recently been transferred
from Lone Star Chapter of Islesboro.
During her illness she was patient to the
extreme and to every offer of willing
hands and hearts she responded with a
smile that she was all right and hoped to
be well soon. She was bright and con
scious to the very last and realized that
she was going and talked of it with a
peace of mind that is rarely known, ex-
cept to those whose soul is at peace with
It's Savior, as hers was. Her mother was
with her practically all the time during
the last days of her sickness and lovingly
cared for her needs. This was great
happiness to her. Also her sister NADIA
line who was very dear to her was able
to tenderly wait upon her during her last
hours. Services were held Friday at the
( home of Mr.. and Mrs. Coombs, where Miss
Dodge had made her home for the past
/ three years. Rev. A. E. Wilson offlciat-
ed and Charles r. Coombs was in charge
OF arrangements. The unusually large
amount of beautiful flowers spoke ii
silence of the love and high esteem il
which this young life was held. She was
taken to Islesboro where services wert
held at her childhood home Sunday. Hel
father, who is first officer on a Clyde
Liner plying between New York anC
France, had sailed several days ago fol
France, but owing to trouble with the
ships steering gear was obliged to put
back for repairs to Norfolk, and teie-
gram reached him there although anchor
ed some twelve miles out. He arrived il
Belfast Saturday and left at once fol
1slesboro. The bearers We're DR.. F. f,
Graves, Wilbur Colby, Henry Cunning
ham and u. Osborne Lord.