Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-02-22
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM SMALL.

Commander william small OF
VIM. H. H. Rice post, G. A. r., died
this forenoon at his home on Grant
street, after short illness of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Small's health had not
been good for some time, and re-
Gently he had a cold, but was about
the house until Saturday, when
pneumonia developed.
In his death, Ellsworth loses an
esteemed citizen, one who had been
active in public affairs, and who, as
head of, the Grand Army post for
some years, had kept alive its or
ganization and it's activities when
the thinning ranks left him but few
helpers.
Mr.. Small was born in Ellsworth
seventy seven years ago. AS young
man he went to work in the machine
shop of Mcdonald & Pierce, at the
Union river bridge. He was a
natural machinist, and progressed
rapidly in his trade, at which he
worked in several cities.
He served with honor in the navy
during the Civil war, returning to
Maine and resuming work at his
trade. For fifteen years. he was en-
ployed at the Kittery navy yard as
an expert machinist. He retired
about fifteen years ago, and returned
to Ellsworth
Mr.. Small always took an active
interest in public affairs, and for
several years served the city eff
ficiently and conscientiously as
alderman.
He leaves a widow and one son,
Edward F. Small, cashier of the
Liberty national bank.
The funeral will be held at ST.
St. Josephs Catholic church Friday
morning.
MRS. MARTIN H. HAYNES.
Ellsworth friends of Mrs. Martin
H. Haynes were deeply shocked at
the news of her death in Boston
Monday forenoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Haynes went to Boston just two
weeks before for a weeks visit with
their son Robert and his wife. Mrs.
Haynes suffered an attack of in
fuenza on Friday week, and
was removed to the Peter
Bent Brigham hospital, where
she seemed to be doing well, until
pneumonia developed the latter part
of last week, and she failed rapidly.
The two sisters here, Misses Mil
lie and Lura Treworgy, were sent
for Sunday morning. They went
from here to Bangor by team Sun
day afternoon, leaving on the eve
ming train for Boston, arriving at the
bedside a few hours before the end.
irit ty,r in,
Boston at the time.
The death of Mrs. Haynes removes
one of the citys most estimable
women. She was an ideal wife and
mother, devoted to her family. She
was endowed with remarkable
personality, always glad and ready
to lend a hand in anything charita-
BILE or for community welfare. She
was the second daughter of the late
Charles j. and Georgia A. Treworgy,
born here in 1874.
The body, accompanied by the
husband and sisters, arrived here
Tuesday morning. The son, Robert,
is recovering from an attack of
pneumonia in the Peter Bent Brig
ham hospital, having been taken i'll
about the same time as his mother.
Mrs. Haynes is survived by her
I husband and son Robert, three sis
tiers, Misses Mile, Lura and Ruth
!! Treworgy, and one brother, Owen H.
Treworgy, all of Ellsworth. The
family has the deepest sympathy Of
the entire city in their great be-
reavement.
The funeral will be held at the
home at Ellsworth Falls Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
MRS. FRANCES L. ARMSTRONG.
Mrs. Frances l.. Armstrong, for
merly of Ellsworth Falls, died We'd
nesday Feb Is, at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs, George Waters, in
Norway. Mrs. Armstrong was born
in Ellsworth, Oct. Z, 1855, the
daughter of Eben N. and Sarah H.
Slower. She was married to Elias
B. Armstrong in 1875, and they
spent all their married life in Ellis
worth. Since the death of her hus-
band, two years ago, she had lived
with her daughters in Norway.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs.
Edward E. Carroll and Mrs. George
Waters of Norway, and Mrs. Walter
Hirchfeld of Cleveland O., and two
sons, William of Rochester, N. H.,
and Newell of Ellsworth. There are
three grandchildren and one great
grandchild. A brother, Charles E.
Slower, resides at Jonesboro, and a
sister, Mrs. John Harrington, at Vir-
ginia City, New.
There was a brief service in Nor
way Thursday, and the body was
brought to- Ellsworth where SER
vices were held at the home Friday
Rev. George S. Brookes officiating.