Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-30

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VIM. Richardson has purchased
the Heath place from Raymond
Perkins, and moved his family there.
Mrs Hamlin Maddocks is quite ILL.,.
Her many friends hope she will soon
recover.
Mrs. Frank Mullen, who has been
quite i'll, is able to be out.
There was community Christmas
tree at Agricultural hall Friday eve
ming. A pleasant evening was en-
joyed.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Abiah F. Mason, lifelong
resident of this place, died at her
home here Thursday, Dec. II, after
an illness of one week. Had she
lived until June, she would have been
ninety-five years young" for none
would have called her old.
Mrs. Mason was born at North
Ellsworth, June IS, 1881, the eldest
child of Charles and Abigail Garland
Maddocks. For nearly a century she
had trod life's pathway, knowing the
rough and stony places, as we'll as
the smooth, but never faltering in
her course, ever doing her duty faith
fully and bringing her family to man.
hood and womanhood, and truly nave
they all rose up and called her
blessed"
Nine children were born to her
four daughters and five sons. One
daughter died at the age of nineteen,
and two others died in early child
hood A son died many years ago in
far western state.
Left widow in early life, she
kept her family together through
childhood. She had known the vicis-
STUDIES, the joys, the sorrows OF line,
yet through it all she retained the
happy disposition, the love OF Jolllty.
Possessed of keen wit and READY
speech, no one was ever long lonely
in her company, and her friends Will
never forget the little jokes ana
nleasantries which she both loved 10
make and to receive, and none Will
ever enter that home who Will not
miss her CHEEKY presence.
Always an energetic woman, her
hands we're never idle, and even I'M
Ill I0T6e WcthS DClOl z hSA oONN--'
did much work, knitting fine lace
which would have bothered much
Younger eyes and hands than hefs.
She did practically all the family
mending and sewing, and had her
own part in the daily work OF the
household, by her own wish.
The loss of her home by fire few
years ago was great sorrow 10 ner.
Following this, she went to Bucks
port Center, where she spent several
pleasant months with her son Al
phonso and wife, and made many
friends there who will be sorry to
hear of her death.
Returning here, she stayed for sew
eral months in the home of her son
Joseph, and then went to the new
home on the old homestead, with
her son Alpheus and wife, who have
always stayed in the old home.
All her children have sought to
make the declining years of her life
bright and pleasant and were GER
tainly successful until the sudden
death of her youngest son Alphonso
in October last-a blow from which
she did not recover Although she
tried hard to assume her old cheer
fulness and to hide her sorrow and
falling strength from her loved ones,
those who were daily with her saw
that her heart was breaking and her
brave spirit slowly slipping away.
For lust one week her frail body was
subjected to series of slight paraly-
tic shocks. from the last Of which she
drifted gently out into the great be-
yond.
She is survived by one daughter,
Susan M. Garland Of Belolt, Kan,
who was unable to be present, three
sons, Luther of Lewiston, Alpheus
and Joseph of this place, all of whom
we're with her in the last hours, to-
gether with her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Alphonso Mason, who came from
Augusta to help care for her and who
was like an own daughter. Her son
Alpheus and wife, who have always
lived with her, have given her the
tenderest love and care. Several
grandchildren and great-grandch1l-
dren also survive.
Funeral services were held at the
home Sunday afternoon, Rev. George
S. Brookes, officiating. There were
many floral tributes from family and
friends. Interment was beside her
husband in the family lot at Nlcolln.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
whereas, The Divine Master has en-
tered our grange and summoned from
our midst our beloved sister, Pamela
A. Richardson, the silver cord is loosed,
the golden bowl is broken; therefore be
it
Resolved, That while we deeply
mourn the loss of our beloved sister,
we bow in humble submission to the
will of Him, "who doeth all things
we'll"
Resolved, That Nicolin grange has
lost true and faithful sister, who
labored diligently in the fields, who was
ever ready and willing to do her part
and more if need be- AS her brothers
and sisters in our great fraternal cir