Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05
BROOKLYN.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

the chapter and one of its most help
| full members. In a memorial ad-
dress, DR.. F. S. Herrick said:
In relating the story of our beloved
sister. who recently. to our great
sorrow. has been called to her home
above, we will endeayor briefly to
give the leading facts of her life so far
| as we are able without prejudice or
| partially. On September 3, 1876, at
| West Ellsworth, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. +. o. Dollard a daughter who re-
ceived the name of Musa. In her early
! childhood. the family moved to Brook
| lin where she attended the schools of
| this town. AS soon as her age per
| mitted she was enrolled as a student
| at Castine; from this school, she was
| Graduated in due time. Immediately
| after her graduation. she began teach
| ing To this chosen work, she brought
an enthusiasm and energy that Were as
| once appreciated and set her apart as
an able teacher She did not limit her
| labors to mere text book instruction
| or to the allotted hours prescribed by
| law but her energy was devoted to
| arousing in her pupils a desire for
| more learning; to delve deeper into the
| origin of things; to drink more freely
| of the fountain of knowledge. She be-
! came an inspiration to her pupils, that
| started some of them on the road to
college that fitted them in later years
to wear an officers chevron on the
! battletields of France.
| After teaching for some years. she
became postmistress at Haven for
I time. and conducted a small store.
| Soon after this she became the trusted
book keeper for the Farnsworth Pack
| ing Co. To this new work, she brought
the same energy that characterized her
! previous labors. Her steadfast falth-
fulness and absolute accuracy in all
the accounts and in all financial mat
ters soon rendered her indispensable
TO this firm. She MAIDS the firms IN
terest and prosperity her own; she was
| no mere time server, but for every DAY
and every hour, carried the work, and
at any moment was ready to respond
to any demand that might be made
nDon her time or energy to further It's
interests After the dissolution of this
firm she opened, under her own name,
a store for dry and fancy goods. In
this new venture, she was again
highly successful showing Judgment
ment of her stock. as well as courtesy
and affabilty in catering to the de-
mands of the customers
During all these years with all these
manifold and exacting duties she yet
found time and energy to ald III au-
vancfng every good cause in our com
munity. In the library. she was one Oh
the founders and most ethcleht MAN.
ayers In the Harvest Home, Tor years
she had been treasurer; IN the chuIch
aid society, she was always Wiling TO
give of her time and labor. and in the
Sunday school, she was a faithful
teacher For a time, also, she lea
the Camp Fire Girls. From week TO
week, we eagerly read her Brooklln
items in The American.
After giving up teaching, she sun
retained her interest in the Schools |
serving on the school board she ever |
labored faithfully to bring the schoois |
up to a higher standard during the
last wear, she was the efficient chair-
man of the board, and did all that lay |
within her power to make the schools |
a credit to our town.
If is unnecessary for me to dwell |
upon her work in the Eastern STAR
either as matron, district deputy or IN |
other nositions she had held, for you |
all know that she always was READY 10
e,iva freely and uncomplainingly of her
means. her time and her energy for the |
good Of the order, No labor was 100
great no call upon her TOO eAactlhS
when the welfare of the chapter was
at stake. She always was at her post,
ready and willing to council ana supply |
any deficiency that might ARISE. Here |
in Lookout chapter, her place Will ne
most difficult, if not Impossible TO M
SO accustomed have we all peeh TO ap-
peal to her for help, and so WILING
was she to respond to all demands
made upon her, that we tailed 10
realize that she was stricken WIN that
dread disease, cancer, until hdluie
could no longer endure ana sle was
forced to yield to it's insidious advance.
All that love and human skill could
do. was done in vain. The long weeks
of suffering she bore uncomplainlngly
with Christian forttude. until on july
16 the dread reaper gathered her 10
her final home above
From me. tonight, no words Oh
euloev are demanded. To you VINO
all knew well our beloved sister praise
of her is uncalled for. our hearts are
heavy and sore with sorrow at the loss
we have all Sustained The blow came
so unexpectedly; we so little looked for
the dread isste. that the result seems
the more poignant. We can only say
that when the heavens are unrolled as
a scroll and we are called before the
great white throne, He of Nazareth
shall say. "she hath done what she
could" and to her, Enter thou into
thy reward"
The following verses in memory OF
! Miss D0llard are sent by friend: