Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25
FAIRFIELD
In Memory Of Mrs. AdeIia A. Merrill

IN memory OF WIS. StueIid ~ "Siiii'
During the early evening of Mon
day, Sept. IA, Mrs. Adelia Annette
Merrill passed away quietly at her
home on Gilbreth street, Fairfield, af-
ter only a few hours illness of bron-
chitis. and during those few hours
her condition had not been consider
ed Of serious nature.
Mrs. Merrill was born in Denmark,
Me-, May 81. 1874, daughter OF
Spofford I. and Sybil A. Newcomb
Jewett. When a child she moved
with her family to Cumberland Mills
and received her education in the
schools of that place and Portland
In early life she was happily united
in marriage with Simeon Merrill OF
Westbrook and one child blessed this
union, William Willis, who has been
an almost constant companion OF his
mother in the home and in their
work. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill came to
Fairfield in about 1873 and were in
terested for many years in the can
ming industry. During the Harrison
administration Mr.. Merrill received
the appointment of postmaster and
Mrs. Merrill, assistant. Later Mr.
Merrill was elected treasurer of the
Fairfield Savings Bank with Mrs
Merrill. assistant. Mr.. Merrill passed
away in 1899 and Mrs. Merrill was
elected to her husbands position In
the bank and this gave her the honor
of being the first woman in the state
to hold that position. A few years
ago the Fairfield Savings Bank and
the Fairfield National Bank CONSOLE
dated and w. w. Merrill, who had
been cashier Of the National Bank
was elected treasurer of this new
company, which was called the Fair
field Savings and Trust Company
and Mrs. Adelia Merrill was elected
teller and also had charge of the saw
ings department. Mrs. Merrill con-
tinued in this work even to the Sat
urday before her death.
Mrs. Merrill will be greatly missed
by an unusually large circle of
friends as her business had brought
her in touch with people in all walks
of life an she had the happy faculty
of remembering each and every pa
tron Of the bank by name and always
gave each a friendly greeting. She
was one Of those women of whom 1t
may be truly said that her aim was
to be true to her God and to her
friends. Possessing a cheerful, mo-
therly disposition she was an ideal
wife and mother and was a friend
loved by all. Mrs. Merrill was deeply
interested in the topics of the day
and up to the last hour was as &C.
.curate and interested in her work at
the bank as at the beginning of her
duties, years ago.
The deceased leaves one son and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Merrill
of Fairfield, one sister, Mrs. A. w.
Butler Of Mechanic Falls, and one
brother, George Sidney Jewett of
Norridgewock. two nephews and one
niece.
Mrs. Merrill was a member of the
Methodist church of Fairfield, the
Eastern Star chapter and the Re-
bekah lodge, the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Dial club.
Funeral services were held from
the Merrill home on Thursday after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. T. c. Chap
man. pastor of the Methodist church,
officiating. The flowers sent by
friends were very, very beautiful. The
members of the Woman's Relief
Corps attended in body. and repre-
sentatives from the other societies
were present. The bearers were War;
rem SWEET, David Campbell. Stephen
Wing and L. S. Bray, who had been
associated with her in the bank. Bur-
ial was made in the family lot in
Maplewood cemetery. Fairfield.
The Fairfield Bank was closed the
entire afternoon of Thursday in re-
spect to the memory of Mrs. Merrill
and all the stores were closed during
the funeral hour.