Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-08
OLD TEACHER GONE.
Miss Mary A. Carroll of Southwest
HarbOr Passes On.

Harbor Passes On.
Miss Mary Ann Carroll of South
west Harbor, for more than half a
century an educational worker in
| Hancock county, died Monday, Nov.
| 20, in the ninety-second year of her
| age.
Miss Carroll was born on May 5,
1885, the youngest daughter of
John and Rachel Carroll of South
west Harbor. She was educated In
the public schools and at Castine
normal school. and taught school in
Maine and Massachusetts, for more
than fifty years. She was talented
as a writer, and was for many years
contributor to The Ellsworth
She had written many poems and
articles.
She joined the Congregational
church in early life, and was for
more than ten years clerk OF the
church and deeply interested in all
it's work. The purchase of parson-
age was urged by her, and she
raised the first hundred dollars
towards the fund for that purpose.
She had been a teacher in the Sun
day school and a contributor to all
branches of the work of the Con-
gregational society. She was one
of the charter members of the w.
C. T. U. and always deeply inter-
ested in its activities.
Miss Carroll was an honorary
member Of the Women's Club of
Southwest Harbor. Her interest in
the affairs of State and nation re-
NAMED with her to the last. She
was a reader of wide experience and
her memory was remarkable. She
could repeat pages Of classic IL
erature and poetry for which she
had great love and appreciation.
She was recognized as an author
ity on matters of history and geneal-
ogy and knew the history of the
Mount Desert families as did no one |
else In her school work she was |
far ahead of the times. She taught |
and urged the observance OF laws OF !
health, placed great stress on pure
and proper food, fresh air, sleep,
etc., and was an example Of her own
precepts. In her ninety-one years
of life she never had an illness or
suffered physical pain.
She was one of the first teachers
in the State to introduce phonetic
reading in the primary schools and
she was much sought after as a
teacher There are many, many
men and women in Maine and else
where who have studied under ner
instruction and who have often ex-
pressed their appreciation OF ner
work and the ideals which she I'M
pressed upon her pupils and all
hose who came within her infiu-
ance. Until the past two years
when the infirmaties of age pre-
vented her, she was a regular al
endant at church, and Sunday
school. ,.eo
During the last year of her life
she was cared for in the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Higgins at In
liam Point, where she received KIND
v and affectionate attention.
She enjoyed the festivities or
day and was at the
able with the family, but the fol-
owing day she spoke Of feeling tired
and did not leave her bed again.
She suffered no pain, talked with
Mrs. Higgins a few minutes pefore
,er death. said that she was COM
portable and passed peacefully away
1T three O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the
church on Wednes-
Law at 2 o'clock. large NUMBER
If relatives and many friends gath
cred to pay their last respects TO
he oldest citizen of the town. Many
lovely flowers we're heaped on the
,asket, and Rev. Oscar l.. Olsen read
her favorite selections of scripture
and poetry, offered prayer and spoke
a few fitting words of eulogy. Mrs
Arthur Freeman and MIS-. A M;
T,awton sang "Only Waiting and
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Burial
was at Mount Height. She leaves
twenty-five nieces and nephews
and fifty-three grand-nieces and
nephews, to all of whom she kept
very close by her interest and afec-
ton.