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Francis Gardiner Ricuards was born at Gardiner, June 10th. 

 1833, and died in Boston, February 10th, 1884. He received his 

 early education in P^ngland and graduated at Harvard College in 

 1853, and for some time studied law, but abandoned it and decided 

 to go into business. He made a voj^age to Calcutta, but, in 1858. 

 on learning of the death of his father, Francis Richards, of the firm 

 Richards & Hoskins, paper makers, at Gardiner, he returned and 

 took charge of his father's business, and, taking the paper mills, 

 carried on a most successful business. He married Miss Ashburne 

 in 1879. His widow and two children survive him. For many 

 years he was an active business man — one of the trustees of the 

 Gardiner Savings Bank, a director of the Cobbossee National Bank, 

 and always one of the Vestiy of the Episcopal Church. His death 

 was a groat loss to the community. 



Mr. Richards became a life member of this Society in 1881, and 

 always maintained a deep interest in its welfare. 



Hon. John E. Godfrey died at his home in Bangor, February 

 20, 1884. He had been unwell for several days, but on the day of 

 his decease was feeling much better. Between five and six o'clock 

 he sat with his little daughter in his arms, playing with her and laugh- 

 ing at her childish frolics. Suddenly he threw back his head and 

 in two minutes life had departed. Heart disease was the cause. 



Judge Godfrey was born in Hampden, September 6th, 1809, the 

 son of John Godfrey, Esq.. for man}' years a prominent member of 

 Penobscot Bar. When he was about twelve years of age, his father 

 removed to Bangor, and after that time the subject of tliis notice made 

 his home there. 



Adopting the legal profession, he was admitted to the Penobscot 

 Bar, of which he continued for many years a prominent and honored 

 member. 



He filled many positions of trust in his city and county, having been 

 a member of the Common Council of the city four years, and of 

 the Board of Aldermen three years, and was on the Superintending 

 School Committee twenty or thirty years. In 18oG he was elected 

 Judge of Probate for Penobscot County, and was re-elected seven 



