Mrs. Maria Marshall 1911 On Sunday afternoon, May 14th., Mrs. Maria Marshall, passed peacefully away at the home of her son, Charles R. Marshall, Falkland Ridge, Annapolis County. Mrs. Marshall and her husband were among the first settlers in that community and endured all the hardships and privation of pioneers. They were getting along very well on the little farm he was hewing out of the forest when consumption settled in a lung made weak by a fall from the roof of his barn, and in the autumn of 1869 he passed over the river. Mrs. Marshall took up the task of providing for herself and her seven small children with remarkable energy and ability. She sewed, wove, nursed, made straw hats, did anything she could to earn an honest dollar, and succeeded in bringing up her children in an respectable manner as any of her neighbours. Mrs. Marshall united with the Baptist Church early in life and took an active part in all the departments of its works. She was a thoughtful reader and was deeply interested in whatever was being done for the good of mankind, whether at home or abroad, often giving more freely to charitable objects than some thought she could afford to give. Her youngest and her oldest children preceeded her to the land beyond. Three daughters, Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. McNayr, and Mrs. Jefferson live in the United States. Her oldest son lives on the homestead and her other son is principal of one of the Halifax Schools. Rev. Mr. McLearn conducted the funeral services, which were attended by a large number of sorrowing friends.