The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-06-26


IN Halowe, Sally daughter Of Mr. Isaiah Booklet sEti
3.7Mlss May Grove, aged ls-CaPt. Bradley Rich .rds,
InwnthroP, the 4th instant. Joseph Chandler, ir
aged IS.
MERRILL, g ETg Coacs5-, 7yhge death EJtIce4 10
noticing lite and death Of this good mar Il u our
object soto avoid every thing like needless pase,as
nnr those which, with reason, are Of
The subject this obituary noce has passed through ma,
ny trials, AID witnessed she OF When Quehec
was Capture by CeL OLE, he among The number
stationed defend the Island OF Cape the revu4
utionay warm those struggles tor dence wAich
trieG mems souSs he also took AZ active part During
The year rs, thar Die the history OF country,
ne held esPt@ns commission, under hch he forth
10 fight the battles OF freedom and Independence.
Though his country called, obeyed Der voice. stl
ne did not thirst tor nay fame. When peace more
visited our beloved couEty and the OLIVE r snc IA ever
the eldS which had been rnsonrd 18th human blood f.
did not cease to useful his country. Sensible the
war, aid the defence OF his country, re accepted a
cooneFs commission IN the mitai in which capacity he
acted tor considerable length ct Excited BY truly
P1tote feelings he fought for civil liberty bur much mores
seeing tn love Of Ssviors he struggd r religious frees
hust Plr~sn's HI contemplating n character During the
geAeTpart Of his hte. he distinguished, yer humble
the year 7o54 he member the
bddetord IN which year his relation emcvd om that
church 70 the ehnres Of Christ 70 New Gloucester From
thit year to h time lie Calmly resigned his spirit into the
hands God who gave period Of than fifty years.
adjoining the doctrine OF his the year
7 june 10TH he chosen and accepted the ce Of De
MISUNDERSTANDING discharged the duties OF his Office WITH
risIian hdelry during period OF g yesrs8e
distinguished As PhiosoPher, Statesman, o. man ct a
possessions tut as the valuable cItizen and truly enh
chr slIan. whose OF heaven frightened age
ei the thread OF existence. Though hr crtv
with the hOnDrs, tIekled with he batteries Of the wick
cd world. still, his LAST moments, h had something
vauabe than ~ things elsethr recollection of long life
well sPent Naturally possessing slively iHagGatons good
memory, anka chcerfulturn be " the eoHPen.
ionsbie fr and the soeia CHI istar. who Iet bis Eht
q the hardshiPs and ctions incident human life AMI
these he viewed through proper medium When he first
came 20 the town where he vtdand died many OF IL
were wild uncutvsf@t and the church yetin ns
iant Much. ia iced had b-~n accomplished. bur
much remained b done Of this he performrd his part
faithfully. for which he lives in the graf m remembrance
81 has brethren. He had th the church
prosper and Increase in nunbps and instead Ut the Wild
harmony Of the savage ard wo her the songs az
which he vas peculiarly 70 a. He indeed faVored ~
with that nice organiz zion, nd those ec nerves.
tich rrndered HIM very susceptible Of the Of
and IN eminent those organs which
are 80 necessary 20 its Execution. We do mention s
sensibtty GO hr ohsrs of musical SQUADS being absn
ltey essential 10 The chlacter u CHRISTIAN but do
MINK music has power 10 maze good man 5st r.-Fnr
ong time ne sing The praises OF his God ~ s church
,af n and made Ineoy IN his heart The Lord his
To Of prob zion is doHe and. hah.y Nc his
ced inro heaven, join the chcrps ct Psie ard
giving, az StTaas 10 God and the Lamb