The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-08-06
DIED.


In this town, Capt David Smith, aged 80-Mr.
Samuel ii. Ash, aged 4e.-Mss Catherine Tuckfeld,
aged about 50 A child of Mr. Charles Foster aged
months Moses, son Of Iheophilus Barbarick aged
II months-A child of Mr.. Zeno Burnham, aged p
montbs.-A child of Mr. Samuel Cummings aged
three years and 3 months
In Standsh, Aroline, daughter Of Capt. Urah Paine,
aged2 years.-Lucinda daughter of Mr.. Samuel Phin-
ney, aged years The circumstances relating to
her death, distressing in the extreme whilst
amusing herself in climbing upon spinning wheel,
il suddenly upset, and falling upon the spindle it pen
etraled far into her head 70 cause her death
in about days after.
In Gray, Theophilss Parsons Perey, youngest son
of Jeremiah Perley, Esq. aged years and months.
In Paris Franklin, son of MIR. John Noyes aged ,
years.
In Limington July Goth. ola lingering sickness Mrs
Mary wife Of Mr.. Isaac Dyer, aged 60 years.-Mr.
Andrew Cobb, aged s8, formerly OF Gorham.
In Durham, much lamonted. Mr.. jeremiah Gerrish
aged about 81 an honest and indu stTious man.
DTOlraCd-In this harbour the 25th ut Moses
Page seaman board the brig Cordea. aged "a.
We understand he a native OF Haverhlf Mass.
that he had shipped oil board Tor voyage TO the Ha
vana but altering his determination Just before she
ready TO sail he stripped Oft his clothes, tied them
round his neck and attempted TO reach the shore by
swimming but did not succeed. On the I'd inst he
picked up in the outer harbour. and the Jury Of
inquest returned verdict Of accidental death by
drowning. The coroner informs us that this IS The
away from vessels in harbour that he has been call
ed to SIT upon within two years.
I'VE give place 10 the following, although furnished
by friend of the deceased, at late hour.
In this town. on Wednesday last. Hon. JViiiiGsl
Widgerg aged SO. By his death achasm is made in
society, which will be noticed by his friends and &C
quaintances as long they live This sketch is not
written to enumerae.the many Pnbllc stations he has
filled in the State and national Legislatures seat
the Common Pleas Bench which last situation he
occupied the last years Of his life but, IN sum
mary way, to deneate some OF the pecularues Of his
character The deceased bern in the city OF Phil
adelphia, and in his youth, he became attached to a
seafafing life the injury Of his early education, but
through the strength and vigour Of his mind and the
soundness OF his understanding, he performed more both
in the private and public walks OF life than most men
of erudition, lie took decided part IN the pol
ifics of his Country embracing what was termed the
republican side Of the question. and in this controversy
he made many political enemies but party rancor
disappeared SO did his enemies Hleh Spirited, indie
pendent and perseyering, he overcame them all,
generally except the last enemy and to these difficult
ties, which he could not sGrmount, he became recon-
cied In point ofIndustry, economy and temperance,
ii is be Iamented the youth OF the present day fall
Car short of his example. He facetious and
cheerful companion. often found at the festive board
though known TO taste the inebratIng cup 700
deeply. he usually drank his toast from glass of wa.
ter vet his spirits increased with the harty of his
companions He enjoyed unusual degree OF health
ill his last sickness of which he bad but slight iadca-
tions until the night of the 18th of May last when he
suddenly attacked with violent affection OF the
chest, and although the violence was OF short dura-
ton, he declared TO his friends then present it would
be his last sickness and continued that opinion
till his prediction verified in his death probably
occasloned by tumor on his liver
tie manifested patience and much cheerfulness dur
ing his sickness, and frequently spoke OF the nothing
ness of this world. /" He day said to friend it
is strange have travelled all my life in the road,
and never, until lately, discovered the path which,
now appeared plain. Had i seen this path, and had
my present views, in early life think should have
done much good in the world and what surprises me
is. that did not seek for these vews-God sent them
10 me-"