Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-11
DIED..

Thomsston-July 10th, Capt. George Robinson,
aged 81 years and months.
Hancock-25th ult., Mrs. Sarah, wife Of Mea-
tiah J. Young, aged 50 years.
Ban.or-Aug. 9Th, Albert Smith Esq, aged so
years, G months and days.
Machias-Aug. Sd, Sarah L., wife of Z. l.. Hu E.
son, aged "A years and months.
Whitneyviile--Ju'y 27tb, Elizabeth. wife of
Robert McRcavy, aged 67 years. months and II
days.
Chcrfy Geld-July 3lst, Mrs. Ann Lynch, aged
81 years.
MIR. Job Smith, aged s: years.
Died in Burlington, VI, July 3lst, Mrs. Mary
J. Tisdale, aged % years. wife Of Seth Tisdale,
Esa,, of this vii age. This announcement will
bring sorrow and grief to many hearts beyond
the immediate circle Of which the deceased was
the centre and the ornament. Mrs. Tisdale was
the ,iaa ghtcr of the late John Chamberlain, Esq ,
o: this place. She was born and has always liv-
ed in this village. 18th no peculiar advanta gcs
for early mental culture, by q dlligent improve
ment of such she enjoyed she became intelligent
and refined, and prepared herself to act with dig
nifty and grace in her allotted station in life itb-
ont pretcntion ostentation or apparent effort, she
made her home the abode Of taste, cheerfulness
and generous hospitality. By nature amiable,
she was upon principle and by habit generous and
charitable. The unfortunate and the ahl cted had
her ready sympathy-the suffering and tho poor
her generous aid. Underlying Mrs. Tisdale's
whele character strong and abiding reli ious
convictions which developed themselves in the
graces of the christian life. She Ievcrently de
Ii GIFTED III the worship of God. and i'll the services
Of roll sinn II is here We fluid the source Of that
perfect equauimity which she always exhibited,
- never ,latrd by prosperity never respondent
in adycrsity-always cheerfully resigned in the
many seasons OF sorrow and bereavement throu Oh
which she called to 1t seems sad that
she could no. have died in her home.
roundel ~ the friends who lvo'd her SO tenderly;
but Prov dcnce otherwise determined.
some weeks since, in company with shcr hus-
band, Mrs. Tisdalo left her home to visit her sis
ter an, brothers in tho distant West. Having
accom- lishe this long cherished purpose, on her
return she was taken sick with u fever, at Bur-
iinyton, Vt. Her sickness did not seem severe
and no special apprehensions of a fatal tcrmina
ton were felt until the day before her death,
when fatal symptoms OF disease OF the heor were
manifested.
1t will tie grateful 10 her friends to know that
though she fell $ ok among strangers, she soon
found among them friends who by their gentle
AID christian MINISTRIES did all that could be
done for her restoration and comfort, making it,
as she expressed it, almost privilege to be sick.
MAY God reward them tor their k.dncss.
Those who knew Mrs. TisdaIe best will be pre-
pared to learn that she acquiesced with entire
cheerfulness in the will of God-that death had
fer her NJ terrors that her christian faith and
hope were all sufficient for her support and COM
font in this last great crisis of her being 1t was
a sad consolation to her friends that her remains,
scarcely narred by death, were brought to her
now desolate home, and that they were permitted
to fellow them to their last earthly resting place
to await the glorious morning of the resurrection