The Republican journal., 1889-11-14
Obituary.

Is Their Carter Perlcy, the wife of John Pcrley
ESD, died at her home in Unity, oct, 3D. 1852, ii
the seventy sixth year of her age. When a gooC
woman dies, and especially who has filed
large place in the community in her influence Owen
others, some tribute to her memory il due to hel
well as to those who survive her. ''Memorials
of the dead are useful only as lessons to the
living" but useful life imposes upon the com
munity the qualification of that desire, implanted
in us all, to be pleasantly remembered after We
shall have passed from the sight of those whom
we love
Esther Carter Foster was born in Montyille
Sept Il, 1914; she was the oldest daughter OF
Thomas ID. ana Joanna Carter Poster; but hcl
father had three older daughters by a first wife
Her father was a farmer and lived on one Of the
Montville hills Esther's childhood was passet
upon the farm, assisting in the work As was tho
custom of farmers children in those days thi,
was varied only by attending the brief summer
and winter sessions of ''thc town school, anc
even then the tine that could be spared from h
school and her household duties was not idly pass
ed, but was devoted to knitting and sewing. The
few amusements which she enjoyed We're accom-
panied by the click of knitting needles. She thu,
formed habits of industry, frugality and sobriety
which cTafacteflZeu her WhOle me, ana leculldrN
fitted her for the discharge OF the duties Which
were to fall upon her. But her trugaty dill moi
overcome her generosity, and her sobriety nd not
destroy her naturally cheerful disposition.
When Esther was in her twenty first ear, .July
10, 1850 the calamity of losing her fathtrte upon
her. AT that time one of her Older half sisters mac
died and the other two hat married and move,
from the state. Her mother was left with seven
children, the youngest but two months Old .Whoet
death two months later brought fresh sorrow t
the family) The oldest son (the late EbeneAer fos
ter of Montville) was in his fifteenth year; the
next son DIR. Thomas A. Poster of Portland wa,
IN his ninth year; and the other son not twp years
Old.
1t was the fortune of Esther to have the care auo
training, in whole or in part, Of a very large mum
Der OF children. Her mother raytly, with the ait
of her children, kept her family together and ear
RED on the farm for three years, when Esther he
ing twenty-fOur and Eben nearly eighteen, 81,
contracted second marriage, and taking the
youngest child with her, left Esther and Ebcn tC
carry on the farm and care for the other children
except that the sister next Younger than Esther
went to live with her married sister IN New ork
Esther mad with her two brothers and two sisters
while the brothers of unusual ability for tn,
duties of the situation in which they placed
still they We're So yourg that not merely the ear,
of the house and the family fell Upou Esther, tn
also much of the care of the cultivation and man
agement Of the farm. In the spring Of ls4) one d
her sisters died, leaving -four Young children ano
in the autumn of that she took into heI family
the three oldest, and for about year and d hal
she gave them mothers care.
Her oldest brother grew up and was able to car,
for the farm, and on January p, 1913. she married
John Perley, who had TWO young children by
former wife to these children She was much
real mother that she commanded their luvc a
such. She had three children Of her own, wh'
survive, losing one in infancy. Later the wife o
her younger brother died, and She took into he
family and cared for one Of Ills sons tor sevell
years. Still later one of her daughters returned t,
her home, with three young children, to whom sh,
gave her love and care. Her care Of the family
after her marriage was unusual; while her hus
band had Il large and fine farm he a teachc
| OF penmanship SO well known ana 50 popular ina
down to within a short time before her death. hi
vocation called him much from home fortunate il
having wife equal to the responsibilities that ftl
upon her during his absence.
For many years, too, her nu>hand'- NJ Jthcr, W J..
lived to an extreme old aye, and after her dealt
her own mother, who lived beyond four Score an,
ten years. made their home with her, and TO then
she rendered a daughters cure.
! Thus for more than fifty years. she wa tn
mother of family with never less than two child
rem as members of it, and most Of the time more
and the larger part of them not Her own hUt chill
rem to whom her loVingand generous heart induced
| her to give a home
Her self imposed duty to them WA W faithful,
and conscientously performed that they have goo,
reason te rise up and call her blessed"
she was brought up as a FrCCN i'll Baptist, bit d
her husband was Il member of the Caiviui-t Bay
list Church, after her marriage she joined that
but creeds We're Of little account to her; size wa
| Christian and knew little Or no Discrimination
| among those who believed in her Redct incr an,
followed his precepts in their live Ton herself
| throughout her long life She wa Il devoted Am
| consistent Christian, and What more need be ~tid
As the result of the great cares oi her lIic, am
the severe strain upon her, during few Of He
| last years her mind was partially under cluu,
| and physical labor became nearly impossible, hu
she bore it all with cheerful resignation, All tn
time eyinclng her characteristic trait-loye for he
| family and friends and especially for her children
On one of the most glorious day- Of the Who'll
year We laid her body rest, and we could not bu
| think that II was typical NJ the day which hu
"daWned on her waking III that realm, who's
| Joys =
NO human tongue can utter,