The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-07
OBITUARY..
Hon. Henry M. Bearce.

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.Bearce died this morning after along ILL
ness. Mr.. Bearce has been for many
years leading man in Oxford county.
He was born about Sc years ago, in
Hebron. He prepared for college at He
bron Academy, and entered Colby Uni
versity in 1859. In that class were
Judge william P. Whitehouse, Judge
Percival Bonney, Hon. William 2. Fogler
of Belfast, Colonel Hezeltine of Boston,
and Judge John G. Gray of California.
Mr.. Bearce remained in college until
1862, when he enlisted in the Twenty
third Maine regiment At the end of the
nine months of service he had become
second lieutenant He then re-enllsted
in the Thirty-second Maine, and, with
that regiment, participated in the Will
deruess campaign until the explosion Of
the. mine at Petersburg. In that affair
he was taken prisoner, and held until
after the surrender of Lee. After the
war he returned to Waterville, and was
graduated with the class of 1865 He
studied law with the late Alvah BLACK
at Paris, and was admitted to the bar
about 1867.
He has lived since that time in his
home county, taking an active interest
in all undertakings for the advancement
of her interests He has been for many
years president o.. the Norway National
Bank, and treasurer of the Norway Saw
ings Bank. For. many years he was
memb Der of the Republican state COM
mittee. In 1888 he represented Norway
in the lower branch of the State Legis-
lature, and in 1885 represented Norway
in the Senate.
After his admission to the bar Mr..
Bearce married Miss Frances Kimball,
daughter of Colonel William Kimball
81 al in{ hofr
ried life, leaving. a daughter, Miss Fran
ces Bearce, whose untimely death in
March, 1898, while student at Colby,
was heavy aff1icion to her father.
Since that event, Mr.. Bearce's health has
failed very rapidly.
Mrs. Oren Ring.
Mrs. o rem Ring died in New Haven,
Friday, from the effects of apoplexY. In
announcing her death the New Hav-
en- Reg lister of Saturday says:
The sad announcement is made today
of the death of Elizabeth Helen Ring,
at tha residence of her son, DIR. Henry
Wilson Ring, 46 Elm street: Mrs.
Ring had been here several weeks on
visit and until few weeks ago was ap-
parently in the best of health and Spirits
She was then taken suddenly ill. and
had since been confined to her rooms,
falling slowly but surely until this
morning, when the end came, naturally
and peacefully. Though stranger to
New Haven, Mrs. Ring had been fire.
quent enough visitor to draw about her
a circle of friends who grew to love her
for her many sweet traits of character.
She was a woman of strong resolution
which, combined with a naturally ten
der and buoyant temperament, made
her as sweet companion as it did true
wife and mother. Those whose good
fortune it was to gain her confidence
and her love will recall now with new
meaning the pleasure they took in her
society and the feeling of companion
ship that came over them in her pres
ence. She had lived her life in the
world, understood it's ways thoroughly,
and as result judged it with that
Christian fortitude and patience that
identifies a fully rounded and symmet-
rically developed oharacer' her love for
her chi ldren was the overwhelming
passion of her life, and until the end she
devoted herself to their happiness, know
ing no sacrifice too great to make to
that end. Though far from her home
she died in an atmosphere charged with
the love and respect ofsnew found, but
devoted friendship Her three sons,
panied the remains to Portland, Me-,
today, where they will be inferred in
the family lot Her husband survives
her, though himself in feeble health.
Mrs. Addie L. Webb.
Mrs. Addie L., wife Of H. B. Webb,
died last Tuesday, at Great Falls. N. H.,
where she had lived but few months,
having moved there from Woodfords.
Being possessed of sunny disposition,
she gained the love and esteem Of all
with whom she associated. Mrs. Webb
was the youngest daughter OF the late
John F Bean OF Portland. She leaves
husband and two children, an aged
mother and two sisters, Mrs. John L.
Best and Mrs. Matthias Moulton.
The funeral services took place Thurs
day from All Souls church, Deering, OF
which society she was an active mem
Der. The floral offerings were very beau
tiful. The services were conducted in
an impressive manner by the Rev. Mr..
Hayden.
John jay.
New York. eeMay 5.-John Jay, ex-
United States miniser to Austria, died
today at the Hotel Savoy, in this city:
Mr.. Jay leaves a wife, four children, ~
grandchildren, and 10 great grandchli-
dren. Mr.. Jay was nearly " years old.