Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-04
IN MEMoRIAM.


IN MEMoRIAM.
Entered into rest at Bluehill, Jan. S,
years, widow of the late Robert Peltiah
Mason.
Born in Brooksville, Oct. 10, 1915,
daughter of Ichs bod Grindle, and one of
ten children, the adverse circumstances of
life early tested the sterling qualities of
naturally quiet and reserved, but ex-
ceptionally strong character. Left moth
erless at the age of ten years, Eliza took
charge of her fathers household affairs,
with a brave selfrsliance remarkable in
one SO young, and giving to the father
and numerous brothers and sisters the
care and loving solictude of the home
mother, whose vacant place she so worth
lily and coursgeously filled. Her self
denying services were in no degree les
sened by the advent of q step-mot her, for
new and growing family claimed every
moment of her time, recreations and girl
ish privileges being an almost unknown
quantity in her history.
After marrying, she settled in Bluehill,
where her own rapidly increasing fam
lily called forth a continuance of the same
selfsacrlticing devotion. The last sur
vivor of her fathers family, with the ex-
ception of one half brot her, she was well
acquainted with grief. The death angel
had often touched the QuiverIng heart
strings and taken loved ones from her.
She was the mother OF eleven children.
In her early married life a cherished boy
of less than two years was iranspanted
into the Heavenly garden. In early man
hood, her two eldest sons, Mark and
Henry. were suddenly called away, one
found drowned, the other losing life
through an accidental guushot wound.
Ohe beautiful daughter, Clara, left her
home for & distant city, filled with high
hopes and ambitious plans for her future,
and in few short months, stricken by
fever, she was brought, still lovely but
lifele,s. back TO her sorrowing home cir
Gle. In the twilight of old age, her
youngest born, Ada, herself a devoted
wife snd mot her, slowly wasted away in
spite OF loves tender ministrations, and
quietly and peacefully glided out over tue
mystic river. Then, as il that Spartan
courage must be tested las by fire., in
less than two weeks, the aged comps MON,
always so alert aud CHEEKY, whose con-
slant thought was to smooth the rugged
road for his devoted wife, after a brief
struggle with pneumonia, followed his
daughter, and the bereaved wife found
indeed her "house left unto her desolate''.
yet no murmur or doubt OF Gods over
ruling love fell from her lips; only the
pat hetic cry: Il am all alone" revealed
the grief SO bravely hidden.
But this double blow loosened her hold
on life, and her sorrow. though borne with
patient submission, weakened the strick
en- heart. Thus when the accident oc-
CURED which resulted in her death, there
was not strength enough to enable her to
rally from the shock. In attempting TO
rise and dress herself as she had been sc
castomed to do, she sustained a fall,
SCATTERING the bones of her ankle. and
though attended by skilltul physician
and faithfully cared for by her daughter
in-lsw, after ten days Suffering hero
ically borne, with prayer on her lips
and look of rapture on her face as
though to the spiritual eye had been re-
vealed angelic visions, she went fort n 10
the glad reunion with loved ones gone
before.
The funeral services were held at the
home of her soh William, with whom she
had lived since widowhood. Three OF her
children, William, Edward and Lizzie
Palmer with their families, also her SON
in-lsw Edgar Hinckley with his mother
less children, were present. One son,
/ Joseph B. Mason, of Southwest Harbor,
and two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Farwell,
of Maiden. and Mrs. Emily Bell, of Boston,
/ by reason of illness were unable to see q he
| loved form laid away in Seaside cemetery,
I but tender memories OF her unsetish life
/ must console and comfort all who called
/ her mother.
/ Feb. l. j. NJ. NJ.
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