The Portland daily press., 1898-04-06
OBITUARY..
MRS. MERCY MOVES.

LAG lAdny iElCAub Va 3sAIc. a. ~ 4LlA0s
will mourn with her the death of her
mother, Mrs Mercy Moves, which took
place Monday afternoon after an illness
OF only ten days.
Mrs. Noyes was the daughter of Jona-
than and Polly (Coolidge) Cooling OF
Watertown. Mass. Her grandfather.
Joseph Coolidge was soldier in the Con
tinentsl army, and her great grandfather,
Joseph, was killed in the battle OF Lex
| ington.
Although eighty years old, her cheerful,
self reliant disposition and her youthful
spirit had led her family and friends to
hope that she might yet be spared to them
for many years.
Her husband, Henry C. Noyes, formerly
we'll known citizen OF Portland, died in
Revere, Mass, two years ago, and since
that time she has made her home with
Mrs. Kinds.
Seldom do we see one of her age so
active in body and mind, but she was
stricken with apoplexy and surrounded
by her children and grand children she
quietly passed away.
Three months ago she lost her only sur
viying brother, Mr.. Ephraim Cooling, of
this city, and her sister. Mrs. Nathaniel
Lyford of Brookline. Mass. is now the
only living members of large family OF
children.
Three children mourn her loss, Mrs A.
S. Kinds. 81. W. Noyes and Mrs. Alice
F. Prime, all of this city.
The funeral services will be held on
West street.
ROSWELL WARD.
At his home in North Gorham (Great
Falls). died Roswell Ward, yesterday
morning just after midnight.
About eight weeks ago Mr. Ward had 8
| slight attack of progressive paralysis, but
was able to be about until nearly three
weeks, ago when he was obliged to take
his bed, since which time he gradually
failed until his death.
The deceased was man about IS years
old. A son and daughter survive him;
Mr. Frank Ward of White Rock, Maine,
and Mrs. Annie Gilman, wife of Ithiel
Gilman of Standish, Maine. He had a
large circle of friends in Cumberland
county, who will receive the news with
sorrow; for many years, and up to the
time of his death. he was secretary of the
Cumberland County Reform club, q
temperance organization that has held
quarterly conventions in different sections
IL 70, ON Jryhf
years.
In 1875 Mr. Ward identified himself with
the temperance cause at the time the re-
form movement swept over the state, and
since that time he had been an earnest
and devoted worker in the cause.
The temperance workers especially in
the county will miss him and remember
him as one who was loyal and true to the
cause that he espoused.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 1.SO O'Clock at his old home
stead.
WILLIAM MASON.
William Mason, well-known resi-.
| dent of Dorchester, Mass, died Monday
| at the age of 70. He was born in Bethel,
Me- He followed the trade of shipbuilder
for many years, first in Kennebunk, then
in West Orleans and finally in Kittery.
He had charge of the reconstruction of
the old frigate Constitution at Kittery
in 1857, and the building of the gun
carriages of the Kearsarge, which de-
stroyed the Alabama.
During the early part of the civil war
he was stationed at Fort McClary, Kit
terry, as sergeant of Battery A, First
Brigade, Maine Volunteers, and at that
time he joined st. Johns lodge OF Ma
sons, Portsmouth. He came to Boston
in 1867, and during the rest of his active
life was superintendent of bridge con-
struction for the Old Colony railroad.