Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-13
COUNTY, NEWS.
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| OBITUARY.
Mrs. Nancy Jane Long, wife Of G.o-.
@. Long, postmaster al East Blueh,n az ~
., her home here August 2, srea So
years, nine months and fourteen - 40
Mrs. Long vas born In Lee county -
Oct. ~, 1871, and went 10 oreSon -
her parents, In q wagon train &, -
Her father was native OF Kentuckv -.
served In the Black Hawk va, ,a -
mother was born in Deiawars. N. -
married 20 George q. Long MAY 1 tss,
West Chehaiem, Oregon, aud came Ia ~.
Bluehin with hor husband and th,s. ~,
dren tn December, 1870, where ~. ~
since resided. She visited her fr,s,a. :.
Oregon about four years ago.
| Mrs. Long was the mother Of o,.
and six Mrs. Aarllla NJ. w.
well, Mrs. Clara Lula stansfisid ana -.
Lizzie z. wardweli, Of East Bluehstl. ~
Georgia |. Barton, OF Holyoke, Mas 80
Misses Susie r. and Mary d. Long a.
daughters were all with her durin, ~
last days OF her illness.
Her son, Eugene H., died January !,
issa. She also leaves Eve grandchlls,.a
Misses Mabel A., Lena NJ. xna Mace.
wsrdweil; Gilbert W. and Ernss, :
stanstsald.
About a week bctors she died .hs Gaia.
hrr husband, children and grandehlla,.n
around her, and gave them words OF CON.
fort and advice, after which she Rradu.uv
faiied, bat was conscious at interval. up,i,
a short time before her death.
she was faithful aud loving win +,
kind and sfrectiona,c mother. and a TN.
friend Samaritan In the true sense a.
tending TO the wants Of tho sick and con-.
foFting the afflicted. "Aun, Jane, a. tina
young people arccsionately callsd her, uill
be sadly missed,
Mrs. Long became connected with ths
Free VIII Baptist denomination whtls tlv.
Ing In Oregon. She sft6rward Joined tAs
Methodist church at East Hluehlll xh.,.
her pure Christian lifs shone out brightly.
Daring her last hours she told Of Tia
presence In the room Of the son who had
preceded her, and also said death had ma
sting for hsr, aud tho grave no victory
over her.
She was perfectly reeonciled 10 20 ana
when nearing the end repeated the follow.
ing lines:
Late IL reai; IFS is earnest,
asa the grave IA not TIM goal.
Dsss thea zFt, la dust rrsurnesA.
Was acs tpsksa Of the ssai.
Funeral services were held At The home
OF tbs deceased Aug. s. Rev. ]. b. Ne.
0raw, OF surry, officiating, assisted BIZ
Rev. II. L. Odds. OF Blaehlll. Singing was
appropriately rendered by Henry Marks.
A. r. Cousins, Mrs. ID. L. Grlndls ana
Miss Emms I.cye.
Tbs decreased was passlonstsiy fond Of
flowers. and loving hands laid q profaslos
Of them upon and about the easkss, and
abe Was laid to rest amid their sweet per-
fame.
blessed are tho dead that die 10 the
Lard.n
She 10 mourned by a husband, SIX
daughters and nye grandchildren and
large circle OF friends. Iniermonl was a.
Biuehlli cemetery.
q Af3ANs 1~a R%&u HNtA
10 waldobcro, Ia home.
Rev. Eugene stoscr, of Milo, Is In town,
the Enest Of 81. II. Long.
Mrs. W. +. Chapman. who hs. been At
the Jordsn Pond house, Seal Hsrbor, IA
home.
Aubrey !. Long. who 10 employed ia
Portland. 10 visiting bis parents, L. c.
Long and vile.
Mr. Harry w. Binder and daughter
winnis. Of Coanc,I Bluff, Isws. are
visiting friends snd relatives 10 town.
Schooner 'sisua 8" Capt. Ralph
Long. Hrrissd last Friday with freight
fsr tss grauge store aud L. b. Gftndls.
She sailed Saturday.
The iauueh Clyde" carried small
party doxn the bay on nshing trip
Wednesday, returning Thursday. AL
reported tins time. About $50 pounds
OF nsh Sere caught.
Ross Greene, who has been employed Al
Black Island, returned iast week, owing
to an ipisry reealved 10 his foot. He Is
snie TO be out, aud will probably be all
right to a few days.
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Cousins received the sad
intelligenes tbst her niece. Miss Elsira l.
Cousins. died at the home OF her aunt.
aFH. j. y. Smart, In Santa Barbara, Cali
July Is. Miss Cousins was = graduate OF
Emerson college OF orstory, Boston.
She obtained position in Albion, \. y,
as teaehsr OF elocntion and physical csi-
,are, whore she remained until her health
failed, when she went TO California, hop
Ing to be benefited by chsnge of climate
she Will be much missed by large circle
Of friends.
Capt. Byron Young, who has been III
nearly two years, died at the home Of bis
Capt. J. t. Miller, last
Tuesday, and was buried Thursday. Ine
xat 10 Key.