The Republican journal., 1904-06-16
OBITUARY.

been remarkably strong and active up to a =
comparatively short time before his death.
He was born in Steuben, Me-, Nov. %, !
1915, a son of Reuben and Anna (Whitten) !
Dyer. The father died at the age of SO
and the mother at u. David W. Dyer
worked on his fathers farm until he was
p years old, after which he learned the
calker's trade with his brother Reuben /
He came to Belfast in 1888 and worked as a
calker few years, taking contracts, and
afterwards gradually added the various
other departments of vessel repair work.
He established marine railway between
the Boston steamboat wharf and the Carter
shipyard, in company with Thomas Leigh
ton, and after few years bought his part
ner's interest. After nearly 80 years. bust
ness in one location, he sold the railway to
Ellsworth parties, who removed it, and he
repaired few vessels in the dock He
owned the Dyer House, now the Revere,
on Spring street and for several years man
aged it in company with his son, Edward
A. Dyer, as public boarding house. AS
his years advanced he gradually withdrew
| from business, but continued active and
robust to within few weeks of his dean.
| Even when long past the age of fourscore
years he often did days work with his
| team and about his bone or the shipyard
that would task the endurance Of most men
of fifty. AS business man he was noted
for his integrity and square dealing, always
doing just as he agreed and considering
his word as good as his bond. He was
twice married His first wife was Miss
Sarah A. Snute. She lived only three
years after their marriage, leaving one
child, Sarah Ellen, now the wife of Horatio
II. Mcdonald. His second wife, formerly
Jeanette 7. Bradman, native of Buck
field Me-, survives him at the age of SO
years. They had three children: Frederick
H., who died in Key West in 1864 at the
age of 10 years, while serving in the Navy;
Miss Frances j. Dyer, well-known wri-
ter for the Congregationalist and other
religious periodicals, and active in church
and mission work; and Edward A.
Dyer Of Chicago. The wife and the three
surviving children were with him during
his last days, and it was the first time the
family had all been together for more than
40 years. Mr.. Dyer was always interested
in the affairs of the world, especially in the
political movements in our own country.
He was staunch Republican from the
formation of that party, and one of the
last works that he read was Jacob Riis'
"Ife of Roosevelt" Mr.. Dyer's only re-
gret at passing away was that he could not
live to cast vote for Roosevelt for Pres-
dent. Of his fathers family of fifteen,
but two remain, Mrs. Hannah Corthell of
Rockville and Mrs. Eliza Ann Staples of
Belfast He was for many years a member
of the Baptist church of Belfast. The fu-
neral will be held at his home this, Thurs
day, afternoon at 3 O'Clock
| Mrs. Mary Emma Field died at her home,
No. IS Pearl street, Sunday morning, June
10Th. She was born in St. John, n. B.,
March 49, 1858, a daughter of William w.
and the late Maggie bradbury Moreland.
Her parents moved to Boston when she
was 5 months old and her mother died
years later. Mr. Moreland moved to Stock
ton when Emma was - years old and from
that time to her marriage she made her
home in the family of Wilson Randell, who
came to Belfast in 1872. She was married
June /, 1886, to Charles II. Field of this
city. They had no children and her ONLY
near relatives are her father, who resides
! in Boston, and her husband. MI Field
was confined to the house several weeks
this spring by severe Illness and Mrs.
Field was constant and devoted in her care
N him as wool, hot hoo
own condition was such that critical surg
ical operation was necessary, and Dr. King
of Portland performed it Friday morning.
She survived the operation less than three
days. Mrs. Field was one who. by her
pleasant, cheerful disposition, won thel
love of all who knew her intimately and
she was held in the highest esteem by all.
Her devotion to her friends was marked,
and the fidelity with which she attended
her husband in his long illness was the
natural working of the promptings of her
heart. A large circle of friends sincerely
/ mourn her departure. Funeral services
were held at her late home Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Harry Lutz officiating. The
bearers were William II. Quimby, Fred T.
Chase, Robert P. Chase and Charles " al
dron. Among those from out of town who
attended the services were Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace PiersOn of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Whittemore of Portland, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Pearl, Mr. Harry
Pearl and w. E. Brown of Bangor.
Capt Ephraim D. Ryder died at his
home, No 16l High street, Sunday evening,
June 10Th, after an illness of few weeks,
during which he was an intense sufferer.
His last hours, however, were peaceful and
he passed away like one falling into calm
sleep. Capt. Ryder was born in Belfast !
Oct. II, 1927, a son of the late David and |
Hannah Ryder. He began going to sea
when barely 10 years old, and kept unit |
his last years as memento of his first voy |
age chair that he bought for his mother J
from his first earnings. He began as cook |
in coasting and fishing vessels, and soon
had command of coasters plying to Boston |
and beyond. Among the vessels COM
manded by him were the Eliza Otis, Abby |
Gale, Boaz, Fannie & Edith, James Holmes, |
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