Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25

news was received vest, rday Of the
"cath Wednesday night OF Hon.
Leonard Moody Of Brooklyn New
York. Mr.. Moody was the father OF
Mrs. Arthur +. Parrot OF this city.
tie has had His summer home in East
PlttSton. where he has been most
lelpful and i'dblic spirited mcmbcr OF
Inc community with a strong and
active interest in everything that per
aimed to its welfare. Mr.. Moody was
, man of strong and torceful character
we'll known all over our State. He
vas Il man of sterling qualities of head
md heart whose death will be the
occasion Of deep sorrow to all who
we're privileged to know him in his ac-
tive and useful life.
Mr. Moody WIS born in East Pitts
ION. Sept ~. 1859. His h"! hood vas
riSscI with his parents on the f;,rin
where he performed HIS share of INC
hureS and attended the town schools.
II the spring Of 1850. when less than
years old. he shipped on a coast
schooner plying between Dresden and
iOston, and followed this life through
he summers. attending school in win
Fl. until the fall of 1887. when he Went
Virginia and was employed for two
ears cutting oak timber. The season
IF 1859 he spent numbering on the Pc
i0bSCot and 1860 and 1861 were spent
iHWihg lumber in Il steam savmill at
Wise asset He enlisted in the 2lst
Regiment Maine Volunteers. and re.
manned at the front until his regiment
vas mustered out OF the service in
1865. About this time Mr. Moody mar
led Miss Harriet Quanton OF New
York city. and returned to PittSton Ia
;ett!e down to farming. which occupa :
ion he followed until 1869, when he
decided to move to New York. He
went into the real estate business ana
las remained in il ever since becom-
ing the leading real estate broker of
BROOKLYN. He was identified with many
important deals and for a third of a
century has been ono of the leading
business men Of his adopted city. He
"aS one Of the founders and a director
If the Borough Bank. and for MANY
ears he had been IL director OF the
tamilton Trust Co. He attended the
''1rst Reformed Dutch church. He or
sanized the Montauk Club. OF which he
called the father and was life
member. He assisted in the organiza
ion of the oxford Club. WAS mem
ser of the Brooklyn. Marine and Field.
Union League ard Riding and Driving
lubs
Mr.. Moody WAS :, loyal son of Maine
md during his &c years residence in
tirooilyn there was only one year that
lc failed to visit Maine and spend from
wo to four months at his summer res
dciIcc in East PittStou. lie owned tho
arm where he WAS brought up and
ddcd to 1t whenever opportunity Of
cred. unit, il nnW covers several hun
ircd acres. About II wears ago. find
hS That his country place WAS made
Iuate TO accommodate the many guests
annually entertained by him. he built
HE residence named KONG Villa. which
IS now upon the property. He was AZ
fiicted with chronic dyspepsia and 9th
II troubles to such an extent that he
visited many of the health resorts of
this country and Europe. In the las,
80 years he has crossed the ocean at
east |? times. principally for his
icalth. y few years ago he decided Ia
give up acicc participation in his rcrl
astat" business. During his visits 10
l"a'th resorts he came across a lj,hj;,
water tina; is taken from springs in
'chcV,', \. V. aud tried il with such
beneficial results that he acquired a 80
car icaS" Of the springs and III To Tho
'ime OF his death sent the water an
'Ncr tho country. Mr.. Moody's life h,G
been dcspaircd Of several times IL
prominent physicians Upon one occa-
'ion in Dresden he WAS tod thai he
could not possibly live As hours. In
,ess than that time. however he was
out seeing the sights. His illnesses had
gradually become one-Bright's disease
with which he has suffered at varl-
Gus times FOR several years.
The funeral services will be held on
saturday afternoon at . o'clock at his
iatc residence, IL Seventh ayeuuc
Brooklyn. The remains will be brouch,
/" Maine. Saturday night. ana the In
Ierment will be at East Pittston. Sun
lay afternoon. He is survived bv his
wife, and four daughters. Mrs. PARROT
Of this city. Miss Jennie MOODY Mrs
Facknct Of Brooklyn. and Mrs. Shubler
Of Brooklyn.