Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-11-04
OBITUARY.
MRS. PEARL B. DAY.

MRS. PEARL b. DAY.
sarah Eliza, wife OF Pearl B. Day, died
at her home on Court street, this city, last
Thursday morning. Mrs. Day had not
been in the best OF health for several
years. About year ago she had slight
paralytic stroke, but recovered to such an
extent that no serious results were appre-
hended.
On Monday. Oct. 10, about noon, she suf-
fered another shock, and from 1t she did
not recover sufficiently fully to realize
her condition. Bright's disease, with
which she had been affected in mild
form, rapidly developed, and the end came
on the 18th. Happily her last illness was
free from physical pain, and she passed
quietly and peacefully away.
Mrs. Day was born in Bluehill, Nov. 10,
1s47, the daughter Of the late Robert W..
and Hulda Hinckley; she was one OF eight
children, six girls and Two boys. She 10
survived by one brother--W. 8. Hinckley,
and one sister-Harriet, widow Of d. J..
Allen, both of whom live in Bluehill.
Other surviving relatives are Mrs. F. H.
wiggin, Lewiston; Mrs. 8. H. Dority,
Sedg wick; Miss Sadie w. Allen, Miss
Emma W. Hinckley, Bluehill; Mrs. Har-
riet Cushing, Waitham, Mass, and Mrs.
Hulda Henderson, South Bluehill- nieces;
Harry A. Friend, Etna; Ralph Mayo, Wal
than, Mass; r. H. Allen, Biuehill; Hall
Allen, North sedgwick; Robert w. Hinck-
ley, Bluehill-nephews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day were married in Bloc
hill on June II, 1883, and came imme-
diately to Ellsworth, and, with the excsp-
ton Of year ct Bar Harbor, they have
lived here ever since. In 1885 they
bought OF the james w. Davis estate the
house on Court street which has since
been their home.
Besides her husband, who 10 in the rail-
way mail service, she leaves one SON
Clarence B., who is . clerk In the ELS.
worth posto61ce. In their great los they
have the sincerest sympathy Of host OF
friends, not only here, but also in Ba.
Harbor, Bluehill, Bangor and elsewhere.
Mrs. Day was . woman OF strong per-
sonal characteristics; . kind friend, .
good neighbor, and . useful mamber Of
the community. In early life she Joined
the Congregational church in Bluehiil.
On coming to Ellsworth she transferred
her membership to the Congregational
church here. and took . conspicuous part
in all branches OF the church's work.
Not only in the home left desolate, but
also in church and social circles will she
be sorely missed and affsctionately re-
membered.
Prayers were said ut the house last Sat-
urday morning, Rev. &. B. Mathews, pas
tor OF the Congregational church, oficiat-
ing. The floral tributes were profuse and
beautiful, and were mute attestations OF
the high esteem in which the deceased
was held Pieces were sent by the first
division OF the railway mail service, BY
the Thimbie club, by tine Ellsworth post
o iice, and by the Ellsworth rural free de-
livery carriers. Tho bearers were J. H.
Brimmer, r. H. Osgood, e. E. Rowe, J. F.
Knowlton, L. n. Cushman.
Immediately following the services at
the house, the remains were taken to Blue
hill, where at p. m, there were services
1t the Congregational church, conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Mathews, assisted by the pas
tor OF the church at Bluehill, Rev. w. H.
Mcbride. Appropriate music was sung
by J. A. Cunningham, of Ellsworth, Mrs.
F. L. Kent, Of Ellsworth, accompanist.
The bearers were Arch W. Hinckley, G. n.
Pilisbury, W. l. Partridge, #. P. Merrill.
Interment was ct Bluehill.