Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-04-28
Mrs. P. M. Abbey
Passes Away

i oSSCS AWAY
Newport, Oregon.-(SpeciaD :
Mrs. Peter M. Abbey (nee Ger
ina Reynolds) died at her home,
The Abbey, after a long illness
April 81, 1916, at 1885 p. M, +
aged 67 years, 9 month and Is
days. Mrs. Abbey was born at
Viena, Canada, July 6, 1S4S,
where she spent her girlhood
days. She was married to P. M. /
Abbey at Viena September 25th,
1868. In 1866 Mr.. and Mrs. Ab-. !
hey came to Corvallis and re-
NAMED one year, and from there
came to Newport in 1871, COM
ing over the road in the old-fash-
ioned stage and down the river
from Pioneer in the old steamer
Pioneer. At that time few peo-
pie lived at Newport. The pop
ulation consisted mostly of In
dians and fishermen. Newport
was most beautifully located.
The bay teeming with fish and
fowl, the ocean with its pebbled
beaches and the mountains with
their virgin soil and the forest
made vocal by the songs of birds
and the herds of deer and elk,
made Newport a most attra ctive
place to live. Mr.. Abbey, for a
while, engaged in the mercantile
business, but in 1871 he built the
Bay View-the pioneer hotel Of
the city-and from this time on
for nearly half a century Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbey were engaged in the
hotel business. With a family
to raise in a new country, Mrs.
Abbey went through many hard
ships and privations incident to
pioneer days, too numerous to
mention. In 1911 the old hotel
was set back and made an annex
and the new building-The Alb
bey-costing $4,000 was built
in front. Mrs. Abbey assisted
to plan and furnish this elegant
new hotel and she was the land
lady only for a short time. Sht
will be remembered by thous
ands for her kindness and hos
pitality and for the splendit
meals that were always set. Tht
most prominent trait in Mrs
,Abbey's character was her kind
ness and hospitality. She wa!
kind even to the dumb animals
None ever appealed to Mrs. Alb
hey for assistance in vain. Fol
these kind deeds she got the en-
dearing name of Mother" She
was a member of the Catholic
Church. The funeral services
were conducted by Father Moore
of Salem and Father Forget Of
Independence. The bushes:
houses of Newport closed theil
doors during the exercises, from
10 to IL noon, out OF respect tc
the memory of Mrs. Abbey. The
exercises were held in the Cath
olic Church. The funeral was
largely attended by the friends
and neighbors. Among those
from a distance who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Weather
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Myers
Thomas Marshall, and from To
ledo were Jim Ross, w. E. Ball
Bert Geer, Chas. Gardner, Judge
Miller and Robert Mann. Man!
beautiful floral offerings were
sent to the family from a dis
tance, among them being {
beautiful wreath from the Ell
lodge of Albany, of which boil
the SONS, Ed and Mort, are mem
bers. The death Of Mr.. and Mrs
Abbey came very close together
After her husband died Mrs. Alb
hey did not wish to live longer
At the grave Mayor Bensell pai'
a very touching tribute to th
memory of deceased. She now
with her husband, rests beneatl
the clods on the hill overlooking
the beautiful Yaquina bay ant
the blue Pacific ocean ami,
scenes made sacred by associa
ton of nearly fifty years. Mrs
Abbey was the mother Of thre
children, one, Irene Ellen, die,
in infancy. Edwin, James an,
Morton. The two sons, Edwil
and Morton, survive her, and wi
stay at Newport and conduct tn
hotel business as formerly
Among the pioneers that hav
answered the roll call and wh'
were contemporary with Mrs
Abbey and who are toiling up tn
western slope to q more beauti
ful country, are Samuel Case
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