Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-03-04
John B. Cough.

John 3. Cough the 'amou, temperance
orator. whose ,hrl.ir. ,laquence has cleo
,r.fel thousands If sa4'rrees. VAS stricken
Down with anopleNy.' Monday evening,
Fea. Is. ID the mil,, f an address near
pa.4Ie,ph,a. and died ID the following
Thursday evening & the time he wa.
,,:slaeu D, had jus, uttered The words
Il have seven ,ea,- i. ''r record of m,
eRn .ltp wien / was i.ll * the IRON grasp
of iHt-muerAuce would give the world 10
A..t5 ,u'. la,. ala, cannot" Stepping
uraasa. with impressive gesture. the lectur-
~ SAID therefore. Young men, make YOUR
lscafl-"
rt. .s,,-,ra v,s ,exrr finished TIL.
anus "''' '''''" up lux '''' ''''P''
forward on to the chest and TIE great
sr4,or fell the floor lie wa, taken up
a.-.,.. l.. -,s..r,a ra.l, Nh ,i.s s,d.. the
.
~ all ihe memorable ia>' words winch
have ever beet. uttered. meme are more sirik-
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G~t"eeN 'i ',> own wrong d''nsS' siahd'hs
ou g.. y,y border land of the unseen world.
be- >.,4 LII r.r, a,l ,r+dio "a, commit IL.
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q. receipt e fae news that Mr.. Cough
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l.s t'''"A''mehf that John Is cough
- -'.'-' -s'l 'uete> me hearts Of the
.h-> 'o-hHN. NO ma'chies>
o''A r ."Nf 'mHAnel fhr cause Of the
oppressed ~ MS age W endeA Ph!Iips
,.i. d '..- '4rHii-i''tf, Save, and John Il.
''-- 'h'' ~ ihe fln'>eHeI save ons
va. 'A ~ At .a4r u.ooa Of Boston, ana
va -!-H-a'e - Harvard; the otner, the
s.n Of f La4l.>h people, struck GUY
alone Isl htis'H wears Of aye TO make Nv
i"S ''I 'aus'eI IN Ne" "Tk CITY.
".y-" "a' born on Tie English side Of
ING S'fa'', o! DIVER IN ISL HIS father
"aS q fea>'oar4 solder. H!> mother was
Alha.r 'hfl>;lAn woman. long The school
mistress III Tee village
before Young Tough was eleven years
90. 4r'5ilnE II help himself and to relieve
~ IA" per ann mother he J"Ined family
ABOUT en grating TO America.
soon alter Ms arriNai IN America he be
came t"tA-Hlidtrs apprentlce IN New
l"F'. Aiho4Sh he had United on proba-
'oh "AR iLt Methodist church. he after
ware, BECAME incorporate and was accus-
'"lAsu 10 S'hs and recite IN grog shops.
""eie Ms powers OF mimicry and action
mace nan q iayorte.
rive years alter hls arrival in New York
ne Na4 ''!'eh 20 the leHe oil a comic singer
I'D a 10" 'Ataler. and for several Years led a
.,'eeAL'oGs Iit On the stage, obtaining situa-
'''h> ii Ne~ York. Bosom, Lowell, and
several smaller New England cities, all the
VINE becoming more and more Of drunk
ara IN Que play has part included the
IIoicI'lnS OF nose s'aunch temperance men,
IT. /! man breeher and Deacon Moses
GRANT o. boston
"aN s"od workman aud after
-l' man age opened blnaery IN Nevbury-
foi'. 'UL Ar spent Tie larger part OF his
toi Di""u! ana soon MS wife ard
''''', III" D4eG' ne removed TO p" orces-
~ f,"7 '"e ipNes' company,
EFefY one knows how'in The height of The
wor3 drsw NJ. c e',,ei' III 1911 KIND
meeting at Worcester. where the Door DRUM
ara arose, "hen the opportunity for speak
.l: "'s 'ns'eo, anu overwhelmed the great
,.r,,.a,a.. ..'e 'ouoniis story Of ms hrst
signed the pledge. A terrible struggle with
ne drink demon followed. He conquered,
,sn,nars ote eo-'uie"eea as career. singing
enct. Once nnder ,Ie inanas ms eApef,-
lcine he fell. His old friends rallied around
NM nm, ana from that time he stood firm.
vol ~ c. Ia Ia q DIS temperance
and obtained II 2Is 5000 49, aua'ss ser
pledge.
III. Id 1872 Mr. Cough married Miss Mary
III ~ " Do. .1'oh' Mass who travelled