Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-04
OBITUARY..
Hale & Iialnlin


WILLIAM .. MCDONALD.
William 90 Mcdonald. one Of our most upright
and respected citizens Iled at hi. residence in this
city, Monday morning Of this week at the sgc
Of nearly forty six YEAR, He born in Belfast.
Dee. H. $50. aud whcn Young man came to ,hi.
city. and became think, clerk for his brother
Charles IL Mcdonald. who e tina, time en-
saget IN trade here. At the age of twenty two
year, he entered the army second lieutenant OF
CO, e., 3yth Maine Regiment, where he proved
himself brave and efficient oaioer, doing valiant
service for the preservation OF the Union for which
he fought with a patriotic devotion The malaria
Of Louisiana -wAmp- and the hariships Of the
campaign proved too much for him, and hi. na,ur-
ally fraii body aud moderate powers OF endurance
-err altogether Inadequate % the great task which
he had taken upon himself 10 perform. The ~.
sult that he destroyed his constitution and
contracted diseases from which he wa. all HE life
sufferer, and sometimes a very great sufferer.
and which at last terminated fatally And yet
strange a. It may seem. he has never received a
faithfully served Al greA, sacrifice. 1t is to
be hoped that for the benefit Of the widow and tn.
Two children. one OF them - mere Lad. which he
leaves behind him this great wrong will be speed
ly rigtted.
Mr.. Mcdonald has FLIED many places OF public
trust, In all OF which he true steel. Under
the city charter he Wa the frs; collector and
treasurer OF Ellsworth, an ONCE which he held for
seven years. for nine years he was city clerk he
has also served on the board Of For the
lA-i iwo years he has been county treasurer.
and al the last election he was re-elect-
Ell for another term. At the time Of
biz desth he WAS superintendent Of the Unitarian
sunday school in this city, position which he has
most acceptAby filled tor the last fifteen years or
more.
A. We meet people the street they FAY OF our
departed friend. "A good man has gone" and well
they may. His character was above reproach he
WAS possessed Of sterling manhood and an lincoln
promising integrity. HIS influence was always
eHerted in favor Of the right. That great giant OF
wrong, iniemperance, which is fillng the world
with misery, suffering. degradation and crime he
fought with all the powers at his command. He
was truthful and outspoken, never STOPPING 10
duplicity or toadylsm. In religious matters he
saw what the pure in heart" alone can see He
saw tn God and His creation and especially IN His
dealings with mankind just what a broad, toIer-
ant, noble nature is capable OF seeing In q faith
which was born of a nature as his. he lived,
and IN that faith he died the death OF the right
eous.
We are told that 'tis infamy TO die and not be
missed" But this applies not to our departed
friend, who will be most sadly missed by all, BY
citizens in general by the various societies Of
which he was member. by the religious society
with which he worshped, by the Sunday School
in which ne WAS the faithful and efficient supern
tendent and most of all In his family In which
he was the beloved and loving husband and father
His widow and children have the deepest sym
patty of all in the great berca vement which has