Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-27
Obituary.
MR.. NEsPASIAN DARLING.

ON Monday night, Nov. 3d. Mr.. Vespa-
sian Darling, the veteran correspondent Of
Inc Industrial journal, died suddenly at
his residence at the Chadwick House Port
ianu. The suddenness OF the blow can be
appreciated from the fact that with accus-
toned regularity he mailed late Monday
afternoon his usual weekly letter and the
correspondence reached this Office Tues
day morning, only short time in advance
OF the telegram announcing that his spirit
had passed over to the other shore. The
correspondence was In his most vigorous
style ana contained no intimation of the
dissolution so soon to take place. For a
lew weeks past he has not seemed to those
who have met him to be in the best OF
health but has attended to his work as us
nal without complaint and last week was
in Saco and Biddeford looking up the in
dustries of those cities. During Monday
he was busily engaged writing nearly all
day and in the evening feeling in consider
able distress applied a mustard plaster
without getting relief. Suddenly he com
planned of inability to breathe and by the
time physician could be summoned he
was found to be dying. The immediate
cause OF his death was acute congestion
accompanied by heart failure
Mr.. Darling was born in Bluehill, this
state, March II, 1929 and therefore was in
the 62nd year of his age at the time of his
demise. He attended Bluehill Academy
and fitted tor college but gave up the idea
because his health at that time was not
equal to it. He took W school teaching
and for several years taught numerous
schools throughout Hancock county He
had the somewhat unusual record of teach
ing nineteen schools before he was twenty
years Of age. For three years he was in
Boston as salesman in the dry goods
store Of Frost & Bro. on Washington
street II was however as newspaper
canva>>er and correspondent that he was
best known and for nearly third
Of century he las followed that
calling For a dozen years he was in the
Held for the HIjue Furmtr and for i've
years or - he travelled for the Iurilrnd
IrnPsrrlt when .hc Nprih,ra Byr,ler
wa> established In Bangor he became as>u- /
cIat'i With u and for four years looked af- |
ter the interests Of that paper. In l-s2 he /
entered the employ Of m. Industrial I,ur- I
mi and took thr field a> travelling CORES
pondent. Since that time he has been
continually connected with this puhlica- /
tru and has devoted himself with unilring
hral " advancing IT, interests Ia - be- .
half De- ha~ visited every county Ia the
~tate and there j. >csrcrly locality within .
th" horicr> 10 thr commonwealth that la
u1' been S.-ii,d by him and written up 10
hl, ludu-tral Survey uf Manr published
in these columns IA, past f,w year. A.
~ 'Nf tn i.a- business ~ Ih. Iqir,frrff .
AA- Nrrran''l th" ,up,nym-nt -
a.iI.' uai tay,ihr- .p,ud,ut- Nj
har.ar- hH- confined h.- Efforts a. western
Na'ar auj hu- represented uur inter. -
. "A a % INN
t,r- .r Portland
~ Nr Darling 4 is uui 'np murl o. .ay
'ha' n1 mnH hlt !. W.h Nj n.yualuiAut-
throughout 'lr state EysryNhery hi. r,.,.
u'ar N.-l'~ Nrrr llok,i forward 20 with
At' pat. Ari L- friends iu
rlWa'r Nsfr legion. ln many a horne. %
iHAty huN uN~- Ut''er. Iu many work
shop haN" h..u heard thy present week
"Npr'-s.Hr- M regret 40 h.- uutlm,l, ,n,i.
.ns Never IA INV state II Main, haI
m'f" i'.atti Champion or QUE more en.
'aI-ih~ttD Iu lI~ efforts fo aIyaur. it, In
lu-tfIal aui resort Interests HeNa-
,lr-.-~~ worker aEd kept ID up with una.
h'ti sIsnr until the a,t. DIVING literally
a ih' harness Hp-~c>>,t ola -AuguIu,.
Z 'uprrauyn' DIV invariably boxed upon
.hc bright side, aud hi, words of good
h,,r and sunny nature have been the
source "i encouragement % many a bu,i-
lr~> man .u thc hour ~ uncertainty and
Encouragement; aud although these bright
Predictions may not have been ALWAYS real
hc' thc world j. the better that they
srtfcat. Iaiiu 90 ,uy ,,a,e a, .a.- ,..., .....
ligh irreparlh.r, Vet II j. TO the widow and
lcr Two chjllrcn-a Son Of l. ana daugh-
cr Of II yrars-lhat this sudden shock
ONES with we'll nigh crushing weight.
The funeral services occurred W cdne>day
afternoon aud were attended by repre~en-
,atyes OF the Portland Board Of Trade
and Portland Press Club aud sorrowing
friends. Intcrmcnt took place in Forest
City Cemetery. The following rcsolu-
ions have been adopted by the Portland
Press Club:
lIhere,,S, For the third time within Year
lraih ht> invaded our rank. and we are once
more called upon to mourn the loss OF mem
Der, in the death Of Ne>pa>ian Darling we have
o,t faithful and interested associate. For a
number Of years Mr. Darling has been denti-
fed with the newspapers OF Maine and his
pen la, always been busy in advancing the in
teTests Of his native state, and especially OF
Portland and it, suburbs. He wa, a man OF
noble impulses, correct habits, an upright
Christian gentleman, a loving husband, a Kind
father and a true friend Therefore, be it
HeSp(red. That the members of the Press
lab Of Portland in bowling 70 the decree Of
an All wise Prov idcnce, place on record these
resolutions of respect to the memory of our de-
ceased friend.
Hesoir.d, That recognizing the great loss
hi family has sustained in which loss We his
associates. claim to share, extend to them
our sincere sympathy in theIr bereavement
ReSalred That rage of our record, be
-et aside for the purpose and suitably inscribed
to the memory OF our late brother, and that
copy of these resolutions be sent to his family
and the daily papers - Mdustri0{ -iOnrndi