Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-03
Obituary.



When Henry Writings life went out o, I
-, Ellsworth lost one Of the veyy best citizen.
that ever II bad for. take him all In oil. be was
q remarkable man.
He was born In Ellsworth, July Is, 1921
His s,her was Thomas jefferson Whiting.
native Of Lancaster. Mass. who at one tim,
held position under the government at Cas-
tine, later was sheriff Of Hancock county aud
still later Major General In the State militia.
General Whiting died at the age OF Q, Year,
when bis children were all small. His widow
sfterwsrd married Hatch Macomber. Esq, OF
this city.
Henry Whiting. like the most Of our New
4 England boys, especially those who are throw
early on their own resources. WAS prompt to
think and act for himself. He avaied himself
As bes, he could OF the advantages OF Ellis
worth's common schools, and at an early age
entered buttons variety store, where he re-
manned as clerk for several years, getting q
good knowledge OF mercantile pursuits, which
know ledge In after years he was able to use to
| found and maintain a very successful business
OF bis own.
From that store he weat to Boston where
he was employed for year or two 10 lumber
commission house. declining a previous offer
| from Boston house at better salary. for the
good reason that liquor was sold In that other
house and he wished to have nothing to do
with liquor In any way. During his long life
he was q total abstainer from intoxicating
liquors and tobacco.
From Boston, Mr.. Whiting went to Castine
where for some time he was employed as .
clerk and where he married his wife, Miss
Susan j. Jarvis, In 1874.
In 1916. In company with his brother, Sam
uel kitier Whiting, he established himself 10
business To this city, conducting a general
store under the firm name OF II. s.
h. Whiting. They attended strictly to
business and little by little built up a
large and successful trade. In 1854 their
store was burned, but was replaced by
the present weli-known Whiting store on Main
street. In the fall OF 1873 s. X. Whiting re-
tired from business leaving his brother who
continued alone for about two years. when he
took his two sons, s, r., end, and Henry, Jr.,
into the business under the firm name OF
Henry whiting Sons. Thus they continued
until 1881 when Mr.. Whiting retired allowing
his son, Geo. W. TO 20 into the concern with
). X. End, and Henry, Jr., under the firm
name of Whiting Bros.
Ear,y in the fall Mr.. Whiting. with his
wife. went to Boston to remain for some time
with his daughter aud her husband, DR.. and
Mrs. DIN NJ. Drake. He had for some time
been in failing health, and he hoped tha, the
change might prove beneficial and 50 It seem
ed for a time. but two weeks previous to his
death be began to fail and sank rapidly TO the
end
Mr.. hitting was man OF unswerying In.
tegrity, and kind as he WAS honest, In all
the long years that he was In business he
never sued man. Morally be was as clean AS
the SHOWS OF Siberia. In fact be had no vices.
large or small. His sympsihies were always
on the side OF right. and he never acted the
part OF middling man to stand between the
criminal offender and his punishment.
He leaves widow, two daughters and four
sons 10 mourn his loss.