Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20

would Ii he mad been his son.
Since tine death of Foster Hardin and
wife, the place has been sold at least twice,
and is now owned by Kneizel, the musical
artist, except the old house and small
lot owned by David F. Harding, who lives
in the house.
The rext place and house was that Of
Samuel Hall, who built the house now
standing in the '30s or '40s of the last CEN
fury, which is now owned by the heirs of
Wolff Fries. Samuel Halls wife was
daughter of George Choate, and the record
OF his family is as follows:
Joanna, born Oct. IL, 1881.
George Choate, born April 8, 1884.
Rebecca, born May, 1887.
Richard E., born Oct. 2S, 1910.
Mr.. Hall sold his place in the sos, and
the family removed from the town.
The next occupant of this house was
Andrew Jackson Gray, who married
Nancy E. Dodge, daughter of Capt. Mer-
rill Dodge, July, 1852. She was born April
8, 1884; he was born May IS, 1928. Their
children were:
Albert, born May %, 1855; died May IS,
1853
Alice Judson, born March 10, 1857.
Annie Merrill, born Oct. 8, 1867
Herbert Brooks, born Dec s, 1871.
AT this house died Andrew Gray, father
OF Andrew Jackson Gray, Dec. 20, 1868,
aged eighty-seven or lightweight years.
The modern houses and cottages of
summer residents are not included in this
account of early settlers and their houses,
so that we pass on to the farm known
now as
PARKER's POINT.
This was taken up, cleared, buildings
erected and farm cultivated by Isaac Par
ker, the eighth child of Peter and Phebe
Marble Parker, born May %, 1892. He
married Hannah Carter, March q, 1923,
and they had the following named chill
dren:
/. Leander, born Jan. Is, 1925; died in
New Orleans, JAM IS, 1858.
2. Simeon, born Nov. is, 1927; died at
Savannah, Oct. n, 1852.
g. Elvira, born Nov. 20, 1929, died
August 5, 1888.
t. Israel WOOD, born Jan. a, 1892; re-
sides ut Belfast, Me,
8. Edwin, born Nov. 4, 1888.
6. Addison, born Jan. 10, 1886.
Z. Asro, born June %, 1889; died Jan. /,
1868.
Mrs. Hannah Parker died June 8, 1855,
and Isaac her husband May is, 1877, aged
ninety-five years. He was an industrious
and frugal farmer. His farm, possessing
soil easily cultivated, was located on the
surpassed in beauty elsewhere in town,
which has brought it into prominence as
summer cottage resort.
The writer knew well both Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker, whose children were his
schoolmates, and he often visited their
home where it was his privilege some
times to remain over night.
Mr.. Parker was gentleman1y man with
pleasing manners which won for him the
sobriquet of 'Lord Isaac" and by which
he was known throughout the town and
vicinity. He was member of the church
and punctual attendant upon the preach
ing OF Father Fisher and his successors in
the pulpit Of the old and the new Congre-
gational churches Of the town.
The writer well rem embers him at the
old church where he brought his lunch
and ate it between morning and afternoon
services, as was the custom of those living
at distance from the meeting house.
One Sunday noon, during the life of the
old meeting house, the writer with other
boys went to the saw mill in the village to
see a new turbine water wheel that had
ing from under the mill in passing over a
pile of lumber part gave away and he
fell, striking upon his left arm breaking
one of the bones above the wrist.
He walked up to DIR. Tenny's house to
have his arm set and splinted. MIR. Parker
heard OF the accident and came to the
doctors house to see about it, and was
present when the broken bone was being
set. As the doctor pulled and stroked the
arm in setting, the patient WINGED and
cried out in pain, and Mr., Parker, out of
kindness of his heart, said, doctor, do be
careful, for you must see how much you
hurt the young gentleman"
To be called young gentleman was
salve to the feelings of the patient, and
nearly neutralized the pain he was suffer-
ing at the time. The arm was cared for,
and the writer made his way home with it
in sling from which it was not freed for
several weeks.
After the death of Mr.. Parker, his farm
was sold to Mr.. Sweet, who came from
Salem, Mass. The old house has been re-
modelled and placed upon another founda-
ton, and much of the farm sold for sum-
mer cottages. The cottages and owners
upon the Parker farm which are modern,
it is not the writer's intention to describe,
he leaving that to be done by some one OF
the present day historians of the town.
Passing on from Parker's point toward
the village, sixty or more years ago, one
would next come to a house and place