Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-10


jokes and eccentricities, Mr. Choate was
favorite with young people, and he was
fond OF their company and society. Peace
to his ashes
THE PARKER DISTRICT scHooLHoUsE
stood upon Parker land beyond the old
barn upon the east side OF the main road,
built before 1910, and still standing. In it
the writer attended winter schools for
several sessions, as it was the custom for
scholars OF that and Of the Tide Mill dis
trict to go from one to the other.
In that schoolhouse, too, the writer
taught by Mr.. Davidson, where his first
lesson was received upon the violin, an
instrument he has been fond OF through
life.
THE JAMES cLouGH PLACE
is the next to be described, with black
smith shop on the east and house on the
west side of the road, adjoining the Fred
erick Parker farm. This house was built
prior to 1910 by Mr.. Clough, in which his
family and he resided until his death.
He was the seventh child Of Asa, sr.,
and Abigail (Pecker) Clough, born Sept
3, 1903. He married Mary Marshall Car
man, Of Deer Isle. lie died Feb. 7, 1888
In his eightieth year. He was black
smith and shipsmith, and in the earlier
years OF his married life resided at Deer
Isle, but moved back to Blue Hill before
1895. There were six children born to him,
as follows;
l. James Russell, born July 4, 1926;
never married; died when over seventy.
2. Mary Ann Moore, born July q, 1928;
married Robert w. Armour.
3. Caroline Elizabeth, born Feb. q,
1881.
4. Martha Haskell, born Oct. q, 1898;
married Alfred Stillman osgood.
5. Harriet Webb, born Jan. Z, 1898;
died July 20, 1888.
o. Harriet Webb, born June Is, 1899
Z. Charles Abbott, born April 10, 1872;
died July, 1916.
s. Charles Merrill, born June Is, 1913.
Mr.. Clough and wife were jolly and fond
OF company, especially OF young people.
James Russell, their eldest child, worked
with his father as helper at the forge
and anvil, living at home until the death
OF his parents. The blacksmith shop has
long been gone from its site, but the
house is still standing and occupied, but
probably By strangers to its former own
ers and occupants.
James Clough and his son did the IRON
work OF brig Equator. built at the Tide
Mills in 1850, and commanded by the
writer. He was OF sunny nature and
something OF joker. At the death of a
brother in-law many years ago he re-
marked that IA death in the family had
tives to procure new suit of clothes to
wear at the funeral"
| THE ANNIE WOOD PLACE.
was a little farther beyond the James
| Clough place, upon the east side of the
road, which the writer we'll remembers,
| though gone from its foundation for more
| than sixty years. When and by whom it
was built the writer does not pretend to
| know.
Annie Wood was the daughter Of Israel
Wood, sr., and granddaughter OF Joseph
| Wood, the first settler. She was born
| near the Tide Mills, Dec. "a, 1776; was a
| tailoress, never married, and resided in
| the old house above mentioned with her
niece, Sally Savage, until her death by
| consumption in 1Sil.
She did tailoring in the family OF the
| writer's father for many years prior to
| her death, and it was interesting to hear
her and the writer's father, who had been
| friends and acquaintance from childhood,
| talk over the affairs of the early families
of the town. They both had good MEM
cries and thoroughly understood the sub
| iects upon which they conversed.
| THE LEONARD CLouoH PLACE
and house were nearly opposite the Annie
Wood place. That house was built very
| near or a little before the death OF Miss
| Wood, say about 1910, by Mr.. Clough, who
| continued to occupy it from that time I'M
til his death in July, 1865, in his sixty
| fourth year.
Leonard Clough was the sixth child OF
Asa, ST., and Abigail Il Pecker) Clough,
born Sept. 8, 1901, married Mary Jane,
! daughter Of Samuel and Fanny (Colburn)
Wood, Nov. 80, 1887.
| He was spar maker by trade, who
made the spars for vessels built at Blue
Hill for forty years before his death. He
made the spars for brig Equator" from
draft made by the writer, and from which
she was rugged and her sails cut and made.
He was a modest, good man, and by his
| death the town lost valuable citizen and
his church and neighbors true friend.
Mr. Clough left no children, and the
house and place passed into other hands.
The house is still standing. A few years
ago his widow died, thus ending the fam
lily record of that branch.
THE JEpEDIAH HOLT PLACE
is the next in order, and in the boyhood
of the writer was the last house upon the
road before reaching the meeting house.