Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-21


bachelor, was also a democrat. He sold
his Surry farm and went to California in
the early SOS, returned after or during the
war and called on his cousin, the captain.
Secession and the war, instead of chang
ing his political adherence to the old
party, soured and embittered him against
the republicans, or, in other words, he
was "a eopperhead".
After exchanging. valuations. he said,
Erred, you damned black republicans
have ruined the country and other
words followed no less complimentary
Then Fred said to him, "Edward, am
glad to see you; glad to welcome you to
my house after our long separation, but if
you come here to offend me by talk like
this, you are not the friend l welcomed,
and do not wish TO hear or see you"
The subject was changed, Edward took the
just rebuke kindly, had pleasant visit,
and they parted friends, he to return to
the Pacific coast, and Fred to enjoy his
views OF politics and affairs of the country
in peace and in his own way.
We visited Ellsworth, looked over the
town, its county and municipal building,
looked in upon the editor OF THE AMERI
CAN, called upon Nathaniel Joy, who had
been collector of the port and district,
looked over the old Black mansion, etc.,
and returned to Bluehill.
IN BRooKsvILLE.
Our next excursion was to Brooksville,
70 he hon,a Of Ehep % porlar md fauiIv,
he then living upon his fathers home
steada younger brother of my mother
and the only one of his fathers family
left in the town. The old homestead was
on the Bagaduce river mile or so above
where the bridge crosses it, His father,
Simeon Parker, my grandfather, built the
house early in 1900, also G sawmill and
grist mill on a small stream near by, and
removed his family thither from Castine,
there lived and died some years after.
Eben p Parker and wife were elderly
people, She was Phebe Stevens, daughter
Stevens ferry from Brooksville to Cas-
tine. They knew the history and tradi-
tions and most of the people of the two
towns. They had three children-a daugh-
ter who married Walker, son who mar
ried an Avery, of North Castine, and a son
John, who died, in youth. We had an en-
ioyable visit. They both died octogenari-
ans. The son and daughter also are dead
and the old homestead has passed into
possession of another family of which L
know nothing.
There were some sea captains of Brooks
vile whom l knew personally, Others by
reputation - Joseph Limeburner and
brother Robert, the family of Tapeys,
Hiram Jones, his brother, and Jerry Jones,
Gott Douglas and others, most of whom,
s'some time, with an ebb tide, sailed away
to return no more"
We visited Castine, the birthplace of my
mother, once the home of her father and
grandfather Parker, the early home of her
mother and grandfather Joseph Perkins
and wife, Phoebe Ware, native OF the old
town of York.
A VETERAN OF THE REVOLUTION.
Our first call was ON the Revolutionary
soldier and patriot, Hutchins, at North
Castine, then 1903 years OF age, one OF the
five then on the roll of Revolutionary PEN
sioners, and a distant relative Of my
mother. We found him just awake from
his afternoon sleep, and in bed. We were
introG uced, as the son of Phoebe Ware
Parker. Yes, he remembered dear Cousin
Phoebe, and was glad to meet her son and
his wife. He had much to say in her
favor. His mind seemed clear on events
and happenings OF long ago OF which he
discoursed, but | half suspected that dear
Cousin Phoebe, Of whom he spoke, was
Phoebe Ware Perkins, grandmother OF
Phoebe Ware Parker, born in York, his
native place, in 1747, forty-one years be-
fore my mother.
Mr.. autchins had been to Bangor July
4, 1866, taken there aid back by the
Castine revenue cutter, attended by
DIR. Joseph Stevens, surgeon of the war
of 1872, to attend a celebration OF the day,
where he made short speech, and re-
turned. having endured the strain with
no i'll effect. | had read an account
of the affair in the newspapers, and
smoke OF it. He paid close attention
and asked if / thought he made good
speech, to which 1 replied; Eyes,
remarkably good one for a man OF
your years." The interview lasted fifteen
or tweaty minutes. He and we enjoyed
il. and we took our departure. We lin
pered in the sitting-rooms few moments
to talk with the sons wife about him,
when there was violent ringing in his
room adjoining, which the daughter-in-
law said was call for his pipe, and she
went to his room to ill and light it fol
him. While gone, my wife whispered te
me. .sWe've had a treat, have seen Revo-
lutionary soldier OF 1903, patriot, lover Of
his country, and particularly SO OF Lis
pipe"
few months later the old man smoked
his last pipe and went TO join the ranks oil
his regiment in that world where al
is peace. An account OF his death we