Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-11-17
OBITUARY.


FRANK 9. LORD.
rank 8. Lord, representative to the
..s,.,.ture from Ellsworth apd its class
-. and one OF the most high,y-es-
...,red citizens Of Ellsworth, died Thurs
ssv night at the East Maine general bos-
-, in Bangor, OF acute nsphritis and
r.s,ua. following an operation per-
earned the Sunday previous.
rhs news OF his death was . shock to
a.. community, - comparatively few
nav of the seriousness OF his condition.
rrsn after the operation Sunday morning,
"a condition seemed favorable, but seri-
-. complications developed, and after
wednesday nigh. be sank rapidly.
Frank s. Lord was born in SuYry, Febru-
.,r o. 1885. the son of Abram Lord, but
since early boyhood hs had lived In Els
vorth, and all the active years Of his life
had been spent in this city, OF which he
became so large part.
His first occupation was as engineer OF
the tug Little Round Top, . position he
allied several years. He then. bought the
coai business, which be conducted until
NAV. 1912, when be sold out to @. w
Grindal. During part Of this time he was
also in the ice business, being associated
IN this with g. r. Newman. The sale OF
Ma coal business marked his retirement
from business.
MIR. Lord was always . staunch demo-
crat. but in his political life as in his
business life be observed the unshakable
integrity that characterized him, and made
him friends in both parties. OF excessively
retiring disposition, Mr.. Lord resisted
rather than sought political preferment,
but when prevailed upon to accept Office,
he shirked none OF the burden. He was
elected alderman In 1897 and reelected in
1888. Many times be was urged to become
candidate fer mayor. bat declined. Last
year his party prevailed upon him to &C
cept the nomination for representative to
the legislature, which he reluctantly ac-
copied, and was elected.
In the spring Of 1913 he was elected a
member OF the board OF assessors TO fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF John
F. Royal, and he was q member OF the
board at his death.
Mr.. Lord was . member OF Lygonia
lodge, f. and A. NJ, OF Irene chapter, o.
E. s.; Lejok lodge, l. o. o. f., and Ellis
worth lodge, A.. o. U. W. During the
active years OF the Ellsworth board Of
trade be was one OF the most loyal mem
bers, expressing in many ways his loyalty
to Ellsworth. He had been treasurer OF
tie board ever since its organization.
Mr.. Lord was an active supporter OF the
Unitarian church. For several years he
had been president and a member OF the
board OF trustees OF the Unitarian society.
Mr.. Lord married Adah NJ. Woods, OF
Ellsworth, on January /, 1880. He was
distinctly q home man, and on the home
the blow caused by his death falls heaviest.
The home has been doubly afflicted, the
death OF daughter, Edith, wife OF
Arthur II. Merriam, occurring only six
months ago, and in this second bereave-
ment the sympathy OF the community for
the home circle is multiplied.
Mr.. Lord is survived by a widow, two
daughters - Mabel, OF Ellsworth; Ruth,
wife OF Fred w. Beal, OF Boston, and one
son, Harvard, OF Augusta. One sister,
Mrs. Fred l.. Kent, also survives him.
The funeral was held at the Unitarian
church Sunday afternoon. The church
was filed with friends, to all OF whom the
death Of Mr.. Lord brought sense OF per-
sonal loss, for in his business, social, po-
litical and church life he had touched
many sides OF the community interests.
The city government attended in body,
and the various orders to which Mr.. Lord
belonged were well represented. Rev. }.
W. Tickle, pastor OF the church, and Rev.
K. b. Mathews, Of the Congregational
church, officiated at the funeral.
There was profusion of beautiful
flowers, including pieces from Lygonia
lodge, Irene chapter, his associates in the
yacht Loreiei, the Unitarian society, city
government, Union Engine and Hose Co.
of which he was captain many years, and
the Bar Harbor 4 Union River Power Co.
The bearers were J. A. Cunningham, J.
W. Nealley, II. c. Jordan, c. d. Leland, Z.
G. Moore and DR.. George =. Hagerthy.