Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-25
OBITUARY.
EvEaAaD 4. eREFLY.

EyEHARD H. GREFi.Y.
Everard II. Greedy. one OF Ellsworth's
oldest citizens, known throughout the
state as horsemaD, and acknow dged
by horsemen throughout the country as
the dean of drivers OF race horses, is dead.
Day IN and day out for half a century
he has been seen behind spirited horses,
driving on the streets Of Ellsw orth. tip
to two years ago, al eighty-four years OF
age, he drove in races. With the infirm-
tiles or.adyancing years, friends feared for
bis safety as he drove about the streets,
but a life intimacy with horses had
brought perfect understanding Of
them, and the horse almost seemed in
human sympathy with the master. Aud
so the accident long feared by his family
and friends never happened, and on
Saturday at noon MIR. Greedy passed quietly
away at his home-so quietly that the
moment OF his going could not be
detected. 1t is coincidence that his
death occurred on the forty first snniver-
sary OF his fathers death.
Eversrd Ii. Greedy was born in Ellis
worth April is, 1882, the son of the late
DIR. Samuel and Desire (stinehfeidl
Greedy. HIS entire life had been spent
here. As boy, he entered the store OF g.
w. c. Means & Co., dealers in -four and
grain, and later, with Mr. Means, he en-
gagged in the coal business. Later he en-
tered into partnership with George w.
Brown, lumberman, storekeeper and
private banker. He was afterwards EN-
pioyed by Black Bros, lumber operators
and storekeepers.
But life ID the open and an early ac-
quired love for horses appealed more
strongly to Mr.. Greedy than commercial
life, and in the early eos be became ASSOC
ciated with the Hales IN the tage BUSH
ness. The company had the contract for
carrying mails from Bangor to Ellsworth
and Cheryfsld, and from Belfast to Ellis
worth, By way OF Bucksport. For years
Mr.. Greedy drove stages on these routes,
and in later years related many interest,"
ing experiences IN this work He was one
of the last of the old-time stage drivers in
eastern Maine.
From this time out, Nr. Greely's life
was closely associated with horses, and
no sketch OF him is complete without
them. He WAS one of the first in Maine
to recognize the importance OF breeding
for speed, and be soon began TO build up
a racing stable. For years be was know n
ON every race track in Maine, and on
some Of the grand circuit tracks. he
had owned hundreds of horses, some Of
them famous.
The greatest horse he ever owned was
BiDgen, the great racing sire, which he
brought here from Kentucky a yearilng,
and trained until, as two gear old, he
found, as be once explained, that she was
too valuable horse TO pound about the
roads and tracks OF Maine" and be sold
him for what was then big price.
For some years Mr.. Greedy maintained
his training stable at Msplewood park,
Bangor, making daily trips there sum-
mer and winter. lie sold out there some
years ago, but retained the Bingen strain
in Maine Todd, which he brought TO his
sta bic here, and which he owned at his
death.
Mr.. Greedy married Ann F.. JARVIS Of
Ellsworth, who died October p, 1914. He
leaves one daughter, Miss Mary A. Greedy,
and brother, DIR. Harvard Greely, OF
Ellsworth, the last survivor of family
of eleven children.
The funeral was held at the home Mon
day afternoon, Rev. j. W. Tickle officiat-
ing.