Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-04-09
John p. cullinan.

John Purcell Cullipan Of Norway, q
we'll known business man In this section,
passed away ut his home on Main Street,
Wednesday, April 8rd, 1T about 8 O'Clock
p. N. with pneumonia, from which he
had been suffering for week. BE bad
not been In good health for some time,
and In bis weakened condition failed to
rally. A powerful will kept him In
touch with bic extensive business Inter
ests long after the average person would
have given up because of i'll health.
He WAS born Nov. 3, 1862, In Ennisty-
mon, County Glare, Ireland, tho SON Of
Michael and Mary A. (Purcell) Cullinan,
and came to this country With bis
parents In 1885 and located In Monmouth,
where IN uncle, James Cullipan, had
lived . number Of years. He attended
the village schools and later worked on
the John Russ Pulsifer farm ct Poland
and attended school there . few years.
Later he went to Auburn and worked
for the Ara Cushman Shoe Co. about
four years ~ . laster and about thirty
six years ago came to Norway taking mp
the same work for the B. +. Spinney Co.
At about this time he began buying
timber lots and gradually developed
business In that line which required bis
whole attention. A few years later he
associated himself with G. B. Cummings
& Sons, and to dispose of the by-prod.
ucts of his lumber operations and that Of
the Cummings plant established re-
tail wood business.
In 1897 Mr.. Cullinan succeeded Frank
Holmes In the local coal trade, including
in the transaction the coal sheds In Rail.
road Square and the delivery outfits.
At the time of the big fire In 1894 Mr..
Cullinsn had all but finished . nice
residence, and while he Was helping
other unfortunates in the upper end Of
the town he was told thst bis homo was
burning. he lost this house and every
stick of wood In his yards without an
insurance. This was q tremendous
sci. back but without complaint he COM
menced at the foot of the ladder, built
new residence, and by careful manage
ment and honest business methods had
become one of the progressive men OF
the county.
During the serious fuel situation of
the past winter, his advice was constant
~ sought by the administrators, and In
every instance his sound business sug-
gestions have proved of great value,
especially to the consumer of limited
means.
Mr.. Cullinan had been an Odd Fellow
for over thirty years, and was Q member
of Mt. Hope Rebekah Lodge. Since
1912 he had served faithfully and
efficiently as chief Of the FIRE department.
he was married thirty five years ago
to Emma A. Newcomb of Norway, who
survives him, also one son, Walter
Purcell, who has been his fathers as.
sistant In business, two sisters, Katherine
A., wife of E. NJ. Durham Of South
Paris, and Annie W., wife of Howard B.
Young, and one brother, George H.,
treasurer and head bookkeeper of the G.
B. Cummings & Sons Co.
Services were held In his late homo ut
2 O'Clock Sunday, with Norway Lodge
I. o. o. F., in charge. 1t was hoped
that Rev. Arthur Rich, former friend
and roommate Of Mr.. Cullinan, would
oficiate, but, owing to Sunday being the
end of the Methodist Conference year,
he was unable to come on that day, and
Rev. Mr.. Nichols of the Norway Moth
odist church kindly OBLIGATED. The floral
tributes were many and very beautiful.