Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-01-26
OBITUARY.
FREDERICK H. MACOMBER.

{ FREDERICK HaIcn MdCOmDer OIL
Seal Harbor died very suddenly last
Thursday forenoon, in Trenton, while
driving alone in his car from Ellis
worth to Seal Harbor Mr.. Ma
comber had spent the night in Ellis
worth, and left about 8 O'Clock in
the forenoon for his store in Seal
Harbor. He must have felt the
sudden illness coming on, for he
had thrown the car out of gear and
turned out of the road, but had not
stopped the engine.
Clarence Prize, working near by,
noticed the car when it stopped
and when it remained there a few
minutes went to investigate and
offer assistance if needed. He
found Mr. Macomber dead in the car,
and telephoned Immediately to his
brother, j. H. Macomber of Ellis
worth, who, with Medical Examiner
G. c. Knowlton, went at once to the
place. Death was due to heart
failure.
The news of Mr.. Macombers death
was shock not only to his family,
but to his many friends, by whom
he was highly esteemed. He was
as we'll known in Ellsworth as in
Seal Harbor, and had never lost
touch with his old home town of
Franklin. His business also had
| brought him into intimate acquaint-
ance with the summer residents of
| Seal Harbor, and acquaintance thus
formed had ripened into warm
friendships. Sincere, courteous,
loyal, his friendship was priced by
all who had it.
Mr.. Macomber was born in Frank
lin October 2S, 1862, the second son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E.
Macomber. AS young man he
came to Ellsworth, and was en-
ployed for few years in the Whit
ing store. Later he became travel
ing salesman for the Shaw & Cod
ding Shoe Co. of Portland, and for
some years travelled in the middle
West, making his home in Man
chester, Mich.
Returning to Maine about twenty
six years ago, he bought out the
Cox store in Seal Harbor, from which
he built up his present business,
building a new store and a home in
Seal Harbor. He had been post
master there since 1896. No man
will be more missed in the com
munity than he, both by the perma
nent and summer residents.
He was a charter member of the
knights of Pythias lodge at Seal
Harbor, and had served as district
deputy.
Mr. Macomber married, in 1886,
Miss Cora Devereux, daughter of the
late A. r. Devereux and wife of
Ellsworth, who survives him. He
leaves also two daughters, Mrs.
George Mcfarland of Bangor, and
Miss Elizabeth, teacher at Skowhe-
gan, and one son, Frederick H., jr.,
a member of this years class of Ellis
worth high school. He is survived
also by two sisters, Mrs. H. G.
Worcester of Franklin and Mrs. Ed
ward T. Campbell of Seal Harbor.
and two brothers, J. H. Macomber of
Ellsworth and George H. Macomber
of Manchester, Mich.
! The funeral was held at the Con-
! gregational church in Ellsworth
Saturday afternoon, Rev. R. B.
/, Mathews officiating. There was a
! large attendance of friends from
Ellsworth, Seal Harbor and neigh
boring towns. The knights of
Pythias of Ellsworth and Seal Har-
Dor attended in body. The pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers bore token
TO the wide friendship Of the de-
ceased, and brought their message
of sympathy to the family.
The bearers were Samuel Candage
and Winfield Smallidge of Seal Har-
Dor, Thomas Searls and George
Berry of Bar Harbor, and H. e. Ham
lin and Henry M. Hall of Ellsworth
The body was entombed at Woodbine
cemetery.