Southwest Hbr. Boat Builder Died Saturday Chester E. Clement of Southwest Harbor, aged about sixty, died at the Mount Desert hospital at Bar Harbor late Saturday afternoon from the effects of an automobile accident which occurred soon after five o'clock Thursday. Mr. Clement started to overtake the mail with an important message, driving a light small truck when he had been accustomed to a heavy car. At a rough place in the road near Echo Lake the car left the road, turned over several times and struck one of the great boulders among the trees. Fortunately, the lights did not go out and the motor was running. Two young men, passing not long after the accident, saw the lights, investigated and found Mr. Clement lying on the ground with badly torn clothing and unconscious. His face was so covered with blood that they did not recognize him, but one remained with him while the other went to call Dr. George A. Neal from Southwest Harbor and also aid from a garage. He was taken to the hospital where it was found that he had ten broken ribs and numerous cuts and bruises besides head injuries. He seemed better Saturday but died suddenly from internal injuries. Mr. Clement's skill as a boat builder and machinist was widely known and he had built many fine craft in his shop here where he employed eight or ten men. Two boats are at present in the shop; one nearly completed and the other not far along.
Description: Southwest Hbr. Boat Builder Died Saturday Chester E. Clement of Southwest Harbor, aged about sixty, died at the Mount Desert hospital at Bar Harbor late Saturday afternoon from the effects of an automobile accident which occurred soon after five o'clock Thursday. Mr. Clement started to overtake the mail with an important message, driving a light small truck when he had been accustomed to a heavy car. At a rough place in the road near Echo Lake the car left the road, turned over several times and struck one of the great boulders among the trees. Fortunately, the lights did not go out and the motor was running. Two young men, passing not long after the accident, saw the lights, investigated and found Mr. Clement lying on the ground with badly torn clothing and unconscious. His face was so covered with blood that they did not recognize him, but one remained with him while the other went to call Dr. George A. Neal from Southwest Harbor and also aid from a garage. He was taken to the hospital where it was found that he had ten broken ribs and numerous cuts and bruises besides head injuries. He seemed better Saturday but died suddenly from internal injuries. Mr. Clement's skill as a boat builder and machinist was widely known and he had built many fine craft in his shop here where he employed eight or ten men. Two boats are at present in the shop; one nearly completed and the other not far along. [show more]
Left to Right: Peter Theodore Benson III (1924-) William Valentine Benson (1917-1997) David Brazer Benson (1928-) Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963)
Description: Left to Right: Peter Theodore Benson III (1924-) William Valentine Benson (1917-1997) David Brazer Benson (1928-) Peter Theodore Benson Jr. (1891-1963)
This photograph was taken at The William Irving Mayo House - The Central House - the home of Eugene Shubal Thurston at 51 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine. .
Description: This photograph was taken at The William Irving Mayo House - The Central House - the home of Eugene Shubal Thurston at 51 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine. .
It is unknown exactly where Osmond was picking up hay, but it is probable that he was on Peter Theodore Benson Jr.'s land and two of Peter's children were helping load the hay. The Harpers and the Bensons were neighbors at Seawall. Osmond built his house at 475 Seawall Road, Map 19 - Lot 48, MHPC #405-1016, across the road and several lots toward Southwest Harbor from the Benson's land, in 1917.
Description: It is unknown exactly where Osmond was picking up hay, but it is probable that he was on Peter Theodore Benson Jr.'s land and two of Peter's children were helping load the hay. The Harpers and the Bensons were neighbors at Seawall. Osmond built his house at 475 Seawall Road, Map 19 - Lot 48, MHPC #405-1016, across the road and several lots toward Southwest Harbor from the Benson's land, in 1917.
On the left - from the front: Arthur Kendell Kittredge (1920-2005) Sarah Tenney (Carroll) Kittredge Nellie “Nell” Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton Unknown man Unknown woman - top of head Wilford Howard Kittredge Fred Eaton Young Unknown child Mary E. (Harriman) Carroll - Woman holding child at next table - turned to camera On the right - from the front: John “Pa John” Carroll Albanus Moulton Pottle (1900-1970) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll Unknown man Wesley Boynton Carroll - probably Woman standing at right is unknown.
Description: On the left - from the front: Arthur Kendell Kittredge (1920-2005) Sarah Tenney (Carroll) Kittredge Nellie “Nell” Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton Unknown man Unknown woman - top of head Wilford Howard Kittredge Fred Eaton Young Unknown child Mary E. (Harriman) Carroll - Woman holding child at next table - turned to camera On the right - from the front: John “Pa John” Carroll Albanus Moulton Pottle (1900-1970) Viola Benson (Tracy) Carroll Unknown man Wesley Boynton Carroll - probably Woman standing at right is unknown. [show more]
Front Row – 7th Grade – Left to Right: Robert Clayton Mills (1926-1994) Horace N. Boyington (1926-2004) Leonard Neal Mayo (1927-1998) Douglas Milton Norwood (1926-) Lawrence M. Closson (1925-) Leonard S. Noyes (1926-) Franklin Henry Ward (1925-2008) Joseph Christopher Lawlor (1925-2002) George William Dolliver Jr. (1924-1947) – an 8th Grader Second Row – 7th Grade – Left to Right: Emma E. Gilley (1926-1980) - later Mrs. Harold E. Miller Probably Pauline Krebs (1927-) Alice J. Carpenter (1925-1999) - later Mrs. Raymond C. Rogers, then Mrs. Frederick K. Berry Carolyn Griffin Webster (1927-) - later Mrs. John Lucas Jr. Elsie M. Robinson (1926-) - Mrs. Raymond Lyle Frost Jr. Rose Reynolds (1926-1962) - later Mrs. William McInvale Unknown Girl Unknown Girl Maxine Gertrude Rice (1926-1997) - later Mrs. Robert Paul Goodwin Third Row – 8th Grade – Left to Right: Thomas Hiram Newman (1926-) Mildred Ruth Hutchins (1923-1997) - later Mrs. John Frederick Snow Clara E. Beal (1925-) - later Mrs. Antonio A. Fraser Prudence J. Boyington (1924-1992) - later Mrs. John H. Brown Edna Mary Trask (1926-) - later Mrs. John Anthony Baranello Helen L. Woods (1925-1989) - later Lawrence M. Closson and Mrs. Clifford L. Eaton Constance Spurling (1926-) - later Mrs. William T. Eck Unknown Girl Charlotte C. Sawyer (1926-1994) - later Mrs. Maurice S. Galbreath, Mrs. Harold Eungene Billings and Mrs. Robert R. Malinson Harold J. Soukup (1924-2004) Fourth Row – 8th Grade – Left to Right: Charles Russell Dunbar (1925-1991) Richard Gardiner Black (1923-2001) Henry Basil Bickford (1925-1990) Harold R. Beal (1925-) Elmer W. Beal (1924-1997) Charles Montriville Gilley (1924-2006) Wesley E. Reed (1925-) – 7th Grade? Laurence Dudley Mayo (1926-2004)
Description: Front Row – 7th Grade – Left to Right: Robert Clayton Mills (1926-1994) Horace N. Boyington (1926-2004) Leonard Neal Mayo (1927-1998) Douglas Milton Norwood (1926-) Lawrence M. Closson (1925-) Leonard S. Noyes (1926-) Franklin Henry Ward (1925-2008) Joseph Christopher Lawlor (1925-2002) George William Dolliver Jr. (1924-1947) – an 8th Grader Second Row – 7th Grade – Left to Right: Emma E. Gilley (1926-1980) - later Mrs. Harold E. Miller Probably Pauline Krebs (1927-) Alice J. Carpenter (1925-1999) - later Mrs. Raymond C. Rogers, then Mrs. Frederick K. Berry Carolyn Griffin Webster (1927-) - later Mrs. John Lucas Jr. Elsie M. Robinson (1926-) - Mrs. Raymond Lyle Frost Jr. Rose Reynolds (1926-1962) - later Mrs. William McInvale Unknown Girl Unknown Girl Maxine Gertrude Rice (1926-1997) - later Mrs. Robert Paul Goodwin Third Row – 8th Grade – Left to Right: Thomas Hiram Newman (1926-) Mildred Ruth Hutchins (1923-1997) - later Mrs. John Frederick Snow Clara E. Beal (1925-) - later Mrs. Antonio A. Fraser Prudence J. Boyington (1924-1992) - later Mrs. John H. Brown Edna Mary Trask (1926-) - later Mrs. John Anthony Baranello Helen L. Woods (1925-1989) - later Lawrence M. Closson and Mrs. Clifford L. Eaton Constance Spurling (1926-) - later Mrs. William T. Eck Unknown Girl Charlotte C. Sawyer (1926-1994) - later Mrs. Maurice S. Galbreath, Mrs. Harold Eungene Billings and Mrs. Robert R. Malinson Harold J. Soukup (1924-2004) Fourth Row – 8th Grade – Left to Right: Charles Russell Dunbar (1925-1991) Richard Gardiner Black (1923-2001) Henry Basil Bickford (1925-1990) Harold R. Beal (1925-) Elmer W. Beal (1924-1997) Charles Montriville Gilley (1924-2006) Wesley E. Reed (1925-) – 7th Grade? Laurence Dudley Mayo (1926-2004) [show more]