Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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6 THE HARBOR BE ACOW SQBDQQCDDDGGDCSQCHQQQBCEDBDQIIDDEDBHDDDECDDQDBDC HISTORY OF SULLIVAN mQDDN 5595551 5QDQQQC5GDBDDCDQQQB5C7DBQQQC By FREDEPICK A GERRISH 19 The vlllage 1l1ClUd6d ln thls hlstory IS sltuated IH one of the most plcturesque sectlons of our country rl a reglon rlch IH scenery of wonderful beauty and grandeur ThlS x lllage may properly be Sald to be one of those wh ch are included ln the Frenchmans Bay reglon a name commemoratlng the early voyagers from France among whom was Champlam The wealth of natural beauty whlch lt con trlbutes spreads out before the eye a scene sur passed ln lovellness and grandeur by few places IH the country All around the bay TISS chaln on chaln of hllls and mountalns the grandest of these belng the lofty peaks of Mount Desert on whlch IS lo cated one of Amerlca s leadlng summer resorts Bar Harbor Everywhere stretch the blue waters of the bay sparkllng ln the sunshlne dotted wlth lslands and here and there shlps are seen salllng along the stream lendlng anl matlon to the scene Over all rlses the clear sky blue llke the Sk19S of Italy or Vlrglnla a blue blue sky flecked wlth fleecy clouds that blend and change at evenlng hoverlng round the rugged barren mountaln peaks whlch the shadows soften lnto blue or salllng hlgh over head exqulslte IH tlllt and wonderful harmony of color a glory of of crlmson purple and gold agalnst the amethyst sky Sulllvan IS sltuated at the upper end of Frenchnlans Bay thlrteen mlles southeast of Ellsworth and IS bounded by Franklln Planta tlon No 7 Gouldsboro and Sorrento Sorrento WhlCh takes ll,S name from Sorrento ln Italy and whlch formed a part of Sulllvan untll 1895 when lt was made a separate town IS sltuated on a broad neck of land formerly called VK aukeag Polnt stretchlng lnto the bay The orlglnal town of Sulllvan was first called Waukeag and afterwards New Brlstol It was lncorporated a town under the name of Sulllvan Feb 16 1789 Sulllvan IS noted for lf,S granlte quarrles lo cated at lNorth and West Sulllvan Most of the lnhabltants are engaged ln thls lndustry or IH farmlng All the vlllages of Sulllvan are connected by stage wlth the vlllages of Wlnter Harbor and Gouldsboro There IS ferry connectlon be tween West Sulllvan and Waukeag statlon on the Malne Central Rallroad ln Hancock Sulllvan Harbor IS connected by boat wlth Sorrento Mt Desert Ferry and the other polnts touched by steamers ln Frenchmans Bay EARLY SETTLEMENT The first settlers ln Sulllvan were the Sulll van Slmpson Preble Bean Hammond John son Blalsdell Gordon and Bragdon famllles Danlel Sulllvan for whom the town was named was born ln B6I'W1Ck Malne about 1738 Hls parents John and Marjory CBrownJ Sulllvan were the founders of the celebrated famlly of that name ln thls country John Sulllvan was born ln Llmerlck Ireland ln 1690 He came to Amerlca ln 1723 and landed at York Malne He settled ln B6I'W1Ck after wards remalnlng there untll hls death June 20 1795 Marjery Brown hls wlfe was born ln Ireland ln 1714 She marrled John Sulllvan about 1735 and dled ln BOI'WlCk ln 1801 SIX chlldren were bom to them Benlamln an officer ln the Brltlsh Navy who was lost before the Revolutlonary war Danlel John who was a Major General ln the Contlnental Army and afterwards Goverllor of New Hampshne James Gox ernor of Massachusetts Eben an . - 1 t . , , . ,A . . , . .7. v - 4 . . Y , . I o 1 , . 1 ' ' . Q . . . . . 7 7 ' . . - . . . 1 ., . , . . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 ' 1 . . . 1 1 , . . .. . . . . . . 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 ' ' . .. . . 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . ' 1 1 . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' ' . . . . -1 ' 1 1 . . . .. , 1 1 . . . . I .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 , . . . 7 . 1 ' 1 1 1

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THE HARBOR BE ACON 5 Th1s IS not as lt should be Malne has played a part in the stlrrlng hlstory of om' country Her sons have been among the honor men of our natlon and her children should know more of their deeds Some course should be arranged whlch would give pupils from the first grade to the senior year of Hlgh School leadlng facts about Malne not only her past but present and future as well They should know what rlght she has to her motto Dlrlgo Principal Havey IS greatly lnterested ln thls movement and has arranged a course ln CIVICS Wh1Ch not only gives detalled lnformatlon con cernmg the government of our nation but pays speclal attention to our state The students feel very grateful to Mr Havey for thls course for nothing of this sort has before been lntro duced MILITARY TRAINING Mllltafy tralnlng in the secondary schools IS a subject that has been much dlscussed and at the present tlme IS recelvlng lncreased atten t1on due no doubt to the wave of patrlotlsm that IS sweeping over our country As upon all questlons of lmportance there has been a d1v1s1on of op1n1on but we belleve there IS a general demand that a certain kind of m1l1tary trammg should be made a part of the regular work of boys ln thls class of schools although there IS much opposltlon to the idea of maklng such tralnlng compulsory New York has enacted laws provldlng for physical instruction for all boys and girls above eight years of age 1n the elementary and second ary grades and providing mllltary instruction for boys between sixteen and nineteen The Wyommg System so called lntro duced mto the schools of Wyommg by Lleu tenant Steever has proved to be a popular one, and has been adopted by many other states Under this system training is not compulsory but voluntary on the part of the student yet ln Wyommg It was found that nlnety per cent of the puplls of the state were enrolled This tralnlng among other things offers the much needed GXQFCISQ to those who are not athletlcally lncllned It stlmulates patrlotlsm It has the tendency to correct physical defects it teaches the student to be orderly and neat ln person alert in h1S mental and physlcal attltude steady ln his appllcatlon to a glven task and prompt in his obedlence to orders This phase of military tralmng could be lntroduced lnto all our secondary schools wlth great mental moral and physical benefits to the students It is also one step ln the prepara tion of thls country against future cr1s1s For when all IS said and done the fact stlll remains that no treaties no love of peace nor BXCQSSIVQ armaments can guard agamst the llghtnlng bolt of war One of the great prob lems faclng the country today IS to decide upon a ratlonal plan of preparedness that will either Slnce the final protection of a natlon hes ln the cltlzenry tralned ln arms th1s tI'3.lI1lI'lg must begln with youth Why not glVe the hlgh school student an opportunlty to mould the great ldea of national defense lnto hls mmd along W1th academic studles? COMMENCEMENT WEEK Commencement week beglns Sunday June 3rd wlth the Baccalaureate Sermon at the Church of Our Father Sulllvan Harbor with Rev George P Sparks pastor speaker Thursday evening June 7th Graduation EXQTCISQS at the K of P Hall West Sulllvan Frlday evemng Receptlon and Ball MUSIC furmshed by Frlends Orchestra We deslre to call the attention of our many friends to the advertlsements 1n thls ISSUE of The Harbor Beacon Y Y 4. A ' 7 , , , . . . , . , ' 1 . . . , I I ' 7 I Y KC ' ' If ' ' ' 7 ' '. . . . . . - , v . r ' ' ' . : 7 . . Y , ' 7 9 ' Y BY C- E- B- '19 deter invasion or resist it successfully. , I u o I , u u c s 1 , .ii . . 5 . , ! ! ' Y ! . . , , . 7 ! - 1 n , 0 , . ll ' 77 . ' . r ' 1 Y , .

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THE HARBOR BEACON officer ln the Revolutlon and a lawyer and Mary who marrled Theophllus Hardy Damel second son of John and Margery CBrownJ Sulhvan was marrled to Anne Paul at York Malne March 24 1758 by whom he had one daughter Anne Paul Sulhvan born Dec 10 1760 Mother and chlld dled soon after but no record IS left of the death of elther Between this and 1762 Damel removed to New Brlstol now Sulhvan Mame He was marrled at Fort Pownall Cnow the town of Prospectj ln Waldo County to Ablgall daughter of John and Hannah Bean June 14 1765 by James Craw ford Esq At that tlme there were no roads or conveyances by land and he and Mlss Bean went from Sulhvan to Fort Pownall ln a long canoe the nearest place where a maglstrate could be obtalned to perform the ceremony Ablgaxl Bean was born ln 1747 and dled ln Apr1l 1828 aged 81 years On the southerly end of Waukeag Polnt about four mxles from the harbor Damel Sulhvan erected a dwelllng bullt several saw mllls and engaged ln navlgatlon Here was born to hun five chlldren one son and four daughters For the ten years followlng hlS marrlage he was emmently prosperous but when hostllxtles commenced wlth the mother country findlng hls resxdence exposed to preda tory attacks from the Br1t1sh crulsers he re moved hls saws and dlscontmued hls works Throughout the war he Was energetxc and de- voted ralsmg and commandmg a force of mlnute men and by hls act1v1ty and fearlessness dld good S9I'VlCe ln the cause Chlldren of Damel and Abxgall fBeanJ Sulhvan 1 Rachel born Dec 10 1788 dled Aug 10 1806 marrled Capt John Slmpson SIX ch1l dren 2 Jam s born 1768 dled Aug 28 1830 mamed Hannah Preble No lssue 3 Hannah bom March 4 1770 dled July 24 1849 rnamed Paul Slmpson Two chlldren 4 Mary born 1773 dled Apr1l28 1857 marrled J oslah Slmpson Thlrteen chlldren 5 Lydla born March 1775 dled Dec 2 1851 unmamed 6 John an lnfant date of blrth and death unknown Rachel daughter of Damel and Ablgall CBeanjSull1van born Dec 10 1766 dled Aug 10 1806 marrled Capt John Slmpson who was born Dec 7 1763 and dled Nov 20 1798 He was lost on Cape Cod whlle master of the schooner Rachel wlth hls entlre crew He reslded at Sulhvan Mame Hls chlldren were as follows 1 Prudence born Feb 4 1790 dled Jan 18 1812 Unmarrled 2 Abxgall born July 18 1791 dled March 17 1809 unmarrled 3 Rachel bom Apr1l22 1793 dled Sept 2 1844 4 MaryA born Nov 22 1794 dled March 16 1797 5 Joanna born July 7 1796 dled May 4 1851 6 Mary A born March 6 1798 dled Apnl 18 1858 James son of Damel and Abxgall CBeanJ Sulhvan born ln 1768 and dled Aug 28 1830 marrled Hannah Preble of York Malne who dled Aprll 17 1856 aged 81 years They had no chlldren and reslded at Sulhvan Malne Hannah daughter of Damel and Ablgall CBeanJ Sulhvan born March 4 1770 and dled July 24 1849 marrled Paul Slmpson and re sided at Sulhvan Mame Hls chlldren were as follows 1 Susan bom Dec 24 1806 dled Aug 28 1870 2 Paul bom Aug 16 1809 dled Aug 8 1849 Mary daughter of Damel and Ablgall fBeanJ Sulhvan bom 1773 dled Apr1l28 1857 mar ned Joslah Slmpson Jr ln 1792 who was born about 1773 and dled Apnl 1833 reslded at Sulhvan and Belfast Mame dled at Petlt Menan where he was llght keeper Hls chlldren were as follows V 1' 7 . . . - . . 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 , . 5 . . - . 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 11 ' , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 , . . , . , . . . . . H ,, . . . 1 1 ' ' , . , . 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 ' , . , . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - . . . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . . . . - '1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . . , . . . . . . 1 1 -1 1 1 . , . 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 . . . . . . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . 1 1 ' . . , . , , . . , . ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 Q . . ' . . . . - 1 D u . Q . 0 . . a - ' 1- 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 -1 1 . - . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . - 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . . . . . . . . . .