Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-06-01
Hon. Arthur T. Dr.nkEater.

II was wItl genuine sorroW that the peo-
pie Of rH., cilN learned on SATURDAY lat Of
the death Of ;heIE ioNn-man. Judge Arthur
/. DuuAv alter Al thls time u ], lmpu,s.-
bic To give more than al impericc, sketch Of
hls lie and character. lie IA. born al Nj.
Vernon. IA tina, STATE, March :. 1919 HIS
father vas Rev. Arthur DRINK alter 30 long
prominent amoug the Bap,i,ts Of Maine a.
pastor Of several Churches and trustee Of
Colby University.
From this college the son graduated ia
l~4O. A:;rr completing has professional
slulies he began the practice Of law At Blue
hhi whrFe he resided for several Years.
From B.uehiiI he came 10 Ellsworth and has
since been CLOSELY Identified with Amos,
ever, interest @! the town. Always d,llgcnt
m H. profession a, a LAWYER be hA- also
been At the head Of the scho0! board. Judge
Of the Municipal Court Editor Of the EIL>-
WORTH AMERICAN. Bank President aud
Representative u tie Legislature lie ha.
also been Collector Of Internal Revenue. |.
=. Commissioner to the PArls ENpo,it ton
and President Of the Colby Alumni Associ-
alton In regard TO these positions il may
be jruly said tina, they sought him and not
lie them.
10 those who knew him we'll the personal
qua.itie, which gained for him such general
confidence we're obvious. Prominent
among these was his strict integrity. A. a
LAWYER he vas conscientious and palnstak-
ing a clients rightiui interests were sale IA
hi, hands. In money matters he was scIup-
uiou, and exact, but Kind and obllsiug. To
sal that IN, word Nas a. good a. his bond
/, trlts bat true
Mr Brukwater had high sense Of pro-
iess.ouai honor. lie regarded himself m
every case as bound 10 do for his clients, not
on, " hat he had promised TO do. but if pos
sible more. As all instance, poor woman
once employed INN TO attend 10 matter OF
busine,, involving the payment of a small
sum Of money. Incidentally ne discovered
that she had paid a dollar more than she
owed. Many would have let It 90 as tris-
ial, but he did not rest till he had secured
the dollar and restored il TO its owner. He
also regarded the law rather as a means Of
promoting peace than something TO feed
contention The prospect of litigation was
often averted through his counsel. He had
an enviable reputation for settling cases
without carrying them into court and never
neediessly prolonged business.
a
soundness Of Judgment, and this not alone
/ in MS sps cial line of duty but in everything
10 which he gave his attention. Ii was con-
[ spicuous in the court room. and it made him
a wise counselor on questions of business.
4 Ii Is said that for Years no considerable bus
mess enterprise has been inaugurated in
! our city without consultation first being held
with Mr. Drinkwater. In his freer hours
L 4 4 tl.
/ sphere of literature. He was a wide reader,
had a cultivated taste, and was himself no
mean master Of chaste English style.
/ From his youth his chosen recreation has
been found in letters. In writing of the late
/ ). II. Lowell, Esq. Of Pennington, the first
scholar in his class, friend uses this Ian
| guage, And when II Is remembered that
mis- class contained such honored names as
| Martin Brewer Anderson, o. S. Stearns, A.
/ F. Drnkwater, the first of whom is now
President of Rochester University. the sec
ond Professor in Newton Theological lnsti-
tuition and the last Editor of the ELLSWORTH
! AMERICAN, il will be seen that il was no
| mean honor"
OF his personal relationships there are
those who could say much. Doubtless to
some he seemed reserved but not TO those
| VINO knew Dinn. II not uttiloilsfANANe ne
was quick and strong in his sympathies
and nobly true in his friendship. When it
was seen that the once strong man was
wrestling with a subtle and, perhaps deadly
disease, the out burst of sympathy for him
and his family was something beautiful
The humblest toiler on the farm and in the
work shop, with the honored representative,
of the professions, would stop to ask show
is Mr. Drinkwater,' and when on Monday
last so many stood over his coffin and
looked their last good bye, there were not 6
few from all the walks of life. Of every shade
of religious and political opinion who felt that
they we're taking leave of tried and cher
ished friend. In the Baptist society with
which he was always associated, his counsel
was valuable and his support constant and
generous Judge Drinkwater leaves wild
ow, and two sons yet in early childhood
For these the deepest sympathy of the en-
tire community is most sincerely felt