Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-10-11
Obituary.


SEQ how many empty seats there aref' My
replv was. Yes found myself quite recent
Is doing that very work: and good many Old
schooimates are missing. aren't theyg' And
now and 1t Is with no ordinary ssdness-l
marx another seat as .acant.-that of Angus
tus stevens. who, after painful Illness OF
four months. departed this life on the morn
I'M. II sept a. In the siytieih year OF his age.
The subject Of this sketch wss the son OF
Edward " aud Susan Stevens. and was born
ip Bluehil, April Il. Is9g. The entire first
,hirtv-tlirce wears OF his life were spent In his
native village. followed by an absence Of seven
or eight ycars. divided between Augusta and
New YORK after which he returned To Blue
bin and passed the remainder OF his lsls. His
educational advantages WEIR confined 70 those
~ thr district school and the a,-,dsny though
,i one tine he contemplated fail literary
course. but Wa Obliged To abandon II from
circum ,janc,-s bct ond human control. An In
hrrcut l,ve Of knoN,4ige. coupled with
altuo>s Ia learn and zeal in hi work. made
him more than ordinary scholar measured
ht To. privilege. be enjoyed.
\. many Of the readers Of the AMERICAN
wi', remember Augustus" ~ schcol-mste
Id the aacsy, | AIN l,d to one or two allu-
sion, hrre hich Otherwise would he omitted.
constitutional itfiiienec seems TO have been
]. q out tn our frienl> mental makeup; hence
'',ieclainaiion DAY" had no terrur~ 10 him. lie
had q "pecr to speak. and he wanted TO
-ycsk u. And hi .cleciions were dictated by
hi, literary taste rather than hap-hszari-ex
tr,rt- from Webster, iiaSnc and Patrick Hen.
~. tc.->.lcrtion, lhs, brought out the orator.
AMI n pTi,lo ever got the mastery over him, il
when be was on the PLATFORM
he was also. even in these early year-. some
what ~ 4 V ritter. and devoted considerable
,imr 70 be, pen. During number q term.
tw, w.tky paper. We're published by the
,tudrnt-. Tie .icpfemic ''tstet and mr.
.>'4lt,.j.' c.tbia,t. The latter % which was
iar !, bile under hi. control. And the editor
~ tAr Glst,f well remembers inany sharp.
bu' .oosi-usiurc,I thrust from hi. brother eii-
Tor. The sparkling ~it 81 ut. editorials va.
much eIyrtrd hy The hesrcr.; aud 10 the
News 81 The WrtA~ were sometimes found
Rem. that none u %. ever beard ~ before
aul which provoked laugh even from him
.e,.. some ~ HI illusions were in ,cr>T and
partook mon. .srS'ls 81 tb. poetic c.incut
81, faueA - THAT BE- received l'.e titlr II Biuc.
al Poet.
Vit ouF <shpo,-fnatc'. foTtr Wa cNtrmpura-
ae,us .IscaAl NJ. ra-~--,-.,.l ~ a Scr.aiitiy ~
mIri quf'~ unp>usl a. 80 oarlg m s-c b. wss
,,'uel ,nra'rr ~ cur lsesuu. and dcis'tn.
clubs. Ana - fry'ijr 50. nc ID areumcni snd
r.ai, 10 q, j.iy. that but fsv rsrr,l to mca.-
urr w,tlon- .ih htm n the g.uhiis it.cu..lnn.
muA a4I arrr 'hai. in boxing ever The
fasa, d .nfh- ~ onr s,s,i~iutG A'r, stu an
able. +. aru nav tItnz. ~ rr,-sI apy 80 u BIZ.
tu1' IT. d. '.sl au lti. moral ci.afsrfar
Hut 'he eeae-a' reader ~ ~ more interest,"
Ell 80 ihe history aa1 rhsr,r',r - our d.
crossed .ri-aar- n,fure- ljf~. hnJ her, a, The
rl.>.t ...-f alarr then glimpse OF n. man,
a. ..tu in 't, -sH 6i-nrr r,f-o-el In him by
-.. r saa--.i.f. Few fp~a atnuns u, have
t..l l1os. F#s.-- q fssnar enI ;ru.' peed
na' -r. oua' taefn. so.' n .it pn', thsi fpr
.-..'t i..r't ,.-,r. he W.. an insumhrui Of
.n. NJ r1.r, - -s.h position. laI uniform,
~ ih.m e1ta 81 ritzn.7r.
OH, +rfsr tat.rt,ti t. -g-ssk .ainc' bat \;
....aa r VI stevens political e,f-rr but 4.
Is a.s .,ir. "a tlr. neither .l,rr l-rrn,;, nor
....t, .s.t. ~ al I; j. ,nc -, Ano,, q
ittt ofh-at;.
Dr. 81. 'r.u tar 6r-' .'an.h R'pub..eai,.
1a1 Republican f-a.n jrin- tr'r Repuhli-
,sa '.-su.. III isttea Nitt the ouf-,.lic pir-
O. .,s. =, b.ga. ga 3,nI.s-.ilttty ~. COW ir-
pom, md. sstfn What - a.. Though poll.
t.t4n 'o ;hr +'f~r -~a-~ of the epri. he VA.
D.
..s'I.n. as occupied us irr t-,lh the .tate aud
ns...oa| ..s..fain~n,. s.. Ncii a. 10 municipal
20 ..r- t-.p,aA be. party. cyud,icncr 10 his
...l.s4. iat--f.tY aut l,ss'ts: whilr hi. .cYcn
. trs-.' ..srL.al2 10 Ihr Nsw YORK custom
A.u-. 81 Here - AsI fnary ;lan onc hundred
,4l.artiaate- 20 i.~-k aticr. atte.i. Il once h,
honest, sr.! l.i, executive ability
Ngt Mind r..stitr y bat arr earthly hlnar>
'H f- rr' -sisse e thr o. s. " hat ~ b..t r.
tu.'Hs~r ani shat. fon. u moe, valuable IN
"It i' rfr3 ff5eHd- !. character Around
'...s sr.A' reu'rr = ail THAT We call HE our
. avs .-'".' tnrmpTl.~ ma-t flutik cluster ani
HH-rf-
Ia 'lf'-c qas'.'i-- o' nsad that arr NOR par
+ r.u.srls st'ra.,s's aud cn.leaFios. Mr.. steven.
. i- especially fortunate, aDi primary sfnnBs
'-'-" " t. 3i@ -seIal and D., -tmpalhetic ma
'ur'. jirH.s it sa- that lir fr-,iurut
visitor 81 it.r l- d-iir u th. -ies ami The hoIur
'' -' '"''a''''- ! or ''u'" 90 az hA''d ''
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t'"' n maze a. OWL ana 'h' tear ""uid IN
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-N"H '''-' 'l'A3.'N' p 't'h''''-- - thA'
''"'''i a''h 70 "' ''i''' - t'f@rt the oe'f"l"-
I <'>' " eur 'i.'i-'' IT 10y 'ain'hAft> gave
i''' '"'' NJ ''hI'' = "pAihi Drought MN M
pro -A'H '"1lA'' NJ" 'He inner me- - pre-
''''u' NY u''eA h!i' i"t '''' "ofA' ana ai'er
'"''i 'u- up" ID - Nj 'a'Aei eAp"''''' 10 90
I competent. In Ill ahsi's"< and dehncai!on'
"' uafao'"f he VS. 'ih%uiar'' hAppl snd IN
'"'e' ee'''i'9 "i the h'e' OF the Departed
many u family i"uha "oFd' u comfort ana
''a' sc
most ""fsh'ped-
Nor wa his taste for the beautiful confined
10 The maieriai world; higher asi with 8 nicer