Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-01
STOOD FOR LIBERTY,
PATRIOTS OF 1915 WHO SIGNED
THE DECLARATION.
REMARKABLE PROPORTION OF ABLE
AND UPRIGHT MEN-NOT ONE DIED
WITH A STAIN UPON HIS NAME.

| OF those who stood sponsors ut liberty $
cradle and there RI dyed Ia each other their
lives, their fortunes and tAcir sacred hon
or cannot but be interesting, and instruc-
tive, With the exception of eight VINO had
! come in youth or carly manhood. they
were native Americans.
John Hancock, whose bold signature as
| president OF the continental crprress
stood alone with that of Charles Thomson
Its secretary, at the foot Of Its first publ
cation, was born in Massac husetts in l737.
He began life Ms a clerk in the counting
house Of his uncle. At the age of ~ he
inherited fortune which placed him In
affluence. Josiah Bartlett was born In
Massachusetts in 1929 and was a success
ful medical practitioner before he entered
| public life. William whipple was born at
kittery, now In Maine, in 1870. In his
| youth he followed che sca and later be-
came merchant at Portsmouth, n. X.
Matthew Thornton WAS born In Ireland
In IVA. Ho WAS prominent physician.
John Adams, the champion OF fr%tlom
was born In Massachusetts IN 1854 He
wasa Distinguished lawyer. Samuel Adams
was born IN Boston In 1922 Intended for
the bar by his father. he began life, how
ever, as merchants clerk Robert Treat
Paine, born In Massachusetts in 1881, be.
gan life ns minister OF the gospel, but
soon left 1t for the legal profession. Ell
bridge Gerry, born ut Marhlehcad Mass,
11l4, was educated ut Harvard, where he
graduated with credit Entering into
mercantile business he acquired both rep
utation and property. stephen Hopkins
..,, ~ 49, ~ '0'' i'is
s,,i,s i>'2se,' ~ az ie"''''r"i iur
h','i 40 ''S"s'" IA Hi'rcshtlie
at','i, - ~ anu Utmost 'ihihe
u.iiit' ,,,, =" ~ + '''"t me.
49, '" at ~" port IN
a.. - 49, ''''" "i't ff"e'i'eu
-, s''' Wv ',s5tt ~. s..GTlI'"' Wis
'''', '','7'.' ~ - !. '1c "oah
. az ! t",ae' @i''' ma,
"' M '.s"'' ''19' ch"Fstd
,'t'1,."., - ,,'i''s, ne
f'''.' '''N ~ Us" ~ iai'"lhR MS
80. 9I-''''S a-.li''' dil9=
''.''' ',,' 49, % '",'E 'Gr",l2',
~, u CA 80 fNI''" tdsiz -'fi h&h
'''.,'. ..,s I'm - - ''' N.1A,l.i",i"h-a
i''" ~" VI an Amer l'Ah=a heh!e TX
- i"' '"ui''' "'Nl hf"uH'L'on' II
''''"' ''I'''
.''''.'' '''I ~, KIN was lsFl az iia"
~''I', INN ''.'-' a''" ir'e'f'a law NJ
'.'i mn ~ f'''n III iio'!l' me.
','-.,t'i 't'',''' ~ lttltil9A' "'h.,
- - 80 ~ arc AfNi cum.
y, VI, =. w ms II" "'s Ia
- - '''''i "ettta '''Feah-
o'''sti' ~ w',I'I ne was most success
49, "'''t'' porn at "Hh"sof,
N'"', a., !" i'-" S'''aH"''U ~ ale ana be-
60 80 '''' a. 'l'''''' ~ '"' r'foh anu M
u , "", ~ ''', feace ne sl'iul'Fl 'htdi-
S ,!.1',. put so'n n'tr "h'erea p"oog ere
"ilii"ii' 'osu' norm at 9etauAet' n y,
""n % '''"' i'ii
n'np ,'' 'Hs.'o", corn at A'E'hs' "io'
ei"uua' az nl'' h'"' ~ "li'ueno circuin-
,,1 ',''''p'!'',''' 700" an "c'''ea s.'h
~ RIO was 'pr'i IN ~ loht
we manor IA Norrlsaliia "h'ch ne inherit
w, '"o On ms 'a'her, NO
az S"u '"eHihe 'e''Ne III poli-
0'oN Hoas" sh|o'ihe oohilee'lus' NE
pfH0tics' farmer francis Lewis WAS
o.rn ~ ,4.h U wares ID 100 ne was
uu"a y" ~ "ee'n'ihSser, sppren'lc'N 10
gu "heh VI Ass sihi-
su ~ ~" e"uh'1y anu ehtsaso o'to
p,-.s business
80 "a' WI ~ rii'oe'oh'
1I.0' s~au"eN ~ hfinSosS 90
~, on''ne"s 1ooss' anu 'roiH we
-, 80 W. amy anu ,ofsune way
49, 'N0 vAi' 'fueeie 70 winch
0N1 ~, oo4ieHeus' WERE supJec'eu'
,no .N'o" vas oorn III hliaael-
pm" ~ 20 VI an ihnuen'ihi ana wealthy
nc '"1 i"~!er' an husnifaity
NJ, 80 80 " man oi 'e'.s'S
800 'p''h' uof II at roster eco"
NM III 1'NH' "as uescchahht OF 1ohn