Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-31

with him that were not impressed by his
honesty, stralg and ability.
He was a man well qualified t. fiji posi-
tions of honor and trust, but from choice
seldom ACCEPT ed such poslt {on-, he being
engaged in business which required his
whole attention.
With mind keen and active, he was
pu5lic spirited, and gave largely for char
liable and benevolent objects. His judg-
ment may not always have been correct,
he sometimes may have made mistakes,
but all in all he WAS Il good type OF eH
honest Christian citizen. He had 10
children OF his own, but ever on the a.ert
to do good and help the poor, he adopted
several into his family ana As shown hE
his will he was ready to Tighten their bug
dens and in some measure relieve tneir
distresses.
He was married by Eer. Jonathan
Fisher to his first wife Jan, %, 1900. She
died Jan 9, 1877, aged sixty-eight years.
/ Proof of her goodness Is shown by he
! fact that when she had been dead only
| six months and sixteen days he married II
second wife, Mary Ann Haskell, the "be-
loved wife Mary Ann, TO whom his wlil
so frequently refers.
Many present tonight remember her
as Mrs. Gillpatric. Like her husband,
she WAS kind and hospitable i'll her home,
early days. Mrs. Gillpatric died at the
advanced age of eighty-six, though she
had been laid aside from active work for
several years. Her memory is warmly
cherished by her many friends.
Few men in our county have given
more to benevolent purposes than George
Stevens. The high opinions he held of
the value of education, botn from Il bust
ness point of view and in Its moral aspect,
| impressed him with a desire to help the
cause of education in the town which he
chose for his home. In his will Esquire
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himself, a sum Of money to be held in
trust, until said trustees considered it ad-
visa BILE to erect an academy.
This fund, having been safely invested,
has steadily increased, and from it these
trustees and their successors having a
full determination to carry out the last
will and testament of MIR. Stevens, have
erected this commodious school building
which we to-day dedicate.
After numerous requests he will reads:
"All the rest, residue and remainder OF
my estate, real, personal and mixed, of
which shall die seized and possessed, or
to which shall be entitled at the time OF
my decease, and also the reyersion a re-
mainder OF my homestead and appur-
tenances, together with the $50 acres OF
woodland and all profit, income and adj
vantage that may result therefrom, with
all the personal property Of every de-
scription from and after the decease of my
beloved wife, Mary Ann, the same to be
disposed o: in the best manner accord
ing to the discretion OF said trustees,
with the exception OF my homestead and
eppurtenances, which it is my will shall
always remain in the possession of said
trustees or their assigns for the use and
benefit OF said academy, and l do hereby
empower said trustees whenever they
shall procure the act of incorporation re-
ferred to in my will, to convey and as
sign all property real and personal which
may be in their possession, including said
homestead and appurtenances to said
body corporate, to be held by them for
he purpose hereinbetore named, and /
do authorize my said trustees whenever
they may deem it expedient to erect a
building suitable and convenient for an
academy from any property in my will
or this codicil devised to said trustees
and said body corporate may do the same,
and it is my wish that said academy shall
be located upon the half acre northwest
of my dwelling house."
In the year 1891 the trustees of this
school fund petitioned to the legislature
for an act of incorporation in view of es-
tablishing the contemplated school. The
act was granted and approved by Gov
ernor Burleigh March 4, 1891. The mem
bers of the corporation were Martin l..
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