Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02
OBITUARY.
ARTHUR LESLIE HALE.

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Arthur l.. Hale, foreman OF The
AMERICAN Office, died suddenly last
Saturday morning, Sept. Is, from the Ell
fects OF an overdose of some powerful
drug, self-administered-w with
suicidal intent or not is not known.
He rose at 6 10, called his brother, T. w.
| Rollins, with whom he lived, remarked
that he must have oversight Ut being his
custom to rise at 30l, and said be would
be ready to go down town In few min
utes.
About fifteen minutes later, Mr.. Rollins
was ready to start. Mr.. Hale had not APP
peared. Thinking he might be Ill, Mr..
Rollins went to his room and found him
lying across the bed, dressed with the ex-
/ ception OF his coat and vest, breathing
heavily and unconscious.
A physician, DR.. Manning, was quickly
summoned, and arrived in about ten
minutes. Restorstives were promptly APP
piled, but were uDavaiIing. He died
about ten minutes after the physician
arrived.
| A coroner was summoned, but the
circumstances OF the case were so clear
that he deemed an inquest unnecessary.
| Mr.. Hale was born in Ellsworth, In the
room in which he died, October 81, 1859.
| lie was the son of the late Moses Hale by
his second wife, who was the widow Of
Henry Rollins. His mother afterwards
married William Bailey, Of Melrose,
Macs; she died in Ellsworth last March.
Mr.. Hale spent his ooyhood In Melrose.
He attended the public schools there;
he was student at the Adams academy,
Quincy, Mass, under DIR. William Everett.
aud entered Harvard college, but did not
graduate.
He learned the printers trade in the
Office OF the Melrose Reporter. In 81 he
went to Msmsroneck, N. Y, where he
worked on the Paragraph, of that town,
OF which his brother was the editor. In
'94 he again went to Harvard, taking q
special course. He spent the summer Of
80 in Europe, and came to Ellsworth In
April, '96. With the exception OF two
short intervals he has since been employed
in THE AMERICAN office, being foreman
OF the mechanical depart ment since June,
1900.
Mr.. Hale was a competent and faithful
workman; Of retiring disposition, OF
strict integrity. He had few intimate
friends, but they knew him and appreci-
ated him. He was extremely fond OF
hunting and fishing, and possessed wide
knowledge Of woodcrsft. He was q
member of the Nicolin club, the only
club to which he belonged, and spent
much Of his leisure time there. His an
nual outing was three weeks hunting
"trip In the vicinity OF Kstahdin Iron
Works, and he was making preparations
to start the latter part of this month.
On bis fathers side mir. Hale leaves
three half brotb hers and one half sister
John A, Henry w. and Edwin NJ. Hale.
and Mrs. George A. Parcher; on his
mothers side, f. w. Rollins, with whom
he has lived for the most part OF the past
ten years.
The funeral took place at the house of
his brother last Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, Rev. j. NJ. Adams officiating.
The floral offerings were strikipgly beau
tifui, particularly appropriate piece
coming from his sssociat es In THE AMER
IcAN office. The bearers were w. H.
Titus, George F. Newman, jr., Frank II.
Jeliison and Hoyt Austin. Interment
was in the Moses Hale lot In Wood bine
cemetery.