Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-07-30

Judge OF the Ellsworth municipal court
for twelve years, and was member OF the
legislature. Further than that they did
| not go, showing that Mr.. Peters had es-
capped the professional biographers only
| too successfully, and had let his natural
modesty keep him from indulging in the
fulsome seif-praise that makes most bio
graphical works amusing II not valuable.
A BIT OF BIOGRAPHY.
1t is true that Mr.. Peters was born in
Ellsworth forty-nine years ago on the
18th OF August (''probably ON friday
be suggests), the son of William d. and
Elizabeth Chute Peters. He attended the
public schools of his native town, and
was graduated from Bowdoin college in
1885, having taken such rank in scholar
ship that he was accorded the honor OF
Phi Beta Kappa membership. During his
college course he was a member OF the
ID. X. E. fraternity, and was chief editor
of the Orient for one year.
Upon leaving college he took up the
study of law with Andrew Peters Wis
well, his cousin, who afterwards became
chief-justiee OF the Maine supreme
judicial court. He was admitted to the bar
in October, 1887, and was at once taken into
partnership with Mr.. Wiswell and Arno
w. King under the firm name of WiswelI,
King q Peters. Mr.. King is now an asso-
ciate-justice OF the supreme court.
The firm maintained an Office at Bar
Harbor, OF which Mr.. Peters took charge,
until 1893, when Mr.. Wiswell was APP
pointed to the supreme bench, and the
firm was dissolved. Mr.. Peters returned
to Ellsworth and has prscticed law here
since, being associated the past two years
with John F. knowlton under the firm
name of Peters & Knowlton.
1t is interesting to note that the firm is
occupying the same law offices that were
used SO many years by Mr.. Peters uncle,
George s. Peters, in the block built in
1887 by Mr.. Peters grandfather as sue
cessor to building first built by him in
1915. The property has been in the family
ever since.
In 1896 Mr.. Peters was appointed Judge
OF the Ellsworth municipal court, having
jurisdiction throughout Hancock county,
and served with distinction until he re-
signed in 1908 to become candidate for
the legislature.
HIS LARGE BUSINESS INTERESTS.
While his law practice has been extern
sive, Mr.. Peters has found time to take
part in important business enterprises.
He is president OF the Union Trust Co.,
and has been ever since it was organized
in 1907. This bank has deposits amount
ing to million and a quarter dollars,
and serves a large clientele in Hancock
and Washington counties. He is a
director in several other financial enter
prises, including the Merrill Trust Co., OF
Bangor. lie is president of the Ellsworth
Foundry Il Machine Works and OF the
Ellsworth Hardwood Co., both important
local industries, and is a director and
counsel OF the Ellsworth Loan & Build
ing association. Mr.. Peters is also one OF
the overseers of Bowdoin college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters attend the Congre-
gationsl church, and find their pleasures
in an ideal home life, Mr.. Peters's only
club utilization being the Tarratine at Ban
gor. His pardonab BILE qualification derived
from his marked political successes has
always been somewhat tempered by the
unfortunately inevitable separation from
his home. But characteristic OF the man
is his declaration, made the day his nomi-
mating petitions were filed; snow ex-
pect to throw overheard all pleasure and
all business. take off my coat, and such
other garments as are in the way, and lick
all the other candidates who show their
heads"
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