Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-30

Years. Every one of them contained
the information that he was born in
1864. had been judge of the Ellsworth
municipal court for II years and WIS
a member of the Legislature. Fur
ther than that they did not GO, show
ing that Mr. Peters had escaped the
professional biographers only too SUE
cessfully and had let his natural mol
esty keep him from indulging in the
fulsome self-praise that makes most
Biographical works amusing if not
valuable
1t Is true that Mr.. Peters was born
IN Ellsworth 40 years ago, on the
18th of Augusta. c'prebably on Fri
day he suggests), the son of VIM. p.
and Elizabeth Chute Peters. He at
tended the public schools of his native
town and was graduated from Bow
dom College in the class of 1885. hav-
ing taken such rank in scholarship
That he was accorded the honor If
Phi Beta Kappa membership. Dur
ing his college course he was a mem
Der OF the ID. Is. E. fraternity and
was chief editor of the Orient. one
year.
Upon leaving college he took up the
study of law with Andrew Peters Wis
well, his cousin. who afterwards be-
came chief justice of the Maine Sill
creme judicial court. He was admit
ted TO the bar, in October 1887 and was
at once taken into partnership with
AR. NisWell and Arno w. King. under
the firm name of Wiswel. King & Pc
tiers. Mr. King is now an associate JUS
tlce of the supreme court The firm
maintained an office at Bar Harbor. of
which Mir. Peters took charge. until
1923, wnen Mr.. Wiswell was appoint
ed to the supreme bench and the firm
was dissolved. Mr.. Peters returned to
Ellsworth and has practiced law there
since, being associated the past two
years with john f. Knowlton, under
the firm name of Peters & Knowlton.
It is interesting to note that the firm
is occupying the same law offices that
were useu so many years by Mr.. Pc
ters Uncle, George S. Peters, in the
block built in 1887 by Mr.. Peters
grandfather as successor to a building
irst built by him in 1915. The prop
erty has been in the family ever since.
In 1896, Mr.. Peters was appointed
judge of the Ellsworth municipal court
having jurisdiction throughout Han
'ock county. and served with distnc-
ton until he resigned in 1903 to be-
come candidate for the Legislature
While his law practice has been ex-
tcnsive, Mr. Peters has found time to
take part in important business enter
prises. He is president of the Union
FrJlSt h9 IL
was organized in 1907. This bank has
deposits amounting to a million and a
quarter dollars and serves large eli
entele in Hancock and Washington
counties. He is a director in several
other financial enterprises, including
the Merrill Trust Co. of Bangor, and is
also president of the Ellsworth Foun-
dry X Machine Works and of the Ellis
worth Hardware Co, both important
Lc9l Industries. Mr.. Peters is also one
of the overseers of Bowdoin College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters attend the Con-
gregational church and find their pleas
ures IN an ideal home life. Mr.. Peters
only club utilization being the Tara tine
at Bangor. His pardona BILE gratifica-
ton derived from his marked politi-
cal successes has always been some
what tempered by the unfortunately
inevitable separation from his home.
But, characteristic of the man is his
declaration. made the day his nominat-
ing petitions were filed: Now expect
to throw overheard all pleasures and
al! business. take off my coat and such
4 Their garments rs are in the way and
lick all the other candidates who show
their heads"