Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-09-30
Proceedings Of the c0art, relative to
the death Of Ma. Robinson.

Gounliftcc a. present series 81 resolves.
rxrrcsive Of n ssnfinnents 0f the BAR D.
on The dcorAss Of Nsj. O'Neil ". Robia-
SIN. The ciruu@stsno-s Of -hiah are already
familiar 90 oar Uaders
e. AtA snbseqaent meeting the Soro-ing
rsSolaiioas ~ere adopted. snd ~ere present
Ell 10 the Court. On Moalay. NJ. BLACK.
before reAling the resolves. remarked A.
follow:
The nelanchOiy 6aiv has been imposed
upon ne % presenting o. the Court r,-solu-
lions ssioptsi ~ a. Oxiorsl Bar en- ,r-ssiss
OF Their scnfimenfs upon the death az their
broiher. MAJ O'Ncii W. Robinson. IT,. and
u = a matter ~ uluch grstis~aiioa that Nc
have . presiding iadge Who from BOG sc-
quain'ance = capable Of Appreciaiin- his
eNccllencies and worth Brofher Robinson
died "a his fathers house IN Waterford. on
the 18th day OF Jolly last. on the anuiversarv
Of has birfh anS a. The very hour b. CON
pieted his fortpcth year. another victim q
the terrible "a. which now dcvastAtes oar
country He was born 40 Bethel where be
spent IA esrly childhoOi AherwarJls With
has hther's family b. removed 20 Portland.
and. after a rcsidsncc thero 81 sexerai
YEAR, removed Nth the sane family 20
Wstrford
IIe entered Bo~doin College IN islr.
where y was nv privilege 90 ham a. know
and % love hisn. AMI O. couu,eacc a friend
shiP Which time bet rendered closer and
stronger. and ~hich confinlcl sniute rrllpf-
I'd ell death snarcbesl birn awav. In cob
lege hIs standing was good and his many
eNccileuf an agreeahla traits a. sfu.ieut
and companion grcat,y endoArcd biun 20 al.
and be graduated IN iSf5 With thc respect
and esteem ~ hi- Instructors and " 18th ihc
hearty Assertion and good ~lii 81 kis fellow
stsaeHfs and especially ~ his classmates
Immediately after graduation d. entered
the law ofice q Hon. Elbridec Gerry. then
practicinr IN Waterford. and IN iSls ~
admitted 20 practice and beCaune a nclnbsr
81 tbs Bar.
lie immediately opened a. oaice al Beth
81 Hill AM az once entered into an extern
srve practice which continued unimuai-rd
till he ieft us No morc a. rrtu-n. H. las
rroiessHon be cuulGisnded The rcspcct II
both Bench and Bar and the confd-nce 81
the comm unity. AMI ! bet sr,eak the urirer-
al sentiments 81 his PROBES onai h-rth-,-.
in saving that. whilc alsavs true q hIs cli-
euts- carefully looking after and protecting
tbeir rights and Interests. o. his asso.ciaic.
AZ the Bar D. va ever centIemanlr. cour-
teogs AMI sfrictly bonorabie. and thar ~
them ali b. va estecune,l and b. loved An
has loss deeply dePlofei
At the first call 81 a. rsrrf-,.- an h. b.,r,-
~ danger and distress. BROTHER Rohtn.or
promptly c-nre o. tbc rescue. and in the
Sint.r % lsoZ went INTO the s,ryice A. Can
TAN q the 8ih Battery. an command 81
which be rclnained-thonch during tte last
"a be s-rvlce beng Chief 81 ArtIer, ia
the 81 Corps-iiu be came home 20 die re-
cvising q short time b. fore b. dcsth rro-
motion - richly meriied ~ ionE. Ardaous
and disilnguished services IN fcld and in
Gasp The severity - the service uorc
cat his health and Constitution. and b. gave
up hls Aie. sacrihcr for be country. hap
~ II II might bat confribst- IN ar, &c..
20 The restoration q that Unioa AMI The
preservation % tho-c Institutions D. loved
- vel sarrIhce none fte les he-oi.
than d made upon the baftie-feid whsrr
D. - oiirn cNpo-ed iis ltc and rendered
- eftucnf and disfin-aishcd srreires. and
~hirh " 90 BE- none thc less appreciated %
his grateful c0untryn~n
bio kooinson eugA-cd quite extensively
in lumbvTIuE and iu that a. ga al othrr
bnsiness D. va euercviic. LonorabIe and
succrssill iic "a never uarri.H .-f
died "a Waterford in thc ts..su a tbs
family. ana 90 the arms ~ the rarru-s
Who had cherished has infanr, api ehI8
h9oi. an sh0 ar now mourning Almost
hearf-trokcn fhis removal q one of ths
main sfaHs and supporf- - the declioin-
YEAR Nav God consfors them.
On bethrl hIh vhcrc b. "a BON. anI
spent Us childhood and 80 many Of b.. af;er
YEAR. b. sleeps IN a lovely spo, beneatb
The shafovs 81 the gently Easing rin-.
keyuiescnf o. Pgoe.
Ees1'-ci That in the leah q o,,- d..
rn~utesi brother. O-NeI W Rab.-so, II
the Bar has lost beloved ard TALENTED
memoer. the aruiy an carn-st aad efFr,.ut
ofhccr and thc STATE MOST sorthv rftirrn
Aof1'rct That an extensive rrof,..iar-
~ FrattIa, ai thi. iar 90 nss-- fisra f.ff
score years has proved 1sIr broti..r A. Am.
orah.e and hiEhminded f.autrr. abe srI
si..ient in the discharge % bis duties.
iaithfgl 60 h's engagements. soo-niry 49,.
crit and pefiifocging tri,k.. t-u. - ~.
ciicuis. courteous o. his assoriafss. and h.s
enecsred him o. che hearts az usaH
hes.tref That the r-ady responss 81
Ma Lohtnson o. ~ eau ofhis csunrrs in
re bour - her peril ard disfrr-s fr 49,
causc b. rendered ar5uoas AMI distlngs,.b-
81 serr sees. scarIng oat b.a Iih and li.r ,rJ
rctlruing bot o. dee. enttics 4 .ra 20 the ~.
PIE 20
hesoisof. That IN ID, o-ii.sr, relation.
% "e NfpiHrr hootnson kas been Ar e.
.'rAiel and Fhl1abie citizen. energetic ard
h'norahie in business. kind. af-rf..r.t.
thp azreeahie a. q frisad ard assasiafe al
30 a-ath La lefi VOID in sorists and 81
locally az thi- Bar uhirh @iI IT, I.ny .-.i
painfully ish aud Eifh lifc4tv futI
hrf lhat ue tender our hrarrE.lf
'ymrafhv o. ~ fsusv q our fsras..s
uroftcr In tilcIr sad bs-caseu.srf ~ a.. -.
81 son ard brotaer % brIs.,d Al \,
varuy Oh bc beloved. 18th fb- t...-,-..
thlf 9TH Is. as Eith ti-r.t.. r,r- .f.r
o. rherishel ard bis urr-r.-v ~ f..-.-.