Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-30

T farmer, and tho owner # a pTist-mill, The
son worked. on the farm until hc Was
seventeen years of ag,, and then attended
the mill some three year,, In the latter
occupation he found considerable time for
reading, and imbihed taste for compass
ing, Feeling the want Of better oluea-
tion than the common school could sup
ply, he bccame student oi Washington
Academy, al the village Of Wexford, in
December, lSui In November 1895, he
entered Union College, at Schenectady,
To reach that place, ho took passage in a
,loop from WEXFORD To Albany, the voyage
lasting two weeks lie was a hard student
working until after midnight and
through the usual vacations, lie gradu-
atcd in 1909, and in November following
commenced teaching an Academy in Ian.
singhurgh, y, \, He continued in this
situation until November, 1910, when he
came to ST Adams and commenced the
study of law in the office II Asihcl Lang
worthy, E,q,
In March, 1911, he left the office Of Mr.,
/ langworthy and continued the study of
law with the Hon Asa Adds, and his
partner, Sanford Gadscrmb lie was adj.
mittcd 90 the bar in the winter Of lsla,
and not long after opened an office at
/ North Hero. in the county 81 Grand Isle.
In the fall of 1919, he was appointed
States Attorney for the county. but de-
clined the appointment and removed 10
Fairfield, where he became partner with
Hon, Bates Turner, in the practice of law
The coparnership was broken by the re-
moyal OF Judge Turner 10 ST. Adams, in
1878; and in 1916, Judge Davis opened an
office in Swanton, In the fall Of 1918,
Judge Adds proposed to him a copartner-
ship, which he accepted, and in January,
1919, took up his permanent residence in
ST. Adams,
lie devoted himself with great assidu-
ity TO the business of his office. and was
regarded as a sound and judicious lawyer.
He never took upon himself, however, the
duties of an advocate 10 any extent. but
his preparation of causes for trial was al
ways very full and complete. On the 10Th
of February. 1929, he was married 10 Miss
|, Esther Palmer, by whom he had tive sons,
James T., now in the customs department,
and Wilbur T., editor of the Vermont
Transcript. In 1898 he was elected a
delegate 10 the Constitutional Convention,
which met in June and in september,
1929, and in 1880 member of the Exccu-
tive Council of the State In the fall OF
ls43 he was elected Associate Judge of
Franklin county, and reelected in 1874
In 1916 he was elected Judge of Probate,
and reelected in '46, A, 10, 'j3, '54 In
/ February, 1859, whilst attending the flu
neral OF Mrs Cynthia Penniman as a pail
bearer, he was severely injured by the
overturning of the carriage in which he
was riding, and by fall in about year
afterward, the neck Of his left thigh bone
was fractured, by which accident he was
mainly confined 10 the house for the re-
mainder of his life. He passed his time
in reading, writing and study One fruit
of his writing was "reminiscences of St
Adams by an old inhabitant," published
in the Transcript in series of numbers.
His last illness was short and painful.
He at all times enjoyed the entire conf
dence of the people of st. Adams, and has
left large circle offriends and acquaint-
ances who will deplore his loss.
His contributions to the public press
were characterized by great purity and
elegance of language, and were principally
anonymous essays, in the local newspa-
lpers. He was man of rare modesty and
integrity. The world has need of more
such men as was our departed friend, the
Hon. James Davis