The Portland daily press., 1871-05-30
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In our notice Of members of York coun'y
Bar we inadvertently omitted TO mention III
the proper place. the name OF Hon. Edwin W.
Wedgwood whose thirty years practice IN the
courts of York and Oxford counties, entitled |
him to a place among the Fathers" if not |
among the "Ancients. He was formerly as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Aver and practiced many
wears at Cornish. He was in command Of
company for a short time in the late war, and
afterwards was associated with T. II. Hubbard
in the practice of law at Biddetord He was
appointed by Gov. Chamberlain upon the co m
mission for revising the statutes, Represented
Biddeiord twice in the House and is now serv-
ing his second term as Mayor of that city. He
was admitted to the Bar in 1841
The vulgar prejudice that obtains in some
localities against the holding of Office by law
yers, has not penetrated Old York, as yet, and
as has been seen, the legal gentleman of that
county have borne their full share of the pub
| lie burdens, whenever those burdens have APP
peared in the shape of pnblc office. The few
| who have not done so, have shown their will
| ingness by accepting nominations, and none
can be rightfulIy charged with leaving suffer
ing country in the lurch.
The following summary shows who have
been hopored in this direction and includes
not only those who have been mentioned in
the sketches, butthOse who have been admit
ted to the Bar Stree 1861 Mayor of Biideiord
John O. Adams, Edwin w. Wedgwood
Clerk of Courts, Amos s. Allen, Fl. Fairfield,
III. III. Hobbs, G. B. Lord, j. O. Mclntire.
Judge of Probate, Z. L. Bourne, Register of
Probate, H. III. Burbank, G. II. Kpowlton
Sheriff, N G. Marshall; County Attorney. G.
r. Aver, E. f. Bourne, l. 7. Drew, I. S. Kim.
bali, E. r. Wggin, Geo. C. Yeaton. Judge
Municipal Court, E. E. Bourne, Jr., same at
Saco, George A. Emery, Samuel f. Chase
Secretary of State, G. r. Aver, Execu-
tive Council, 1. S. Kimball, Senators,
C.R. Aver, 1. T. Drew, John M. Good win
| John H. Goodenow, Nathaniel Hobbs, Samuel
w. Jones, VIM. M. Macarthur, Luther s
Moore, N. G. Marshall, John B. Nea,ley
Charles E. Weld. President of Senate, Aver
Goodenow, Moore. Representatives in tht
Legislature, Adams, Burbank, Bourne (sen
ioi) ii. X. Bradbury, Drew Moses Emery
VIM. Emery, j. NJ. Goodwin, Hubbard, Rim
ball, Lord, Smith, Weld, Wedgwood. Speak
ers of the House, Smith and j. NJ Stone. As
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue, Marshall Knowl
ton. Consul General at Constantinople, Good
: enow.
, / AN AMUSING INCIDENT. s.'t
An amusing incident occurred few terms
ago, during the hearing of divorce case be-
:ore the Judge, in open Court. 1t was shown
that the respondent frequented house of bad
repute, and the venerable counsel for the libel
liant, in his laudable zeal to bolster up his eli
euts case, said in his closing remarks: "Tbi
, Mrs. K. 8 where the defendant was in the hab
of visiting is house of ill-fame. and kn0ac i
to be aJact. A general laugh among the bar
jurors and spectators followed this positiv,
statement of personal knowledge. But it'll
disconnected by the me2rimen: he had caused
( the old gentleman burning toward a well
known practitioner that resided near him il
the same city, who was leaning over the clerk,
desk enjoying the joke) added "My brother y
knows it too, if he does laugh" The rest O
'he bar appeared to think more of this part O
the joke than Brother x" did, who declined
to testify unless subrenaed.