The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-04
Augustine Haines.
TEIBUTE OF REspEcT-REMARKs OF MEMBERS
OF CUMBERLAND BAR.

At three o'clock yesterday afternoon a
meeting of the Cumberland Bar was
held in the Supreme Court room. to pre-
sent the customary resolutions of respect to
the memory of Hon. Augustine Haines, lately
deceased, and formerly member of this Bar.
Judge Howard presented the resolutions in
brief and fitting remarks as follows:
May it please your Honor.-Snce the last
term of this court, the bar of this county have
been called to deplOre the departure of a for
mer eminent member, Augustine Haines, Esq
The Cumberland Bar Association have recalled
his professional life and distinction with pleas
ure, and yet with sadness that comes OF ad-
miration and respect for the departed. They
would gladly plant unfading laurels by his
grave And so they have unanimously re-
quested me me to present their resolutions, and
ask that they may be spread upon the endur-
ing records Of this Honorable Court.
By leave of your Honor, will now comply
with their request:
The Hon. Augustine Haines, long an es-
teemed and honored member of Cumberland
Bar, having departed this life since the last
session of this Honorable Court, at a meeting
of the Bar Association held this
morning the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted expressive of our sorrow for
the event, and respect of his memory:
Resolved That this Association entertains
memory of the late Augustine Haines, and will
cherish with satisfaction and pride the enviabe
record which he has left; faithful, fearless and
able in his professional career, honest and up
right in bis public life, spotless in his private
character, and in the sacred family relations
as in his friendships, tender, true, generous and
gentle.
Resolued That we tender to his bereaved
family our respectful sympathy, and that copy
of these resolutions be presented them by the
Secretary of this Association.
Hon. Bion Bradbury in seconding the resolu-
tons referred to his long personal acquaintance
with Mr. Haines, and paid glowing tribute of
respect to his memory. He gave succnct
sketch of his life and labors.
Hon. M. M. Butler, who followed Mr.. Brad
bury, spoke of the deceased in his personal re-
laions and referred to the acquaintance which
it had been his pleasure to enjoy with him. He
referred to the habits of method and accuracy
in the conduct of all his business transactions;
to the loss to the profession sustained on his
withdrawal from it to enter into other pursuits,
and closed with the expression of very high
opinion of the value of his life labors and the
esteem in which all who knew him held him.
N. S. Littlefeld, Esq, of Brdgton, most
heartily endorsed all that had been said and re-
ferred to the intimate friendship that had ex-
listed between the deceased and himself.
Judge Virgin remarked as follows:
From the dates given by BrotheriBradbury
find that Mr.. Haines left the practice the same
year in which was admitted to the Bar in an
other county, my practice at that time being
confined to the county in which resided. 1t
cannot be expected that should know much
of Mr. Haines in the profession, and as a mat
ter of fact did not. But distinctly remem-
Der the reputation which be sustained at the
Bar even at that age of thirty eight years, and
think that this Bar,a we'll as that of the entire
State, has reason to regret that man who
promised ESQ well in so laborious profession
a profession which requires so many years in
which TO gain its highest distinctions, could
find sufficient inducement to leave it for anoth.
er calling. Personally 1 know nothing of Mr.
Haines, never having met him, but since his
death have had frequent interviews with his
contemporaries, from each and all of whom has
come one view in regard to his mental traits as
well as in regard to his sturdy, moral character.
That report has been well expressed by the
resolutions and by the different members who
have just spoken. l can add nothing of inter-
est; but on the contrary, should attempt any
extended remarks, under the circumstances, l
should almost necessarily mar the felicities of
the occasion. Let the resolutions be spread up
on the record of the court and the court adj
iOurn.