The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-06
Hon. Ezra June.

Another veteran Of the Rutland coun.
ty bar has passed away in sudden mau-
ner, under sad circumstances. Hon.
Ezra June was found on Friday morning
in his ofice dead Mr.. n. ii. Mott
editor of the Brandoo Union, entered hir
Office to ask Judge June some question
relative to the early history of Brsudoo.
and founi no Que ia the main Ioom. h
was about leaving when be noticed
through the door Of the closet mar
lying upon the floor, aud on examination
found it to be the lifeless body OF Mr
June. Messrs. Ormsbee aud Briggs, th,
occupants Of the adjoining office aud
friends Of the deceased, were intorrnei
Of the event and the body properly c4rcd
Tor. I" L Is supposed he entered toe
closet on Thursday to get lamp" say
the Brandon Union. aud was seize
with fit of Inconsistencies. which ha
occasionally conc over him heretofore
Tic had probably been dead some fifteen
or sixteen hours when found. His head
lay upon some lluka Of stove pipe. These
are the particulars Of his ssd death a.
gathered from the Brandon Union.
Ezra June was a aon OF David June.
one Of the first settlers, wro came to
Brandon il l715 and was born Novem
her 1885. He prepared for college al
he old Brandoo 4cldemy, aud graduated
at Mlddicburv college. in the class with
Kew. U. G. Buruap. d. D.. dlstin-
guished U0itsriau minister OF Baltimore +;
Roswell Harris Hen. S!las II. Hodges.
Rev. Henry b. Hooker. d D., di.tiu
glished Copgregation mini>,er Of Bos
ton; Rev. S,mn,l G Jack son. b d..
librarian Of the state OF Ma.sachu.e. i e;
kev- Charles ID. Mallacy, b d, lend.
'n2 Baptist clerIymsn oi Georgia; Sam
uel Is. Mattocks, E.q, Of Dsnviie, aud
lion Amasa G. Moore OF p,attsburgh
n. Y.
lie studied las with Hon. Bslzillai
Davenport anl was admitted to the Rat
+ tnnd oluuty bar in Jule 1925. and ha.
5ucG pic>ent ~ Cgciy term of court iol
over 90 year. ili- connection with the
legal profession in his earlier years
brought him III ccn'act with and enj ".
ment Of, the ri,ni-hip ard companion
ship Of those veterans OF the Rutard
county bar, Robert Temple, Mc.e, Siroug,
John Kellogg, Oo,l,.h Noble, Nattauicl
Harmon, Joua, Cluk, Caauncy Lang
don, Gordon Newell, Rolin G. Mallary,
CHARLES x. Williams, Rodney & Royce,
Robert Piorpoint aud other familiar
nsmes who have been leaders in the pro.
lession Of the law in This county. He
was senator irom Rutland county il
lS4' sni 1880; judge OF the county
court from lS43 70 1877. aud we believe
was appoin ed 2 few years siuce to eli
out the uneyFiFcd term Of James X
Hydc, deceased estates sttoTneY in le49
aud 1850. He WAS the senior member
Of tho bar except K X. ThralI.
Judge June, although never brilliant
advocate nor leader ct the bar, yet
was possessed Of that sterliug common
sense aud good judqmeu, which mad,
hin valuable menbcr and an honor tC
the profession Of the law. He was q
gentleman @; the old school, with sll the
high characteristics of hon,r aud integ
rity aud appreciation Of the fitting ii
deueanor" which belonged to that class
lie was mau Of moIs than ordinary
literary attainment, and one Of the mos
interesting Of couversationalists.
lie never married. lie lived a life o
honor and justice, With high regard foi
Integrity. He will be missed in the 50
ciai circle, aud tue people Of Brandor
lose IN bis death ono OF the conueciin;
liuks between far past and present gen
GRAFTON OF its citizens.
His funeral was attended from tn,
residence of Dr. A. T. Woodward. OF
Saturday afternoon. Several member
ot the bar from Rutland were iu attend
suce -Gloje