Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-04
A Well-Merited Compliment.

Apropos Of Judge Martins retirement and the
proposed remodeng Of the Court House, the
members Of the Washington County Bar held a
largely attended meeting in the Court House dur
ing the noon recess on Monday Among those
present were Ex-Governor Dillingham;, Hon.
Homer W. IIeatou. Joseph A. Wing, Esq Hon.
iIeman Carpenter, Hon. Charles H. Heath, Clar-
ence II. Pitkin, Esq, George NJ. Fisk, ESQ, G. j.
Gleason, Esq, s. G. Shurleif, Esq, Hiram Carle-
ton, Esq Charles W. Porter, Esq, George W.
Wing, Esq, Hiram A. Iuse, Esq, Henry X.
Field ESQ, j. o. Livingston, Esq, W. A. Boyce,
Esq, J. r. Iamson, Esq, James n johnson, Esq,
o. l.. IIoyt, Esq and George L. Stowe, Esq Frank
Plumley, ESQ., the States Attorney, was cr-oDicio
President Of the meeting and W. A. Lord, Esq,
was chosen TO be Secretary Governor billing
ham said that the members Of the bar, in view of
the remarkably able manner in which Judge Mar
tin had filled the office Of Assistant Judge during the
past few years, and the cordial relations which
had existed between him and the counsel practic-
ing in court had requested him to move the
adoption of the following resolutions which he
did with the greatest pleasure, believing that they
spoke the simple truth and were a well merited
tribute to Judge Martins worth
" Resolved by the Bar Of Washington C0ultv,
That we take this occasion Of the Hon. Willard
S. Martins retirement from the Bench after four
years of arduous and faithful service, to express
our confidence in and our respect for him ms n
man; to thank him for the ability, impartiality
and unfalling urbanity with which he has dis
charged the duties Of his office, and to tender him
our sincere good wishes for his future welfare
and prosperity
Al. ~. Il. Al
quested to spread these resol utions upon the
record and to deliver to Judge Martin a certified
copy thereof"
Remarks in favor of the adoption of the resolu-
tions and eulogstc of Judge Martin and the I'M
usual value and Importance to which he had
raised the office of Assistant Judge during his oc
cupaton Of the Bench were made by Mr.. Heaton
Judge Carpenter Mr.. Heath, Mr. Wing, Mr. Hoyt
and Mr. Huse The resolutions were then adopted
unanimously by rising vote.
Judge Martin, having been called upon to re-
spond, spoke as follows: "Gentiemen Of the Wash
ington County Bdr.-It is with unaloyed feel
ings Of pride that | have heard the resolutions
which you have just adopted. That the Bar Of
this Court should have seen fit, at the close of my
official career, to express such kindly wishes for
| my welfare, will ever be to me one of the crown
ing events OF my life; and in after years, when
call to my mind the expressions of confidence and
good will towards me contained in your resolu-
tons, the pleasant associations which we have
had during the last four years will always re-
main green and fresh in my memory. | can hon
estly say that while | was member of this court,
tried to do my duty faithfully and impartially
| to the best of my ability, and during the whole
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| the bench and from the members of the Bar the
| kndest and most courteous treatment, which will
| never be forgotten by me. On returning to my
| home associations, carry with me the kindest
| feelings and the heartiest respect for you ALL"
Judge Martins response ELECTED loud applause.
At the opening Of the afternoons session, State =
Attorney Plumley in brief Speech informed the
court OF the action of the bar and presented Judge
| Red6eld with the resolutions which had been
| adopted.
Judge Redfield, in response paid a high COM
| pment to the value of Judge Martins assistance
| upon the BENCH and said that he heartily APP
proved of the resolutions. They we're both APP
| propriate and true; and he could heartily and
| candidly endorse them from his official relations
| with Judge Martin In many cases gentlemen
| taken from the work OF business and farming life
and unused to trying questions, were of but little
service upon the bench in the earlier part of their
| judicial career. But Judge Martin was an ex-
ception to this rule from the first He easily com
| pretended even complicated questions of fact and
| law, and easily detected the false from the true
| and sifted the wheat from the straw with great
| skill, Judge Martin had been of exceptionally
great help to himself, the Presiding Judge in the
| heat of questions of fact And the county was to
| be congratulated upon the choice of such a man
| to occupy what was in truth one of the most re-
| sponsible and important positions in the gift OF
the people. 1t was appropriate, upon Judge
Martins retirement, that such resolutions should
| be placed upon record
Judge Redfeld then directed the clerk to spread
| the resolutions upon the records of the court.
The Bar, at their meeting chose Messrs Jo-
| seph A. Wing, Homer w. lleaton and Charles II
| Heath as committee to advise and consult
with the Judges Of the County Court in regard to
the remodeling Of the court house The last leg
islatnre authorized the levylng of county tax Of
ten per cent, which, it is thought will raise about
$500 1t is proposed to put an extension on to
| the north side of the court house, and to change
| the interior In many important respects.