The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-05-14
RO, HIGHLAND co. o. WEDNESDAY, MAY a. 1884

| tion, and carrying this characteristics into bi,
practice 10 would have been a pleasure /,
practice law iUih such a man. Mr. beaverton
] belonged TO that order Of men Of whom for The
! credit Of humanity there are numbers In oui
profession, who in becoming lawyer did not
cease to be a gentleman. He indorsed Lord
/ ChesterheId's definition Of polteness us "be.
neyolence In small things" he was polite
slHce p0liteness is the essence Of good breed
ing. In the varied experiences In a
| lawyers vocation, it is predetermined
at times to know lUhen 10 snv a
thing or tghdt to say, or h0D to say It. Mr..
beaverton always adopted au aHabIe. tboupb
earnest style Of expression. He lost nothing
by It no man loses anything by il, and our
young brother was followed 10 the tomb bv
sincerely s0rrOwing friends who loved. admir-.
ca ana respected him, and be will be spoken Of
always with kindness.
Mr.. beaverton bad not been nt the bar
long enough TO make a reputation as an
orator. but had already earned a TgDutatioD
for integrity and reliability.
forensic fame is at best rather evanescept.
and we're it not for William Wirts' glowing
panegyric on Patrick Henry the memory Of
his eloquence would long since have faded, and
We can can not see the charm whi5h held listening
multitudes responsive TO his voice.
The lawyers eloquenoe only appeaIs 10 tbose
who hear him. No description Of his efforts
can convey an adequate idea to others.
me author by his written words appeals to
ana deiights long generations Of readers, and
Cicero by his collected works will be read so
long as literature appeals TO the minds Of men.
Hence 1t Is that in our profession our chief
reliance Tor success must depend upop the es-
Ieem oil our contemporaries, and il is one Of
Ine beauties OF our profession that it is oalcu-
lated as l firmly believe to ennoble mankind
instead Of debasing them, and in the long
series OF lawyers who have adorned the Courts
OF southern Ohio, there are few If anv who
nave not Ielt an impress for good on our
oIate' MT. beaverton now seeps in peace
and may all Of us who are Young and iust
beginning our career, carry the same consider
"I'ou AOr otlers with US everywhere, as did
OuI lahented lssociatei in our homes, AT
cuuicn' IN public assemblages, in our offices,
ana IN the court room, and indeed evervwbere
IN our contact with other human souis. Nv
doing this Mr., Leaverton's life although short
was surely happy, and all are better from
knowing him. The Bar is ia certain sense
ulstlnct body aud in no other association of
men Is lt more essential 10 cultivate all those
amenities and graces which add so great a
chaFm TO such association, so that when our
mem % oefs one by one drop out Of line and pass
over Ine dark river, and others step in their
Piaoesy there will still seem to be q connectipg
tic Of friendly communion, and in desnite NJ NE
rivalry at the Bar, each may think of The dead
without an unkind thought, or pang of regret.
!, i again second the motion to place the rosolu-
tions on the journal.
After these addresses had been offered
other members Of the Bar spoke a few brief
and fitting words of regret for the untimelv
death Of Mr. beaverton, each expressing his
sentiments of respect and esteem for the
character Of the young man
Judge Higgins in a few brief but feeling
remarks testified to the character and worth
and many good qualities of the deceased, and
the sorrow be felt that his life had not been
spared for the fuIfllment Of the promise IT
gave OF great usefulness. He ordered the
resolutions to be entered upon the journal by
the Clerk. And thereupon Court adjourned.