The Portland daily press., 1885-08-31


with my father, at his suggestion. In the course
of my fathers more than forty years practice in
entered lipon the study Of their Drofession with
him." OF that learned, gentle and skilful phys
clan, DIR. Moses Sweat, nothing need be said, for
pie of ParsOnsfeld.
Amongst my old neighbors at the Middle
Dalton, the careful and successful merchant
| Peletiah Kicker, Tobias Kicker, Cutting MOulton,
and the sturdy form of John Bennett, the sub
stantal farmer. At later time Israel ChadbouTn
moved into the Village"-one of the famous old
war horses of the Democracy, a man endowed
| his day.
'.On the South road we come first to the house
| OF Deacon Samuel MOuton, then to the houses OF
William Moulton and Deacon MoultOn, senior.
Near them resided the WedgewoOd families, Jesse
and his son. Further ON were the residences of
the Hilton, Bickford Piper, Morrison, BuTnham
and Burbank Families.
"on the cross road leading from the village to
Newfeld, we come first to the houses Of Richard
Lord and Captain Tristram Redman; then some
distance beyond to those of Deacon Garland;
further to that of Col. Joseph Parsons, son of
the proprietor, and whose son, DIR. Charles G. Par
sons, married my only sister. The Wiggins-Sam-
uel the successful trader and Daniel, his brother,
lived in the vicinity; and beyond was the family
So in this delightful reminiscent vein Mr. Brad
bury continued for some minutes, recalling to the
older of his hearers sweet memories Oftheir youth,
and reminding the younger of the honorable es-
TEEN in which their fOrefathers are held. He then
proceeded to the main part of his subiect-the
theme to which at first he intended to confne
himself, biographical sketches of the lawyers who
early settled in Parsonsheld. After paying Just
and eloquent tribute to the profession of the law
(Of which he is one of the abeSt and most worthy
exponentsl, DIr. Bradbury went on to speak of
Nicholas Emery, the first lawyer who settled in
Parsonsfeld, and who was appointed to the Su-
preme Judicial Court in 1884. Judge Emery was
native Of Exeter, N. H., and was graduated at
Dartmouth in 1895. His career in ParS0nSheld,
where he came in 1898, was eminently successful,
his practice extending over wide district in this
State and into the bordering towns of New Hamp-
eight successful
ParsonSfeld, where he made himself universally
respected, he removed TO POrtland-in 1S07-and
there came into competition with, and made his
mark among the eminent lawyers of that city. In
1884 he was promoted to the bench, and there
proved himself patient, impartial andaiust; always
seeking to have Justice done and the law sls-
tanned. He was born in 1776, and died in 184S,
universally respected and lamented.
Samuel CushmaD, the next lawyer who settled
in the town, came there in 1907 and remained
until 1915, successfully engaged in the practice
of his profession. He was descendant Of Robert
Cushman, one of the Pilgrims who came to Ply
mouth in 1921, and the ancestor of all of the
Cushman name in New England. After leaving
ParsOnsfeld he removed to Portsmouth n. H.,
where he held many offices of trust and response
blity In 1884 he was sent to Congress from the
First District of New Hampshire. Under Van
Buren, he was Postmaster of Portsmouth, and un-
der Polk was Navy Agent Mr.. Cushman was born
in Hebron, Oxford County, in 1888, and died in
Portsmouth in 1851. He was prominent and dis
tinguished in every effort for the common good
The next lawyer of Importance who settled in
the town was Rufus MIntire of York, a decend-
ant ln direct line of Malcolm NJ Intire, a Scottish
Highlander who was banished to this country
shortly after the battle of Dunbar by Oliver Crom-
well. Rufus MIntire was a native Of York, born
in 1884, was graduated at Dartmouth College in
1909; was admitted to the York County Bar in
1872; was commissioned as captain Of the Third
Artillery of the Regular Army, that year, and
served with distinction until the close of the war
with Great Britain In 1917 he went to Parsons
field and entered upon the practice of law. His
character and bravery were such" says Mr.. Brad
bury, that he acquired the confidence and respect
of the community as soon as he became known"
He was elected representative to the first Legls-
lature after Maine became State. In 1920 he
was appointed County Attorney, and filled that
office until in 1927 he was sent to Congress,
serving four terms. In 1889, during the dispute
over Northeastern boundary, he was appointed
Land Agent by Governor John Fairfield. The
history of that conference.-the ''Madawaska
war, as it is commonly called-is too familiar to
Marshall under Polk, and Surveyor of Customs at
Portland under Pierce. He died at Parsonsheld
various positions he occupied in long and event
full llfe in every public trust confided to his care,
he showed himself able and faithful to his trust
He was good citizen, firm friend, and de-
voted husband and father In the family circle
his excellent qualities were as marked as his in
tegrity in public life-so patient under the misfor
tunes that came upon him in his latter years. and
SO devoted to the daughters that ministered to him
Noah Tebbetts was another worthy lawyer who
settled in Pars0nsfeld. He was born in 1902, in
Rochester N. H., where his ancestors had resided
Bowdoin with high hOnors in 1922, and was adj
mitted to the bar in 1925. His practice in Par
for Rochester in 1884 was the occasion Of deep
regret; After serving term in the New Hamp-
SHIRE Legislature ne was, in 1S43, appointed
Circuit Justice of the Court of Common Pleas a
position he was well fitted by his abilities and in
tegrity to fill with honor But his career was cut
short by his death eight months after his appoint
ment. ..'Dqring the short time he was upon the
BENCH" said Mr. Bradbury, ''he showed such
candor, patience and clearness Of conception of
the questions involved and the facts applicable to
them, and such judicial fairness in his rulings as
gave promise OF great excellence as Judge"
cL Of fhn
of ParsOnsield given by Mr.. Bradbury were ex-
ceedlngly Interesting to all in the audience, and
we regret that we cannot give them in full. Pro-
ceedng to the close of his Grafton he said these
wise and timely words
"a great change has taken place in the country
since the time to which my memory goes back.
The increase in wealth. and the perfection OF ma
chinery have led to change OF the manner in
which the business of the country is carried on.
1t is now done to a large extent by corporations
and men of great capital. They receive the net
prohts, and employ the laborers, men, women,
and the love OF profit is sometimes so strong, that
the wages of the laborer is only sufficient to af-
ford moderate support while at work. Few are
able to lay up much, if anything, to provide
against sickness and old age, and this state of
dependence, aggravated by the competition OF
non-citizen labor against which no protection is
afforded by the government), must continue to
increase. The future holds out little encourage
ment for Improvement and relief from dependence
for that class of our citizens.
Agriculture is largely free from this depend
ence Yours is an agricultural town. The soil is
with fair return. BY industry and economy he
can sustain himself and his family in comfort.
He has home. He is not dependent on the ca
price or misfortune of others for his bread. De
preston in business, or loss of favor, does not
turn him out OF doors, or leave his family with
out food. You have cold climate, but It is
healthy one. You have good schools, and come
from a good stock. You have the elements for
comfortable homes in which to rear your chill
dren and to furnish inducements for enough of |
them to remain to keep your population good.
Remember that four times as many are being
out work-aS are being educated to get their lV-
ing bywork. Let education be practical. Edu-
cate the hand as well as the head. The profess
ions are over-crowded. The plough-handles are
idle. Not half the lawyers who have been admit
ted to the Bar are making living by their pro-
fession alone. How sad their condition contrast
ed with that of the independent farmer, who
knows how to use his handsl
II have said you have coed schools; but there
is still a chance for Improvement You have no.
ticed how many cases nave occurred within few
years OF men OF education and high standing
guilty of frauds and breaches OF trust, no better
than larceny or robbery, Is it not possible that
eating the Intellectual and not the moral faculties
the mead and not the heart? The earliest train
tug and the most persistent, should be of the
latter.
"Woud it not be a wise thing to do to require
every teacher in our common schools to take a
few moments at a set time, daily, to inculcate
honesty, sincerity, truthfulness Kindness unset
hShneSS, temperance, reverence for God in the
entire school, so as to imbue the minds of pupils
with an abiding conviction Of the obligations and
nobility and virtues, and of the meanness and
degradation that is sure to follow the contrased
vices?
Think you that such discipline and instruction,
commencing in childhood, would be valueeSs?
We often hear it said that the safety of our Re
publican institutions, the preservation of our
national liberty, depends upon the education of
our citizens. But the education of the intellect is
not sufficient. The moral powers must also be
trained and developed. Otherwise by strengthen
ing the intellect alone you may increase the power
for evil"
Mr.. Bradbury closed with an eloquent apostro-
phe to the town of his BIRTH reminding the people
Of their most fourishing industry and most valua-
Bile export. Your SURPLUS" said he, "to send
abroad must largely be in intelligent, well-trained
young men and women possessing the best quail
ties to build up new states Their training gives
them industry, economy, and perseverance, which
with intelligence fits them for success everywhere
And is not this surplus that you send abroad Just
as valuable as surplus in corn, or tobacco, or
wheat, or cotton? Is it not as valuable cOntri-
button to the wealth of the nation? Do YOU not
certainly furnish your full share to its prosperity?
Dinner being announced. it was thought
best to postpone the reading of the paper
prepared by c. j. Cram Ion "Act of Incor-
poration and Organization, also a poem
written by Mrs. David Merrill of Parsons
field, to have been read by Miss Elva n.
Staples. The chorus sang "Strike the GYM
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