The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-18
IN MEM DRAM.
Proceedings In the Supreme Court in
Relation TO George n. Townshend.

In the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday
morning exercises were held in memory of
the late George Fl. Townshend, Esq. There
was a good attendance of the members of the
bar.
5. G. Strout, ESQ.,, president of the Cum
berland Bar Association, in a few well
chosen words formally announced the death
of Mr.. Townshend.
Hon. George Walker spoke feelingly on
the early struggle of Mr.. Townshend for an
education and his success during the few
years that he was in the practice of the law.
AT the close of Mr.. Walkers address he
offered the following resolutions
ResolUed, That in the death of George H
Townshend, this bar has lost promising young
member, di1gent student and an agreeable as
Socate.
Resolrd, That the clerk be requested to trans.
init TO his brother, Lewis j. Townshend, the only
survivor OF the family, certified copy of these
resolutions.
RESOLVED, That as tribute to his memory this
court be requested to order these resolutions ex.
tended upon its records and in token of respect
Tor him the court now adjourns.
d. A. Meaher, Esq, seconded the resolu
tions ana spoke particularly of the legal abil-
ity of the deceased and was followed by G.
w. Morrill,. Esq.
Judge Haskell then spoke as follows:
Let your tears fall down over the dead
cover his body according to custom, and neg
lect not his burial So said the son of 81
rach; and so, we put aside our briefs and
speak of the virtues of dead brother,
in ''the sere and yellow leaf" As the foil
age of autumn, at the approach of boar frost,
ripens, witherS, falls, and blows away, so we
brethren, at the approach of failing strength.
either in maturity or old age, must go. But
we have comfort, that the sepulchre of our
bodies shall not hold our immortal souls. In
the hope of future life, seeming death is not
death, but transition into new life more
complete and useful than we can now pic
ture or conceive.
manhood, just as professional usefulness be-
gaH to serve him. To us, he seems to have
been prematurely called away; but inscrut-
able Providence knew best; and we must ST.
lently, in sorrow, submit to its decree The
pleasant memory of his polite bearing and
gentle conversation, while struggling with
patient f0rtitude to master the mortal dis
ease of which he died, still abides with me,
life.
much like the tender words that you, my
brethren, have spoken OF our dead brother
and gladly join in placing them upon his
bier. His familiar bearing and modest pres
eDce we shall miss but his vacant place will
soon be filled, and that too by a stranger,
perhaps; and those of us who now mourn
his absence, and join in these tokens of af-
lection to his memory must, whittier he has
already gone. shortly go; and strong faith,
that we may all unite upon the other shore,
can best assuage our grief and alleviate our
sorrow as our friends are called over.
l most willingly allow these testimonials
OF the Bar TO pc enrolled among our records
and become a lasting tribute to the virtues
of our brother; and from the respect we
bear his memory the Court will now adjourn.
Court adjourned sine die.