Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-05

have been prepared by the committee.
stoseii. frsak y. oibb.. Francis W. neiloa.
and paVid usmmoas. all members 81 me Ca.
lord har Association. ve srv made profoundly
" f.silrs. s.p-cislly from N. disparity OF
average iifs Il bot brcsth. that By conlrsst
~ the lives snd deaths ~ these. coz brotherr,
~e discover The columa broken NJ ths esse.
r'h ~ - sTsss P Prsm,.s sSsa,sTsd and a rsld
~bss.e shsavv- have all ben gsrpefed.
9ssoIvHp. That ve ~iii cherish TIE memo
~. % oar bfo h-r.. thsl, slria.s - msn, thslr
eoGp.hious and their islisy a. irisais.
move. Your Honor. that these reso-
luton. be sn,sr'd formally uPOa the rec.
ord. Of ,hi. court.
NJ A. s KrNH,LL said
losr Hosor A,a late hour the du.
~ Of seeondins the resola,iOnfup0n the
death Of our deceased Brother Hsmmons
b. been assigned TO me. I, l. With
feelings Of profound resud for bis mem.
oty that ri.e upon ,hi. occasion. Com.
ihg TO the Bar more than t-enty years
since. | found Brother Hsmmoas In the
full strength Of his manhood. AID Ia pos.
session Of large and varied practice,
one Of the leading members Of the pro.
fes.ioa Ia this sosa,y. II, received Ii.
legal education ~ . time When special
pleading wss practical and IS SEQ renee.
-i,h hi. analytical mind, !, made him =
thorough man. . trait which character
IA a hi, prooeedins. In ell hi, succeeding
years. Coming from humble p.r,n,sge,
be received hi. early distraction in the
common dis,rie' school. and academies Of
,he lspd 10 hi, naiiv, county Of York, ~here
he "a. bora. In 1907. II, ~s' thee
fore over eighty ye.p Of age q, the time
o, hs dresa.s uPoa the 7ih day Of NJ
ysmbsr last.
Brother Hlmmoas -as . State Senator
rom this county in lsil ? lie "a.
elected . member Of tire thif,ie,h Tn.
srss.. comprising the counties Of York
aud OIfJfd. 10 the autumn Of isi6. from
the ,osn q Lowell In this county. the
place o. hi, residence. HI, colleagues
ssfe HsI-ki,h Williams, Of Cs,iihs,
Jane. :. Wiley. Of Dover. T. X. Smart,
Of Camden. Ffshkiin CLARK. Of W'e.
.s,. Hiram B,.eher. Of fnmins,oa aud
A. ". n Ci.pp. o. Portland. The
Maine Senator. at this time -sre the Hoa.
J5hn Fairfield and the venerable James
". B,.dbsry. the latter still living al
Augusta. Il -. NJ H.mmOa. Zoe.
'aas -hils in the national COnsre. u
associate -i,h many distinguished men.
Daniel Webster. JSha NJ Cl.y,oa,
S.sphsn A Doaslass. Jshn J Criiishdsn,
Ks,srdy Johnson. Tbom.s n. Bin,on,
J Jhn y. Hale. S,moa C.nsfOa aud many
others -ho.e aanes have become a house.
hold words. wtfe member. Of the Uaiied
State. senate Robert &. Winthrop. Of
Massachusetts,. ~as then the speaker Of
the n.,iossl House. l, -.s duiins Nj,
H.mmoa. term th., ES.Prslisn, JOAr
/ q .iney Adam. fell dead In the House 81
X representative. Anong the members
9Th -kom be associated ADD -ho siisf'
-ard became ao,el. ~srr Abraham Lilo.
cola. Horace 0fcslsy. and A. II. Ste
yeas
Mf. Harmon. wa. al observing man
doing hi. part f.i,kfilly aud eel il
-h.isysr be undertook. lie -a' anos.
isn,s,i5u,. lie cared no,hing Zoe .h.a'
o-s OF og,~Grd appearance. IL .. tbs
.gs.,ases o. thiag, seen AID heard thai
Interested The misl Of mao like him
he "a. qaiek in b, perceptions, grasp
ing the maia Poia,' Ia h. case .nd sl.b'
or.,ins them -iih ,snasiiy aud hrmnss'
Al~.y, tue 20 bis slisE,s. respectful Il
ihs court and ooar,eoa, 70 hi. opPoasn,,
When 10 fall health and strength no MAJ
stood higher a. thi. Bar. Th., his At.
t.iamsa,. =. +. pls.1sf and Pr.esiii0asi
~erv u 'aPsriof order l' tally aiissist
by namsr0as case, Ia the Name reports
-hsrsia be appeared s COUNSEL. IL w.'
my custom 70 lo5k 10 him 70, counsel
ADD advice Ia the m.n.ssmsa, Of causes
ia court dufing the earlis., period " my
practice. eau personally attest TO his
gnifofm kindns.s aud encouragement q
the younger member. o. the profession,
leaving Ia my misd l.s,ias deb, Of
gratitude md .-n.s Of obls.,ioa -hleh
eau never Be- ,a.csd. bi, Which ~ill b,
cherished With the increasing ye.r'
snons the pleasant recollection. Of my
earlier professional life. Aad while
deeply lsmeai the ia.rouble IA, that
h.. laid him l5s aud made V.e.n, tbs
place iha, has kao.a him - loag. es-
TEEN /, privilege 10 move the 1doP,ioS
Of the resolution, OF rcd upon hi, death
and tia; the same Be spread uP9a toe
record. Of hi, court.
Mr.. A n. wALKER said
ioar Hgaor. aad g,aiisRsa Of h'
Bar. lremAin ia .,tsAdshes here. be
yoad the requirements Of my engage.
meats, 10 add . word to the testimonials
Of the occasion. aud especially 10 speak
briefly o. hin sho w.s the 6r, l.~ysr
ever ..- and who h.. been my sham a
these courts for the les, quarter Of = cen
fury.
Me-. H.mnoa. did the bushes, Of oar
family ~hsn ! -.s lad. lie VI. thsr
in fall aud large practice. . very prePOs'
.e.sins aud engaging man. Eiae.,ed ia
The Whis faith. ~as then m.Sn.ninoa'
enough ,Ow.rl. him, Psrh.p. because Of
my tsndsr years. 10 fear no evil 10 the re-
pabli. because o. hi. election as demo.
era, 70 the thiit.sth Congress u the Uai;-
cd States.
From hi. engagements in oar family,
hi. side reputation as al able and reli'
.bls l.~ysr. hi. extensive practice and
bis public career. he seemed to me .
model m.n. A. review the past. nc
doab, Is entertained by me ,hs, useon-
.eiogsly be "a, then making the farmer
boy . eonver, 10 = professional faith Of
Which -.s not then even dreaming. bat
Of which AN not ASHAMED IS IL 10 eK.
smph6 a In the live. Of such Is he.
SOFA educational attractions carried
me a-sy from the theatre Of his ae,ivi.
ties. aud be, in turn. moved into York
county shtr several years be returned
TO this county. AID then began our assO-
eiatioas ss Oom.ma,e. which were ter-
minated only by bis decease.