The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-06
OBITUARY..
Isaac Randall.

tnree years study III the once Oh stephen
Emery at Paris, Me. Mr.. Randall was born
in Wilton. Me-, February %, 1909. He was
the son of Joshua Randall, Methodist cler-
gyman who lied in Wilton, February 13,
1858, aged but few days less than SO years.
Isaac Randall was a graduate of Bowdoin
College, class Of 1885, He taught the first
term in Gould's Academy at Bethel He taught
seven successive winter terms at Norridge-
wock, and the writer first remembers him as
teacher in Dixfeld Village in the autumn
of 1889 or 1910. Immediately after admission
to the Oxford Bar he located at Dixfeld and
has continued there, in active practice, fifty
years, only short time having passed since
he was able to be at his office daily. For
forty years he never missed being present at
the sitting of the court in his county. Dur
ing the last years of his practice, his only
child, Hiram A. Randall, also a member Of
the Oxford Bar, has been his business asso-
ciate, and with his wife and children been Of
his fathers household.
Mr.. Randall has been an unusually healthy
man, never for any considerable length Of
time being unable to attend to the duties Of
his profession, and never, with single ex-
ception, being under doctors care since his
recovery from the injuries narrated below.
One boisterous winter day, about forty years
ago, he was walking down Main street, with
his head well wrapped up to protect it from
the flying snow, when Capt. Levi Ludden
came down the road, driving span of young
and lively horses, drawing a sled load of
nearly cord of green wood. Mr.. Ludden.
probably blinded with snow, did not see Mr..
Randall. neither did Mr.. Randall become
aware Of danger until he was struck and
knocked down by the approaching team. He
was caught by the sled, and one runner
passed over his body. 1t wasia miracle that
death did not Immediately follow. Senseless,
he was carried into the house of a relative
living close by. DR.. Holland was sent for,
Tyler Kidder going to Canton Point for him.
Mr. Kidder drove the ten miles in either forty
or fifty minutes. and within two hours from
the time he started for him the doctor was
with his patient. For several days Mr. Ran
dalps death was expected; but, having the
best of medical care and careful nursing, he
was soon able to return to his own home,
and fully recovered. Mr.. Ludden had no
bells on his horses, but ever afterwards his
horses wore bells when in the street hitched
to sleigh or sled. 1t was a current report,
undoubtedly fact, that Immediately after
the accident, Mr.. Ludden returned home and
spent much time in anxious, perhaps effect
i've prayer, for Mr.. Randall's recovery.
In connection with his long term of prac-
tice Mr.: Randall bad several business part
ners: Judge G. w. Walton. Capt. Elisha
Winter, Hon. Elbridge G. Harlow, and his
brother, Joshua Randall. Esq, who came to
Dixfeld from Franklin county in the early
part of the ffties and remained until his
death. He had many law students, among
them, Hon. VIM. w. Bolster, Lieuts. Henry
B. Walton and c. G. Richardson, both de-
ceased, who, with Capt. Winter, were officers
OF Co. d. 18th Regiment Maine Volunteers,
office also Hon. George D. Bisbee, joseph
z. Holman, Esq, now Of Pennington. j.
Fairfield Eg.l Holman now Of Athens. Ghas. s.
n Harper Who o" located f IN o6io and difd
there. John ID. Storer, Esq, now in practice
In the West and j. A. Livingston Randall. a
nephew now deceased, who located in the
state OF Iexas. There were many others
VINO studied in his Office and have become
quite prominent in the profession. A close
student himself, he was a good teacher, an
extensive reader and deep thinker he was
familiar with all general topics and passing
events OF the times; enjoying intercourse
with other intelligent men, he was affable.
social and companionable, with whom in an
hours converse and chat one would always
receive pleasure and gain knowledge. In
rellglous belief he was Unitarian. In
politics Democrat, quite radical in his
uleWs, II appeared to those of other parties
that he had little hope of good to the coun-
try except through the action of his party,
lie fought manfully to continue the
ascendency of his party in state and nation
and mourned with visible grief, when the
scepter passed to the hands Of the Republi-
cans. During his fifty years of continuous
practice he had, as the court records of Ok
tord and franklin county will show, many
cases in court, and although not a jury
orator or eloquent advocate as lawyers are
now sized up by the masses, he had a
great degree of success in the management
OF his cases, and rendered his clients effec-
Tive and valuable service. In Dixfeld village
and Its immediate vicinity, there now remain
were such when in 1843 Mr. Randall married
Malissa (White), widow Of Humphrey M.
Eaton, a daughter of Joseph X. and Lucina
Crrask) White. Joseph K. White was the
first or one of the first doctors locating in
Dixfield village.
Isaac Randall received the Masonic de-
grees in Oriental Star Lodge at Livermore
Corner. After Blazing Star Lodge was
moved from Rumford to Mexico he became
member of that lodge and when King Hiram
Lodge was rechartered and held its commu-
nication at ,Dixfeld he took demit and
Joined that lodge. Few only were as CON
stant in attendance at regular ledge meet
ings as MIR. Randall, who was well versed in
Masonic mysteries and had held many offices
In the Brotherhood. performing all the. du-
ties pertaining to them with conmendable
exactness. Always interested in the cause
OF education he was for many years one Of
the school committee, or the supervisor of
schools of DiXfeld. He bad represented his
town in the state legislature. His promi-
nence as party leader led to his home be-
coming that in which the speakers at mass
meetings, received the required courtesies
and h0spitallties. There were many such
meetings held in Dixfield and among the
noted men who came there largely through
Virgil d. Paris, Nathan Clifford, Wyman
b. 5. Moor, Moses Mcdonald, George +.
Shepley. Hannibal HamliD, Francis o. j.
Smith, Jefferson Davis, Nathaniel S. Little
field, Shepard Cary and Caleb r. Aver, all
excellent speakers, many I,Y Of them m orators Of
Jefferson Davis made the most lasting i'm
preston on my mind. Later on Mr.. Hamlin
has visited Dixfield as Republican speaker
where he has been the recipient OF kindly
greeting from his old Democratic friend,
Randall. Mr.. Randall died about o'clock
Friday afternoon, May End. III. w. p.
William 8. Kittei age.
Mr.. William B. Kitterage. one Of Vinal-
haven's most respected citizens, died Satur-
day, aged 72 years. He leaves wife and
two children. He was member of the Free
Will Baptist church and Jealous Christian
worker. He moved to Vinalhaven from Pei
ham, N. H., in 1850 and entered Into the
granite business, and when the Bodwell
Granite Company was formed was one of its
members and was a stockholder at the time
of his death.
Obituary Notes.
Capt. John P. Colcord, retired sea cap
tain of Searsport, died suddenly Sunday
morning with apOplexy, aged 70 years.
S. p. Eaton Of Augusta, formerly con-
ductor on the Maine Central, died Monday.