The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-01

Peabody, Geo. G. Hopkins, Judge Sy-
monds, A. A. Strout, Hanno w. Gage,
A. f. Moulton, Judge Walker and
Judge Haskell.
In the Supreme Court yesterday after
noon, there were memorial exercises of
more than usual interest. The associates
of the late Judge Nathan Cleaves and of
Edward P. Sherwood, Esq, paid the last
tributes of respect and affection to the
memories of the deceased.
Judge Walton went upon the bench,
accompanied by Judge Nathan Webb of
the United States District Court, and
Judge Haskell of the State. Supreme
Court
President S. c. Strout first called at
tention of the bar to the death of Ed
ward P. Sherwood, ESQ.,, late of Deering.
Judge Henry G. Peabody
presented the usual resolutions,
speaking briefly of the life and
character of the deceased. Mr..
Sherwood was born October 25th, 1925,
in Portland. His father was for many
years consul at this port. Edward P.
Sherwood was educated in Portland
schools. and in the law Office of Stephen
LongfelIow. Judge Peabody recalled
the gentleness of his character and his
learning in the law.
The resolutions were seconded by
George c. Hopkins, Esq.
Mr.. Hopkins said that although an es-
Unable gentleman of good intellect and
strict integrity, Mr.. Sherwood had
not that combativeness which carries
men forward at the bar. He aroused no
antagonisms and created no enmities.
But in the life of this quiet, unassuming
man were found those qualities which
make this life happier and better. He
was for many years trial justice OF
Deering, and his decisions were always
acceptable.
One of the striking features of the me-
mortal addresses on the memory OF
Judge CIeaves
was the fact that they were nearly all
delivered by boyhood friends, now men
prominent at the Cumberland Bar.
While not neighbor, Judge Symonds in
his youth lived in Northern Cumberland
and met Mr.. Cleaves during family Wis
it's. A. A. Strout, Esq, sat with him in
the same seat in the old Hio district
school in Bridgton. Hanno W. Gage
also came from Bridgton, and Judge A..
FL. Walker is now an honored citizen OF
that town.
President S. G. Strout
made appropriate announcement to the
court, and Judge Symonds introduced
the resolutions. Judge Symon spoke
OF the suddenness with which Mr..
Cleaves had been stricken down while
yet in the fu.ness of his powers and use
fulness. Continuing, he said:
ssIf I may peak for myself, of my own
rec Elections of Mr.. Cleaves, / do not dis
tinctly remember the time when did
no know him. In early G, ifdhood l
knew him as friend of relatives of mine
living in Bridgton. He W visitor at
my fat ,er's when / was mere boy and
he seemed to me to be man, although
he must have been rather upon the
hire hold of manhood, at the age when
boyhood is just waking from its dream.
He was an early friend and companion
of older brother of mine who died in
1862. at the age of 2S. / rememb r them
often together during the va atoms OF
nv br theirs college course. They were
young men Of high hopes, with many kin
red tastes: both of them then inc ined, |
think. to the church for their sphere OF
action, but it was the later result O. the
influences which finally shaped cir
courses of life that the law attracted Mr..
Cleaves and literature his friend. Sep
arated by long interval in heir deaths,
the hopes Of one of them persisted IN the
very glow of the dawn, of the other real
lied. as hopes and ideals are realized in
tn world, dimly and imperfectly
cannot help believing that in some clear
er light. according to the laws of some
other medium of thought and fseli
than we know here, their minds again
have met now that the grass is green on
both their graves.
~ rem mber him when he was pursu-
ing his preparatory course of study in the
old cademy here in Pc. tland; in college;
as a student at law; through all the
stages of his distinguished career, at the
OAR. upon tu6 DOllCli VI otA ILL ~ "
court of probate place always held by
men honored ia our profession--and in
later times in places of yet more influ-
ence and action. He was always the
same man. He was always Nathan
Cleaves, genial, refined, scholarly, gen.
erous, noble
Judge Symonds
then presented the following resolutions
Resolved, That the members of the Cumber-
land Bar have heard with deep sense OF per- l,
sonal grief and loss the news of the sudden III
ness and death of their distinguished and asso-
ciate member, Hon. Nathan Cleaves, at the very
summit of his professional career; that his con-
temporaries at the bar during their lives Will
cherish the memory of his unvarying courtesy,
his dignity of professional bearing and demea-
nor. his pure life and character. his eminent le-
Gal attachments, his fine training and capacity
IN ali matters pertaining to his profession his
exceptionally good forensic Judgment. tact and
tiles of his mind and heart; and, cherishing
this memory among ourselves, we write also
this brief memorial of him. tnat they VINO come
after us in the profession, to late posterlty
may remember him as one OF the models ana or
naments of his own times.
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