The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25
SONS OF VERMONT.
A son OF ATHENS.

Transmitted Into Other ihhs""e
p.,t Davis of Sioux Falls, SO. OAK, u,l
>,hans hoy' n lawyer of Windham count!
training in the Office Of that renarha,.e III ~,
Rntler 4 Wheeler of jamaica VIZ rev,
professional eminence peiole nv W. ,,e,,t Nrst
md has risen still higher since ne wen. -" 80
,,nt;I he il In the front rank ut the DAT oi 80
mntnt. il one of the Selfmade OF Whoil ~. Nc
take particular pride in our Aheli'aia ~ -
lie has made his way upward pecause II. T.
man of unusually likabe character, I'M i;n,
modest, gentlemanly, se,l9laim yeryi" intex
rty and unyurying fairness A. a hro,hei
i.,syv Y If sioux Fall, writes OF hun ne +
n,,,snt;ounlly popular with the meiiiptis VI
his profession, always a stIhhst! " lor
snn,l eulousies and chickering's: MoFeo i,
he is n man of judicial range ahu Polse y,
az Is arrested bv his frequent service III reieiee
cs.es and by the strength of his local suppotta
fave years since when the choice OF JuaSe iof
the Fourth Judicial District in Dakota Wns u
he made. He is Il loyal adherent TO Ne" EEns
,anI tradition and warm friend OF YER,
monters every where and Is Inc ples, NV v
'nI park Davis was born in Athens sept. -,
1897 the only child of Elijah ana Miriam
Para Davis. His father died when ne Was
eleven wears old. and his mother ~. y me-
than n wear later. Left thus carry III M
without parents, the succeeding years % n,s
minority were attended with many - ,.,,5ork
and difficulties. He was compelled 10 WORN
ont, hy The month for different persons, ~
opportunity for employment occurfeu' ''oo'
ing upon farm. a..o,,,oa district
school. and at the age of sixteen YEAR., w.
desire to obtain liberal edueatloil ne lr uon
menred attending Leland Seminary AT oM rs
hrna where he took his preparatory course
for college. He attended the sehlli,ar. s ~
IN, the fall and spring terms. holhS la an.
work during the summers ana 'TN'nt'S w ;n-
trjct school during the winters. -, n"n,t -
stances he enjoyed the rural .lN"Lt VI
.nnardiup round" In the fall OF iS2s' nv e.'
,erea Wildlebury College and graduated III
'lne conrse in The summer of lso2. lhliile-
Hate,v thereafter, he entered upon the sluas
~ III. chosen profession of law in the once OF
| Rntler & Wheeler il Jamaica, ne wa, az. 49,.
mitted to practice at the IAN 'eiii u '"'
Windham County court lS6i' ,.n- hoo,-
tered into partnership for the practice 81 law i,
With Dana X. Bailey Mt st. Adams, undtr we
Arm name of Bailey X Davis. In the >lF1,g
of 1865, Henry c. Adams was aduea 70 'i iu
firm. Afterwards he wa, assosll n'l,,' ~
practice with Guy {: None an't ne'' f.
smith, and later WITH hiram :, IN bis mart.
1879. seeking wider field, ne WIN hls va" ta
NOV Mr. stevens went to st. Paul. Minnesota
ana onened a law office there, where ne con
Timed in practice until September ieol' AZ
thi, time his broher-in-l aw A. +. 'Tas vas
engaged in the whoIei ale provision business
in Albany, New York, ana mao oee,, 1 ht,'and
IN lie offered Mr. Davis partnersh'p'anu
Win the hope OF making more money Wnh
loss hard work than he could in the practice
~ law he accepted the offer. lie was en-
Gagged in that business five years. lie lorlnen
no liking for merchantiIe pursuits hut Oh ln ,e
contrary had constant ues,ie ~
return 10 his profession. This desire pecohi-
|
Who was then located at Sioux FANS, me iat-
ter offered Mr.. Davis an equal partnership u,
the extensive law practice when ne the'i na'
at that place Mr.. Davis awaited hlhissh o,
this fattering offer, md on the 'lrst onH VI
November 1855, he again entered mo part
narshin relations with Mr.. Bailey renewing
the firm of Bailey & Davis. Later they t9oh
into the firm W. II. Lyon and on Decelllhei
/. 1890, Mr.. Bailey retired from the urn u
engage in the duties Of state attorney, u
which Office he bad been elected ~ lhe nls
General election under the constitution OF lh'
a,, state of south Dakota. AT that time
H. Gates came into the firm. and the CUISINES
: has ever since been conducted under the mn
name of Davis, Lyon Gates. .tor,
Mr.. Davis ambition was never IN the nv IN
of politics and he never sought once. ne
4 boNeyer. represented the toWno II. AlbahS
n u in the legislature of 1874. serving Will
y recognized influence and ahillty' ne WIS III
WAYS a staunch Republican. ..;.,,
He is n member of the Masonic Fraternity
which he Joined as soon as he reached the W
l. of majority. He has been honored Wild near.
J, all the important Masonic oUiet>, a W"
Il elected Grand Master Of Maeons OF Vernon
In 1879. at an age younger than that OF al.
is other grand master of the state. lie wa
elected Grand High Priest of south Dakota
the first regular session OF that bouN liu pte
nared its constitution. His annual aldresse
z, to the Grand Bodies were models OF MASON.
X-nl fuNn
+ among other grand bodies OF the countr!
The chairman of the committee on tofe'g
correspondence. in his report of 1870. on pag
3O4 of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge G
Vermont of that year, speaking OF his ahhu'
u, address in 1875, salu
!" "Rro Dayie seems to have struck univers;
d and popular chord in his views upon ~ ne vi
iects Of Masonry" which has not only receive
COMMITMENTS but has been honored WIN pelh
- copied in full into the proceedings OF ever
American Grand Lodge and two foreign Gran
Lodges being translated into the language
the people of France ana bIa]ll; ~
is a compliment never before paid Vernon fd .1
grand master, at least, II ever pct"lN f''" u"
American grand master"
He was married to Della :. Gray,
Tovpshend, on the 9th day OF ocloprf 100
lie has two children, Henry +. ana May
His home has always been !: pleasant au
hospitabe one and he takes dehEht III eh's
tanning his friends. III
neeply imbued with the spirit and prime
piles Of the common law Mr. Davis has b
come a sound and thorough lawyer. ne III
A habit of carefully investigating su9le
before reaching Il conclusion. DlNtstlhg M
self of all influences except mat OF tuts ne
= noted for giving honest advice. Carelul
3 his clients interest, he frequently ADVISES st
Element rather than Il lawsuit. but When on
i engaged in n case. with con idence thht u
y right will ultimately prevail. he i perslste
and unyielding frequently winning cases
a. ter defeat in the lower courts, III the cout
nj of final resort. ,,.u.
m The Daily Argus Leader OF Sioux faIis,
e, IFS issue of July Goth 1889, said of INN
r follows: ,az-
= Mr.. Davis came to Dakota in 1883. ,
I In south Dakota he found the opportuni
| sought and he at once began the practce htl
IL taking from the first, high rank among
/ members of the Sioux Falls bar. lie never /,
VI rets the parts of a gentleman while worhlhg
l thp interests of a client Thoroughly feau
] inc law with mind capable OF clelntst ustli
= tons, in no sense severe partisan IN pont
y iudsial in behavior and naturally unpfeJumc
\ i'm mental balance, he has those quantities whi
MI admirably fit him for success
v Owen II. Smith of Williamson
i'd is editor in chief of the Tufts cole
he Weekly.
Use use Rev. ID. p. Bragg, for many years
Ell, Methodist preacher in Vermont, di
nu RECENTLY at Greenfield, Mass.
will Intelligence has been received of t
IS. death of Mrs. A. S. Markham at b
home in Rockford, Ill.,, the 9th ins
k. after long illness from consumptio
-, She was born in Ryegate, Augu
nth %. 1857. and was married June
Dm. 1877. to Rev. A. S. Markham of t
1a1 Vermont Methodist conference.