The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06

the Peoples Ferry between the City OF
Portland and South Portland.
He was also the prime mover IN the
introduction of Sebago water into the
town of Cape Elizabeth now South Port
land. AS the result of his efforts nlocal
improvements, the whole town has
grown wonderfully during the past ten
| years. During that time South Port
land village has increased nearly fourfold
in population, and has as bright afuture
| as any village in our state.
| In conjunction with his profession,
Mr.. Hartford has entered largely into tho
real estate business. At the present
| time he has under his control and plotted
| in hotel, cottage and residential lots over
| three hundred acres of the most desirable
land in and about South Portland.
| Clarence Hale.
In 1871 Mr.. Clarence Hale began the
practice of law in the city of Portland,
where he now resides and where close
application TO the interests of those who
confide their legal affairs to his profess
sional care has brought to him large
percentage Of the most important corpo-
rate interests that become involved in
| litigation and very numerous clienta %
in such matters as require sound legal
opinion.
AS city solicitor Mr.. Hale was success
cessful in winning many important
cases in favor of the city of Portland.
From 1883 to 1885 Mr.. Hale was a
member OF the State Legislature. took
high rank as we'll informed and ready
DICTATOR, thoroughly convcrsant with
State affairs and brought to the Legisla-
tive halls of this State the advantage of
member sound and clear in the law,
quality much needed but seldom found
in the law making bodies of this
country.
| In his practice at the bar his presenta-
| ton OF case is characterized by force,
| the clearness of which leaves no doubt
in the minds of court or jury as to his
| intentions or purpose
Among the gentlemen engaged in the
practice of law in the State of Maine
! there is none so modest and vet so de-
serving of notice as is the Hon. Clarence
Hale of Portland.
| Born in Turner, Me-, Mr.. Hale was
fitted for college in the schools of his
native town, and was graduated with
honors at Bowdoin College in 1869.
The two following years he devoted to
the study of law in the city of Ellsworth.
in the Office of Hon. Eugene Hale, (his
eldest brother), and Hon. L. A. Emery.
Elias Dudley Freeman,
Elias Dudley Freeman comes to the
! profession of the law as natural inner
itance, his father, Barnabas Freeman,
being one of Names earlier @praetition-
ors and one of the older members OF
| Cumberland County Bar. His home
/ at r,1,o
the subject of this article was born and
where he subsequently received his
| earlier education and was fitted for col
lege at the North Yarmouth Academy.
From this academy he entered Amherst
| College, where he was graduated in 1875.
He afterward began the study of law in
the Office of his father at Yarmouth,
continuing it in the Office of Hon. Clar-
ence Hale, in the city of Portland, where
he was admitted to the Bar in 1879. The
years 1880 and 1881 Mr. Freeman de-
voted to travel in Europe, during
that time laying the foundation for thar
broad, comprehensive conception of men
and affairs which has characterized him
and brought him into prominence in his
profession as lawyer of distinctive
ability and mark
On his return from Europe he engaged
in the practice OF his profession in the
| town OF his nativity from which in 1889
| he was elected to represent Cumberland
| County in the Senate branch of the State
Legislature.
In 1891 Mr.. Freeman removed to Port
land, where his worth in public affairs
was recognized and made manifest by
his Immediate selection for the position
OF chairman of the Republican county
| committee of Cumberland county, and
as member of the Republican State
committee, and also as one of the exc
cutive committee since 1892. He is at
| present momber from Cumberland coun-
| ty of the Starr executive council.
Mr.. Elias Dudley Freeman is now in
the flush of vigorous manhood that
| gives great promise of valuable service
to the State and to those whose legal in
terests are entrusted to the care and pro-
lection of his professional talents and
skill. His offices are in the First Nation
al Bank Building. Rooms 20 and Il.
| Seth L. Larrabee.
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