Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-17
@sssx County 9erala.
ISLAND PoND. DECEMBER II.
Az, Wentworth Tenney.

promincut IN financial circles IN NeNe-
land. Ohio, and another was married
and lived in the town OF Dalton.
Soon after his appointment to the
bench he was possessed of a desire to
visit the scenes of his early life and wrote
a lifelong friend to meet him at Lancas-
ter. Pressure of judicial business COM
PEELED him to cancel the engagement and
now comes the sudden tidings of his
death. He never saw his childhood home
again.
And now tones of sorrow like the sigh
ing of Aeolian harps moved by cold |
night winds, breathe through the land
and murmur sad revivals of those ac- |
ndemic memories of old Thetford Hill, OF |
Dartmouth College and ct the great city |
of New York. with which he was con- |
nected. His death sends thrill OF sor-
row through the hearts OF the few lone
some survivors of those classic though
rustic DAYS when with burning enthusl-
asm he poured forth the songs of Virgil
as though be was an ancient bard
breathing the romance OF his own ancient
times. Probably the tidings of the death
of no man in New England would stir
more extensive or deep personal senti-
ments and sensations than has the an
ncunccment of his death. Born on
farm in Dalton, n. H., his father, neat,
frugal farmer, with large family, lint
ted means and an abundance of healthy
conscientious sentiments, Asa w. has
all his life constantly displayed the
grandeur of endeavor, growth, expansion
and progress produced by motive
power solely within himself. Tall, COM
manding, vigorous, hopeful and most
charitable and sympathetic toward the
attachments of Others he came from the
little log school house in Dalton to the
academy at The tford and at once became
one of the boy leaders in healthy sports,
in the most masculine branches OF study,
as we'll as in art, music and poetry. Be-
ing OF a fine figure he quickly acquired
those manly accomplishments so at
tractive in business and society. Passing
through Dartmouth college by constant
accreton and not by ftful acquisition he
last took to himself the best and most
useful elements of education so that when
he graduated in 1859 he came from the
schools as we'll equipped Internationally as
H. IL
ent because his taste and nature were
different from those of his townsman,
Judge Laid, but the two (students tell
us gave proud scholastic reputation
at Dartmouth to unpretending Dalton
and gave assurance of high positions to
them as prominent examples of what
may be achieved by the intrinsic motive
power of will. After passing through &
course of study at Lancaster by close APP
plication he became we'll qualified tc
practice in any court i'll the country. But
he had struck just that point of time al
which every young lawyer is startled by
the enquiry who knows what | an
dream or doubt, but plunged boldly into
the great city of New York and wa
practically lost to human sight. Tha
ringing laugh that enlivened the still al
of academic days was silent or lost il
the noise and rattle, the swirl and vocif
erous medley of a great city, who's
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channels and never seek a lonesome ad
venturer except to dash him on to it
pavenents or against its huge walls. H
was alone in a vast and mighty city ant
apparently as powerless as Victor Hugo
victim struggling alone in and with tn
huge waves OF an ocean. But the voun
adventurer never lost particle of hear
or hope. He opened an Office and indu.
triously waited for drop that tn
mighty currents might dash into it. No
had he long to wait before an oppol
tunity presented itself. This was all h
required. He at once attracted attention
assumed his place among the best law
suburban home i'll Brooklyn, create
happy family relations and was in tt
full tide OF success. But he was in Gu
rents that do not bear a man lazil
along. For as ocean currents an
storms require the greatest vigilance an
nautical skill SO a lack of either in tho,
mighty 81 ~ CI,rrep+g ,,1 .+1.,.,,,
1nents would soon dash an urban nav
gator into oblivion. After establishi1
himself in the courts young Tenney e
hibited such GOODNESS and courage in Il
suppression of those riotous proceedin,
winch all remember, as to give him
much wider recognition and increas,
confidence. He was an accomplish,
speaker, with broad and generous met
DDS, healthy and popular sentiments,
warm patriotism and geniality wifi
attracted the attention of such men
beecher and Blaine and he became
favorite speaking companion, especial
OF those two men. He argued some cas-
and made speeches that attracted II
tional attention. He was by three pre-
dents successfully appointed district {
torney for the eastern district of Ne
York and so faithfully and ably did
perform the duties Of that position tn
last September without being urged t
the place President Mckinley went
strong solicitations for other candidat
and appointed him United States distr
judge. He Immediately exhibited gre