The Portland daily press., 1897-01-06
Annual Meeting Of the Bar Asseeiat'
ion Last Night.
ENTERTAINING LETTER FROM
CHIEF JUSTICE PET ERS.
Judge Webb Expresses His Regret at HIS
Inability to Be Present-officers Elected
fr the Ensuing Year-Those Who
We're Present
rsprorA1 TO THE PREss.I


Riddeford. January 5.-The spacious
dining room of Biddefsrd's hotel shell
tered tonight goodly company OF parfls-
ts,s of York county and honored guests.
The OCCASION was the annual reunion
and dinner of the York county bar asso-
citation. Judge Whitehouse OF Augusta
the presiding justice OF the January
term of supreme court which convened
in Saco today, was the chief guest.
Amono other visitors who partook OF
Landlord Smiths hospitality were the
Hon. Samuel K. Hamilton Of Wakefield,
Mass. formerly of Biddeford, recently
a candidate for Congress, Commissioner
W. M. Bradley of the United States
court Portland and Attorney Lyons OF
Westbrook.
Tha Others in attendance were Hon.
John M. Goodwin, George F. Haley, ex-
judge E. j. Cram. Recorder Gorham n.
Weymouth, Leroy Haley, Railroad Com
missioner B. L. Chad bourne, Edgar A.
Hubbard, henry 1. Lord. Arthur u.
Pelletier, Biddeforii; Judge q. d. Bur-
hank. Hon. T. P. Burnham, County
Attorney Willis 4. Enmons, Postmaster
HI. e. Tibbetts, ex-JudRe George A.
Emery, Saco; George r. Clifford, Cor
nisb: US. Marshal John B. Donovan,
S. M. Came, Moses Drew, Alfred; Regis
fer of Probate, Frank Wilson, Fred Allen,
sanford: ex-senator Frank NJ. Higgins,
B, S. Higgins, Limerick; Il. r. SPIN
ney. Harry v. Aver, South Berwick
Sheriff Usher B. Thompson. Newfeio
Court Stenographer, Mansur. BENZ. r.
Cleayes, Biddeford; Committee in charge
of banquet comprised U. S. Marshal
John B. Donovan, Frank NJ. Higgins,
Leroy Haley.
At the annual business meeting, pre-
ceding the banquet, these officers were
elected:
President-Johu M. Goodwin, Bidde
4 Vice President-Hampden Fairfield,
Saco. - v,d
deford.
Treasurer-Horace n. Burbank. 6aco
Executive comTnittee-George +. Haley
of Biddeford; H. V. Aver OF South ber'
wick; r. s. Higgins OF Limerlck. N
The banquet was one of the best evsl
served at bar dinner.
Judge Whitehouse made an interest
ing aud eloquent speech in which he wit
tily commented on numerous matters o.
special interest to the legal fraternity.
Commissioner Bradley of Portland en-
tertained the gathering with two OF hii
inimitabie character recitations ane
speeches were madesby Samuel K. Ham
ilton, massachusetts. George B. Clifford
Cornish and Railroad Commissioner B.
u. Chadbourne. MIR. Chadbourne gave
an interesting and instructive discourse
on the growth of Names railroads and
the rapid development in state resour
ces. The Aeolian orchestra discoursed
music bef ore and after the banquet
Among the letters read was the FOL
lowing from the honored Chief Justice
Peters, which was listened TO with
special delight.
Bangor, January ], 1897.
Leroy Haley, ESQ.,:
your cordial invitation in behalf OF the
York county bar to attend as their gues'
their annual entertainment on the eve
ming of January 5th. But cannot pos
sibly accept your invitation ss on tha
date my January term of court commen
ces in this city.
l would enjoy meeting the members o
| tho bar of old York county at their socia
gath eripg, ii circumstances permitted
| My first term Of court, as Judge, was II
your September term in 1873, and Ell
| loved the business of the term and law
yers very much. The term was an un
usually long one for Alfred sitrinRs, con
| tinuing some six weeks or mere, ant
presenting numerous important TRIAL
| from murder downward. boarded a
an old Democratic inn kept In good olt
country fashion by one Berry, and On
| joyed my headquarters and my perambu
lations over the ancient town exceeding
| ". Amos L. Allen was the clerk. ant
a very helpful one to new judge. Th'
court crier was divorced by me, at tina
term, l think, and was twice divorced
afterward: Judge Libbey at the time 0
| the last one consenting to grant the tnlr'
upon the petitioners promise that h
would never apply again.
| I allowed one case of divorce TO eacl
member OF the bar, any how, and NOR
where the merits were proved. And IN aiUe
years that rule has been pleaded ON NE
as an equitable rule both in York AM
elsewhere. ! am willing to abide by !
| now az nisi prius terms as compromise
| Brother Yeaton was the county attorne
and tried the murder ind1ctment. Whlcl
| was cast of infanticide. George wa
| considerably fretted at the loss OF h l
case, inasmuch as the girl was guilt
| enough, and he complained IN gehtle
manly manner of both the court ana jury
The jury capped the climax by orlng1n'