Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-11

At the conclusion of the business
| meeting. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin OF
Bangor. made the motion that the
thanks Of the association be given ia
the president for the able and pleasing
manner in which'he had conducted the
meeting, and for his address.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the meeting
adjourned, after a cordial invitation
had been extended to the members of
the association and Legislature to be
present at the banquet, which was an
nounced for o'clock.
The banquet of the association held
at Hotel North, in the evening, was q
grand success. 1t was most fraterna
affair, and the many noted men present
made it one of the most Industrious
affairs of the kind held by the associa-
ton. a
The absence Of Chief Justice Peters
| was deeply regretted, but he was I'M
able to be present. A letter of regret
was received from him wishing the
meeting the best possible success. He
assured the members that his heart
was ever with them, and the Older he
became in years, the younger i'm spirit
The banquet was an especially enjoy
able one and served in the best OF
style. the tables being prettily decorat-
ed with flowers.
The after dinner speeches were char
acteristc of the wit that is as much
the part of the attorney, as is their
sound sense; that sense that goes far
to furnishing the best legislative ac-
ton of the country.
II IL,
his usual happy style. After the letter
from Chief Justice Peters. he read com
munications from Governor Llewellyn
Powers: Judge Nathan Webb Of Port
land, who was unable to be present on
account of being detained in Boston on
the Bran case; Judge Enoch Foster,
Judge J. C. Strout;. and Judge o. q
Hall.
The senior justice,'present, Judge L.
A. Emery, was the first speaker, after
the customary port 'prandial pleasant
ries had been exchanged. Judge
Thomas II. Haskell followed. The ad-
| dresses were of an informal nature.
and We're combinations of sharp wit,
with some pertinent remarks on legis-
lation in the abstract, which met much
| favor and applause from those pres
ent.
| Judge Whitehouse was received with
cheers. He had come down from the
mountains of old Franklin county
| where he had been holding court al
Pennington. He spoke Of the euloges
he had heard Of President Heath's ad-
dress in the afternoon, and expressed
his sorrow at not having been present
He thought that the conservatism OF
the legal profession was a cause 70,
congratulation: that as Rome had
held power through her reason long
after her might had been dethroned,
so that justice was now. as ever. the
regulator of all life. This conservatism
was far from obstinacy, however. and
the law like all other lines of thought
was subject to the changes which the
enlightenment and progress of the age
required.
The following were present at the
banquet: Hon. II. NJ. Heath Of Au-
gusta; Judge l.. A. Emery. Ellsworth;
Judge Thomas II, Haskell. Portland I;
! Judge w. z. Whitehouse: Judge An
drew p. Wiswell. Ellsworth: Hon. l..
c. Cornish. Augusta; Hon. c. F. Libby,
Portland; Hon. A.. K. Savage, Auburn;
| Hon. Frank NJ. Higgins. Limerick;
Hon. Orville ID. Baker. Augusta: Hon.
Luther II. Moore, Biddeford; c. l.. An
| drews. Augusta; Hon. Stanley Plum
| mer, Dexter; NJ. s. Holway. Augusta.
Fred W. Brown. Belfast: A. Simmons.
North Arson: l.. l.. Walton. Skowhe-
gan: Henry Boynton, Sullivan: Hon.
| Moses a. Stafford. Kittery: Hon. Edwin
| Stone. Biddeford; Forest J. Martin,
| Bangor: a. NJ. Goddard. Augusta: f.
| +. Southland. Bath: c. w. Jones. Au-
susta: Charles Peabody. Mibridge
Hon. w. s. Choate. Augusta: Col. W.
Fl. Fogler, Rockland: Hon. F. S. Walls,
Vinalhaven: Hon. l.. Z. Carleton.
Winthrop; Hon. F. F. Timberlake.
Phillips: j. Colby Bassett. Augusta:
Holman F. Day. Lewiston: Hon. Hi
ram Bliss, Washington, Me-; Hon. H
E. Hamlin. Ellsworth: Hon. Isaac W..
Dyer. Portland: Hon. E. c. Ryder.
Bangor: Hon. George w. Hanson, San
ford; William II. Fisher. Augusta:
Hon. Lendal Titcomb Augusta: Hon.
G. T. Stevens. Augusta Fremont J.
c. Little. Augusta; Lewis A. Burleigh.
Augusta Hon. George b. Sawyer.
Wiscasset: Hon. Nathan W. Harris.
Auburn: Hon. William r. Hall. Rich
mord: Barrett Potter. Brunswick; Col.
J. b, Peakes. Dover: o. F. Fellows,
Bucksport: and Judge W.. G. Phil
brook, Waterville.