The Republican journal., 1903-01-15
Memorial Service to Judge Williamson.

| An impressive memorial service to the
late Hon. Joseph Williamson was neiu III
the Supreme Judicial Court Monday after
noon, Jan. 18th, at O'Clock. There was
large attendance of members OF the Bar
and past officials, the clergy anu cit'zens'
The committee of the Waldo Bar Associa-
tion, Messrs. w. P. Thompson, K. +. Dun
ton and R. w. Rogers reported through
their chairman, Mr. Thompson, VINO SAID:
| MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT.
1t has been entrusted to me by my
| brethren of the Waldo County bar Associa-
tion to call the attention of the G9urt 70 tne
death of Honorable Joseph Williamson,
member of this Bar, which occ4aneo 1ane oh tne
fourth day of December, A. u. NV, e. s,,a,
| Brother Williamson had Deen III MS Usual va
health until within one week prior 70 MS de-
cease. He was born in this city on the NTH
day of October, 1928, and at the tilhe ol ms
deceaSe was seventy-four years u ase. ne
| was educated in the schools OF MS !aIlve
| city and at Bowdon College, gfauuatlns III
| 1910. He read law in the office OF his
| father, a prominent lawyer OF TINS Guy anu
was admitted to the Bar in 1857, ana con
| tinued i'm the practice of his profession IN
this city uninterruptedly until !ne tlne u
| his death. He was palnstaklhg, careLul l.!d
| and methodics4l lawyer, true and loyal 10 MS
clients.
During his long and busy career as law
yer, Brother Williamson avoided puDNc
Office, although he held the office OF PoiIce
Judge, Alderman and Solicitor OF tne GlSy.
| His spare time was always deVoVe0 10 li.ei-
AIRY labor and historical research. NotWIth.
standing the high position he achleved at
| the Bar, it is thought by many That ms
greatest and most enduring achlevements
| have been won in the literary neiu. mere
| his position is secure and permanent. MS
I T.; oitV will stand the
| test of time and the name of its author VIII
shine on the historic page when MS Iaitnlul
| labOrs i'm behalf of his clients snail nave
| been forgotten. Whatever pertalned TO tne
| interest and advancement OF his naive CITY
| or to the Waldo Bar found willing and
| earnest champion in our deceased brother.
He was president of the Waldo County
| Bar Association ever since its organlzatlon
| in January, 1888, and President OF the
Waldo County Law Library Association
continuously since 1861; ne was s. the Chalr Gaao
| man of the Board of Trustees OF our Free
| Library and had been since it was estab-
lished. In the latter capacity he superin-
| tended the selection of books and generally
| had an oversight in all matters pertaining
thereto. In all these positions ne VIII pc
greatly missed and no one seems az hand 10
| fill his place.
on behalf of the Waldo County Bar Asso-
citation, present the following resolutions,
and move that they be spread upon the
records of this Court
Whereas; We, the members OF the waldo
Bar, desire to give expression & ~, anu P,aUe pa w,
| on record, our sense of the loss we nave
sustained in the death of our brother Joseph
| Williamson, and to express our hlgh appfe-
citation of his character as a lawyer, cltlzen
and friend, be it ..-
Resolved; That his death removes from from
our number an honored and distinguished
member of the Bar who will long be remem-
bered for his high attainments as lawyer,
| his dgnitied and courteous bearing toward
the Court and Bar, his genial nature, his
agreeable companionShip in social inter-
course and his honorable and kindly pear
| ing in all the relations OF life.
Resolved; That we extend our sympathy
| to the family of our deceased brother, and
| that COPY of these resolutions be sent 10
the members thereof.
Hon. Geo E. johnson, Judge of Probate,
seconded the motion of Mr.. Thompson, and
said, in part, that he had known Judge Will
hanson intimately since 1868. and had ever
found him to he an able and safe counselor,
thorough gentleman and a true friend In
his death the waldo Bar and the people OF
Belfast sustain loss that will he sorely
| felt. His brother attorneys Will miss his
wise counsels and the city loses citizen
| N'S''
| place never can be fully filled.
Hon. r. F. Dunton spoke from a personal
acquaintance of thirty-five years, and said
it is becoming in those who remain to strive
to emulate the industry and steadfastness
of the deceased brother. 81 doubt" said
Mr.. Dunton, ''if we fully appreciate the in
huence of Brother Williamson. With him
law was a science. His briefs were full
and arguments clear. y A personality has
gone from among us. He was not only an
able lawyer but true friend, ever ready to
assist brother lawyer or friend to the
full extent Of his power"
Ellery Bowden, Esq. of Winterport spoke
feelingly of the assistance he received as
young lawyer, and the many words of en-
couragement and help given him by Judge
Williamson.
Chief Justice Wiswell then delivered the
following tribute to the memory of the de-
ceased:
Gentlemen of the Bar
desire to express my entire concurrence
with the sentiment of the resolutions which
have been presented by your committee and
with the touching and eloquent tributes OF
respect that have been paid by the members
of the bar to the memory of our deceased
brother.
1t is certainly most appropriate that when
an honored member OF our profession fin
ishes the labors of this life we should set
apart All hour, however much we may be
engaged in the engrossing affairs of the
present, when for time we may forget
that present and commemorate the life and
express our SORROW at the death of our for
mer friend and brother; that thereby we
may gain inspiration by the recollection OF
his good qualities and recall the profession
al and personal life OF the deceased that it
may be emulated by his survivors in the
profession, both old and young.
The honorable, high minded lawyer fills
very important position in his community
and in the world at large. 1t is absolutely
necessary that there should be body OF
men learned in the law, trained in the work
of the investigation for the truth, with the
wisdom that comes from learning and ex-
perience, and with that honor and absolute
integrity without which no man in our pro
fession can succeed, to aid the court in the
administration of justice by presenting the
respective sides of the contesting litigants
and by assisting in unravelling the more OF
less complicated conditions that frequently
exist in civil causes. And the professional
work of the lawyer outside of court is OF
equal importance. The wise counselor
whose only desire is to do that which will
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