The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
NJ MORI1L EXER CISES.

The Washington County Bar held
memorial services Wednesday Dec 80,
in honor of Frank Bailey, deceased.
AS is customary at such occasions the
exercises were held in Tie SQUIRT room
with the judges upon the bench II.
@. ShurtltH, chairman Of the commit
tee ON arrangements, introduced the
speakers in turn. Resolutions that
had previously been adopted unani-
mously by the bar were presented to
the court and w, 4, Lord, who read
them, moved that the court spread
them upon the records in a prominent
place, which motion was granted by
the court at the close of the exercises.
e. M. Harvey, schoolmate of the
deceased as well as near neighbor in
the practice Of law, read the formal
sketch of Mr. Bailey's life which told
of his struggle for an education, gen.
eral and professional, of the self sac
rifice which made him risk failure in
his bar examinations to 20 South to
his sick brother at Chickamauga, of
the conscientiousness and determine
tion which marked his practice of
the law. Incorporated in the sketch
was tribute from william Chaplin,
OF Middlesex, who was foreman of the
grand jury with which the sick
States Attorney worked when perhaps
it meant his life and still did his
work conscientiously, faithfully, and
ably, without a word of complaint or
fault finding
The other speakers were Judge O.
f, Woodward, Jr, who spoke especial
~ from the view point Of one who
had observed the deceased in city
court, John W Gordon aud r. l..
Laird who told of Bailey the law
student, and W. A Lord and John II.
Senter, who spoke of him as a lawyer
with chances bright for success. The
keynote OF the various remarks was
Bailey's determination and indepen
dence, and each speaker brought out
soue point to illustrate that. Dill
gence and close attention to work were
also ascribed to him unanimously and
it was pointed out that up tn seven
O'Clock OF the evening before he died
he kept in touch with his work as
States attorney and read and signed
informations. Judge Stafford, in
ordering the resolutions spread upon
the records, spoke briefly of Mr..
Bailey as one whom he regretted he
had never known personally though
he had seen him in court and from
his face should believe the words
spoken of him to be true. Men much
older in the profession should feel
we'll satisfied if such words of COM
mendation could be said of them when
they passed away.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Washington County
Bar on Wednesday:
Resolved, That the members of the
Bar of Washington County received
with profound sorrow the intelligence
of the death of Frank A. Bailey,
States attorney for this county.
Resolved, That we lament the loss
of one whose early and rapid success
in his profession gave such we'll
grounded hope of continued useful
and honorable career both for himself
and the State.
Resolved, That his memory is en-
titled to be cherished by the members
of this Bar for his genial qualities as
an associate, his activity and ability
in all matters pertaining to his work,
for his professional honor and for his
independence as man.
Resolved, That the Court be re-
quested to give these resolutions a
prominent place upon its records and
that the clerk be requested to trans
nit copy of the same to the family
of the deceased with the expression of
the professional sympathy of the Bar,
W. A. Lord,
n T, Laird \ Commjttaa