Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-02

during his later years he gradually
relinuuished the practice in court Tor
| the less conspicuous but none the less
| useful and honorable service in the
probate court and in the office. These
were the more congenial. and in con-
nection with his large and varied
private affairs. his time was fully
taken. He took an interest in gem
eral business and his connections with
the banks brought him in touch with
| the commercial life Of the city, d
sphere that to him was most engaging
With his personal traits you are all
| familiar, especially those Of you in
mid life. No one Of us can forget
| those gentle and sweet elements of his
| character, too often obliterated in mon
| by the strain and stress OF active life.
| Lendall Titcomb was a modest and I'M
| assuming man, never pushing himself
| to the front. He was willing that
| others should take the lead and ne
| cheerfully fell in step behind. He was
modest too in asserting his opinions
This was not because he lacked
opinions No one was more firmly
| rooted in his beliefs than he, as some
of US may have learned when insist
| ance has gone too far, but he kept them
| to himself unless occasion actually de-
| manded their proclamation. His was
| a character of solid strength, not ag-
gressive, not retreating, but when we
| came UP against it, we found will
strong and firm. He was kindly
| man, doing kindly acts, thinking OF
| others the best and not the worst and
| speaking the best or remaining dis
| cretely silent. Nor did this silence
| arise from q mere sense of policy. 1t
denoted a sympathetic and charitable
spirit within.
He was a charitable man, interested
| in what made for the upbuilding of
good citizenship The city government
| had the benefit Of his sound judgment
| for many years as councilman, alder
man and mayor. The Public Library
had in him generous contributor and
a helpful trustee, while the public
schools received from him for many
years the greatest gift that busy man
can contribute, his time. He was
intensely devoted to this important in
terest and we shall never know how
great part Of each year was spent by
him in this line of work especially in
the outlying districts.
He was a social man. He liked
people and friends. He was interested
not in a curious but in kindly way in
the affairs of others. For him the old
fashioned word neighbor had not be-
come obsolete nor had it lost its mean
ing. Like his father and his grand
father before shim. he was a helpful
and public spirited citizen.
man. This is a realm in which on an
occasion like this we are not permitted
to linger Still it is pleasant to re-
member that in the circle of his own
family with his wife and his four
children about him, the happiest hours
of his life were spent. he devoted to
them and they devoted to him. This is
picture which it is always sweet to
contemplate and which appeals 10
every heart. 1t is pleasant for us to
know that one of the sons, who bears
the honored name of his grandfather
was ready to take up the work and be-
come a member of this Bar, just when
his father was suddenly called to lay it
down, thus perpetuating family name
that has been upon our rolls for more
than sixty years.
Such was Brother Titcomb as l have
known him. More than this he would
not have me say. Fulsome eulogy he
would not ask or even permit. He will
long be remembered by his associates
as an able lawyer, a modest, kindly,
charitable. home-loving man, a true
friend, a helpful citizen, and possessing
these qualities it is unnecessary to add
that he is and will be sadly missed.
Occasions like this, when as a Bar
we are met to take action, because
certain of our members have fallen by
the way. lose their full significance il
in addition to our tribute to those who
have gone, we are not also reminded
of our duties to those who are still
with U.S. The contest of professional
life, the struggle for victory and for
place must not be allowed to over
shadow those fraternal relations that
should exist among all our members;
they must not be permitted to conceal
the fairer elements of character, the
gentler traits of cOmradeShip, the
helpfulness. sympathy and sweet rea-
sonableness that should always obtain
among members of a profession whose
boast is that they are working to-
gether for the discovery and the de-
claration of truth and the administra-
ton of absolute and impartial justice.
Nor should we forget that now as
in the olden time, Faith, Hope and
Charity are the things that abide and
abide forever.