Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-27

HUN W. {. I1liI.Elsctth.
\ Memorial service was held Sunday
afternoon under the auspices OF Water
willie Lodge, NJ. ,, y. o. L. w, i'll tho
Lodge hall. The service was iargel.
attended by members and friends fro:
this city and surrounding towns being
held for trey special purpose Of paying
tributes TO the departed brothers ana
especially the late Judge y. g. An
drcws. The speakers Of the afternoon
were Hon. W. c. Philbrook and Hon
G. +. Johnson, each of whom delivered
addresses that were heartfelt and iln-
Dressive. The service was presided
over by o. o. Cross, chairman of Grand
Lodge finance committee.
The lodge service was opened with
out form and prayer was offered by
Rev George Bruce Nicholson, after
which Miss Villa Phelan sang, "Rock
of Ages" with much effectiveness.
Past Master Workman Hon. w. c.
Phlbrool delivered the following
euiogy on the late Judge A. G. An
dreWs:
Albert G. Andrews, born June II,
1871, at Freedom, Y. H; died Dec. 90
1907. at Augusta, Me. Thus would the
nacrologiSt record the beginning and
the end of that life which was so dear
to all who knew the man that lived
it, but no biography or eulogy could
fully chronicle the words. the deeds
or the character which made our de-
ceased friend and brother SO much be-
IovcG and respected by all who came
within the circle of his acquaintance
and influence. L approach the task
which you have assigned me with a
feeling of personal bereavement, for he
was my friend in the deepest sense of
the word / shall indulge in no full
some praise or unmerited encOmium,
but shall lay upon his altar only a
simple tribute. for so would he have
us do If he could direct the expression
of our thought.
Although not u native OF our state
he received It part of his academic cdu
cation ana all his professional train
ing within our borders Born and rear
cd upon til" farm he learned the secrets
told by mother earth in he periods OF
seed time and harvest. He had talked
with nature in all her moods. Made
strong in body by agrarian toll, anu
with IN intellect ana temperament vel
fitted for his proposed vocation. he be
gan the study of law at the age of u
years. Two years later he was admit
tea t. the bar in York county and con-
tinuCd the practice of his profession
there until he took his seat in the Leg
islaturc as Il member of that body, Ii
January, 1879.
He found his surroundings at Au-
gusta u be SO ConSenial that he decld-
ed to reside there and in three short
years his ability and character had be-
come 50 We'll known that he easily
won an appointment to the judSeshir
of the augusta municipal court. This
position he ned by successive appoint
ments until his death and so well die
he discharge the duties of the Office
that at the expiration of each term NJ
question was ever raised as to whether
he should succeed himself.
In order to actually earn the Staml
Of approval as q sitting justice in ou
municipal or police courts, which wa'
unquc stionably done in the case o
Judge Andrews, one must have certain
natural endoWmCntS as well as certain
acquired attachments. TO the civil sid
Of the court are often presented case
in which the source and incentive OF Iti
CATION spring from petty, fractions mo
tives. and in which the pound of fiesi
is sought by invoking the harsher
more inequitable principles of the law
In such instances one will readily OBJ
serve the necessity of calm, unpreju
diced mind or the part of him who lis
~, nf I,n v
On the other hand, even in civil case
coming within the jurisdiction of tn
same court, counsel are quite likely Z
invoke legal questions which requir
profound knowledge of law for thei
correct determination.
But it is to the criminal side of tina
court that is daily presented a condi
Ton of human depravity, human weak
ness and human suffering which is a
once appalling. deplorable and pitifu
HOW much to pity, how much to ex
tenuate, how much to punish are ques
ions which were daily presented t
Judge Andrews. With one accord
lawyer and client, officer and prisoner
private and public interests bear ties
timony to the remarkable skill, pa
tlence, fairness and ability with whic
Judge Andrews performed his judicia
duties.
As q citizen he took a lively interest i
matters pertaining to his city. his stat
and his nation. His residence of nearl
81 years in Augusta not only acquainte
him with her citizens but also with he
institutions. her policies. her business an
her ambitions. Modest, retiring. deferen
tial to the opinions of those who wer
entitled to his respect. attending strictl
to his own concerns, he never obtrude
his ideas upon others, but when consulte
as to municipal affairs his views wer