The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-03
Since Chief Judge ROwell Was
Admitted to Bar
ANNIVERSARY RECALLED
Orange County Bar Association Adopts
Congratulatory Resolutions--Associa-
tion Also Laments Death Of At
torney ]. D. Denison.

Chelsea, June 3-The annual meeting
of the Bar Association OF Orange county
was held in the court room Tuesday
evening, when the following officers were
elected; president, j. K Darling Of Chel.
seat vice president, i. w. Smith of
Wells River; secretary and treasurer, H,
X. Darling Of Chelsea; executive com
mittee, D. S. Conant Of Bradford and
George =. STOW of Chelsea; committee
on Jurisprudence and law reform, III. NJ.
Wilson of Randolph and ]. b, Pickett 81
Bradford.
Following the election of officers the
meeting was devoted to memorial ser.
vice in honor Of the memory Of the late
and lamented Joseph ID. Denison, ESD,
who had been member OF the assoea-
tion for nearly quarter Of century.
"a historical sketch Of the life Of Mr..
Denison portraying him in both his pub.
lie and private associations as well as
in his home, had been beautifully pre-
pared and most impressively delivered
BY Hon, N. III Boyden of Randolph.
Hon. George L. Stow of Chelsea present.
ed appropriate resolutions which were
adopted Following the
presentation Of the resolutions, the foi-
lowing attorneys spoke briefly, relating
happy experiences within their memory,
arising from their pleasant acquaintance
and close associations with AIr. Denison,
viz, Geo. u. stow, II. M. Harvey, Sher-
man Moulton OF Burlington, j. b. Peck
EFT, III. X. Darling, u, 3, Conant. s. u.
Wilson, 4. w, Smith, J. X Darling and
Judge 4. L. Waterman, and in every in
stance the speaker paid warm and
tender tribute to the memory Of their
deceased brother.
Hon. N. Il. Boyden was delegated to
deliver a historical paper on the life Of
Mr. Denison at the annual meeting OF
the State Bar association, to be held
in Montpelier IN October next.
II being fifty years since Hon. John
w. RoweA Of Randolph. chief Justice Of
the Supreme court OF Vermont, was adj
mitted Ia the bar oi Orange county
resolutions ii fcongratulatory nature
were presented by s. G. Wilson, which
were unanimously adopted, d copy Of
which will be spread up The records and
copy sent 10 Judge Rowell. The
meeting was then adjourned. Almost all
Of the available seats in the court room
were filled by Jurors and townspeople.
Chief Judge RowelI was born in Leb-
anon, u. H., June q. 1885. and Ito located
In Randolph ii 1856 He was educated
in the West Randolph academy and was
admitted to the bar Ia 1853 Four years
later he became states attorney for Or
ange county, and prior to that had sery-
cd iii 1851 and 1862 AZ Randolph's repre-
sentative in the legislature. In 1874 be
was chosen to the state Senate.
liis bench career was started when in
1872 be was elected reporter Of the
decisions OF Supreem court. an office held
by him continuously until December,
1880, when be declined another appoint
ment, He was chosen sixth associate
Judge 81 the Supreme court by Governor
Farnhanl, receiving his commission Jan
nary ll. 1852. He was elected fifth
associate Judge III 1884. was promoted
to fourth associate by Governor Dill
Iinrham. vice Russell s. Taft, promoted,
was elected second associate in 1890 and
on the death Of Judge TAFT was ap-
pointed chief Judge March ~, 1902, hold
ING that position ever since. Thus for
over quarter Of century he has been
on the Supreme court bench.