The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-07
ORANGE COUNTY BAR
PAYS ITS TRIBUTE
70 Memory Of Joseph K. Darling, Who
Was One Of the county's Best
Known and Loved Attor-
news
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Chelsea June AT the opening Of
the june term Of Orange county court
yesterday, with Judge Fred NJ Butler
presiding, the trial calendar Of thirteen
cases was reduced 20 four by the entry
Of settled aud discontinued The first
case for trial is Davis VS. Boston &
Maine railroad Sheriff Adams assist
ants are r w Kent Of Randolph and
George w Downing Of Washington
The grand jury is in charge Of Deputies
ID d. Howe of Randolph and A A
Reed Of Williamstown
The annual meeting Of the Orange
county bar association was held last
evening when the following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year.
Pres, Nelson L Boyden Of Randolph /;
Yieg-pres, Rodney NJ Harvey of Mont
pelier; clerk and treasurer, Hale H .
Darling Of Chelsea; executive commit
tee George Il Stow Of Chelsea and
John G. Sherburne Of Randolph. The
president then announced the follow
ing committees: On jurisprudence and
law reform. March NJ Wilson of Ran.
delphi; on legal history and biography,
Wm II Sprague Of Chelsea
After the election. the meeting was
devoted largely to memorial exercises
Ii honoring the memory of the late
Joseph X. Darling r.. Nj, Harvey
presented 4 well-prePared paper on Mfr.
Darling's life, and then Stanley G. Will
son spoke OF Mr. Darling as a part
ner, George L. Stow of his as citizen,
and NJ. NJ. Wilson, ] G. Sherburne
and w II Sprague Of the MANY kind
nesses and courtesies extended to them
ty Mr. Darling Judge Butler, AS
sistant Judge Dana II Morse and Rev.
j. A Lawrence also paid tribute
March M Wilson, John C. Sherburne
and William II Sprague presented the
following resolutions which were
adopted;
Whereas, by the decease Of our Ia
mented brother, Joseph Kimhall Dar-
ling, Orange county has lost one of its
most stamch and reliable citizens and
our Bar association, its president, and
its members have lost true friend
In order to record our loss and ex-
press our appreciation of the honorable
ideals, noble character and Christian
principles of our Brother Darling, be it
therefore resolved by the bar Of oragne
county:
"That we pay our heartfelt tribute
to his memory and both as an associa-
tion and in our individual capacity as
members of the bar we cherish the
memory Of the true hearted. upright
50 tleman who has departed from MS
enl we believe that the remembrance
of his life and work viii be his en-
during monument
And be it further resolved that this
tribute OF our esteem he enrolled upon
the records of our association and that
copies be sent to the individual mem
hers Of his bereaved family"
President Boyden. as one Of the old
or members of the bar, who had been
in practice side by side with the de-
ceased for long term of years. was,
like Mr.. Harvey. another of the, older
members Of the bar. especially affected.
and spoke feelingly during the memorial
exercises
The meeting, which was largely at
tended by citizens Of the town and
county, was adjourned until the even
ing OF the first day Of the December
term OF court when memorial services
viii be held in memory Of the late
Samuel NJ. Gleason Of Thetford. who
hal hecn member Of the Orange
County bar for about a half century.