Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-28

| TO take the form OF plain enumeration
cannot but mar the dignified and rev.
erend impressiveness of that service.
1t should be said, however, that the
sole duty with which the supreme
court occupied itself Tuesday was in
placing upon its records the tribute
rendered by the members of the Ken
nebec Bar Association to their former
brother, the late Hon. Joseph William
son.
AT 3 o'clock in the afternoon when
the exercises opened, nearly so menu
bers were assembled within the bar.
Behind the bench were seated Associ-
ate Justice A. NJ. Spear, Associate JUS
tiee Leslie c. Cornish and Judge Fred
Emery Beane.
Hon. L. T. Carleton of Winthrop
arose, and said: May it please the
court: the members of the Kennebec
bar are DESTROYS of placing upon the
records of this court a testimonial Of
| their regard for our brother. Hon. Jo-
seph Williamson, who died July 80.
A. D. 1914" Mr.. Carlton briefly out
lined the life of the man of whom he
was speaking and mentioned many OF
the dominant traits in that life which
had made it what it was. and closed
by saying: Resolved, therefore, that
entertaining the highest respect and
esteem for our brother, the Hon. Jo-
seph Williamson, We cannot too highly
honor one who by his efforts rose to
be leader of his profession in this
county and State. Resolved: That in
addition to the sorrow which they
share with his relatives at so great
he Of ha ha va
the pang caused by the severance of
the close personal ties that bound us
to him, the ties of strength which can
not be fully appreciated without I'M
derstanding completely how his at
tainments and his lovable traits of
personal character commanded the re-
spect and drew to him the warm affec-
ton of those who had the privilege
of being associated with him in the
practice of his profession. AS an active
practitioner of the law, as county at
torney and in all the relations of life
he was ever true, honorable, upright
and reliable. That the sudden removal
of such a life from among US leaves a
vacancy that will be deeply realized
by us all and is a serious loss to the
bar and the community"
Hon. Q. B. Clason of Gardiner arose
to second the motion for the adoption
of the resolutions presented. In his
address, the speaker referred to the
personal acquaintance he had had with
Mr.. Williamson, which had had its
beginning in the student life of Bow
doin College. Those qualities which
had typified the student there the
speaker traced as being typical of the
man throughout his life. How great
these qualities had been he indicated
in his closing remarks, that apparent
ly everything that ambition, pride or
desire could ask for were within his
reach, but Death has closed the door;
his work is finished; his kindly deeds,
his many friendly words and greetings
will long be remembered.
"'And this his epitaph shall be:
Now ended are his days
None knew him but to love him,
None knew him but TO praise.
G. w. Field of Fairfield next paid his
tribute, speaking of the many occasions
in which he had been privileged to come
in contact with Mr.. Willamson's won
derful personality. He spoke of him as a
lawyer, as friend and as a man. The
speaker closed his address by saying: ut
has been said it is the common lot of
man to be born to struggle through life's
journey and be forgotten. and the places
which knew him once know him no more;
but Brother Williamson will never be
forgotten
Judge B. F. Maher followed Mr.. Field
and dealt particularly with the memo
RIGS that all acnuaiptancea and mora es-
pecially all members of the bar had of
Mr.. Williamson. 1t was the fragmanets
of humanity that had been sown broad
cast by the departed, it was the example
of life and conduct, of friendship and
helpfulness that was the theme Of his
discourse. Mr.. Williamson was, he said,
one who assisted his neighbor. his city
and his State. His influence was wide
and far reaching and his sterling char
acter an attribute so predominating that
no one could avoid it's influence. The
memory of these glowing virtues will ever
cling in the minds of his former asso-
ciates and will always be a source of
inspiration and a guide to rectftude.
The last to offer tribute was Associate
Justice Leslie C. Cornish, who spoke as
follows:
Brethren of the Bar:
AT the memorial exercises held in
honor of the late Chief Justice Wis
well, distinguished member Of this
bar began his eulogy with these
graphic words:
"'At times we are strikingly re-
minded that, close beside the borders
Of life set with all it's blooms, flows
the river of death, into whose forbid
| ding waters no man may step and
then return, and no man who has once
| entered my send answer back from
| the farther shore. When it comes to
one who is frail with sickness or
weary with the hardships of life the
| fingers of death are soft and even well
come, and draw one gently to repose.
| Put when 1t overtakes. as it did here,
| the strong man in harness, it must
give us pause
All too often during the past few
wears has the Kennebec Bar been call
| ed upon to lose and mourn a COM
rade. Our ranks have been more than
| decimated. Within the past seven
years we have lost Lendall Titcomb,
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