Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20
Hon. Alfred s. Klmball.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN
MEN OF OXFORD COUNTY.

An Oxford Comfy man we'll know
throughout the state and with q Wild
acquaintance outside It's borders, re-
spected and honored, passed In thu
death OF Alfred 8. Kimball at bis home
In Norway Monday night, April -
Alfred Sanders Kimball was born II
Waterford Dec. 20. 1912, the son Of San
ders and Jemima (BurnelD Kimball. III
graduated from Bridgton Academy ir
1852, studied law, and was admitted to
the bar of Oxford County In 1855. II
1886 he married Florence A. HoughtOr
Of Waterford.
Mr.. Kimball practiced law in Water
ford from 1855 until 1882, IN which yea
he moved 10 Norway, where he has evel
since lived and been engaged in the
practice of law. After his SOD, Merton
l.. Kimball, was admitted to the bar, be
became his fathers partner, and the Law
firm has since been Kimball & Son.
He was much interested in the affairs
of the community in which he lived
Since 1899 he had been president of the
Norway Savings Bank. For many years
he bad been elected moderator OF the
town meeting in Norway, without opposi.
ton.
All his life he was a Democrat, anil
prominent 10 the councils of the party.
Living In a state where the Republican
parry las been dominant during the
larger part of his life, he had had a
much smaller share of public honors
than would doubtless have been the case
under other conditions. He was rep
re- .entative in the Maine house in 1874,
1876 and 1878, was county attorney ct
Oxford County in 1880, 1881 and 1882,
appraiser of customs at the port of Port
land from 1894 to 1898, and member ut
the executive council of Maine In 1911
and 1912.
In two fraternal organizations he was
prominent. He was thirty-third de-
gree Mason, was Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge Of Maine in 1901 and 1902,
and had been at the head or In high pu.
sition in other Masonic grand bodies OF
the state. At the time of bis death he
was chairman of the committee on for
eign correspondence Of the Grand Lodge,
and was doubtless the leading authority
on Masonic Jurisprudence in Maine
since the death of Josiah Il. DrummOnd
In the Odd Fellows he held an equally
high position, having been Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge in 1889 ind 1890,
and Grand Patriarch of the Grand En-.
clmpment in 1899 and 1900.
Many times he had represented the
Maine organizations of these two orders
in the national bodies, at meetings In va
rious places in the United States.
He is survived by his wife and one
Son, Merton L., his partner in the prac-
tice OF law. He leaves alss three sisterS,
Mrs. Harlan Brown and Mrs. James
Danforth of Norway, and Mrs. Mabel
Grover. who lives 10 Massachusetts.
In accordance with Mr.. Kimball's ex-
pressed wish, the funeral WAS a simple
house service at the home, without at
tendance of any organization as body,
and without singing. 1t was held at the
home Thursday forenoon, and was at.
tended by Rev. Chester Gore Miller Of
the Universalist church, which was the
church of Mr.. Kimbal's preference.
The bearers were Howard D. Smith,
A. l.. F. Pike, George E. Walker and
Frank P. Stone, all of Norway. In at
tendance were number from out of
town, including several members of the
bar from other towns in Oxford County
and vicinity, and number of the officers
of the Masonic and Odd Fellows grand
bodies of the state.
Interment was in Elm Vale Cemetery,
Waterford.