The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-16

On Monday last March II, 1917
Jldae James a. G. Bond, Of this city
completed fifty years of active WORK
wv the practice of law before our Cir
cuit Court and the various Courts OF
this state. After completing his
st1dies under the direction Of Col
names C. BriscOe, of Calvert county
MARYLAND. who was later Secretary
Of state under Governor Wllllam
Hamilton, and Of Hon William
Meade Addison, Of Baltimore, tnen
United states District Attorney for
MARYLAND. Judge Bond was admitted
FEBRUARY 1867, to practice law before
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Being then in rather delicate health
wv account of malaria and what was
then called "chills and feyers," young
Mr. BOND decided to cast his fortunes
among the beautiful hills ana val-
leys of Carroll county in order Mr.
obtain some relief, II possible, rom
the debilitating and tracking fever
with which he was suffering. as
rnrdingly. ON March 12, 1857, he
came to this city and opened lay
Office in one Of the rooms IN the tnen
City Hotel building on the south
east corner of Main and court
streets. nov occupied by E- O- Weant
ESQ ~ law office, and on the same
day Mr.. Basil Woods and his wife, OIL
near MT. Airy, employed him to try
case before IA magistrate lhe
Young attorney, however, NOT DelnS
nossessed Of the same assurance
with which some Of the present day
Youngsters of the bar seem r.
aassed sought the advice md eoun-
saI W. Hon. John j.. Smith. who mad
inst recently retired from the bench
~ the Circuit Court for Carroll
County and, with the latter's help
Won the case for Mr. and Mrs-
woods. From that day until the
present Judge Bond has been a ousy
man and as the years advanced the
volume of his business became larger
and larger.
Fifty years SEEM to be mighty
long while ago. but when one sees
Judge Bond working in his offlce INF
Court room, one II persuaded mat,
after all. fifty years OF an active and
wen spent life are not such great
while. Judge Bonds three score ana
Tan wears seem tO sit on hls shoul-
ders very lightly. Ills step \ elastic
and rapid, his over six feet OF body
is as erect as that of an Indian war.
rior, and his mind j. a. active an
as analytical as of yore.
Judge Bond began the practice 81
law during the reconstruction ana
reimbursement period, following the
effects of the Civil War and wa
forced to combat with list of legal
lights Of the local bar whose equals
were few, but, devoting himself as
siduously to his work he was able ~
cope with them successfully and soon
became recognized a. one OF the
leaders of the bar.
During his student days at Prince
ton University, Judge Bend met ana
formed warm friendships with two
young men who, in after years, were
to be of great help to him in the
practice of his profession, and COM
fort I'D him socially. Young Robert
Garrett, son or John wv. Garrett, the
then president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, and John +
Cowen, of Ohio, afterwards general
counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, and young MT.
Bond became fast friends and shortly
after the latter opened his law Of
nee in this city, IT, was appointed
local counsel for the railroad cons
pany, and when Mr.. Robert Garrett
succeeded his father as president Of
the company, young MT. Bond was
entrusted with larger amount of
business. Shortly afterwards Mr.
John K. Cowen was made general
counsel of the company and Judge
Bond assistant to the general coun-
1T and put in charge of all legal
matters arising in the counties or