Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-10
F. E. ALFRED RETIRES
Has Been in Newport Many Years
Where He Practiced Law.

| Where He Practlced Law.
Judge Frank E. Alfred. for more
than 43 years citizen OF NeWpoIt,
and a member of the Orleans County
Rar. announces his retirement from
his professional labors. Judge Alfred
saws. at is with more regret than L
have language to explain that L take
this action. The very pleasant mem
orv of nv work, and connection with
the brethren of the Bar, will be the
happiest of my life. 1t is needless
for me to say that l shall continue
my home in this lovely city, the very
best of small cities in New England.
There are only three men now In ousl-
ness who were here when commenc-
ed my work and they are Henry ..
Root, Fred P. Davis and j. +. Eos
ter"
Judge Frank E. Alfred, son of
Samuel D. and Polly S. Alfred, was
born in Fairfax, Franklin county, IN
1853. His father was a country mer-
chant and in his fathers store, Frank
early learned the valuable lessons Of
promptness, diligence and order. He
was the youngest of family of ten
children. He was educated at the
New Hampshire Institution where he
prepared for college. He studied
law in the office of Edison & Rand in
st. Adams until he entered the Har-
ward Law school, Cambridge, Mass,
from which he graduated in 1876. In
February of that year he was admit
ted to practice in all the state courts
of Massachusetts,, and in September
to the Bar of Vermont, in his native
county. In November, 1876, he COM
menced to practice in the office of W..
D. Crane of Newport and at the end
of one year the partnership of Crane
& Alfred was formed and existed
until the death of Mr.. Crane which
occurred March IL, 1898.
Since that time Mr. Alfred has con-
tinued the practice of law under his
own name, being one of the oldest
members of the Orleans County Bar.
In 1886 Mr.. Alfred was elected states
attorney of Orleans county and re-
elected in 1888. In 1889 he was ap-
pointed judge advocate general, to
which Office ne was twice afterwards
elected in 1890 and 1892. In Octo-
Der, 1898, he was appointed judge of
probate of Orleans district by Gov.
Fuller, to fill out the unexpired term
of Judge Austin, deceased, and by re-
election continued in the office up to
December, 1912. While serving in
that capacity he adopted a system of
classification of the documents of the
Office that was well nigh perfect, and
very convenient both to himself and
the public.
The firm of Crane & Alfred was for
several years counsel for the Canadi-
an Pacific railroad, in which capacity
Mr.. Alfred has served since the death
of Mr.. Crane.
Judge Alfred is regular attendant
of the First Baptist church and for
merly served the church in the capac-
ity of trustee of the society. He has
been closely identified with the social
and business life of Newport, and al
ways has words of praise for his 1T
tie home city. Judge Alfred married
Mary Lois Edes of Newton, Mass, in
1879 and lived in their beautiful home
on School street until the death of
Mrs. Alfred, which occurred at their
summer home at the Bluffs in the
fall of 1899. Mr.. Alfred married for
his second wife Clara Ives of Brook
lyn, N. Y, June 81, 1906, and they
made their home on School street
until one year ago when they sold
their house to Walter H. Cleary and
purchased the Charles Ramsdell resi-
dence on Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred went to st.
petersburg, Fla, Friday, where they
Will spend the winter, but they plan
to return to Newport in the spring.
which their many friends will be
pleased to know.