Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-15

rendered Judge Addison E. Herrick b
the Oxford Bar Association ct the Amer
lean Legion rooms In Norway.
Il will be remembered that Judge Her
rick retired on December 31st, last, from
the probate judgeship Of Oxford County
Q position be bad held for twenty years
and 1t was in appreciation Of his service
In this court that this banquet was given
At the conclusion OF the banquet, Hon
John P. Swasey, the toastmaster of th
evening, raped for order and said:
Gentlemen Of the Oxford Bar:
We have gathered here for purpos
this evening, and the time 10 passing.
wish to say that am highly pleased b
have been called upon to preside at thi
gathering; ] sm greatly pleased to b
able to be here with the members OF th,
Oxford Bar and to meet 90 many o
them. I am also highly pleased that v,
have associated with as here to-nigh
one of the justices Of the suprem,
court, q gentleman whom have known
for very many years, and whom Il give'
as all great pleasure to welcome.
We have met here tonight, as I'M
derstand, for q particular purpose, anG
that purpose Is to pay tribute OF re
spect and honor to one Of the Older
members of the bar, one whom, for BIZ
long years of honorable and faithful serv
Joe at the bar, and for more than twenty
years as the judge Of the probate court
for Oxford County, We delight to honor
one whom we are pleased to honor fol
bis long years of useful service and up
rightness.
since be came to the bar; was then In
active practice, having been admitted
some dozen years or more before his ad
mission. In the trial of causes 1t has
never been my misfortune to meet him
upon the opposite side, but have beer
associated with him in the trial of many
cases. In all these long years I have
known of no fault that could ever be
found touching bis conduct at the bar,
or in the trial of cases before him where
he has presided In the probate court. In
eli the years Of our association, profess
sionslly and personally, We have been
the warmest friends. Such have been
my feelings towards him, and the mani
festations of the feeling upon his part
towards me have always met my warm
friendship for him.
But, gentlemen, I am not here to make
q lengthy speech; am here to preside
at this gathering, and we have present
TO- night many we shall be delighted to
hear, and 1t In to be my privilege to call
upon them. I now have che honor to
nraseDt Mr. Juatica Morrill,
Judge Morrill, was given very cordial
reception, the members of the bar rising
as be Was presented. he said:
JUDGE MoRRILL's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Chairman, and Brethren of the OK
ford Bar:
have but very few words to say to
you tonight, but first of all wish to
tell you how pleased am to have the
Of being present here with
you and to join you In paying this trib-
ute of respect to Judge Herrick, and nv
very great pleasure at being pres mt with
you at meeting presided over by our
dear old friend, Mr.. Swasey, the Nestor
of the Oxford Bar. (Applause.)
1t 10 very nice Of you, and very appro-
pirate that at this time you should pay
this tribute of respect to one who has
served the county so we'll and so long.
am one of those who believe that in
the Office of the judge of probate we
have one of the most important offices
within the gift of the people, and there
is no Office in which the incumbent
comes in so close and intimate relation
with all classes Of people as the judge of
probate. Once In about every thirty
years substantially all the property of
the county wherein he presides passes
under his eye, and whens man has occu.
pied that Office In bis county for q Pc
riod of twenty years, you can see what
an influence be must have exerted In
the community. Not only does that po-
sition require q man OF legal knowledge
and qualifications, but It also requires
q whole hearted man, man Of sound
business judgment, man of deep Gym
patty and insight, and, above all, man
an intensely human side to
his nature; for we know that In times Of
deep distress, almost the first person
with whom those who may be bereaved
come in contact is the judge of probate.
We know that IL is bis course of conduct,
his good sense, his sound business judg.
ment, bis keen insight and his sympa-
thetic way of dealing with the cases be-
fore him, that makes his administration
of the Office q success. Not only that,
but the work that he does is q work that
is performed almost entirely out OF the
public glare and out Of the public sight.
The responsibility Is his. There Is NO
divided responsibility between the judge
and jury. The responsibility is entire,
and rests upon him alone. Thus he must
be q man OF stern, independent judy
msnt coupled with the attributes have
mentioned.
Now when . man has attained the
honor of occupying the Office OF the
Judge of probate of Q county like the
County Of Oxford for q period Of twenty
years or more, he has left his imprint
deeply upon that county; and so l cay
that it'seems to me very nice and an
appropriate thing that you do tonight 10
rendering this tribute to my old friend,
whose acquaintance dates back to the
college ds; 8; and am glad that I can
join In doing so, and join you in wishing
him the very sweetest and best that may
come to him in his retirement from this
Office he has filled so ably and 30 we'll.
Gentlemen, I thank you.
The toastmaster then called upon the
newly appointed Judge of Probate,
Hon. Aretas E. Stearns, and Hon. Waldo
Pettengill of Rupford, Hon. Tascus
Atwood of Auburn and Hon. Frederick
R. Dyer of Buokfield, all of whom paid
splendid tributes to the services aud
character of Judge Herrick, and wishing
him much happiness In the years to
come. The speeches were filed with
happy stories of incidents and occur
rences at the bar, which added much to
the enjoyment of the occasion.
In introducing Judge Addison E. Her
rick, the guest of the evening, the toast
master said: "From my intimate knowl-
edge of Judge Herrick, do not sppre-
bend or believe that all that has been
said Of him tonight will have any in
Auence upon him In one way. That Is
to say, he won't be- "swelled up." He
will take 1t all as a matter of fact. BE
may discount It q little, but he will
appreciate 1t, and he WIN carry II with
him through all the years to come"
Mr.. Swasey then related In that happy
way 30 peculiarly, his own, stories of
the experiences OF himself and Mr..
Herrick 10 their long years of practice,
and then called upon Judge Rerrick, the
guest Of the evening.
Judge Herrick was most cordially