Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-15

| mired. He was :, remarkably clear
| thinker with the happy faculty OF
| converting his clarity of thought into
clarity of expression. His arguments
were a source of delight as he pro-
ceeded step by step from premise to
conclusion, stopping just long enough
| now and then on the way to inject
an illustration or bit of clever hu-
NOR or satire that would add force to
his reasoning while keeping the in
terest of his hearers fixed on the goal.
He acquired lucrative practice, but
his nerves became shattered, the
dark clouds brooded above, and final
ly settled down upon his brilliant
mind; he went out in darkness, a
sad sad ending of useful, honorable
and otherwise successful life. We
think of him as an active practiti0n-
er at the bar with the most pleasant
memories.
This leaves Brother Holway whose
sudden death brought a distinct
shock, not merely to our profession
! but to this community as a whole
and to many far beyond our borders.
He was born into easy and comfort
able surroundings with all the adj
vantages which money could afford.
| Too often this is found to be a handi-
| cap because it deadens ambition and
zest. Not SO in Brother IIolway's
case. He awaited himself of every ad-
vantage. A graduate of Bowdoin col
lege, where he maintained high rank,
a student at Harvard Law school TO-.
two years and in the office of Judge
Putnam for one year, he came to
practice with fine scholarly and
legal equipment, and throughout his
life he was lover of literature and
| an intelligent critic of books. He did
not care for the rough and tumble
of the court room and yet when in
court he was fully prepared, and
protected his clients cause to the ut
termost. His practice drifted natur-
ally into the probate court and INTO
the important office of a counsellor.
But his activities were not confined
to his profession. Business cares
were thrust upon him somewhat
carly IN life and he found himself
connected with banks and manufac-
turing and business enterprises that
took much of his time. As a citizen
he gave himself without stint. In
the church he was a devoted and
loyal member upon whose shoulders
fell many responsibility. To the
public library he gave a service that
can hardly be appreciated, through
his connection as secretary of the
Board of Trustees and member of the
committee for the selection of books
for many years. His discriminating
knowledge of the best in literature
here found full play. AS an overseer
of Bowdoin college he was earnest in
the interests of his alma mater.
Every cause for civic betterment
found in him warm supporter. And
yet all these activities of a busy life
were carried on in such a quiet,
modest. transformations manner that
few OF us appreciated what we had
possessed until we had lost it. Few
men within my recollection have
been taken from this community to
whom more sincere and more tender
Il
wider variety of sources. Mr.. Arthur
G. Staples in the Lewiston Journal. a
classmate. eulogized him in terms
that few receive and fewer deserve
And yet of him it was all true. The
kennebec Bar has been honored in
possessing a man of the character
and attainments of Brother Holwav
and his name will always be spoken
with kindly reverence.
An so to Brothers Bridges. and
Field, and Clair and Holway, whose
names now for the last time aDpear
on the records of our court, we hill
farewell. a sweet farewell.
1.-THE days grow shorter, the nights
grow longer;
The headstones thicken along N.
way:
And life grows sadder. but love grows
stronger
For those who walk with us day By
day. -
The tear comes quicker, the laugh
comes slower;
Ihe courage IL lesser to do and dare: