Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-17

,+ co,,r+ du,.incr the years of his SER
,,i.o notcd mt Canit4I punisImcnt
hne Lccn gboIisbed durinc that time,
.,,d th.,t eufrra 90 mas come to woman.
..,ynu,on aro meeting with the law
,.ors bcTc todav" ho said. for the first
limo and il il i change which we all
welcome. In conclusion. lie thanked
his fellows heartily for their kindly
cCurtcsI-. and thouehtful rCmcm-
brancc
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me guests aA'4H toSe 4 ''i - :,
giving lhclr pEo"luent once IlIoIS a., a.
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Judge HptIl III 'ie ~ 't.t,
ana as ne IONS ilSSoCI-llt VIZ
Mr.. Carleton, ne lacellouSiE Ithl". N
cd, that he was Glad to note that hf.
Carleton had said at the beginning
Of his address. that wv ordS falI'o
him" He had wished many times
in opposing him some 30 years ago,
that words might have failed him.
But they nrver did. lie then spoke
in appreciation of his lonG ASSOCIATION
with Mr.. Carleton. stating that prob
ably he and Leroy Carleton had tried
moro cases together than amy otheF
two members OF the Bar. tie knew
him thoroughly. he said, and vas
proud to call him friend, and offer
concentrations upon this happy oc-
CaSion.
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r,ir",,tcd 1,fco Sno.,r adding vords
o. ,,,,,ocis,fnn ard con,rondation.
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MN. acr1,te 70 tind TOWNS
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no P@r
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II an up III tn' Ni!l!ple Wo1uH'
loNC nun ne ~ si,e''t.'I W 49, H.
Bar Association, formerly OF AuGuS-
ta but now OF W Washington, ana CON
gresham John Nelson added MS
WORDS 81 conSra 'uI'tl'oh' as Il rep
rGSeniatlNc OF Il Younger genera non.
closing inc exercises most f,'ihSly
with those beautiful lines OF BIoWn-
ms
Grow Old along with me.
The best is vet to be
The last of life for which the first
was made
Surrounded nv friends hDn0rcd
with Gifts. cxCnnlifvinc- in his own
life his OFF renc9tod posnel of service
rather than professiol, looking back
ward over life which included four
long wears of war in his bOvhood
strnrolcs tI,rouCh earI,- ,,,arb0od 70
secure an education. long NIGHTS Of
study. pouring over his law hooks
his honorcd career as LAWYER. county
attorney. member Of the LEGISLATURE.
mission busy mans life crowdod
with service-NIr, carleton vet he
Iievcs that Saturday will stand ont
in all +b,t homo, c,rc.,,, ~. ,,,,,, nf ~;
happicst DAYS. made memorable and
bcautitjcd bv the undorlyina scnti-
mcnt of affection which cl0rificd if.
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Leroy T. Carleton was born in
Phillips in 1915. When only ii wears
of age he left his fathers farm. en-
listed and went to the front in co.
+ of the 9th Maine, rc-enliSting at
the expiration of his first term i'm co.
T.. of the 32nd. lie was four wears at
the front. took part in IS engage
mCnts. and was three times wounded
at Fort WaynC, at cold Uarbor
and. at Burnside Mine. where of ZOO
members of his regiment who were
engaged in battle. only - survived,
lie was still at the front whom Lin
coin was elected president for tho
second time Mr.. Carleton clai1ns to
be the Youngest Ciyil War veteran
III Maine who enlisted in '6l and went
to the front.
Returning from the war. he bent
his efforts to securing an education,