Reminiscences of Old Northampton Sketches of the Town As It Appeared From 1840
Reminiscences of Old Northampton Sketches of the Town As It Appeared From 1840
Henry S Henry Sherwood Gere
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Partridge was also during a part of his court house service, watchman for tlie banks. He is now living with his . Son in Holyoke, in his eighty-seventh year. No THE COURT SESSIONS. Lu the old days the sessions of the courts were made more of than they are in these later times. Many of the lawyers came here from other counties and remained a long time awaiting their turn to try their cases. They could not return home at night, as they can now. Usually they stopjiod at the Mansion House, where tl...io Catholic church now stands, kept l)y Capt, Jonathan BrewstiM-. The even- ings were spent together at the hotel, or by invitation at the home of one of the local lawyers. It was an interest- ing sight to see the judges and the lawyers, each with his green bag containing the j)apers relating to the cases he had for trial, headed by the high shei-iff, with his long staff of ollice, and cockade on his hat. Wending their way down to the coui-t house. When the procession was in sight, the court hous(> bell was rung.
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