The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-01-23
NUMBER u. So
From the Lyeoming Gazette.
OBITUARY,

Depar ed this life, at his residence, in the
borough OF Williamspon, on Friday, 10th of
January, inst, OF disease ofthe heart, JOSEPH
b. AkTHoNY, President Judge of the Eighth
Judicial District of Pennsy lvania, aged So
years, months, and % days.
There is sad and melancholy peasute
arising from the review of the past history
OF the honest and good man, after he has
gone down 10 rest in the dark valley and
shadow of death. With his mortal remains
we bury the folies and folbles of life, whilst
we cherish with heartfelt solicitude, the ma.
ny virtues and excellencies of character
possessed By the deceased His body dies,
and IN mourning and sorrow we follow the
sad relic TO the house appointed for all the
living" With sad hearts we look down
into the grave, until the earth closes FROM
our eyes the embodiment of all we loved,
cherished and esteemed. We imbue the
grave with our tears, and retface our steps
with heavy hearts 10 engage in the gay avo-
cations of life, deeply impressed with the
sentiment, we involunarily exclaim--t'this
is the last of earth" Whilst the man dies,
the living recount his amiable qualities, his
goodness OF heart, his virtues, aIdregret the
absence of their friend from the social board
and from the various circles OF life
There was perhaps no individual in our
community, more endeared ID the people q.
mong whom he lived, on occount of the
possession of the various good qualities
which compose The statute Of an honest
man, than the subject of this unworthy tfib.
ute to his memory. Few Of us maintain the
abiding confidence of our fellow -ctizens, to
a greater extent than did JOSEPH B. ANruo.
NY.
JosEtn B. ANTHONY was born in the city
OF Philadelphia, upon the 18th day of June,
1895. From thence he removed with his
parents al an early period Of his life to Mer.
Ger county, in the state Of New jersey, where
he received his early education. Whilst
young he journeyed 10 the valley of the
West Branch, and for time. taught school
in Milton, Northumberland county, at which
place he studied law uLder the instruction of
that very worthy man, SAMUEL HEPBURN,
Esq. Having completed the study of the
law, he went 10 the state Of Ohio, and after
an absence Of about one year returned to
Pennsylvania. In the year 1918 he was adj
mitisd 10 The bar of Lycoming county, and
located himself at Williamsport, where ne
continued to reside until his death.
In II e year 1890, he was elected by the
democratic party 10 the Senate of Pennsyl-
vauia, TO I'M the vacancy occasioned by the
death of thelamented Col. RoBERT NJ CLuRE.
In the year 1894, he was elssted 10 Congress,
and two years thereafter was reelected 10
the same post by an unprecedented mojor.
ity. Dnring the early part of the admins
tration of Gov. Porter, the subject of our no.
tice was appointed Judge of the Nicholson
court of Pennsylvania, and in March, 1874,
was appointed by the same Governor, Pres-
dent judge Of the eighth Judicial District, in
the room of Judge DoNNEL, then deceased,
and like his upright predecessor, continued 10
discharge the duties of that office faithfully
until the day of his lamented death. II is
proper 10 state, that he held these various
important stations, either by election as the
Democratic candidate, or by appointment
under democratic Governor, and performed
the duties of the several offices, honestly,
fearlessly and impartially.
AS man, and as President Judge of the
eighth Judicial District, the writer knew him
well. A lover of society, aud an accom-
plshsd scholar, he was the soul of the So
cial circle. Possessed of those traits of char
acter that enduear us, one 10 the other-char-
liable and generous TO fault-he was be.
loved by the entire community in which he
lived. AS Judge, guided by stern ..integri.
| ~ Of purpose, he distributed even-handed
justice with impaniality, whilst his honesty
Of character won for him the golden opinions
of good men. Impressed with sense of
the mutabity of this world, in one Of his
last moments he exclamed--"H is folly, IL
is folly, ,ce must leaUe IL alL" Thus has a
good and just man gone down in peace 10
ihe tomb enjoying the plaudit Of the peo-
ple--"Well done, good aud faithful servant"
whilst the hundreds of his fellow-c citizens
who followed him to his narrow resting
place, are left TO lament his loss and initiate
his virtues
"The just man dies not, though within the
tomb
nHis wasting form be laid, mid tears and
gloom;
"Though many heart beats sadly when
repose
ellis silvery locks in earth, like buried
SHOWS;
"Yet love, and hope, and faith, with heav-
onward trust,
"Tell that his spirit sinks not in the dust.
above, en,raced and glorious, it hath soar.
ed,
"Where all its primal freshness is restored !;
"And from all sin released, and doubt, and
pain, -,
"Renews the morning Of its youth again."
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