Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-01-18
Communicated.
DEATH OF HARRIS PAINTER, Esq.
pRnCEEnINGS nE TIE CnuRT ANDRAR

On monday morning last, January 9TH
1867 10 the Court OF Common Pleas Of Nor.
thumberlaud county, the death of Ii RRlS
PAINTER, Esq a member Of the Bsr was
announced by A. j. Rockefeller, Esq, on
whose motion, the Court, out OF respect Tor
the memory of the deceased adjourned. The
announcement and motion were ordered 10 !
! be entered on the minutes.
MEETING OF THE BAR.
| A respectable meeting Of the members Of
the Bar was held in the Court House at two
| o'clock, =. NJ, on Monday, for the purpose
of giving feeble expression OF their feeling
on the death of their young and lauented
! brother.
JoHS B. PACKER, ESQ, was unanimously
called to the chair /; and 10 speech Of much
feeling announced the object OF the meeting.
Mr.. Painter had been his student and by
his kindness of maDner aud nubleness of soul,
as well as by his high moral character, had
won the respected confidence oil ell who knew |
him. Had be lived he would doubtless have |
risen to emneuce in his profession but BY |
the mysterious dealings of that Providence
(which doelh all things we'll, be had been
transferred to higher Court.
! II. b. WdsSer Esq, was appointed Secre'
tary OF the meeting.
On motion, the chair appointed A. j
Rockefeller, ESQ, II is Honor Judge Jordan
aud the II on. james Pollock, committee to
report resolutions expressive Of the sense OF
the meeting.
The following preamble and resolutions
were having been duly reported were unani
mously adopted.
F WuEuEAs, The Bar Of Northumberland
county have learned with deep regret that,
: it has pleased the Almighty giver of life to
take from this world our late brother. ilAR.
: RIS PAINTER, Esq,-a man whose earn
est life and upright couddct entitled him TO
> our affection, respect and confidence we con
slider it our duty to record, and publicly to
l. express the sincere sorrow We feel and there.
; fore, it is unanimously
u ReSOlced That we bow with reverence aud
; humble resignation to the righteous dispeusa
y. tions of that mysterious Providence which hos
y taken our brother from US, IN the strength @!
" his early manhood, and in the midst OF bis use
fulnesS.
. Resolved, That to bis bereaved and afflicted
=. brother and sisters we tender our most sincere
;, coincidence. Their loss is likewise our loss ;
=, the sorrow they feel is felt by US the name
of their lumented brother is cherished in
! grateful remembrance aud respect by US oil.
:. ReSoired, That VIC will attend his funeral iu
= a body that we will wear the usual badge of
e mourning, but feeble expression of our sym
/, pa:hy and sorrow, for thirty days.
il ReSOlred, That Committee OF three be ap.
T. pointed TO communicate the proceedings OF
" this meeting to the family Of the deceased =
e. that the proceedings be entered on the mi
a. nu,es and filed among the records Of the
r. Court, and published in the papers OF the
r. county.
* His Honor Judge Jordan, w &. Lawson
1T Esq, aud Wm. !. Greeuough, Esq, were ap
Ii pointed a Committee under the last resolu
I'd llon.
- Tx Governor Pollock made n few beautiful
y, and touching remarks on the character snt
IN death of the deceased njoiuing all to prof
ne by his example, intoxicating q spirit of kind
as ness and forbearonce, courtesy and love among
ci the profession.
Ou motion. Adjourned
~. Tribute of Respect.
av At a meeting of the "Goop INTENT FIR
COMPANY" held on Tuesday evening. Jsuus
u. ry A. 1862, on motion, the following resolu
er. tions were unanimously adopted
red WnEREAs, God, who gave life and is life, i
en-. his iufute wisdom has afflicted US by remo'
Ter ing from this sphere of iaoor 10 Eternal lif'
TO our late fellow member HARRIS PAIN
i'y TER, Esq. Therefore
ted Resolved That this Company deeply fee
fol- ing the great loss they have sustained. ar
A. consoled by the comforting assurance tha
TO our loss is his eternal gain.
:. ReSolred, That while with us he was o
MS ways kind. gentle, courteous and stri;tly uI
ere right, we have no unkind or selfish WORD {
: 10 act to remember or regret; 10 oil things h
I'm was a man, obeying the commandment "D
on' unto others as you would have Others do unt
,ril ,ril you," and that other golden rule, Love th
&c" neighbor as thyself."
ins Resoired That our sympathy with tt
am onn bereaved family of the deceased is heartfelt
ooo their loss is our loss-we weep with them
A;., and as fitting token of our sincere grief, v
,nu ntu will wear the usual badge OF mourning f'
i,s1 thirty days.
i'eu Resolred That these resolutions be con
49,, municated to the hereaved family Of the d
her T ceased, and published in the Sunbury Inner
,ho, can and GdseHe.
,;ns Resolced, That, the largest proportion
the members of this Company ara now in Il
ranks of the army 10 the service OF their de-
country, nevertheless, We who remain at hon
ke will attend the funeral our deceased fsllo
zen member in a body