South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

tarnist,,d yrcfes<oasl ccasu,t. kissu,-- q, h,.rt
snd seticn, fsitafsl fr,sadsaip sd PiriF, - Sod
mo words a. vtprcss scnss - ths iass sesislu.
al ia this lsrraNc,nent ~ tkis har. ~ hls ssriai
circle, ~ this eossasnity, sni ~ ne Cosauon-
wealth
Rssairc9 That couuaifts~ o. cSnsisf ~
i hereby sfp.inis1 - spFis g. ~ ses~r.i tourfs
held in NiucAsstrs t1rir .rsi ssssirn. a. ~rt~f
uPoa Fccord he nruSfisl stsFiet ~ sh,s nsrsi-
Tag a. fliloNs
Philip " iiliarns. oar esirrursa hroftrr wss
suddenly siric@sn T., ~ hsai a. tealh. "a fhars-
dav. the 1ud day ~ April So iu 49, coart
house 81 Shenandoah Cauuff, whsas D. hsd -.
gun has carver "a tiss lsf thsa f,srts yekfs
ago. For hong lime b. has tsen tlie seuisF snf
RcCvptrd leader n oar TAR ant 81 his lrtrnlug.
isienis sni sirtses couHau'lcd fhe canhleaes ~
chcuts, III rcslrvt ADD love q i~Erh sal hsf.
and The highest mcasure - r~gard anl n uira-
uua Of all the p~ol.e ei,h,n the sphere ~ his
ton. fcW mca Nho have ever lived nssr barnr
So pare aud anbiemisised vhsrartsr ~ hf1nness
faithfulpcss, diligence kindnrss. gasritg. aui
piciy and none have died AMONG us ulare deep
~ lamenisi. Nay the sdsr 81 his rirtaes lone
continue with us, 10 eons1ie and slilaalsis iiss
survivors.
This order Is PLACED upon rccord l., chs vass-
imous petition ~ The iisr ~ Fncletick Cnustv,
aad with the cordial c0usent ADD approval ~ tl,o
! Court.
Rssolrsd That the members ~ the nsr snd -
hcers Of the several Courts lcrr assembled. catcr
+ I1lnlnR n sEnlmcnt ~ hrtIuNNi feettfNt NuA ven
Grafton for the talents and virtues - tiieif D.
ceased brother will crane 90 thrir lsfi antfs
for thirty days, and attend his funcr,i Do n t1tr
Rcs0!ref. Thata transcript ~ ne proceedings
OF th.s mcet NJ he made M a't~stci by thsthtr-
man aud ScCrettrY. and publiShci lu thc ness
papers IL this CiFctii sud that copy thcrcpf
Toe transmitted 10 The family II Our dcCCascl
brother with tbs assurance IL our heartfelt
phthy in their grief
Mr.. Conrad then sai
! The death of one Of fraternity, even
under the most ordinary circumstances, l.
a shock which cxcites mournlul feeling aud
/ thrills every fibre of The body thus bsrca,el:
! it admonishcs each member of his owu
mortality, sewers ties of habit anl -.scucis-
tion, and leaves an aching void IN our mi LIST.
But the sudden death of our FREUD aud
/ brother, Pnilip Williams, - dear, So inssii-
mably valuable ~ oar bar, aud a. Vie com-
munity IN all its Interests, j. lJss Nh ca
words cannot adequately express.
For laorc than thirty years intimately
associated with him, might have much
to say about his high professional AMI lovely
! personal character bur before thi, meeting,
who knew him - ws!l, anI cstlnAting ~
we all do that character, words wouli fall
so far short of our present feeling OF ou.
loss, as 10 seem almost mockcry the
best and only adequate expression is 10
mourn in silence.
But yet, it is proper that W. shall give
some durable expression of our feelings,
for the benefit Vt pos,crlty, and Of coioU'-
poraries who may not have known him 80
well, aud therefore ! move the sdopliDn oil
these resolutions just reported and read
by me from your committee
Nr. J. 6. CNnto> spoke ~ foRow,:
cstcem tia privilege, Mr. Chairman, to
express my hearty assent to the preamble
aud resolutions which have ju.t been pre-
scented by the committee.
r great AMI Il good man has f4l'cn H.
whom ! was ever proud to cali ny fi'uj
has been Suddenly taken from hi, sGr To-
his reward. ] viii attempt 10 eulngy, bn
confess myself bankrupt IN langua,e aud
utterly incompetent to give even feeble
expression 10 The feeling, Of Ny beari.
! For full forty years u was my happiness
/ to enjoy the acquaintance and f,r much
the greater part vf the Time ihe friendship,
If our departed brother J can truly ny
! that the law OF kinlnC-- WAS eyer upon hi-
, lips, AMI his hand ever open fT The r,iiei
of tue needy. In his profession lac WI,
one of the very brj. bteot ornaments If The
age in which lac lived, and in aIl ihe r,la-
tons of life be illustrated the character OF
true Christian gentleman.
While We who survive him Tins give
expression to our profound SORROW, We
should bow without murnurng 20 ihe will
of him who gave, and hath nuS taken away.
The name Of Philip Williams will be brid
IN grateful remembrance long after W.
shall have passed away
Col +. W. " Holiday followed Nr. Carson.
referring to the great loss which hr i COIN NON
With all the younger members oi .ns bar htd sus
/ tanned ia tie death VI Nr. Nilians who va.
so hight san cAunillc and 50 worthy model fJr
our imitation.
Mr. H. r. nag,on sal
Mr.. Chairman - simply rise 70 second
the motion Of ms friend Mr.. Conrad for the
adoption of the resolutions Just reported
by the committee. Perhaps it j. spproprl
ate that ! should DO ~, being the younges'
member Of the bar, at least in age that
who have just put on the harness should
offer this tribute to our friend who has just
laid it aside. lie was my friend q, the bar
and away from the bar, ny rrcccpio' 10
/ the law, and all that know and every max
/ i'm for success that have adopted Gull
cd FROM him. My fathers partner for thr
~ years, aud almost my fathers brother
was early tau ght 20 look upon bin B. ono
Of the beet aud purest Of men advancing
years and more ripcnIng discretion confirm
cd in me the impression carly formed, md
never vet have seen the moment when