The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05
IN MEMORIAL.

Minutes of Maury County Circdi
Court, Wednesday morning, May 3, A
d., 1871. Court met according to adj
Journment, and at the expiration of The
hour for morning business, the Hon
James II. Thomas, Chairman, &C., read
to the Court the following preamble and
resolutions:
The Committee appointed at meeting OF
the Bar OF Columbia, Mauny county, Tenn,
tiOns in relation to the great loss we as
members of the legal profession, and as citi-
zens, friends and neighbors of the deceased,
and brother, Madison S. Frierson. The de-
ceased was q native of Marry county, and a
member of one of the largest and most re-
spectacle and influential families in the
county. He was born on the 9th day OF
April, 1914, in Maury comfy, Tenn, and was
brought up and educated, lived and died in
the county and neighborhoOd of the place OF
his nativity. He was licensed and entered
upon the practice of his profession in the
year 1888. Unlike most of his profession, he
was so devoted to it that after reaching
manhood he had no desire for preferment
except to become successful and distin-
guished lawyer. So far as temporal matters
were concerned, his profession engrOssed
his time and most devoted efforts. Pos
SeSsed of mind to comprehend, and q men,
ory to retain what he read, his unceasing
and never-tiring industry and application
enabled him to take and maintain high po-
sitiOn among the learned of his profession.
We not only admired him for his learning,
and hts ability as an advocate and sound
lawyer, but he was greatly endeared to us
and to all who knew him for his high and
honorable bearing as a companion, friend,
and as Christian gentleman, manifesting a
heart as much to be loved as intellect and
learning to be admired.
Our deceased friend, Mr.. Frierson, lived
but short time after the death of his esti-
mable wife, and though not blessed with
children, he showed his affection and phi
lanthrOpy by his unremitted kindness to
the nieces and nephews of himself and his
lamented wife; and though childless, he was
in no degree selfish, but in all the relations
Of life was charitable and affectiOnate, do
ing to others as he would they should do
unto him." After long and lingering ILL
ness, he died on the 2Sth day of March, 1871.
He died as he had lived, greatly respected
and beloved by his numerous friends.
In view of this sad bereavement, the Com
mittee recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That in the death of our greatly
esteemed brother, Madison Squire FrierSon,
for thirty.three years a member of this Bar
we have lost one of the brightest and most
respected of our number, and the town of
Columbia and the county one of their truest
most reliable and worthy citizens and that
we most sorrowfully and sincerely lament
his death.
Resolved, That our brother, l.. ID. Myers,
Esq, of this Bar, be requested to present a
copy of these proceedings to the Chaneery
Court at Columbia, and request said Court to
have these proceedings placed upon the
Minutes of said Court.
Resolved, That our brother, Hon. Vim. B.
Fleming, of this Rer, be requested to present
copy of these proceedings to the County
Court of said county, and to ask that the
same be entered upon the Minutes of said
Court.
RESOLVED. That a copy of these proceedings
be published in the COLUMBIA HERALD.
Rcsolred, That out of respect to the memo
ry of our deceased brother, this Court will
suspend all further proceedings of the day,
and adjourn over uutil tomorrow morning.
at O'Clock.
Well timed, touching and appropriate re-
marks were made by Hon. W. :. Fleming,
James III. Thomas, F. C. Huntington and
l.. ID. Myers upon the eminent character of
the deceased, his great personal merit and
professional probity; after which the pre-
amble and resolutions aforesaid were unan-
imOusly adopted, and ordered to be spread
upon the Minutes of this Court, and Court
ordered to stand adjourned.
w. p. MARTIN, Judge.