Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-02
Meeting Of lie clsrLs.i1le Bar.


At an adjourned meeting Of the
'ClarksvilIe Bar, held at the Court
House in Clarksvilses Saturday. July.
18th. 1873, to take action upon the
death of Judge King, Judge james
E. Rice was called fonths chain, and,
Charles w. Tyler appointed Secretary.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows. al ellfI3..s5 :.
With profound and unaffected sor-
row, the members of the GAINESVILLE
Bar have heard Of the death Of Hon.
THOMAS W. KING, Judge Of the
County and Criminal Courts Of Mont
gomery county. 49,; ~ - ~ (.
Judge King was born in the town of
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, On the I'd of Feb
ruary, 1928. and was consequently, at
the time of his death, in the 18th year
of his age. 4 slIi "a ibrlani 5asa IL 4
'is He has fallen in the prime ofIiife
and in the maturity aud vigor Of his
rare intellectual powers. Judge King
was no ordinary man. He possessed
clear, penetrating and philosophic
mind, which had been enriched by Gull
tiyation and extensive reading.
.4gAs a companion in the social circle
he had fewequals and no superiors.
His conversational powers we're unsur-
passed. His wit was keen and ready.
and at repartee he was quick and al
ways equal to the occasion, but his wit
bore no sting and his repartee left no
wound. His was a kindly. genial and
generous nature, and he has left behind
him MANY warm and devoted friends
who will deplore his loss and revere
his memory. AS "a husband and father
he was kind, gentle and afeetionate.
As man he was moral and exemplary
in his conduct, and although he made
no open profession Of christianity.
many Of its shining virtues were Illus
trated in his life AS Judge, hewas
able, upright and incorruptible. ~ i
For sometime before his death he
was great sufferer, yet he chung to
life with tenacity thatwas, truly Won
derful. He had adeep love for nature
in all her visible forms" and seemed
10th to close his eyes upon her many
beauties and descend to the grave
but he was forced finally to yield to
the last enemy, at whose approach all
OF. us must sooner or later, fall. He
died in a distant State, whittier he had
gone only a short time before his
death, in search of the healing waters
that might restore his lost health
But he sleeps now in the soil that gave
him birth and amid, the scenes he
loved so we'll. Peace to his ashes
Therefore, a11 i.ief
Resolved, That in the death of T.
W. KING the bar of GAINESVILLE has
lost one of its ablest members, the
| Bench one of its brightest ornaments
and the community one of its best cit.
liens.
t. Resolved. That we tender to the
stricken family of our deceased friend
and brother, our cordial and heartfelt
sympathey in this sad bereavement,
and irreparable less.
] 7sir4 JNo. +. HOUSE,
/ Hu -a j. E. BAILEY, Jos Com.
..alJ w. A. QUARLEs, le
On motion of Mr.. Humphreys,
Resolved, That committee be APP
pointed to present these resolutions
to the Chancery, Circuit, Criminal and
| County Courts of Montgomery, with a
request that they be spread upon the
minutes. ~,
| The Chair appointed to present the
resolutions to the Chancery court, Col
j. +. House; Circuit court, Col. j. Z
Bailey; Criminal court, Gen. W. A.
| Quarles; County court, r. ", Hum
phreys; Circuit court of Houston co.
II. III. Lurton.
On motion of Mr.. Z. B. Lurton, il
/. Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in the city papers, and the
secretary be instructed to furnish a
i copy to the family of Judge King.
4 4 j. E. RICE, Chairman.
/ c. W. TYLER. Sec'y. 1sgeq. a9r o.
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