Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-09-24

next year to Clear field, then called Old
Town, the county seat Of the same
county. Here partnership was formed
with Hon. Geo. X. Barrett. q gentle-
man for whom Mr.. G.. still entertains
feelings of the warmest regard, recog-
nizirg IN him one who was a friend in
his early struggles.
About this time Wiil;am Cameron,
ESQ, then, as now, a resident of Union
county, admiring the pluck of the Grip
pied foundry boy, furnished him with
money and iaw-books, thus acting the
part of a father to him, and enabling
him TO make fair start in the world.
That the confidence Of Squire Cameron,
one OF the best judges of human na,
ture in Pennsylvania, was not mis-
placed, the life of Isaac e. Gordon has
fully established. In 1916 he removed
to Brookville, and formed a partnership
with Hon. Elijah Heath, father of John
Heath, Esq, of Alleghany City. which
continued until Judge Heath left the
town, some time in 1850 or 1851.
fn August, 1913, he was married to
Mary c., daughter of DR.. John W.
jerks, Of Punxutawney, who has been
the star of his life, and borne him three
daughters and one son, all Of whom are
living and growing up under the guild
ance of their worthy parents, to be or
namen.s to society.
Of this jerks family, it might be
remarked that while the father was a
doctor. the boys, as we'll as Mary,
rather inclined to the law, as William
p. jerks, one son, is now the president
Judge of tie Brookville Judicial dis
trict, while his two brothers, p. w.,
and George A., are practicing attor-
neys before him, the latter, altough
comparatively young man, standing
in the front rank of his profession.
GoRDoN's POLITICAL CAREER.
But to resume this brief sketch, it is
noted that in 1856 partnership in the
practice of the law was formed with his
younger brother, and the frm still con-
tinues as l. q. Il A. l.. Gordon. In
the years 1860 and 1861, the people of
tho Representative district composed of
The counties of jefferson, Clearfeld,
Elk, and Mexican, which was largely
Democratic, desiring to be represented
by man of honest integrity, character,
and brains, selected Isaac e. Gordon to
perform that duty, Notwithstanding be
had always been known as an Old-line
Whig and Republican. The latter
year of his term of service in the
House of Representatives, he was
chairman of the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, where, as deep thinker and
close Ieasoner, together with his thor
ough legal knowledge, he was able to
render important service both to the
people of his district aud the State at
large.
In April, 1866, he was appointed by
Governor Curtin President Judge of
the Twenty-eighth Judicial district,
composed of the counties of Mercer and
Venango, in which position he served
with distinguished ability until the first
Monday of December, in the same year,
when h. was succeeded by Hon. John
Turnkey, of Mercer, who was elected
On the second Tuesday of October pre-
vious. The members of the Venango
bar unanimously requested Judge Cor
don to be candidate for this position,
to which he would undoubtedly have
been elected, but as his election would
nave rendered 1t necessary for him to
remove to Franklin, he was compelled
70 decline on account Of pecuniary con-
,iderations -Er.
THE Opclousas Ua) Journal of the 9Th
nst., is responsible for the following
Down in the parish of St. Martin, an old
widow lady, whose children had all mar
led off and left her alone, had been per-