Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-03-20

| In the matter Of the petition Of Caroline Jones
wife Of John Jones, for the benefit of the act OF
! assembly, entitled san act securing to married
| women their earnings Court order that pc
! tition be recorded and that the within woman
| petitioner may have benefit Of act.
Abraham Serch VS.. Mrs. Lydia Thompson,
| widow of JEFF. Thompson, owner, or reputed
| owner, and Jacob Rhinehart. contractor. Yer
dict in favor Of plaintiff.
4. Parlee ct al. V. S. Shipman ct al. On
motion of plaintiff attorney Judgment in favor
| of plaintiff against defendant in default Of ap-
pearance.
JUDGE wELKER'S DEATH.
At > clock Mr.. Lawson rose to announce the
| death Of Judge Welkcr, and spoke as follows:
''lf the Court please, rise to notify this Court
that one of the members of it has fallen to rise
| no more in our midst. His chair is empty, and
his presence forever gone from rs. He was q
man that We have long known ana highly re-
spccted. We think il is fitting We should make
some public and open manifestation OF our re-
gard hcrc-hcre where he ha, sat 50 long. That
we should make some public manifestation for
him, therefore rise and move that tn. Conrt
adjourn for the rest of the day
Court then adjourned on; Of respect to the
memory of Judge Wclker. The Bar Immediate
Iy resolved themselves into Il meeting, of which
Hon. Wm. Rockefeller was elected chairman
and y. y. Brice secretary.
Hon. 4. Jordan then addressed the meeting.
He spoke as follows:
''The painful intelligence Of JRlge Weker's
death has just reached Us. lie was one of my
earliest and best friends. Our intercourse dur
ing this long period was very pleasant. I cam
not say that anything occurred during hat time
to interrupt The harmony Of our relations. We
often took counsel together on various subjects,
! to communicate together our trials. our joys,
and our aims in life. | esteemed him rs a
friend, "a brother. He was Il man of unbem-
ished reputation. He was man of mind, which
nature endowed him with. aud ne was careful to
cultivate it. He was Il man well Informed on
different subjects.
''In his daily walks and conversation, like all
OF Us, he had his faults anA flilings. These
faults ard failings, however, are very easily to
be forgotten. lie was Il model man, and further
than that lie was 4 religious mana man who
feared hbt. fiLS iluHtilct, Wherever II was cN-
ertcd. was always felt. He vas a good business
man, competent to transact any business. In
his private life, his aim aud object was 10 do
what was right. He was honest in all his pur-
poses, and If he erred it was not because he in
tended it.
''Eor many months Judge Wclkcr has been
seriously afflicted, being confined to his bed. and
has suffered much. mentally and physically.
Judge Wekcr's death has relieved him.
hope, from all his troubles and all his sorrows,
and now that he IS gone, and his place vacant on
the Bench, and that we will never meet him here
again. we arc reminded that We too are liable at
any time to be called away, and it becomes Us,
bound as We are, to prepare to meet our God, rs
members Of the Bar and members of society.
Ny health, Mr.. Chairman, will not permit me
to say more. 'egret this dispensaiion Of Proyi-
dence, and ! Will say here in presence Of many
members of the Bar, that the character Of Judge
Welker can never be forgotten.
''l suppose, Mr.. Chairman, it will be proper
to appoint committee to prepare resolutions,
and / therefore move that such a committee he
appointed TO draft resolutions expressive of the
loss We feel in the death Of Judge WeIker.
The chair appointed Judge Jordan. !. X.
Clement and WIN. Lawson ~ such committee.
judge Rockefeller then made few remarks.
when the meeting adjourned until hIlf-Fast :
tomorrow morning.