The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-23
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About 10 O'Clock, a. M, Of Friday.
the 1'1th' Of December. l474, while
tlIe Circuit COurtof efferson county
was ip1session at cambridge. Tenn,
messenger arrived with intelligence
of the death of Mrs. NANCY. RAN
DoLPII. mother Of Judge James Ran
dolph, who was at the time presid-
ing in said Court. Immediately up
on the reception OF such Intelligence.
lhpOn motion of Hon. VIM. Nc Far
| land, the, Court adjourned, qandHa a
meeting Of tie bar and citizens was
called, and VIM. A. Henderson, Esq.
was called to the chair, and John B.
I Meek Esq, was requested TO act as
Secretary. Jri Eli Hp ea'am2t
Thercupon speeches sofcondolenee
and sympathy were made by Messrs.
| WAns Mcfarland ], NJ Meek, p. G..
Fulkerson.. James p. Swarm and o.
| @, King, Esqrs.. and the Chairman,
VIM. A. Henderson, Esq. And, up
ion motion aofO. @. King, Esq. coth-
mittee of three was appointed by the
chair, to- draft resolutions expressive
Of the sense Of the. meeting, The
Chairman appointed o. g, King, J.
7 p. Swatn and p G. FdIkersoni, Esqrs.
Esuch committee. Then, upon mo-
tion, the meeting adjourned forty
minutes.~At the expiration of that
time the Chairman called the meet
Ling to order. and 0. @. King, Esq,
| from the committee on resolutions.
offered the following preamble and
9resolhtions, which, npoh motion, we're
unanimously adopteds nj io ToE17
! S It has pleased Divine Providence to
take from, our. midst Mrs, NANCY RAN
DoLPH, the mother Of our presiding
Judge, the Hon. James il. Randolph.
Mrs. RANDOLPH was. aged l73 years; has
qivedaa widow AZ years. She was the
lfeliot of James M9 Randolph "a She was
the, mother. of. Montgomery, Randolph,
Esq, whose talents during the brief pc
riod of his practice at this bar reflected
upon him tire -lfighesss screeft; Sfnd of our
Eyresiding Judge the Hone JafnesI III.
Randolph, who has adorned the position
he now holds for four years past: Few
women have, lived toggbe anore blessed
with the honoFs bestowed upon her sons;
fewsAFomen' have lived more deservfhg Of
I sno}b bebOrss for in her careful trimming
and piops example may, be found the Sc
cret OF the erninence to Which her sons
have attained. Mrs. I2ANDsiHsH las beeh
noted, as an eminent life can bestow,
clustering thick about her, and with The
briglltest con nsolatio MS heerfng1 flBer fin
her passage which the Christian-religioR
can bestow She lived loved BY all Who
knew her, and died regreftetlahd mourn
ed by those who have. ,seepE heTE graces
A.
characters ofsher soEisz The ne wzs of her
death has. reached her son, the Hon,
James ii. Randolph, while presiding in
our Court and In the active discharge
of the duties of hisrhonorable office. =
Now it Is resolved by the members of
this bar, and the citizens of this county,
in convention assembled, that we tender
t6-Uur esteemed and honored friend, the
Hon. fJanies III. Randolph, our sincerest
and most heartfelt sympathy in this his
great Bereavement. $3.50
Resolved, That copy of these prOceed-
ings. and-ehis preamble and resolutions
be spread3upon the minutes Of this Court,
and that copy of the same he delivered
TO the Hon. James III. Randolph, the on
ly surviving sen of the deceased, 49, n,ats
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Tssl&n Ella 8sa PIG ! FULKEHsoE, 80
Committee.
Then, upon motion Of James NJ,
Meek, 1t was ordered that the Sec
retary forward TO the Knoxville pa
pefs. the MoRRIsTowN GAZETTE, and
the New Market sketos, copies Of
these proceedings for pgRlication.
Upon motion the meeting then adj
journed sine die.
ni .s VIM. A. HENDERSON. esq
s1av f sill Chairman, II
DOM B. MEEK, as ~ a.ilaT
Al Secretary agesi eans teff ri
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