Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-11

Resolutions On tho Death OF j. j. Enos,
! e, A meeting Of the Bar of Jefferson Coun-
! ty was held on Monday Feb 3D. at the
| Court House, in the village of Jefferson for
the purpose Of passing resolutions Of re-
spect to the memory Of Jacob J. Enos, who
recently died at his residence in Watertown
W isconsin, and OF affordipg members of the
bar An opportunity of testifying to their
appreciation of the eminent virtues of the
deceased.
Hon. l.. B. Caswell was appointed Chair
man, and w. H. Porter, Secretary ..a
On motion of Mr. @. B. Skinner, Messrs
Geo. W. Bird, Geo W. Burchard and D. F..
Weymouth were appointed committee TO
prepare and repor: suitable resolutions. .,
The committee having reported, the re-
solutions were read by the Chairman, and
ordered by the Court to be entered of re-
cord. They were as follows. e. E.l...
God, in his Providence, having stricken
down, in the full vigor of manhood, Jacob
.
day of January, ammo domini, 1874, at his
residence in the city of Watertown, the
surviving members Of the Bar, desiring to
add their tribute Of respect to his cherished
memory, and to place upon the Records of
the Court an expression Of their esteem,
and of their appreciation OF his great worth
do resolve
That in the lamented death of our Bro
Their Jacob J. Enos, the Bar of Jefferson
County, and Of the State at large, has lost
an able and upright member-the people,
just man and worthy citizen, and his fam
lily loving and appreciative husband and
father.
That in this mysterious dispensation of
Providence, where one so honorable and ex-
emplary n all the walks of life has been so
suddenly cut down and taken from US in
the meridian of life, and at the zenith of his
usefulness, we are bereaved and sadly af-
ficted.
That we bow, in humble submission, to
the will Of our common master, and, as we
esteem the many virtues OF our departed
friend and brother, we will follow his exam
pie, cherish his memory and endeavor to
console ourselves with the reflection that
our great loss is his gain. /.
That the Chairman Of this meeting re-
port these resolutions to the Circuit Court
for Jefferson County and request that they
be entered Of record, and that he also pre-
sent a certified copy of the proceedings of
said Court thereon to the Supreme Court of
this State, and, in the name of the Bar oil
Jefferson County, request that the same may
be spread at length upon the Records of
that Court
That the Chairman Of this meeting trans
mi t to the widow Of the deceased a copy
of tn is preamble and these resolutions, with
the assurance that she and her family have
our tenderest sympathies, for we mourn
common loss ....
L. B. CASWELL, Chairman.
". d. PORTER, Sec'y.
The resolutions having been read remarks
were made by the Court Judge Conger) and
by Messrs. Caswsll, Hall, Bird, Skinner,
Porter, Weymouth, Burcbard and Rogers.
Their expressions OF regret for the loss
which the stricken family: the community
and the Bar of the State, no less than that
of Jefferson County, had sustained, and of
sympathy for the bereaved one s, were sim
cere and heartfelt, and evinced the profound
regard W ch the Profession entertains for
Mr.. Enos as man and a lawyer.