The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-11-10

and he has made his way by sheer force
Of energy and sound hard sense. Mr..
Fulkerson has been q close student and
is thoroughly learned In his profession
This about completes the list Of the
elder members of the bar. These are
those who have climbed TO the top Of the
hill Of life, who have won fame and for
tune through many fierce intellectual
encounter, and who win soon, in the ma
ture Of things start down the hill into
the shadows OF age, preparatory to cross
/ ing over 70 the Supreme Court Of the
Great Judge, where they win appear
not IS advocates pleading the cause of
poor sinners, but to answer before Him
for the use of the talent with which each
one has been entrusted.
And now comes a number OF younger
gentlemen, too numerous TO be mention
ed separately Among them are some
marked faces; scholarly, intellectual
men, with the plain imprint Of hard
study and close application showing
upon their bFows. They are the men
who are pressing forward TO the front
line Of battle now. With ardent spirits
and high courage they stand ready to
take their places i'm the battle Of life,
and we trust all Of them will aequit
themselves like men. Some Of them we
knOw win win proud laurels, and we
trust viii wear them worthily in the
days 20 come. Indeed q few Of them
are already men of mark, and we begin
to hear their names mentioned in con-
nectiOn with places of distinction and
honor In the land.
We would be pleased to speak of some
of these younger men by name, but just
at present win forbear. Those who arc
rapidly rising, and are endowed with
sufficient brain power and moral courage
to keep on rising, win very soon force
themselves up 50 that their names can be
mentioned by the press or elsewhere,
without touching the feelings or unne-
cessarily wounding the .sensibilities of
any one of their less talented or less IA
vOred contemporaries.
Altogether our bar is good one The
old members are men of high character
men whose fame reaches beyond the
confines of the commonwealth, and
whose gray hairs are crown of glory to
them in the evening of their lives The
younger ones are most of them energet-
ic, talented lawyers. All of them are
sober, Trustworthy business men. The
future is full Of hope, bright with the
glittering prospect of honors to be won,
and fame to be achieved. We hope not
one of our young friends are to be dis
appointed, but that the future for each
one may be full to OVERLOOKING with
fame, fortune and great usefulness
We must not forget the officers of the
Court in this hurried Eotice. Mr. j. NJ
Gray, the very efficient Clerk and Mas
ter, is the right man in the right place.
He is keeping his Office in splendid or
der. The books are models of neatness
and always correct. He Is constantly in
his room and always polite and ready TO
wait on those having business with him.
G. G. Spears, the Sheriff, is too well |
known to need any notice in newspa-
per. Kit is one Of the most efficient of |
ficers in the State, and at the same time |
he is quiet, kind and good-humored. He |
is popular with the people of Hawkins |
popular with the bar and we |
guess has the respect Of the Judge on
he bench.
There is a heavy docket here but the
Court this week has been dieDosinC of a
yoodly number of cases.