Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-01-10
County Court Proceedings.

VIM. T. Jennings and F. d. Jennings
appointed administrators Of Henry
Jennings, decd.
The will Of Jos. NJ. Sheeiz was ad.
mitted to record.
Daniel W. SheeIz and John Sheciz
qualified as Executors Of Jos. NJ.
Sheet.
Lemuel f. Burner and II. II. Rid
dleberger appointed administrators oil
the estate of Jno J. Burner, decd.
Ell CoGeli gave bond as Notary
Public.
The estate Of Mary KILLER committed
TO the Sheriff.
Hon. II. {. Allen presented with ac-
ccmpanying remarks the following
m emorial and resolutions, passed by
the members Of the Bar and Officers OF
the courts Of Shenandoah county, 10
regard 0 the death of the Hon. Mark
Bro, Judge OF the Circuit Court OF
Shenandoah County and the Court
awaiting himself Of the opportunity OF
Joining in a deserved tribute to the
worth OF an eslimable citizen aud up.
right public officer aud heartily second
ing all that has been so truly and elo'
quent embodied in the resolutions aud
addresses accompanying them,
Ordsrs2 ,hat the memorial and iesolu'
DNBt together with the proceedings Of
THE meeting which adopted them be
spread on the minutes OF the court.
NAY IT PLEASE THE COURT.
The resolutions
which hive just read. briefly portray
the character OF our la,neued frieod aud
chlei. They 10 not cxsggefa'e in tie
language OF iulsome eulosy. They
truly assert OF Judge Bird that his loug
! life was devoted to usefulness. He be-
gan the practice Of law in Shenandoah
county in 1893, ard for half ii century
he was the wise counselor aud trusted
attorney Of this people III whOn they
implicitly conGded, and who merited
all their confidence, for his integrity vas
without spot or blenish.
And with equal truth, the yesolu.i ons
asseri OF bin, that in his lie and char
aclcr lie illustrated the virtues OF the
upri.hl citizen, aud OF The able and
constitutions public officer, and iucor
rupllble judse. ~ scalle, as br ye,
and always courteous, dlsniiied but
afIablc, honest and sincere. be wa the
upright citizen, and model gentleman
10 every walk aud relation of lie. As
a public officer he was the faithful and
conscientious servant OF the people.
He dl!ed the responsible position OF
| Attorney Tor The Commonwealth for
many years with great ability and in
I the discharge Of The duties Of the Office
he was always just and impartial. And
as Judge lie was iucorruptible.
lie kept tie erminc with which Viz
cina robed him nearly eight years ago
as White aud spoiless az the driven
snow that WINERY winds have waited
above the grave where, On Wednesday
evening last, we lad him to rest.
nov, by She direction Of the mem.
bcrs o. tie bar and officer OF the court,
Of Shenandoah County, request that
the resolutions alop.ed by them be
/ placed among The records oil this court.
Al a called meeting Of the members
OF the Bs. and cfliccrs of the Court Of
Shenandoah county, at the ONCE of
. Judge II. c. Alien. Jan. "a, 1888.
George ". Miley, Esq. was called
to the chair and \. G.. WynkOop ap-
, pointed Secretary. When it was an
c ounced that they were called together
10 make preliminary arrangements TO
attend the funeral Of Judge Mark Bird.
The chair appoinleda committee Of
FIVE to draft suitable resolutions of re-
spect to tie memory of Judge Bird.
Judge II. {. Allen. Moses Walton,
Col. E. Z. Slirkley, Gen. James H.
Williams, aud Judge Geo. Il. Calvert,
were appointed,
Resolved that all tue officers Of the
court and members 0! the bar attend
! the funeral in a body, and that the
, usual badge Of mourning be WON fOl
, 80 days.
Adjourned to meet in the Courthouse
Jan. 9Th, 1888, at II o'clock. A. 81.
Pursuant 10 adiournmen. the mem'
bers Of the Bar and officers Of The
Court, met in the Court House, Janua-
~ Glib, 1883, at II o'clock, \. NJ. after
being called to order by the chair, Hon.
II. {. Allen presented the following
: resolutions:
, RESOLVED lst, Thai tie members OF
the Bar and officers Of the Courts Of
Shenandoah County are affected with
E deep senslbility by the death Of Judge
Mark Bird, who died at his residence
= 10 Woodstock, on The % day Of January
1883, in the seventy tLird year o! his
age, after a long life, devoted to use.
funess, 10 which be illustrated the yir-
tues of the upright citizen and of the
able aud conscientious public officer.
and lncorrup!ible judge.
RESOLVED %, That they tender to
his beresved family their srncere SYM
palhy.
RESOLVED Sd, That they wear the
usual badge Of mourning for thirty
days,
RESOLVED 4 h, That a copy OF these
resolutions be sent to the family of the
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