Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-11
THE DEATH ROLL.
W. W. usowN rAssts QUIETLY AVA,
sketoh OF tho DuAy Uarosr oi au Ola nNd
s7'n"ch Nnown Lawyer--rbe bnr Meet
Ing Death Ct mrs. Dr. Hail.

Wm' W, Brown, esq, q prominent
mchOer Oi tho Lancaster bar, died at his
resi- ouoc, No. 80 North Duko street. at
half past O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, of
Sangrenc, from which ho suffered for
several wcOks past.
MIR. Brown wasa native of East Earl
township, thiB county, tho family residence
being between New Holland and Tcrro
Hill, and there ho was born April %, 1928,
After receiving good education he began
tho study of tho law with tho lato Isaac
Il hiester, and was admitted to tho bar
Nov. 90, lS47.
Although no never attained great dis.
tinotiOn as an advocate anl was not In
large practice. no was Quo of tho best read
lawy eIs Mt the Lancaster bar. He was n
ripe scholar, possessing vast fund Of
useful information ON almost all subjects,
his spcciatics being mathematics, geology
aud polite literature. His knowledge Of
persons and places in Lancaster county
was wonderful ho knew not only all the
| leading families, and their family histories,
but he had ut his fingers ends the location
and extent Of their estates, their farm
lines and almost everything pertaining 20
| them. HO was well read IN the arts,
sciences aud industrial interests, and
| took no little pride in Displaying his
knowledge OF them and his powers Of
memory. As illustrative Of this, although
he was never on II sugar plant alton Ia his
lite, he astOnishGd an eminent sugar
planter 10y showiug, in conversation, that
no knew moro about the rllntiug and
manufacture of supnr than ibe smear plnn.
ter himself
| La politics Mr.. Brown was in anto war
times an "Od Limo Whig," aud
received . highly complimentary vote as
candidate for district ATTORNEY, and
in 1854 was noutnated by the Wings for
indigo, but declined the candidacy in favor
of Joshua W. Comfy, who was defeated
for the place by tho late Hon AIox. II.
| Hayes, tho nominee ui the Know Nothiogs
On the breaking up uf tho Wing party ho
al I'd himself WIN tho conservatives elc.
ment Of the Republican party. and IN the
campaign of 1856 ho stumpod Pennsylvania
with Blaine for Frumput. But as his
party became moro radical, ho refused 60
go with It, and in 1860 lao allied
himself with the Democracy. Uuder
the administration OF President John
son his brother, Davis \. Brown,
was appointed assessor Of internal rev.
ouuc, aud Mr.. Brown, who was his solci.
tor, was really the manager OF tho ofico,
aud conducted it with hdcljty and ability.
Mr.. Brown pgsscaSCd fine oratorical
powers, several Of his speeches and ora
| tlOuS POSSESSING rare beauty, lilS OTAtlOn
on tho death Of buchanan, delivered be.
ioro the Lancaster bar was regarded as o
most masterly effort, aud s still romem.
bcred and highly spoken OF by the older
members of the bar
Mr.. Brown leaves wife, but no children,
and brothers and sisters ~ follows: Geo.
G., Philadelphia Levi Is Davenport,
Iowa Mrs. Filuua Stevens, Canada
Davis A., Fulton township; Mrs. Isaac
| FoltZ, Fairville,
Tho funeral will. take place on Thursday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock iutCrment at Lar
caster cemetery
the psr meeting.
meetipg of tho mombo,s or the bar
was held in iho conrt room this afternoon
nj o.SO o'rlock 10 tal,e pronrr octiru
rcyariing the death cr NJ Brosn.
On motion of Mr. Sw,tr tho meeting
organized by o,lrnyD q E,hlem,n, o,n
tn thc chair " l. IIansaI actin, I, u 900
I, rotary. NJ SU,rr tLon oonTnnccd tho
purp0se of the mceting in A Gttipg and
feeling manner. dwelIing on his long
. acguain. acc nrl intimacy with the
deceased uuon his nrnfesSioDal career
and ability, as sketchcd above, his varied
, arnuirerncnta gcni,l srciaI oyoIitics a,,d
wonderful memory of men and things
On motiou Of : = Ehy a conmiLteo
consisting of :. p. Ebv. Ii. b, Sgarr ]
l.. Stoinmo,z. levi ElImaker and A, f,
Hostetter was appointed TO draft proper
resolutions toucbiug the matter before tho
, meeting. Mr.. Eby snoko CeclingIy of tho
frequent recent meetings of tho bar for
such purposCs as tho present and of their
r signilicance and moral He paid a hlpb
tributc 70 MIR. Brown and his many good
Gualities OF head and heart, and related
"reminiscences of his practice pud politi
cal career.
The committee ,eported the following
resolutions, whoh were unanimously
adnn,ed
Reso!Ued, That we have heard with much
regret of tho death Of our brother mem.
ber of the bar, W. W. Brown, ESQ.
Reso!ced, That by his dccease the bar has
lost a learned aud sound lawyer and we a
genial, social, companionabe and ac.
oomPishcd associate, of varied scholastic
, attachments
Res0lUed, That wo pay him our last
tribute OF respect by attending his funeral
in n body, aud that these resolutions be
, communicated 10 his widow, published in
tho daily newspapeTs and that the court be
requested tC place n copy of them upon it's
T J. Hay BIgwn, esq, spoke of deceased
, as his friend and nei Ihb0r, whose Kindness
, to young mGn HaB uGiaiiOg, who was
free from envy. TpTfrCtlV OnmDaniDnabla