The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10
JAMES SHELTON.
Tribute to His Memory by the Bar
of the City of Jackson.

A special meeting of the bar of the city Of
Jackson was held in the Chancery Court
room Monday, September 8.
On motion of Mr. T. A. Melville, Capt.
Frank Johnston was elected chairman and
A. G. Moore, Esq, Secretary.
After appropriate remarks by Mr.. L. A.
Melville, he submitted the following reso-
Iutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t having pleased Divine
Providence, by the recent death of JAMES
SHELTON, Esq, to remove from the Bar OF
this city and from the society of its MEM
bers, one of the ablest and most popular OF
its practitioners, we, the survivors, can not
silently commit to the tomb one whom we
have so long known and admired for his
forensic talents, his earnestness and dill
gence in business, his fidelity to all profess
sionaI and private obligations, and his ami
able and accomplished character. In him
our State has lost one of her most emil
nently useful sons. The city of his birth
mourns the extinction of the hopes that
reposed in him the courts of justice are
deprived of an upright, honorable and
gifted counsellor, and the members of the
bar of a friend who lived in their afec-
ton To mark our sense of the merit of
our departed friend and brother, we would
surround his memory with some memorial
of our esteem; therefore,
Resolved, That we deplore the loss
which our fraternity and the pubic have
sustained in the removal from the sphere
of his usefulness of our deceased brother
and friend, JAMES SHELTON, and we ten
der to his family the assurance of our
sympathy in their grief.
Resolved, That as a testimony of our
deep respect for the memory of one 50
much esteemeed, the bar Of Jackson will
wear the Grape of mourning for one
month.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be spread upon the minutes of the
court; that copy, suitably engrossed,
be delivered to the family of the deceased,
and that the same be published in the
newspapers of this city.
Judge Calheon moved that the chairman
Of the meeting present the resolutions to
the Chancery Court and request that they
be spread on the minutes and suitable
copy furnished the family and city news
papers, which was aged to.
On motion of Mr.. d. n. Barrows, the
meeting adjourned.
1he CnaneeFg AOurt LiieH conNene0 WHICH
Capt. Frank Johnston presented the reso-
lutions, and Chancellor Peyton issued the
following order:
The Court heartily joins the members Of
the Bar in doing honor to the memory Of
a most heightened and worry solicitor OF
this county, who has recently departed this
life. In all the walks of life JAMES SHEL-
TON was a model of propriety, the very pink
of honor. His character was pure and
lovely-not blemish marred its beauty.
He possessed all the qualities that adorn
the true gentleman.
In his profession he displayed greai
learning and ability. He vas always kind
and courteous to his brethren of the Ban
and of the county. Honor marked his
course throughout his practice. The ara
Of the trickster were unknown to him. In
him were combined the modesty and gen
tleness of q woman with the chiyalry OF 9
true knight. Commencing the virtues Of
such a man is very commendable. There,
fore it is ordered that the proceedings Of
the Bar be spread upon the minutes OF this
court
The Court then adjourned until Tuesday
morning out Of respect to The memory q
deceased.