Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-08
JUDGE JAMES &. sicE.

city, III LOU O'CLOCK sunday, dg0u
SO years. He had been In a critical
state of health for a long while and
his demise was not unexpected.
Judge Rice was native of Rob-
ertson county in this state and lived
in that county and in Stewart coun-
ty for number of years. He came
to GAINESVILLE soon after the war
and formed a partnership with Gen.
w. A. Quarles i'm the practice of
law. He was elected Judge for this
judicial circuit in 1868, and reflect
ed in 1870. He filled the Office with
much ability till 1873. He was
married in 1914 to Miss Julia A.
Dawson, who, with two children,
Mrs. J. M. Ligon of this county and
J. w. Rice, Esq, of Dover, survive
him.
Judge Rice was a man OF excep-
tionably pure character. He was
scrupulously honest and his integ-
rity was firm and unquestionable.
He was a very prominent member
of the Christian church and often
took prominent part in the devo-
tional exercises of that body. He
was also a Knight Templar in high
standing and a member of the tenn
perance order known as "The Gold
en- Cross"
The funeral took place from the
Fowlkes House Tuesday with SER
vices by Elder Dale and DIR. Sears,
pastor of the Baptist church. The
remains were inferred in Greenwood
Cemetery.
MEETING OF THE BAR.
The members of the GAINESVILLE
Bar met in the Chancery Court
room Monday morning to take
suitable action on the death of their
deceased member. Hon. James e.
Bailey was made chairman and A:
III. Munford, Esq, secretary. Col.
Bailey made q few touching re-
marks concerning the life and char
acter of the deceased and was fol-
lowed i'm the same strain by Hon.
Geo. E. Seay.
On motion, the following commit
tee on resolutions was appointed
Gen. w. A. Quarles, Judge c. w.
Tyler, Polk @. johnson, Esq, Hon.
Chas. G. Smith and Hon. VIM. M.
Daniel.
On motion of Mr.. P. g. johnson
the meeting adjourned to meet on
the 4th, at 8 a. m, in the Circuit
Court room, to which all citizens of
the county were invited, and the
business men were requested to
close their business houses from 8 to
IL o'clock.
CITIZENS MEETING.
The business houses were gener-
ally closed in compliance with the
above request and a number of citi-
zens assembled in the Circuit Court
room at the hour appointed to do
honor to the memory of the dead.
Hon. J. f. Bailey was again in the
chair.
Gen. w. A. Quarles, chairman of
the committee, presented the reso-
lutions of the bar, which were read
by G.. M. Bell, Esq.
On motion of M. Savage, Esq,
seconded by Judge J. w. Scales,
the resolutions were then adopted.
Judge G. G. Smith said nothing
more embarrassed him than 10
speak on an occasion of this kind,
but be felt that he would be unjust
to himself and unjust to Judge Rice
if he did not express himself as to
the high estimate in which he held
the deceased. Judge Rice made
men his friends. His characteristics
of head, and more especially of heart,
drew men to him. He was of
very even temperament. The
speaker had seen him on many diff
ferent occasions and under deterrent
but he was always
the same; never overstepping the
bounds of propriety, but always
and equal to the emer-
gency. He had fine fund of wit
and humor and could delineate
character in a mastery way. He
was equal to Dickens in this par
ocular. In fact, the speaker would
nave preferred to hear Judge Rice
describe some men he had met than
% read one of Dickens most popu-
ar sketches. 1t takes good man
o do that; to look through man
ind get the good out of him and
discard the bad. He saw present a
riend of the deceased from Ken |
lucky. He had come from a dis
ance TO be present on this occasion
md that was an evidence of the
way Judge Rice attached men to
linn.
Prof. j. w. Rust of Hopkinsville,
aid he had no speech to make but
testimony to bear. The deceased
vas one of the best friends he ever
lad; the first man who ever taught
i'm the genuine integrity of friend
hip. He spoke of his early &C
uaintance with the deceased and
f the many conversations on re-
igious and other topics, they had
eld together, and the purity that
ad always characterized the utter
noes of the deceased. If he had
one first into the beyond, Judge
rice would have paid to him the
ribute he was now attempting to
ay the deceased.
The chair announced that it was
he wish of the family that the pail
carers be chosen from the members
( the bar, and he appointed for that
urpose Judge Tyler, Judge Smith,
Judge Scales, Hon. VIM. NJ. DAN
Il, H c. Merritt, Esq, G. M. Bell,
go NJ Cax,oro To-, ,o1 A%Aornox,