Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16

their departure Samuel NJ. Harrington,
William G.. Whiteley and Harry Sharpley.
In kindness Of heart in warmth OF friend.
ship in professional honor in all those rara
attributes OF life these three shine alike |
20 those who knew them best. OF MIR. |
ShArpley IT san br truly said he was too
Young ever to he Old iun old ever 10 have |
been young. His bupyanoy wAs Joy |
and an incentive to his equals in age.
To his juniors il was rock of |
security TO give them hope He was
kind, courteous, accommodating and |
honest in all his dealings He WAS as in |
capable of doing wrong as the babe un-
born. High honors were almost thrust
upon him the attomcy-ge neralship and
the associate judgeship. Never once did
he seem anxious for the distinction. His
only question WINS one his honest heart
wonld ask himself Fam | fitted that !
should be thus singled of men p His
ability, uprightness and industry would
have made IN able attorney q NJ ral,
though his kindness of heart might have
caused him pain. A judge ho would
have been the close guardian of tha right
aud the iudirinl rfn,inr wnnlh have lla n
safe, md liia career wonil have BEEN one
wherein tho administration of Justice
would have been tempered with mercy.
Mr.. Fraim said TINT MIR. Sharpley whom
| n boy, attended school of which he was
teacher. Harry was the most thorough
pupil. lie WINS always punctuul and
| made rapid progress in his studies. He
was nm active and efficient member of the
State Senate. Ills opinions were almost
universally correct. lie was an honest
| and upright man and good citizen. by
his death the bar has lost one of IFS most
| honored members and the community
one of its best citizens.
Mr.. Sanbourn said that Mr.. Sharpley
was kind and courteous 10 all. Ie was
frank and open hearted, md generous TO
a fault. During the three years that he
knew him Mr.. Sanbourn had become
much attached to him.
De ,uty Attorney General Biggs said
that Mr., Sharpley was thorough student
| and seemed TO take much pleasure in
graphing with intricate questions 1T law.
He was always strictly honorable and
tried cases we'll Tho State had lost one
of the ablest meinbers Of the bar aud one
of her best eitizens. MIR. Biggs hnd lost
u friend whose place can not snoiI, il
ever, be- filled.
Mr.. Higgins said thnt in Mr.. Sharpley's
death he felt personal loss. IL was
given to but few TO possess such sweet
| nature and such utter and entire manli-
meas as to win the hearts Of all with whom
he came in contact. MIR. Sharpley steadily
| won his way TO tho confidence of hR pro.
| fession. The bar has lost n friend and
tho State good citizen.
MIR. Turner said that his heart was al
most too full to speak of MIR. Sharpley.
| No man ever had truer, self-saci ilioing
| friend than he had in Mr. Sharpley. The
community Inns suffered loss that il does
MOI yet understand. lie hoped TINT the
| deceased might rest III pence in the mercy
of Almighty God. MIR. Turner wcpt and
WINS unable 10 proceed
Senator Gray said that no cordially
coucurred in ths eulogies. He had al-
ways been attracted by Mr.. Sharpley's
simplicity and straightforwardnesa OF
character. He recognized in Mr.. Sharp
ley the integrity Of character which is
thu keystone to success in professional
career. He recognized in him love OF
truth and fearlessness to advocate what
he believed TO be right. He sincerely
mourned Mr.. Sharpley's death. Tue bar
and tho community suffered loss that
will not soon be filed.
| Congressman Lore's motion TO adopt
tho resolutions was unanimously adopted.
Messrs. Lore and Cummins were mp,
pointed q committee to present copies OF
the resolutions TO the superior court,
Messrs. Higgins and Salisbury to the
court of chRncery, Messrs. Cooper and
Turner TO the United States court, and
Messrs Davis and Harrington 10 the mu.
nicipal court.
YOUNG MEMS DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
At n special meeting of the Young
Mems Democratic Club, held Friday night
to take action on the death of Harry
Sharpley, Esq, late fellow. member, the
following resolutions were offered and
adopted;
4 Resolved, Tint tho Young Mons Demo.
cratic Club has heard with profound sorrow
Of the death OF tho Hon. Harry SharIiey.
R,solDpd, That this club desires To boni
Testimony of the many high qualities o.
mind possessed by tho deceased, as shown
In pvorv station Of life, public or private, In
! | which no was plnced. As State senator and
president OF City Council he faithfully and
lmpartlally performed every duty which fol
to his lot. As u lawyer 10 was able, upright
Il
ganizltun he WAS faithful 10 the principles
Of government which II socks ~ advocate
AMI as u man anon. men he was present
! nnntly respected aud loved Ivy all who know
him.
+ RGSOlpti, That COMMITTEES of ton from
, | this club, Ms u mark uflheir high respect fO
| the discussed, attend his funeral.
R'SniH,d, That ms u further token at rcSpec
n copy or these resolutions ba sprtVli upoi
the minutes and furnished tho press Of TN
. city, aud That n suitably engrnS'rd copy h,
sent 10 tho family Of the deceiIS6t.
! Resolved That this club do now adjourn
, J. FRANK BAIL,
THOMAS DAvIa,
j. ALFRED COLLINS,
SAMUEL Y. ADAMS, JR.,
Thomas Il. ioUN0,
Committee.
Tho following wore then appointed I,
attend tho funeral Lewis @. Nandogrift
! Horace @. Johnson. Henry j. Crippen
Charles j. Campbell, s, i. Adams, Jr.
George j. Finck Robert Husbands e. +
Kane Herman Il. First md Michael
! SharlSey.
The remains were mid to rost In Thu
cemetery adjoining the Old Swele
Church Tuesday afternoon. Tho service
were attended by an immense concours
of people, fairly blockading the street il
front Of tho funeral house. Hundred
filed past the casket in which tho reniain
Inv, and almost continuously since tn
noon day hour the stream of peopl
pnssed through the chamber of death mn,
vicwod the remains.
The various city officials: Chief o
:. Police Doughorty and battalion Of officers
|. MAYOR RhoalA, President Eckels m,
r members of City Council, Clerkot COnnci
& Messick, Chief Engineer Robinson
b Treasurer Griffith aud all tho othe
a officers, Hon. Leonard II. Wales, Judg
y of the United Stntes Court, United State
4 Marshal Newlin and other Federal Off
z GERS, Hon. Joseph z. Comegys Chief Jns
N tice Of the State, Judges Grubb md Cum
II Minis and almost every member of the In
!. of tho State was in attendance, beside
y numerous prominent business men an
It well known private citizens
II 81. Johns Uommandcry, Knights Ten
q plnr. of which order the deceased was
momber, turned out largely and with til
y insignia of mourning wrapped about the
" sword hits, marched passed tho hons
n with arms ut present, the First Regimen
IA Rand plnying with nuilled drums.
r. counternnrched to the house and filed b
the caskct wherein the remains reposot
X, The body was rohed in mn evening Dire
nj snit aud lny in cedar caskct covered wit
III black cloth and mounted with oxidize
A silver. On the lid plate bore the slump
a inscription:
;" HARRY SHARPLEY,
\. AGED 40 YEARS.
ct with the Insignia of Knight Tempt
nc also wrought in the silver. The terrib