Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15
In Memory of George n. Calvert.

In the Circuit Court of Page county on
the 24th day of April, 1891, Judge J. G..
Newman offered the following pream ,.e
and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, and by the Judge of the Court
ordered to be recorded in the Order
Book of said CouIt:
Hon. George r. Calvert, having sud-
denly departed this life az his residence in
New Market on the morning OF April Goth,
1891. the members of the Bar and officers
of the Courts Of Page county, in which,
as we'll as in the Courts OF adjoining coun-
ties aud in the Court of Appeals he was
distinguished practitioner, desire to
place upon the records of their courts
some truthful tribute of their departed
friend; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That in Judge G orge r.
Calvert we recognized clear and forcible
writer, an upright, impartial and CON
scientious Judge OF the county court OF
Shenandoah county for IL years, cn able
and prominent lawyer in all the courts in
which be prdcticed. and a hgh-toned,
honorable gentleman, possessing many
personal and social virtues;
That while we lament the departure Of
our friend and brother from amongst us,
we submit with humility and faith to the
dspensation of the Lord God oar Saviour,
who, in His infinite love aud wisdom, ever
does that which Is best for the eternal
good OF all His children;
That the judges of the Circuit and
County Courts Of Psge county be request
ed to have thess res buttons entered in
the record books of their respective
courts aud that a copy of the same DO
furnished to the family OF the deceased
aud Published in the newspapers Of PAGE
and Shenandoah counties.
The following is an extract from tbs
minutes of the CJanty Court Of Rocking
ham, as of date May LIST, 1891;
On motion of James Il. Stephenson tao
following proceedings of . meeting of the
officers and bar of this county are spread
upon the minutes OF this court:
At meeting of the bar and off ;ers of
the County Court of Rockingham, held
this lst day of May, 1891, on motion of
Winfield Liggett, the Hon. James Kenney
was called to the chair, and Mr.. j. T.
Harris, Jr., appointed secretary. The Oh
ject of the meeting was stated by Judge
James Kenney to express the deem sense
of sorrow felt by the har aud officers Of
the court at the death of their late Both
er. Judge George K. Calvert.
Addresses were made by Hon. John I.
Harris, j, B. Stephenson and Winfield
Liggett.
| Whereupon, upon the motion OF Judge
Harris, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
That the Judge OF this Court, the Bar,
and officers Of the Court have heard with
deep regret of the death Of Judge G.. K.
Calvert, whose many virtues and manly
course as a citizen present shining ex
ample, while his professional life was ar
honor to his profession and worthy of
imitation by those whom be has left be-
hind.
ResOlred, That we tender to the be-
reayed family of the deceased our most
profound sympathles, and request that a
copy of these proceedings be forwarded to
them by the secretary and that the same
] be spread upon the records of the County
Court and published in the newspapers of
Havrisonbnrg, Woodstock aud New Mar
ket. JAS. KENNEY, Chairman.