The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-09-04
MAJOR s. P. HANLY'S DEATH,
ACTION OF THE BAR,

Pursuant to call by the President
of the Bar Association, Col. 7. G..
Freeze, meeting of the members of
the Bar of Columbia county was held
at the office Of Geo. f. Elwell, ESQ,
on Thursday evening, August, a7th,
to take action on the death of 8. P.
Hanley, Esq, of Berwick. A COM
munication from c. C. Evans, ESQ.,,
was read, stating that the hour of the
funeral had been fixed for half past
three o'clock on Saturday afternoon,
and. that 1t was the wish of the
friends that members of the Bar should
act as pail bearers. On motion it was
resolved that the Par attend in a body,
and the chair designated Messrs.
Evans, Dickson, Funk, Fritz, Maize
and Winttrsteen as pail bearers.
On motion the chair appointed
Messrs. Robson, Elwell and White as
committee on Resolutions, and at a
meeting of the Bar at the parlor of
the St. Charles Hotel Berwick. I'M
mediately befoie the funeral, the fol
lowing report was made, and adopted:
1.-The members of the Bar of Colum.
bia county have learned with deep re-
gret of the death of their friend and
associate, Sylvanus p. Hanly, ESQ.,,
who departed this life on the morn
ing of August 27th, and we hereby
testify our respect to the memory OF
one who by his geniality endeared
himself to all who knew him well.
He was admitted to the bar May 10,
1886, and though engaged much OF
the time in other business, he was pos
sessed of legal ability that fitted him
for the active duties of his chosen pro
fession, and which, if he had devoted
himself exclusively to the practice o.
the law, would have made him a dis
tinguished practitioner. He was q
polished gentleman, devoted hus
band and parent and an active citizen
taking interest in all that was calcu
lated to benefit the community ir
which he lived.
To the bereaved widow and chill
dren we extend Our warmest sympa
thy.
1t is directed that these minutes b,
entered upon the records of the Ba
Association" fFt ". VI.
| THE FUNERAL,
Funeral services were held at tn,
residence, at $500 o'clock, and the at
tendance was large. Nearly a ca
load of people went up from Blooms
burg. The services were conducted
by Revs. Hinckle, E. H. Yocum an,
B. H. Mosser, who in their remark
spoke most feelingly of the deceased
and pronounced high eulogies upol
his character and many good quail
ties. The remains were borne to tn
Berwick cemetery, and there laid ava
to await the last trumpet.
The following is taken from tn
Berwick Independent of last week.
"Sylvanus 2. Hanly was born Oct
81, 1889, at Helena, Ark. His father
Hon. T. B. Hanly, was at one time
member of the Confederate Congle ess
afterward Judge of the Supreme Cour
Of Arkansas, and died in 1880. Hi
mother, Caroline Phillips Hanly
still lives at the family home in He
ena, as does one brother, the last c
a family of eleven children. The de
ceased was educated at St. Joseph
College, Bradstown, KY. In 1861 h
joined his interests with those of tn
Confederacy and was given an appoint
ment on the staff of Gen. Cleburn
with the rank of Major. After tn
death of Cleburne Mr.. Hanly held
similar position on Gen. Braggs' staff
participated in the battle of Shilc
Stone River, Franklin, Chickamaugus
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridg
and many other fields where blue an
gray met face to face during tha
long, stubborn struggle. After tn
close of the war, in 1866, Mr.. Hanl
married Eudora Woodin of our tow
and about 1870 moved to his oil
home in Arkansas, where they reside
until 1873, when they came north a
far as Washington, d. c. In the ia
of 1879 they returned to Berwick, an
have made this their home ever since
Mrs. Hanly with two sons, Thomas
and Woodin w. and a daughter
Mrs. r w. Oswald, survive the de
ceased"
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA PICNIC.