The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-25

Eulogistic Resolutions OF the nar.

st u meeting of the Abingdon bar.hed
October 18th, 1891, the object Of which
was TO take some action in reference TO
the early retirement OF In" Honorable
John A. Kelly from the juGscship Of this
Judicial Circuit there we're present the
following members Of this Bar
and visiting gentlemen Of the profession
and officers OF the court
MEMBERS OF TIE ABINGDON BAR.
Gen. a. G. Cummings, Col. A. Fulkcr
son, Col } c. Summers Capt. j. Wood,
Judge J. W. McBroom Capt I. S. Find
lev, Judge r. NJ Page, Capt. James l..
White. Judge John j. Buchanan, Hon.
Daniel 1'rigg, Judge George ". Ward, Jr.,
Hon. D. T. Bailey, 4 r. Barr, Esq., Gee.
E. Penn, Esq, H. Il. Honal,er, Esq, /. T.
Cosby, Esq. j. lrby Hurt, Esq, ?. j.
Davenport, Esq. l. P. Summers, Esq,
Preston Lewis Cray, Esq, Rockingham
Paul. Esq, John W. Price, Esq.
VISITING LAWYERS.
judge Jonn Paul. Col j. B Richmond, Z.
N. Fulton, Esq, 4. j. Montague, s. D
MAY, E. II. Evans, Esq, J. T. Bullitt, Jr.,'
aad j. / Kelly, Esq.
OFFICERS OF THE COURT.
John NJ. Krcgcr, Clerk, r. r. hughes,
cbor;g lohnJ Gard and 3. f. Baugh,
deputy shcrins.
Col. 4. Fulsarson was called to the
chair and Geo. T. Penn was elected sec
rotary. On motion, the Hon. John Paul,
judge of the Western District of Nirginia,
was invited to sit with the chairman of
this meeting.
The following resolutions were offered
bv judge John A. Buchanan, Daniel'lriss,
ConnalIv f. Trigg, J. II. Wood, Judge r.
NJ PAGE Col. John c. Summers, John ".
Price. r. Barr, L. 2. Summers, II. r.
IIoaaker, and D. F. Bailey, of The WASH
inaton County Bar, and Col. J. 3. Rich
,nond. Of the Scott County Bar, with ap-
nro,ria,e remarks, and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
an view Of the early retirement OF tue
Hon Jno.A.Kellv from thc position otJudGe
of thjs Circuit, and Of Che fact that THIS
!, ,be last court over which he will preside
If thjs Bar. We are unwilling that tR'1
court shall close without AZ expression OF
our high apnrcQ.asfon Of him as man
au6 49, a Judge, and of the valuable SER
vices he has rendered TO this circuit and
TO the State at large.
Judge Kelly WAS first elected ,fo" 1t
judge in 1870. and entered upon the a"'
t;os Of His office few months after his
election He was then in the prime OF
lifc and during the twenty-five years 'n"'
i,ovo interviewed l9 ha. given his entire
strength, and, We may well say MS very
life to The discharge Of The im9or'a''
dn,ias which have dcyolved upon MN
u.no, he first entered upon the duties 0
his office, the Bar Of this circuit was ON
oftbe strongest in The State, numbering
nror ;ts roll such men as Beverly ~
Tsbns4or James ". Shelly, Walter FREE
on William II. Burns, James " h"mez
1osnn], 7. Campbell U. L. YorE Joa" :"
49, and John y. Campbell. dc ha
.on cocb and all Of these men hniSh 'Ac'
~, a,d IL. summons to appea; DE
rs .ha 1nanc Of al The earth: AND IN
men,bcrs Of the Bar can pu' io'
p.sf,,. ,hot he has been spared so lo49.
= .a;nd;satc upou the rights, The isDer'
and ,be l.ves Of the people Of tN's o'a. .;
Va esteem IL privilege to near 'es'
,,;s eminent ability as J"og'
49, ,,.;,irr prcgeryance and his spol'es
;ntcrritv. In the adm'n's'ra''g" 49,
,"'es.r, ~. commonwealth We 77y'ot9 TIA
800 a.s0t All .imos been actuatcd ~ a :,
n ~ ,st purpose 10 exponnd The law Y
dsrstoo,a Il AID aluA.gs 70 90 's"c'
anuYs,,g 70 BE- tie ny IN the long an
e eoa;aa. labors through which he pass, :.
~ II the pultitpdo Of cases sf0tsa' y :,
7 aHe = ~ lao haou that he has "
lore a ,',,..y Neglected ts tit, es..'
,i,,~.,,f. Nj s.se has appeared : a.
: i, Significant IS not 70 nle.'s a..asta d,
I . ,a,, ana none 50 great as 70 .