The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-25

heart filled with love for the profes.
sion which he had chosen. 1 was
surprised to find that Judge Elwell
after his retirement from the bench,
when there was no longer field for
the exercise Of his abilities in his pro.
fession, when there was no longer any
work for him to do, when he was sim.
ply waiting summons from life we'll
spent, took pleasure in keeping alive
knowledge of the line OF current judi.
cial decision--the knowledge of the
law. He read law journals, he read
the reports, he studied. He was
naturally thorough student, and he
kept up his studies to his dying day.
He is an example to those who we're
with him and to those who come after
him, to the young, of the excellency
resulting from labor. His attention
to MS duties was given in industry
earnest, active, tireless, determined to
do right and to make inquiry and find
out and satisfy himself of that which
was right. Judge Elwell has left his
monument in better shape than we
can give it here. Anything that we
can say here can add nothing to that
which is recorded, as your honor has
we'll said, in the reports Of the COM
mon pleas courts and of the supreme
court yet, as it is fitting that we
should put upon record onr apprecia-
ton of his high character, suggest
that the papers here read and others
that / understand are in the posses
sion of the president of our associa.
tion, should be spread upon the
minutes of the court of common pleas
of this county, for Judge Elwell was
particularly eminent as judge Of
common pleas
C. G. Barkley, Esq, said: With
the exception of the president of our
association and perhaps also the
chairman of this meeting, am the
only member of the bar present who
was engaged in practice at the time
that Judge Elwell came here to per-
form the duties of president judge in
this judicial district. ! do not pro-
pose or expect to add anything new or
better expressed than has been made
here relative to the life of Judge
Elwell and his work. l am unable
adequately to express the respect
which l have always had for him and
which l believe has always been had
by every member of the bar here, as
we'll as also by the entire community
. within which he has resided during
the last thirty.three years. He was
Just he was true he was reliable in
all his affairs. His life was that of a
good citizen, of one who desired that
his work should prove good for human
kind. Not selfish, not disposed to
exalt himself but rather to serve his
fellow men, as his lifes work shows,
the memory of him with those who
have known him, who have seen his
life, his self denial, mis- devotion to the
truth, In a word his uprightness in
every sphere of duty, may be, hope,
of even more advantage to the genera
ton present and to those who shall
follow than was in fact his life"
Hon. c. G.. Murphy said: AS the
+ last remaining member Of the bench
r from which Judge Elwell voluntarily
S retired, it is perhaps but fitting that
f should add my tribute of respect to
his memory. During my opportunity
, for observation of his judicial action
! l can testify TO his kindness to al
those who appeared before him. He
: encouraged the timid, he admonished
the wavering he loved them all. His
! memory will remain green in the com
: munity in which he lived when per-
e haps most of us will have been for
a gotten"
! A communication was presented tc
l the Bar meeting, from A. Logar
r Grim Esquire, of the Sullivan County
Bar. 1t was an eloquent tribute tc
the kindness, learning ability and dis
I tinguishing characteristics of Judge
a Elwell. Mr.. Grim was acquainted will
him for many years and had practiceC
E at the Bar of Sullivan county Will,
Judge Elwell was the presiding Judge
o The communication was too lonl
d to print, and was ordered to be flet
o among the proceedings of the Ba
It commemorating the occasion. W.
n can not however refrain from copyin,
e paragraph. "The sculptured mar
n Bile will return to its kindred dust
/, kingdoms will pass away as the dew
l. of the morning-Empires will fall ant
y the knowledge of their existence b.
" buried in the tomb of oblivion-bu
e the deeds of the good and the tru,
o will survive the devastations of time
e and sparkle as the gems in the dia
/ dem of immortality"
e On motion adjourned.
d The funeral train reached Towand