The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
TOUCHING TRIBUTE
The Bar of Norfolk Takes Appropriate
Action Upon the Death of
THE LATE MR. LAnDOA LYON MERRITT
Just Prior To His Funeral, Which
Took Place From the Queen Street
Church Yesterday Afternoon, n
Meeting of the Bar Was Held and
Eloquent EuIogies Pronounced,

All that is mortal of Landon Lyon
Merritt will be laid to rest to-day IN
the old Blandford Cemetery at Peters
burg.
The funeral was conducted from the
Queen Street NJ. e. Church in this city
yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
There was qutte a large attendance
of the friends of the deceased, and the
bar of Norfolk was present in a body.
The pastor of the church, Rev. j. W.
Moore, who was a warm personal friend
OF the decea sed, conducted the services,
which were impressive and solemn. Mr.
Moores remarks on the life and charac-
ter OF his departed friend were touch
ingly tender and his illusions to the
many attributes for which Mr.. Merritt
was known were highly eule>sized.
Mrs. Bancroft sweetly rendered during
the services an appropriate solo.
There We're i number of handsome
floral tributes. The following gentlemen
acted as pall-bearerS: w. II. Venable,
II. McIlwaine, Jr., Nj. X. Cannon, *. Il.
Murray, Benz. II. Marks, George MEG
Goodridge, George McMurran. James c..
Martin.
After the funeral at the church the
remains Were returned to the home of
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt where they
VIII remain till This morning, when they
VIII be taken to Petersburg for inter-
ment in Old Blandford Cemetery. Rev.
j. w. Moore Will accompany them and
conduct the service at the grave
The members of the Norfolk Bar Asso-
| citation met yesterday in the courtroom
! of the Court of Law and Chancery to
| pay deserved tribute to the memory
of the late Landon Lyon Merritt.
Judge William Il. Martin was called
| to preside. and MIR. Matt NJ. Tunis was
| elected secretary.
| The following Committee on Resolu-
| tons was appointed: Messrs. Thos w.
Shelton, X Meade Osborne. Robt w.
| Shultice, J.. ID. Starke, w. H. Venable,
Benz. IL. Marks, r. w. Tomlln, J. T..
Heath. Jr., W. w Old. Jr.. and w. l..
| Williams.
After an absence of some minutes the
| committee. through Mr.. Osborne, pre-
:ented the following resolutions. which
| We're adopted:
In the city of Norfolk, on the 10th day
| of October, 1896. at 7:45 p. m, Landon l..
| merritt, a member OF this bar, departed
| this life after a. long and painful Illness,
which he bore and suffered with Chris
tian courage and fortitude
| Although in the springtime OF life and
manhood he had already Won for him.
self by his courteous demeanor, excel
| lent attainments and strict integrity, n
high place in the esteem of this bar and
of the community at large. Always
consideIate and careful, always faithful
ability and fidelity the work intrusted
| and the duty assigned to him.
| AS Il brother tender and true, as q son
loving and dutiful. as n friend faithful
ana generous, he lived the years--few
| and shor, allotted 20 him-with honor
lived. without fear and without re-
proach. Therefore be Is resolved
| !. That the members of the bar and
the officers of the courts of this city feel
| deeply the loss which they. in common
| with the entire community, have sus-
| tanned in his death.
| >. That we tender to his mother, faith
er and brother the assurances of our
sincere sorrow and heartfelt sympathy
| in the great afiliction with which they
have been visited.
! 3. That we will assemble and attend
the funeral in a body.
4. That the secretary of this meeting
be requested 10 present these proceed
| :ngs 10 the Circuit. Law and Chancery
and Corporation Courts of this city, and
ask that they be entered upon their
| minutes. and that a COPY of the same
be transmitted to the family of our de-
| ceased brother and be also published
| In the papers Of this city
Feeling addresses, expressive OF the es-
| TEEN held for the deceased and sorrow
at his death. were made by Messrs *
| NJ. Osborne, NJ. NJ Tunis. j. G.. Tilon.
w. Fl. Venable. r.. D. Doyle, II. w Shul.
| tice. Fl G.. Miller j. u. Goods, j. w.
| Wilcox and II. j. Wool. These addresses
were characterized by the highest tri-
butes of praise for the deceased, show
ing that he had deeply impressed his
| fellow members of tine bar with his no.
| bleneSs of his life.
| Many incidents were related which
showed ,hc beautiful characteristics of
Mr.. Merritt. Many time 1T was said,
he served without hope of reward par
| Ties who had just cause and on one
| occasion he supported from his own
means party of stranded seamen for
| three weeks
The meeting then adopted the resolu-
tons anad adjourned to meet again at
3:3O o'clock TO attend the funeral.