The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-09-18
Of the Mt. Sterling Bar Upon the
Death Of Col. Turner.
Worthy Praise Of An Honest Man,
Able Lawyer. Great Statesman.

take suitable action on the deaf Of
the Hon. Thomas Turner.
n On motion Ut A. B. White, Col. A.
L. Wood was made CHI lirmsu and Oh
melton O! r. II. VIM, Il 6. KEN
was made Secretary of said meeting
TIE chairman after stating the oil set
OF tue said meeting, aud upon motion
appointed the following named per-
sous asa committee on resolutions :
John E. Cooper, A. B. White and
Jio. G. VIM. And on motion APP
pointed w. A. DeHsven q Commit ee
TO purchase suitable floral Offering ;
on motion the meeting was adjourned
to meet at The Cou,t Hodse on Thurs.
day morning, September 18Th, 1900,
at nine O'Clock 10 receive and take sc-
ton on the report Of the Committee
on resolutions.
Thursday morning, September 18th,
1900, the members of the Nj. Sterling
Bar met in pursuance to adjournment
when the Committee on resolutions
presented its report.
Eulogistic and touching remarks
were made on the molten to adopt
said resolution, and also on the life,
character and public services Of the
distinguished deadly Col. J. S. Hur,,
Judge H. G. Mckee, Judge j. H. Hs-
zelrigg, M. S. Tyler, A. B. White and
Col. A. T. Wood.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and are as follows:
Whereas, the Almighty has called
hence the soul of our Brother, Col.
Thos. Turner, who died al his home
in this city on September 18th, 1900,
therefore, be it resolved by the men,
bers of the Mt. Sterling Bar, in meet
ing assembled:
That in Col. Turner's death we
have lost true and esteemed friend,
q man OF ability and integrity and
that we deeply feel the loss thus visit
ed upon the community and the bar.
That we adopt a. part of these reso-
lu,ions the subjoined sketch of his lite
and character; aud that we request
that il and these resolutions be spread
upon the records of the Montgomery
Circuit Court, and be published IN
the papers OF this City.
That we ex end to the members OF
his family our deepest sy mpsthy in
their bereavement; that we and the
officers of the Court attend his funeral
in body, and that the members of
the bar wear The usual badge OF
mourning for thirty days.
The Grim Reaper claims all seasons
f,r his own; the waxing and increas-
ing life, the lie in fullest fruitsge, and
the life which wears the sere and vel
low leaf alike await the inevitable
hour, the hour whose approach is
most @! all things certain, and vet oi
all things most uncertain as to the
time of its coming.
Twice withip single twelve month
the Nj. Sterling bar is called to
mourn the loss of it's oldest member,
each lawyer of unusual ability and
distinction, each man OF pronounced
individuality, each a leader, each
man of unGuestioning conviction IL
all his beliefs, and of energetic devo-
ton to their advocacy.
The death of the lamented Judge
Peters left Col. Turner the oldest
member of this Bar; his successor
will IN the appointed turn give place
TO another, whose vacant place yet an
other will in time be called TO fill, and
SO on, until many of us whose feet are
now pressing life's way on the jour-
ney toward its summit, will occupy
the venerable and honorable place so
lately filed by our departed friend.
He who now surveys the way before
him most carefully and chooses the
best of life's devious paths will con-
template in most restful retrospect the
Journey he is about to end.
Scr. Thos. Turner was born in
Madison county, Ky, on Sept. 10Th,
1921. the son OF Squire and Elizabeth
Stone Turner; his father was one of
the most eminent lawyers of this
State, so that. Col. Turner had not
only the influence of natural tempera-
ment but of psternsi example as well
10 lead him to the vocation he chose.
a After preparation for College in
!gi. home schools, he completed his
literary education at Centre College,