The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-08
THE BAR MEMORIAL SERVICES
Feeling tributes TO the Late udE
Battle Republican County
tion-Mcmorial Day-Judge Moore
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Fayetteville. ". c.. May 2
The Cumberland county republicans
have met in convention. Mr.. A. L.
lMcCaskili. chairman OF the executive
Icommittee and postmaster OF Fayette-
VILE. presiding. and C p. Jockey
seem as IL Major TToy's beautiful
white supremacy flag, which was float
ing over their heads while they were
in session. had inoculated this snail
squad OF the Grand Old Party vita a
SAVIOR of its good doctrine: for the ne
gro. overwhelmingly in the majority
lin Cumberland re~pubiicanism. was
absolutely ignored In the work he
convention had before it. II Is right
hard 10 get enough of the color to 80
around, but white men were the dele
gates TO the state and congressman
conventions; the first. g. p LoN~ey,
a. L. McCaskill, J. IL. Musselwhite.
Warren Carver; the second. n. IL
ISlocomb. 5. ii. Cotton. j. II. john
son. Furman The V
Ition. before adjournment, invested the
tCOulkN CAcNuNkNe S1flsAlAANAfN VIM
thority TO put cut a straight ticket. NJ
to fuse with any other party, as IL
might deem best.
Mrs. s. G. Aver. president: Mrs. .
wv. Broadfoot, vice president: Mrs IL
lG. Smith, secretary, and Mrs -
Smith, treasurer, have IN preparat on
Ian attractive programme for she lit
Ting observance OF Memorial day. My
10th. Hon. d. H. Mclean. OF HarnetI
has accepted the invitation 10 deliver
the address, and Captain A. b. VIII
lliants, with a shining record as a Brave
southern soldier, has consented 10 ACT
las chief marshal.
Judge Moore, now holding
land criminal court, Is winning golden
~lopinions from the bar and the public
His charge 70 the grand jury was ex-
I~cellent, and he presides On the bench
to general satisfaction.
All 1890 o'clock today there was a
Injecting Of the bar 10 pay tribute To
the OF the lamented Judge
IDossey Battle. Judge Moore presiding
The committee appointed TO submit
resolutions expressive OF the sense OF
the loss sustained in Judge Battles
death, consisting of Colonel &. W.
lBroadfoot, Hon. r. p Buxton, Mr.
H. l.. Cook, reported through Colonel
IBroadfoot, the chairman, the follow
ing:
Since the last term, Hon. Dossey
battle, of Rocky Mount, judge presid-
ing over Eastern district Of the crimi-
nal court having died. the bar and
Officers OF Cumberland COUNTY would
lpay their last tribute TO his memory
He was we'll known to some OF us as
far back as 1859, while to others he be
came known only from his presence
here as Judge. To all, he was the same
polite, genial polished gentleman
Judge Battle served with credit rs
a confederate soldier during the war
between the states. and at its close, as
was the common lot, having lost all
save honor, had a hard struggle TO be-
gin life.
Licensed to practice law IN 1866. he
soon thereafter became editor OF a
newspaper, which he made popular
and spicy by his steady flow Of wit
and humor.
After a while he passed under q
cloud, which, by his own will-power.
he threw aside; and thereafter. to the
day of his death. his walk and CONVEX
~Isation were upright. His whole char
lacter seemed sobered. chastened, puri-
Ned.
"A strong mind vas his. well stored
with precedent ready at hand at all
times; with good manners, the out
ward manifestation Of a good heart:
great patience and plodding care.
without which no man is fit to- preside
lover a court of record.
4 who came before him-lawye- :.
Iofficers and criminals-were trea:, 4
with consideration, courtesy. kindness.
Mercy tempered justice in his judG
, merits.
He has passed through those por-
: tails which stand open for us all. we
: believe with ears attuned to hear:
; Z" The shouts of them that triumph
The songs of them that FEAST"
, The resolutions, seconded BY Hon.
i IL P. Buxton. were alDpIaI. and
; brief but feeling tributes 10 the DE-
: lparted jurist were made by Judge
: Moore, Solicitor Mclean. Hon. r.
| buxton, Hon. John G.. Shaw. Ca tain
2 e. r. Mcclellan and Messrs. r.. l.
: Cook, D. F. Oates and I. A. Eurchi-
. son. 1t was ordered that the resolu-
: ltions be spread on the minutes Of tie
: court and a copy be sent to the FAINT
: lily of the deceased.