The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-12-12

%-4|r tttEff MAY MlO1N<tis
who. BY the appointment Of President
Roosevelt. was recently made Judge
II The United Stsfes District Conrt
fot the Western District q Virginia.
= Apcceed the late Judge John Paul.
reached nasrisonbnrg yesterday over
;;,s q. 4 o.. AID has f,s.ms at TIE
Clarendon Judge Mcdowell IS here
for the purpose q presiding over his
court. which convened here today Tor
the regular December term. Thi- is
the 6rs, time that he has ever made
visit 10 fiarsisonburS OF to this
portion 81 the Shenandoah Valley.
and hoe acquaintance with our people
aai tho local bar is necessarily
limited
Judge Mcdowell is q Young msn.
being scarcely more than FORTY wears
~ ago. lie is tall aud slender. is
possessed II eyes that sparkle 10 con.
versaiitn sud a personality that is
mos; attractive. There Is something
abou, his quiet. cgsy manner aud
dicniied bearing that might at once
suggest 20 any stranger chat ne j.
certainly either a Nirgisian % Ken.
tnctian. ani iu either event The sug-
ee.sion would be quite correct. for
while Virginia has for tho past fifteen
years been The State of BIZ adoption.
Kentucky 8. bis native State.
Although young man. Judge Nc
nowcl' has been ia the active practice
oi ian iar a good many ye1rs. Alter
completing course of fous years at
Yale. DE entered the lsw school OF
the University OF Virginia. from
which he graduated after d course %
Study extending through but Que ,es-
sion under that elegant and accom-
p'ishcd legal scholar aud instructor.
Jno ID. Minor This effort. prompted
by ambition anl aided by quick
mind. nearly cost him bis health.
l1r task so great was a FAX too Soc
yoie upon "a constitution that had not
yet developed the strength that comes
Niih naiurcr manhood Since conf
inE 60 tho her Dee ha, enjoyed large
aui lucrative practice and has been
ougagcd boz much 90 the most import
srt litigation chat has occupied the
courts. State aud Federal. oi South.
western Virginia aud States adioin-
ine
Having appeared frequently for
some yeer 'n Judge pauls cousi. he
bal simple opportunity GO become in-
i'maicly acquainted with his disiin-
1ui-hci predecessor as q lawyer and
in conversation yesterday with see
qrsiuianccs 10 the laltcr lo spoke Of
him as "a iuiist oi eminent ability anil
absolute purity. and paid him feeling
and eloquent Tribute as man.
Judge Menovcll g.. q lover of The
mountains. and Dis mono down in
Wise county is in section of Nir-
g'nia notcl iat iis mountains. and
iis fich and varied SCENERY as vcli as
If fertility. Bat hc was almost uu-
prepared ta fni hcro aur broad ral-
leys. where the extent of the lsul-
scuir only alds Co thr hcsutv oi onr
mountains sni muliiplie. che rich
acres nl rul lafme.
The Judge had not boon long h-rr
yesterday until be awaited himself OF
thc OPPORTUNITY tho bright afternoon
afforded him Cor getting ont aui
about over thc town. ana from che
manner On which De expressed him-
self to acquaintance hc Glanced to
mcei. De WAS much pleased with our
itiie city and impressed with thc
beauty aui the imposing character
90 both our Federal and Comfy
Court Houses.
by the way. -iucc lbere has been
more or less discussion Of late bv the
press as % what. 80 any. s. shc he.
laiion,hip Of Judge Mcdowell 90
AeaiY Clay, the Ecsaiel Nles haas
taken tfe paius 90 ascertain There
De- 3 relationship. Henry Clay was
bis Erest- grandfather on lis mothers
siie lis Industry. however. ha.
beea 80 great and ID. ability as q law.
ser $50 pronounced that he Is NOT &c.
pendent npea the prestige thst dis.
tnguishea ancestry sometimes give.
for ihc esteem ia which he 3. held oi
the Judicial position g. which he ha,
I'D recently been elevated
Iudge Mcdowell was tho recipient
aef.ag Yesterday evening 81 many
sails nam members of the local ba,
4nl his brethren from over fNfS dis