The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-07-23
COURT ADJOURNS.
Numerous Important Ca
ses Disposed OF.
Memorial Services In Honor or the
Late Col. ID. w. Ball-The Re
solutions Adopted.

The court OF common pleas adjourned
Saturday. Among tho important cases
disposed of was that OF L.. y. Roland vs
j.. O. G.. Fleming. which resulted In u
verdict for the defendant by the jury.
The plaintiff claimed that his lands and
the health of himself, his family and
tenants were injured by q mill pond
owned by the defendant and the suit
was for $4,000 damages.
The case of M. l. Robertson ct al vs.
w. b. Anderson ct alresulted in a mis-
trial.
The case OF Percy f.. Ferguson We.
the G.. C. 81 N. railway company ended
In q verdict for $Sl. The suit was for
the killing of "a mule and WIS for 1926.
Walter r.. Barksdale obtained a ycr-
dict against the G. 81 w. @. Railway for
So 1000. He WAS a freight conductor and
received injuries from a fall which the
complaint alleged was due to the car
being over loaded with lumber.
The court OF sessions will convene
next week. Among the interesting
casos to come up Is that OF the State
against Edwards, the young white man
now in jail charged with killing his
wife on Factory Hill.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
On Saturday, July 10th, 1902, the
committee of the Laurens Bar AssOcia-
ton, appointed TO draft resolutions In
memory of It's late President. Col. b.
w. Ball, mace its report to Court. The
committee consisted Of Messrs. j. w.
Fergu, OH, H. Y. Simpson and Lewis
w. Simkins. In absence of the chair
man, Col. j. w. Ferguson, on account
of sickness, Col. Simpson submitted the
following resolutions in most appropri-
ate remarks, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, the Great Law Maker Of
the Universe has summoned Col. b. w.
BALL from his duties below to those
hal await him above,
"AND WHEREAS, by his success in the
profession of his choice, founded upon
the mastery Of its principles, and his
familiarity with all cognate branches
of knowledge which he skillfully used
and made subservient, he placed himself
at the head of the Laurens Bar.
"AND WHEREAS, in ethics he was an
eXemplar for his brethren, and by his
engaging demearor, and courteous in
terchange Of thought and opinion, he
lifted the practice Of his profession be-
You'd personalities and beyond the
reach of the p%ettifogger.
"Therefore be it resolved 1st: That
in the death of Col. b. w. BALL the
Bar of Laurens has lost the honored
President of It's Association and one Of
it's most eminent members.
"2nd: That we will cherish his mem
DRY and strive to emulate his example.
"3rd: That IL hearts go out and
mingle in the sorrows of his family In
their great affection.
"4th: That the foregoing preamble
nn6 roSplntipns hp cnraa6 nnOp the
minutes of the Court, and that the
Clerk send q copy to the family OF u
deceased brother"
The resolutions we're seconded by un
usually hearty and graceful tributes on
the part of Messrs. Simkins, MCGOWAN,
Fcatherstone, Barksdale, Martin, Dial,
Todd, Richey, Babb. Cooper and knight
of the local Bar and of MIR. j. b. Park,
late of Laurens, now of the Greenwood
Bar. They recounted with natural
pride the public career of the deceased
as o citizen, soldier, lawyer and legis-
lator, and how he ver with loyal
heart, and the purest hands discharged
every public trust" How In the
practice Of the law, he had the highest
ideals. His chief object was to enforce
matter of making money out Of 1T be-
ing q secondary consideration, and the
present commercial tendency in the
profession being abhorrent to his
taste and principles. They recalled
most feelingly his private virtues and
graces. Each gratefully bore testi-
mony to some loving service done; and
the younger members of the Bar es-
pecially heartily adverted to his cor.
dial reception of them on coming to
the Bar and of his ver ready help af-
forwards. His broad sympathy, his
love for mankind, was dwelt upon as his
distinguishing characteristic, and If
Drummond has logically proved that
love is the greatest thing in the world,
then was the deceased eminently en-
dowed with true greatness. From the
character OF this lawyer and gentle
man of the old school chow few alas
remainD were drawn lessons most need
full for the new generation Of lawyers.
Judge Watts spoke very feelingly to
the resolutions and gave many per-
sonal incidents most characteristic OF
the sound head and heart of the de-
ceased, with whom he was long init
mate as a kinsman, n%eighbor, legal
preceptor, partner and friend. He then
ordered the Clerk to inscribe the re-
solutions in the minute book of the
Court and to dedicate q page thereof
to the memory of the deceased; and
the Sheriff, out of respect to his mem
Dry to the Court adjourned.