The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-02-05
Amelia Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting Of the Bar officers Of
the Court and citizens Of Amelia was held
i'm the courthouse on Thursday, Janu-
AIRY 18th, 1901. On motion Of Hon. r.
q. Southall, Mr. G. II. Coleman was
elected chairman aud Gen'l John A.
ellis elected secretary Of the meeting
After the chair stated the object Of the
meeting, on motion the following
committee was appointed to draft and
present suitable resolutions for the oc-
casion; Hon. r. q. SOhthall, Col.
Meade Haskins, DR.. j. w. Southall, w.
Coleman, A. II. Wilson, w. G. Booth
and w. II. Carter The committee re-
ported the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, bya change in the Or
ganic Law of the State, the County
Courts Of this Commonwealth pass
away with this present month, and
consequently this is the last term Of
the County Court OF Amelia county;
and wheaeas these Courts have been
In existence so long that the monthly
gatherings OccasiOned thereby have
been a custom with our people, not
within the memory Of living man,
whereby all classes Of our people, from
all parts Of this and the adjoining
counties, would habitually assemble at
the Courthouse, month after month,
for the transaction Of business, for dis
cussiOn Of public questions, or for social
Intercourse one with another; and
whereas these courts had thus become
a lme-hOnored institution in this
state, whether they were presided over
and held by men Of prominence a.
Gentlemen Justices, " or by one hon
ored person, "learned in the law" and
and whereas the Honorable Stephen l..
Farrar has filled this position of Judge
Of this court with full and entire salts
faction to the people of this county, as
the successor to his honOred ana be-
loved father, +. h. Farrar, who was the
first aud only Judge Of this court as his
predecessor; and whereas it is now de-
sirOus to enter of record the high esti-
mate and sincere appreciation in which
these courts were held by our people
and the very high regard and esteem
in which the Hon Stephen l.. Farrar,
and his lamented father, are held and
remembered by the people Of this
county. Now, therefore, be 1t resolved:
First. That we part with these
monthly courts with much reluctance
and with sincere regret.
Second. That we recognize in the
Hon. Stephen L. Farrar, man who
has ever discharged his official duty
with ability, fairness, impartiality, and
with scrupulous desire to act with the
right, justice and equity towards all
and with wrong or oppression towards
no one.
Third. That we tender TO the Hon.
Stephen l.. Farrar our best and most
sincere wishes for his future, and that
his position as Judge Of this court will
be but the beginning Of more useful
and hOnOred career through life.
Fourth. That one copy OF these resO-
buttons be presented TO the Judge Of
this court with the request that they
be entered upon the minutes Of this
court; that another copy be presented
to the Judge himself, aud that the
newspapers be requested to publish
these proceedings.
Several members Of the Bar and citi-
zeus made earnest speeches advocating
the adoption Of the resolutions. A COM
mittee was then appointed to wait on
Judge Farrar who appeared before the
meeting and made an eloquent address.
The meeting adjourned and Amelia
County Court was numbered with
things Of the past.
John A. ellis, +. II. Coleman,
Secpy. Chairman.