The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-01-29
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BAR.

ENLOULU IOIN0 UT III DAN
Last Friday afternoon the Obion
County B ar Association held a
memorial session in the Circuit
Court room at the courthouse in
this city and adopted resolutions
upon the death of Col. John E..
Wells. Appropriate addresses were
made by the following members of
the bar: Hon. Seid Waddell, Hon.
T. c. Gordon and Don ]. Chambers,
of Dyersburg; Gen. d. ]. Caldwell,
Judge w. c. Caldwell, Judge f. W.
Moore, Judge A. J. Lawson, A. N.
Moore, L. S. Parks, A. ]. Harpole;
]. B, Waddel1, c. N. Lannon,
H. c. Stanfeld, Everett Reeves, of
Fulton, A. D. Keller, II. M. Pierce,
]. L. Mosier, A. H. Hancock, Geo.
r. Kenney and Judge w. H. Swig-
CART.
The resolutions we're unanimous
ly adopted as follows;
Col. John E. Wells was born in
Obion county on the 14th day of
February, 1860, and died at his
home in Union City on January 10,
1904 being a little less than A.
years old. In 1889 he married the
only daughter of Judge S. w. Coch-
ran, and leaves her and seven small
children to mourn his untimely
death.
His death canine suddenly as the
result of bret attack of pneumo-
MIA, and is another illustration OF
the seeming truth that death loves
a shining mark.
Col. Wells, though dying young
and in the full vigor of manhood
with his life work apparently unfin-
ished, with the brightest prospects
OF still greater achievements and
long years of useful s, We t
achieved great success in life; and
while leaving his family we'll pro-
vided for in worldly goods, left them
a far greater heritage, one they will
cherish, and from which they will
draw consolation and comfort now,
and in after years, and that is the
name and fame of noble man and
a spotless character and reputation.
Reared ON farm, the son of re-
spectacle and intelligent and we'll
TODD parents, he was given better
than many bows have;
he availed himself of these oppor-
tunitles. He was graduated from
Eminence College. Kentucky, nj
1878, with honors; and took the law
course of Cumberland University,
at Lebanon, Tenn, from which
school he was graduated in 1879, |
He appeared in the law Office of
Cochran a. Enloe, at Troy, soon af- |
ter obtaining his degree from that
famous law school, and entered |
upon the practice of his chosen pro-
Iession at very early age. He |
exhibited marked ability and legal
acumen from the very outset He
upon an active and busy
life at once, and was
very soon recognized by the protes-
,ion as a brilliant and strong law
yer of great promise. He moved to
Union City IN 1898, where he had
most enviable position as one of our
pest men and ablest lawyers.
Col. Wells was a Democrat and
,pent much time and means in ac-
lively promoting the interest of the
,arty. He served on the State
Democratic committees and also as
delegate to the Democratic Ma
ional Convention at Kansas City,
n 1000, so he was brought in close
ouch with the prominent men of
he county.
He was we'll known throughout
he State and was universally adj
hired and esteemed as most
yorthy and useful citizen. H f;
erved also as State Senator in 1898, /
nd was recognized as most able
nd useful member of that body. I
lie had long been a member of the {
tate Bar Association, and at the Z
me of his death was the president
that organization, a recognition /
f his high character and standing
5 lawyer and gentleman by his a
Professional brothers. /
He was long a member of the i