Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-02-05
THE END OF THE COUNTY COURT.
Appropriate Resolutions by the Bar
and Supervisors,

sitting was held on the 9th ult. at 1
o'clock, Judge Chalkley presiding
The officers present were Common
wealth's Attorney R. s. Ker. Sheriff
W Arthur Wilson, Deputy Sheriff T
A. Dawson and CLERK Harry Burnett
Address were made by Capt. James
Bumgardner, one of the Oldest mem
bers of the Staunton bar, VIM. Pat
rick, Judge Henry w. Holt and apt
r 5. Ker, the latter presenting the fol
lowing resolutions:
| Whereas, the county court Of Angus
ia County Is now about to adjourn
without day. and thereby this time
honored institution, which has existed
In this Commonwealth for nearly three
centuries and IN this county for more
than century and half. will pass out
of existence, it has seemed meet and
right that some expression of the regret
of the bar OF this county and of their
esteem for the court as an Institution
and of its judge as its presiding officer
should be made and perpetuated on its
records, therefore be it
| Resolved, That the mem bers of the
bar, practising before the county court
of Augusta county. desire to express
| their appreciation of the great inf1u
| ence for good in this community that
has always been exercised by this
court, not alone in the strict and I'M
criminal laws of the Commonwealth,
but as an important factor in the bus
iness and social life of the people, AND
as guiding and controlling hand in
the material upbuilding of the public
institutions of the county.
That to the retiring judge of this
county we desire to express our appre.
citation of his unfailing courtesy. his
absolute impartiality. and his earnest
and manifest determination to con
scienciously decide all questions sub
mitted for adjudication before him
according to the very right of the case
and the law of the land. That it is a
matter of sincere regret to the mem
pers of this bar that :he pleasant rela
tions that have ever existed between
us as court and counsel must now be
severed.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
presented to the county court of Au.
gusta county with the request that
Gney be spread on the records of the
court, and that the newspapers pub
Iished ia the county of Augusta ano
ne city of SGauu5on be requested 10
publish the same.
Hon A. g Gordon read we'll pre-
pared sketch of the county court
from Its inception early in the sixteenth
century. down to the present time.
Judge Chalkley, toe presiding officer
of the court, in well chosen remarks
acknowledged the compliments which
had been paid him and his admins
tratiOn, and Deputy Sheriff Dawson
closed the court, which was adjourned
sine die.
At their meeting the Monday before
the Supervisors put on record the fol-
lowing:
The board of Supervisors of Angus
ia county, desiring to place upon record
some expression of their. regard for
Hon Lyman Chalkley, Judge of Au
gusta county court. as we'll as their
regret at the termination of the official
bond hitherto so closely connecting
us, therefore be it
Resolved, That in our judgment, no
man can render to his fellows greater
service than is rendered by him VINO,
| with faithfulness, honesty and dlsin-
,terestedness does his work with the
single and avowed desire to advance
the interests of his fellow citizeus In
all the matters OF varied public affairs
committed to bis care.
In the position held by Judge Chalk
ley, the service rendered by him was
a vital part in the governing machin
cry of this great county of Augusta,
aud it ls source of very great pleas
ure to us to be able to state that he
faced every duty with sober appreci
alton aliks of its Importance and of
It's difficulty.
Most especially do we desire to EN-
phasize the acknowledged part, that as
AL advocate of good roads Ia desidera
um dear to all our people,) Judge
ChalkleY manifested AL absorbing III.
uerest: and to his zeal and determiua.
lion in part must be attributed many
OF our public improvements.
His uniform courtesy to this board,
nis perfect aud cheerful Willingness To
AID US in our efforts TO Ieglsiate lii or
der that the best Interests of our couu
try might be promoted, has so endear
! ed him to US that we feet IL TO be d
genuine source of regret that the Off
cIal ties nlJnertU binding us are now L,
, be severed.