The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-23
REVIsITS CHILDHOOD HOME.
Justice J. Hay Brown and Friends
Visit Newberry-Pleased to
Meet Old Friends.

by his vile. and his former law part
ner. Mr.. ". i. Hensel, and Mr.. Hen
sells brother, Mr. G. ". Hensel, spent
Sunday and Monday in Newberry.
Mr.. Brown is associate justice Of
the supreme court of Pennsylvania,
and had been in company with Col.
A. K. Mcclure, of Philadelphia, on a
"trip to Birmingham and Atlanta.
Col. Mcclure left the party in Allan
ia and returned to Philadelphia.
Judge Brown and his party went to
! Charleston where they spent one day
! very pleasantly and from Charleston
came to Newberry.
Judge Brown spent two or three
wears Of his childhood in this COM
munity, leaving here in January,
1861, 48 years ago. He is & son Of
Rev. J. A. Brown, who was at one
time a professor in Newberry college
and also president for brief period.
Judge Brown found many places of
interest that were familiar to him,
and also few Of his childhood play
mates left. He said that the old court
house and the jail were just as he re-
membered them.
The most pleasing thing probably
to Judge Brown on this visit was to
find such a cordial welcome from the
people of Newberry and especially to
hear the kind words which were spok-
en- bv those who were old enough to
remember the work Of his father in
this community.
In talking with The Herald and
News Judge Brown said that the cui-
mination Of his pleasure trip through
the South was when he landed in
Newberry.
Mr.. Hensel also made a most fav-
orable impression upon the people Of
Newberry and will be a welcome
guest at any time, and the same can
be said of the younger Mr.. Hensel,
who was also a member Of the party.
Hon. j. Hay Brown has been for
nine years one Of the. associate JUS
tices of the supreme and highest ap-
pellate court Of Pennsylvania. He
has twelve years yet to Serve and will
be the chief justice of the court, at
salary Of $10,500 per year, during
the last eight wears Of his term. He
was born in Reading, Pa, and his
father, Rev. DR.. J. Allen Brown, was
one Of the most distinguished divines
of the Lutheran church. From 1888
to 81 he was a professor and presi-
dent Of Newberry college and the I'M
pressions made during his residence
here we're the most lasting Of young
Browns life, Later he became presi-
dent Of the lutheran theological SEM
mary at Gettysburg. Pa, "where the
battle was Fought" and any wound
ed South Carolina soldier brought TO
his notice or to his home received
kindly attention. Judge Brown tu-
tored in Greek at his alma mater,
Pennsylvania college, after his gra-
duation and studied law in York, Pa.
He was admitted to practice IN Lam
caster. Pa, where President Buchan-
an and Thaddeus Stevens had been
leaders Of the bar. He went there
unknown, fTiendless and pennlless;
and in ten years reached the leader
ship Of the bar. He became prom
inent in politics; was city and county
solicitor. He was one Of the famous
"3Og" who stood up and went down
with the "Old Guard" for Grant at
Chicago, in 1880. When the superior
court Of Pennsylvania was created
Gov. Hastings offered him the presl-
dency Of it and he declined. In 1899
Gov. Stone appointed lin to fill
vacancy on the supreme court: lie was
subsequently nominated by the Re-
publican State convention for full
term and elected by about 2O0,000
popular majority. His career on the
bench stamps him as one of the great
esr judges in Pennsylvania jurisprud-
ence. Three years ago in New York,
when Secretary (now Senator) koot
made a remarkable speech extending
and expounding the federal constltu-
ton Judge Browns reply was hailed
by judges and lawyers all over the
land as the most courageous and IT.
tin: answer that had cvec been nc 'de
+. the lstitudinarian tendencies OF
II derr politics.
lie comes back 10 the Old nome If