The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-23
DEATH OF KING SICKLE DRAM
Sudden Ending of Useful Life-AcJion
of the Norris county BAR.


Sudden Ending of Useful Life-AcJion
of the Morris County Bar.
King Stickle Dram, the youngest son
of the late Benjamin Dram, and Mrs.
Cornelia Stickle Dram, died at the City
hospital. Wilkes Barre, Pa, Wednesday
morning, at 2.3O o'clock. His illness
of only short week, the suffering in
cident to his malady, have touched the
heart and appealed to the tenderest
sympathy of this whole community
The cause of death was due to heart
failure, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis performed Wednesday, Au~
gust 10th, and a second operation last
Monday. At his bedside were his
mother, Mrs. Dram, his brother, DR..
Joseph Dram, his wife, and his father
in-law and mother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morford B. Strait. The opera
tion was performed DR.. Roe, of Phila-
delphia, and until death came his
brother, DR.. Dram, was constantly
with him.
Mr.. Dram was attacked with appen
dicitis while on the way home from an
automobile trip to the west with his
uncle, George W Stickle, his brother
in-law, Lewis Strait, and his wife.
They had ridden from Cleveland,
Ohio, to Wilkes Barre, when the at
tack came. He had suffered similar
attack some weeks ago, but it was not
thought necessary to operate, and it
was hoped he had fully recovered.
King Stickle Dram was in the thirty
third year of his age. AS boy he at
tended the Rockaway school, and then
attended the Morris academy at Nor
ristown where he prepared for course
at Rutgers college from which he was
graduated before he was twenty-one
years of age. He studied law in the
New York Law school, and was adj
mitted to the bar in November, 1901,
and became a. counsellor in February,
1905. For thffteen years he was in the
law office of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney
at Morristown, and during the time
the chancellor was president Of the
senate, he was his private secretary.
he was also chief Clerk of Henry @.
Pitney when he held the Office OF vice
chancellor
Mr.. Dram is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Agnes Strait Dram, and little
son, two years of age, George Stickle
Dram Also by his mother, Mrs. Cor
nelia Stickle Dram, and brother, DIR.
Joseph Dram.
The deceased was a member and
trustee of the RockaWay Presbyterian
church. Those who knew him and
came into intimate association with
him, knew of the fine abilities that
came into professional life. He was
content in the mastery and in the
conscience of duty we'll performed:
content in the love of home, the con-
fidence and respect of friends, in SER
vice and sacrifice. These, in them
selves, were an attraction, and shin
ing through it all was man of knowl-
edge.
The Morris County Bar association
met in the court house this morning in
>memoriam of the late King Sickle
Dram. President Alfred Mills made
eulogistic remarks, as did former Vice
Chancellor Henry G. Pitney, Judge AL
fred Elmer Mills, Henry G. Pitner, Jr.
and Elmer King.
President Mills appointed Elmer
King, Judge Oliver K. Day and Ma
thaniel G. Toms as committee to draft
a minute regarding Mr.. Grams death.
They presented the following minute
which was adopted =
lMr. Dram passed away suddenly at
the early age of thirty-two years. He
had already proven himself one of the
most promising members of this bar
and by great industry, diligent appli-
cation and honest endeavor had al
ready broken the bonds of mediocrity.
He was faithful to his clients and
with quick and rare perception dis
tinguished between right and wrong
and, outstanding, conteSting for the
right, was ever fearless and true. He
was loved by his friends and respected
by all who knew him. His helping
hand was always extended and his
kindly advice given to those who were
in trouble. His character reflected
the burning light of Christian man
hood within, and his short career at
the bar was crowned by that success
which always attends faithful, intelli-
gent and honest endeavor.
We feel his untimely death dis
tinct loss, not only to his immediate
friends but to the bar and to the pub
lie at large; in common with his rela-
tives and friends, we desire to mingle
our sorrow with theirs.
The minute was ordered engrossed
and framed and certified to by the off,
GERS Of the association and presented
to the widow of Mr.. Gram. The pres
ident of the association was author
lied to appoint committees TO suggest
to the presiding judge at the opening
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