Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-05-24
VOLUME XXVI
Wdune COUNTY, Bar Meeting.


continued and held at the court house
thereof on Tuesday, May l6, 1911.
Present: The Honorable j. NJ. Tier
nan. special judge.
Out of respect to the memory of Will
liam Fry, deceased. who was a member
of the bar of this court it was moved
that this court take a recess in order
that there might be a meeting held by
the members of this bar to take such
action as they should see fit relating to
the death Of William Fry, which has oc-
Cured since the convening of this term
of this court, which was done.
At a meeting of the members of the
bar of the circuit court of Wayne coun-
ty, West Virginia. The meeting was
called to order. Thereupon, ON motion,
the Honorable P. H Napier was elect
ed chairman of this bar meeting, and
by like motion John H. Tiernan was
elected secretary.
Thereupon the said P. III. Napier and
John III. Tiernan assumed the duties of
their respective positions.
the object of the meeting was for the
purpose of the members of the bar tax
ing such action as they deemed proper
relative to the death of William Fry,
who was a late member of this bar.
Thereupon, upon motion, the chair
appointed Chapman Adkins, d. b.
Hardwick and j. Nj. Tiernan as COM
mittee to prepare and draft suitable
resolutions relative to the said William
Fry, to be submitted to this meeting for
mittee accepted said appointment and
after some time submitted the follow
ing memorium and resolutions, to wit ::
IN MEMoRIUM
There is One before whom the strong
arm Of the law is powerless there is
One no process of any human court can
arrest-DEATH. With impartial step he
enters the cottage of the poor and the
palaces of kings. While we think a
thought we die; and our lives are short
er for every breath we breathe. During
the present session of this court there
has fallen upon this state, and especial
1y upon this community, and this bar, a
sad bereavement-the death of the Hon
orable William Fry, who all his life was
"a resident of this county and who
ever since his early manhood, was q
worthy and respected member of this
bar. He was not a chronic seeker af-
ter office, but in the year 1904 he was
elected prosecuting attorney of Wayne
county for the term of four years, COM
IN encing on the first day of January,
1905, and during his entire term he dis
charged the duties of that office not
only with credit to himself, but to the
entire satisfaction of his constituents.
AS lawyer he was sincere and safe
c counsellor; he possessed a warm heart
and lofty mind; he was ever ready to
aid those in distress, and the complaints
of the afflicted and the poor ever re-
ceived from him an attentive ear.
Intelligence of the unexpected and un-
timely death of William Fry has sad
dened all our hearts, and our minds are
tunned and bewildered by the blow.
We can not realize in its fullness the
fact that we shall see him no more un-
til, like him, we are clothed with inn
mortality. We have not yet accustom.
ed our minds to think of him as having
passed over the majority beyond the
grave. But short time ago he was in
the full strength of manhood. In per-
Sonal attraction he had few superiors.
OF commanding presence, pleasant voice
and a kindly face he readily revealed
the wealth of his warm heart. He at.
tracted the confidence and esteem of all