The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-03
Fitti3n 6 Resolutions Aid
Adopted and Made
of#the Court RecoFd.
HIS LIFE REVlE WE'D.
In Memory Of Him the Court
Takes a Recess until
Friday Morning


AT Wednesday morning session Il
the circuit court with Judge charlss
" Lynch presiding d d saiish
John W. Davis and yYiil d Morris
committee appointed 5adss Iynea
for the purpose spbaIttsa is foiiow
Ing resolutions tarpash d smith,
it's chairman which efe then aslops
ted by teeour aud sd ered Is 6es
come q paft 81 me record 81 ths
court, alter hirh The eolrt too
recess until EridSs morning.
1T is fitting that the circflf conf
Of Harrison county should beat On III
records tribute to the memory 81
Michael J, Francis. Who 81 sheriff 81
said county and chief ministerial or
ficer Of this court has served 81 well.
He was born ii 1861 he died Il
his home in clarksbprg January j.
1912 after an allness 81 three hours
and after having served to d day
three years Of his oficlaitern.
The court, its sufriyiRg oficsrs
and the community rarely have a,
celved such q grieyous shock and ioss
as that from which they now sumer
in his death.
He passed heroically through all
the vtcissitpdes Of lie, from an til-
known benniless and maimed boy
In the coal mines into an ample Tor
time, the general esteem ana MA
public Office, With his star sim al
parently in the ascendant III the
time Of This
His private lite was above
proach, his oficlai career abovs suss
picion, his charity the consolation
and support Of the poor.
in his family as son, as brother.
as husband and as father, his life ap-
preached the ideal.
AS sheriff Of this county, he vas
ever prompt and etRcient and tar
three years he served without ad-
verse criticism, and the administrs-
ton of his Office may ven be the emu
latlon Of those who shall succeed hin.
a worthy example for the entIFs
state.
In religion he was q pillar Of his
church, alpraottcat Christian.
The dominating trait Of his char.
acter was his surprising unselfish-
ness in all the relations Of life.
"ln respect to his memory, tie
court will now take recess uattI
Friday morning at 8 O'clock"
Judgment for sss4,5t was given the
Farmers Bank against Joseph VI. Lat
stetter, executor Of the estate Of Eliz-
abeth Latstetter
Decree of sale was made in the
suit of Lota Davis against George II.
Davis.
A divorce decree was refused in the
ease of Mary G. Boyce against Isaac
9. Boycel
In the case7of P, N, Long. commit
Tee for E. s. D. Reynolds against 3.
3. D. Reynolds, a decree was entered
directing the payment Of an Indebted
hess Of a ward Of the committeeman.
Suits of E. Ferdinand Rogers.
George W. Robinson and Tiighman
!. Lyon against II Moore Jackson.
laving been settled, were dismissed.
Distribution Of funds BY special
commissioner II the combined
:auses of Sherman Robinson. truss
ZEE, against Cora " Fox ana
'harles g. c6fEman, trustee, against
Toward Gluck et ais was confirmed.
,Non-residence was suggested IA
he cause OF the Pennsylvania OH
nd Gas Company sEainst Robert s.
'ivian.
Rose E. cofindahery COMMITTEES
OF, William E. Comndaher, was ap-
horized to lease land for oil and
as.
Daniel M. Boone guardian. was
Empowered to dispose o. real estate
wned by Earl a. Boone
"A decree for Si4s.20 was given
usan A. wolfe against ]. w. Smith
/ al.