Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-01-11
TESTIMONIALS TO
JUDGE BRANNON
Is Given BY Judges of Supreme
Court Upon the Occasion Of His
Intended Retirement.

The Supreme Court, at a special
term, passed the following resolution,
the subject being the retirement from
the bench of that body OF Judge
Henry Brannon, after "a years Of CON
tinuous service:
Charleston. w. Va.
December 10, 1912.
Zion. Henry Brannon,
Charleston, W. Va.
Dear Judge Brannon:
"The pleasure of our long associa-
ton with you, many pleasing Incl
dents of which are now wildly re-
called, and our deep and sincere ID
probation of your rare ability and
your exceedingly valuable public ser
vices, constrain us, on the adjourn
ment Of this term of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, marking the volun-
tary termination of your active partic-
ipation in its deliberations, to express
our sincere regret and a hearty wish
that yet long years OF social and pub
lie usefulness in other relations Of
life may still be yours.
I'm a service covering the unusual
period of tw%enty-four years, consider
ably longer than that of any of your
predecessors or associates, your con
slant and uniform aim has been to
do justice between the parties to liti-
cation and to extend courtesy and
fairness to all coming in contact with
the court in any manner. Your. in
dustry has been all that an exacting
public could demand and your ability
universally recognized and extolled.
You retur to the walks of private
life laden with public honors, richly
deserved.
ut affords us great pleasure to tes-
tify to the constant and u~nwavering
kindness, patience and affability that
have characterized all your personal
relations with us. 1t has been our
rare good fortune to live for years
within the sphere of your cheerful,
sunny, sympathetic and generous dis
position, and enjoy your superb social
qualities as Well as your great aid
I'm the solution of intricate and per
picking questions.
"In returning to private life, you
leave an indeiable and potential i'm
press upon the Jurisprudence of the
state and its social and public life,
and carry with you our profound es-
TEEN and affectionate regards.
Respectfully,
GEO. POFFENBARGER,
w. N. MILLER,
IRA L. ROBINSON,
IL. JUDSON WILLIAMS"
Judge Brannon's Reply.
Charleston, w. va.
December 10, 1912.
ITO My Brother Judges of the SUI
preme Court of Appeals:
81 receive with great satisfaction
and emotion your letter testimonial
to use on my retirement from that
court as a judge after a continuous
service of twenty-four years. My sat
isfaction comes from your assurance
that l have performed my judicial
duties a~cceptably, and that you part
from me with regret. | thank you
from my hearts depth for your sin
cere expression of u pleasant per-
sonal relations. Through years of
service | have never had with any
judge or attorney a personal jar or
~heartburning. Whilst | have this feel
ing of satisfaction, it is mingled with
emotion of sadness and regret. You,
tell of a break, a change in my whole
course of life, after a service of thirty
two years continuously on the cir
cult and Supreme Court benches, 1t
sunders my daily relations with you;
it parts me from the able bar of the
Supreme Court, a peculiarly great
bar. II is an able, Woodworking court,
aided by an able bar.
"On parting, l pray that the days
of the members of both court and bar
may be long in the land, and that
health, happiness and prosperity may
bless both.
Every sincerely,
"HENRY BRANNON."
$500 For Plate.
was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay,
in New Orleans in 1892. Mighty
costly for those with stomach trou-