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j gentlemen acted aa pall-bearers: Robt. T. Barton, E. Holmes Bo vd, Holmes Conrad, Maurice M. Lynch, Oapt. Jno.J.Williams, John M. Steck, W. Roy Stephenson, Robt. M. Ward, Judge T. W. Harrison, Judge Wm. M. Atkinson, Dr. William S. Love, I and Dr. Wm. P. McGuire.th I Austin, Texas, where, en I practice of his professand was made Ad-tate. He earnestly vhich ex-Governorlie I j utant-General of the 1COMMON COUNCILthe same counted by the regular Judges of Election, and to make report thereof to the Common Council. And the Clerk of Council is hereby instruct-jed to certify this resolution of the saideducated at the Virginia Military ! and afterwards went to the Umvlt; Virginia. In the year 1851 be Texas and soon took an active pawas laid on the table until next ig, Tbe following ip the reso-?lt;iD|IATH OF COL. WILLIAM BYBD | A Well-Known Gentleman and Highly-Respected Barrister Passes Away.Col. William Byrd, one of the oldest members of the bar, died at his residence on South Washington street about two o’clock Sunday morning, aged about 70 years. He had been in failing # “_ Upon the restoration of peace Colonel 1 Byrd returned to Winchester, and form » ing a partners* ip with the late Lewis N.Huek, who had been his father ’spartner, g eIaj COndilhealth compelled. his retirement.“ A rnoug'those who knew hnn v_— „first came back to Winchester, as well as | from \ those who at a later period were thrown 1 next best in constant intercourse with him, theBthe datie-aualities which especially marked him ^- ’ ■ Me was at aliithe courteous|ubered. He was at ^ giu receipt imes and on all occasions the courteous g in a]) .entJeman. His woid was verity itself, a ianliD|f- Col. William. Bykd died at two a clock I on the morning of Easter Sunday. He was 1 bora in the city of Winchester nearly sev-I enty years ago. He was the son of Rich-I ard Evelyn Byrd, the grandson of Thomas I Taylor Byrd and the great grandson of the I fourth'Col. William Byrd of Westover He I was in lineal descent the fifthWilliam Byrd I who held a colonels commission in the ar-Imies of England, of the United States and I of the Confederate GovernmentHe graduated at George Town College, at the Virginia Militarylnstitute and at the I University of Virginia. Soon after he ob.-Itained the Degree of Bachelor of Law atI force and elegance of style made the Gaz lette a powerful factor in the politics of the “Done Star State.” TT~ l~~*“-----gentleman, ms woia was veinj He never stooped to any mean ad^tageg* *» or let less than honorable conduct d-aments in vance his own or his clients’ gain. Herecognized the moral pow er in a lawyer;shands and would not let a client do ty his n guo of wi advice what for conscience sake he would |] granted lt;bimselt forbear to do. His eyes were ev- |3 available er on the higher plane of his profession, g *, 8 -and he held in generous contempt those |1 w,thrifty devices which sometimes make g short cuts across the ways to professional H °*dr“Colonel Byrd was a highly cultivated H and Cuml and educated gentleman. He disliked || are and h the controversial part of his profession, and the wrangle at the bar was obnoxious to him. Consequently he figured less at the open bar of the court than he did in consultation. In cases in chancery, however, and in matters either in law. or eqnity his power of close and conscientious investigation and his sound and conservative judgment made him ever the valued associate and trusted counsellor.“All public questions engaged his attention and his views were maturely form ed, tersly expressed and resolutely adhered to. He had no ambitioD for public place, always taking pleasure, however, in aiding in the advancement of the just aspirations of others. . :“We, the surviving members of the Winchester bar, certify to his family, to the courts for \ ermanent record ana to the public through the press this evidence * r high regard for our departed friend in token of our affection for and appreciation of him we will attend his fun-I Houston as earnestly opposed. His fear-and political wisdom was the of the downfall of Hous-ergy andnantcatfse.. ^ton. When the war broke out. as adjutant Bre ■ general, he organized the Texas regiments, om land by his courage and energy secured I large stores of Federal arms and supplies-for the Confederate Government. As A. I as this duty was accomplished he went m-ool I to the field at the head of a regiment and, except when he was a prisoner at New Or-j entire war in the He had at all times the absolute confid-lit-Bence and esteem of his commanding Pricers—Gen’ls Smith, Taylor and WalHe was a strict disciplinarian and acquired finally unbounded influence over his men, though in the early part of the war there murmuring against his rigid discipl?0 * - ™ Mississippi,The chair then appointed Mr. R. M, Ward to present the resolutions to the Circuit Court, Mr. W. L. McCann to the County Court and Mr. A. S. Larrick to the City Court, after, which, the meetiug adjourned.motxonnone of t er salary them, thlt; ed by a a Theref on Cou That, be, 1898 the hall be ! making lt;Treasurebursingyearly si about $8 yearly a which clt; of at lea for the i that all improvethislarg to the wurership formatu Mr. BngagiThe heroes of the Tram partment, like Gen.Walker and Col. Byrd, may never take the place in History to for 1 which they are entitled. Virginia was the theatre of such great actions thatthe eupon tnat3 of- the world were fastened t. Ye e mighty tion and,.s___ absorbing interest. Yet in theTrans-Mississippi there vr and valour and devotionnes H poured out like water.* Col. Byrd’s exploits at Fort De Russey long be remembered by his comrades knew of the facts. Fort De p—« was an hastily constructed earthed cation on the Red River. The plai.. Smith and Taylor—was to draw -Banks away from his gunboats and this Mbase of supplies and lead him into theterior. To execute this plan, it was ne-cessary that Banks’ army should be detain-oun led at Fort De Russey as long as possible, into ■ Col. Byrd was selected for this important 000,1 and dangerous duty. And he did Hold it.He held it against a combined attack from pot, | Porter’s gunboats ~ |Mj \~Athe river and the whole of Banks’ army on the land. He held it until the earthen walls were lev-that B eled by the awful artillery fire of the ene-d until the Confederate army was now ■ saie and had time to complete disposi-‘ which resulted in the defeat of the rilfe I PeOeral army.appropr hoped tl the gooCouncil met in regular session last Tuesday night, April 5tb, in the council chamber. President Geo. H. Kin-261, Messrs. Cooper. Gray, Willis. Conner, Brown, Miller, Wm. H. Baker,Hensell, Lewis and Schneider, mem bers were present. The clerk of the eoancil, city-treasurer, city solicitor commissioner of the revenue, superin tendent of water and streets and the chief of police were also present and addition to these there was quite a mber of visitors^ The minutes of preceding meetings were read and approved, and then the clerk read the reports of the treasurer and of the superintendent of water and streets.The treasurer’s report was then read nd adopted. Report for March, 1898: k.oeeipts—general I tax, net, $128.44; bav scales, $7.98; fines, $2; sprinklers,$23.40; cash ou hand last report, $1,-773.72; total, $1,935.54. Disbursements—interest, $75; lights, $970.64; schools, $360; poor,f$70.18; court,$200.- ing moi 20; water, $37.23; Streets, $13.10; con- than $2 tiugent, $130.38; salaries, $664.98; fil- witbdra terer and heater, $1.51; total disburse- iCorpori ments, $2,540.30; deficit advanced by lordina® treasurer. $604.76.; g SoliciSupt. Boyd reported that during tbe g connect month nine attachments had been made g Handle for street spinklersand lour for domes- ° tic purposes. The inspector of boilers had examined the one at the pumping station and had reported the condition care and management “very good.”During the month the engine had pumped for 139 hojurs, consuming 22,Col. Byrd, after this heroic defence,was ■ 850 pounds of coal and lifting 4,050, ken to New Orleans and imprisoned there H geo gallons of water. This was an inided | for six months, during the hot season He | creas0 of 3OOt0OO gallons and only 50 red-1 “I™?8 8“ith“‘,he feci'T^ I pound, of coal over tbe report of thete it I I preceding month and illnstrates to a. - . ■ citizens Of New Orleans, but he contracted B Prec®41 blcb g that terrible scourge, prison fever, and lay g great extent the good result of the for a long time very near death. He never B heater which decreases the consump-fully recovered in health from this attack, g tion of coal and other noticeable im and for many years was sustained only by g provements.his extraordinary vitality and his iron will, g At the instance of Mr. Gray, the In Austin he was several times reported ■ superintendent gave the members con-— — TeUobytain°ed 8 sid^rable information concerning thekilled, and on one occasion obituary not- Bserve until the end of the war. g of expenses in the running of the pump-Shortly before the war he married Jen-g iug stationI nie Rivers, the daughter of Jones Rivers, g Patrick McFadden was relieved of -----,. , „ _ titibn from Wm. Cain was read, desir, was re£erred to-ported thehad the sorrow to see them both perish, g following claims from parties claiming knowing that they were the only sons of g erroneous assessments: Geo. Glaize, their mother, who was a widow, and thatgc, H, Trenary, M. L. Hollis, J. Wm. with them died an honored name. Heg^tjjeyf J. T. Fisher, granted; M. A jal- B Nntt , A Ornrlnrff. nnt errant fid. E. LScrantc ten tionchesteTheregnlacouM never afterwards speak of these gal- ■ NottJ A. Orndorff, not granted, E lant hoys without pain. _ . 1 Fries, claims of erroneous assessmBlsolgtohimylt;^r^’cameeSSto the pTaceof I was referred to the water committee ghis birth,and though broken in health and g The committee on lights reported * grained in fortune, he set about to make agthat a light was necessary on Stewart er Of g bving for his wife and children with a he-g street south of Water and also ment-pass- B roism as truly exalted as any he displayed gioued the petitions for lights at the road,gin war. This community know well en-g following points: North Kent street, Balti-goughhow bravely he made that fight and|near the cattle . Nat|onaf a - *- — ■ how he won the victories Peace. gnear cemetery; Clifford and Mai„1a^rS^.0tLLtntePgri“:™d„wbcrw1,h1| L^te, street., Fairfax«n intfiilfifit. unusually clear and compre-1 avenue and Kent* The report was dis-a» intellect unusually clear and compre- g avenue and Kent. 1 he report hensive. He transacted much important B cussed by members aud as the condi-and lucrative business, and bis affairs were g tion of the finances would not permil so managed that when he was compelledg of granting either request the report iasse6 g by sickness to finaliy desist from his labors gwa8 laid on the 'table until the nextixam Ihis bn8ine88 was Bettled UP with immedi- g meeting.'- »i|aUTr,way, a great reader, with a|, Mr- WiUis theu tntrodaced the folR„m r^rrSrhT^^wS'wir the E,ectoral Boardfom' g profound and wide reaching. We do not g of the City of Winchester be and is t ynn g often see a gentler, nobler nature. He ne-g hereby authorized and requested to Lynn gyer intentionally by word or deed wounded B take chaige of the vote directed to ngers B a human being. Of the multitude of his B taken by resolution of Council pass-time g charities and generosities g ed March 1st, 1898, on the question ofao eleT\° Iifrhvplrt aD.hI him can speak gtbe Clty t0 Iurnish lts own hehts Wlththatg His attitude towards his family was agthe water pumping station, to be sub sue-g complete negation of self. He lived onlyg mitted to the voters of the city at tin jys in g for those be loved, and he was at all times g regular election in May next; to pro ecome g ready to sacrifice every desire to add to the-J v|ge ballots and boxes therefor; to have happiness and pleasr— an*children. _Many years ago at another Easter time a beloved son was takeh from him and anguish entered hia soul. It is a great com-h cron Btort for those Who loved him to believe ■ ^ w„ujr 1 hi on Hthat that Uttle boy has waited for him g Electoral Beard,, g through the long years, and when at last B The resolution was discussed pro 1 ® ghe laid down his weary burden was theBan(j con and after considerable debateit fruit B first to welcome him on the other shore. B it wag a(j0pted by a close vote.■ Mr. Hensell introduced the ordi BUSOLUTIONS OF THE BAR ASSO-gnauce for receiving and disbnrsmg the ent in H CIATION. g revenues of 1897-93. There were veryiven atg The memberaof ths Winchester bar rnetBfew changes and but two of them met , neargatJ'ue8dTy^aft^x7°yrnB any opposition. Those were thefimonS I wL ap^i“^irman?nd:Mi^ I mt0tt0’llexan- g Ward^cretary. The following members get tax, which were explained and sat-« and g were present: Hon. S. J. C. Moore of Ber- g isf actorily adjusted,ryville, Hon. W.M..Atkinson,Hon. T.W.g Tbe following bills were approvedi Harrison, F. B. Whiting, Conrad Kowns-g TIMES, $20.00, Enterprise Printing Co,, .. Biar of Berryville; H. S. Larrick, Robt. T.g^j. p. p. Conrad, $15; Adam Forney,by g Barton, M, Lynch, E. H. Boyd, Harry B ^48t90lt; Mr. Baker moved that the bers Of | B, Kern, W. L, MoOsbii, Jno. J.Williams,■ ba remIeated to osv tbe billsor org-1 J ^^^ooey ie the’treasury87 to the I Ward, Holmes Boyd, Jr., T. Cartmell, m — - .. . ., ^thirtv BP- C. Gore. On motion,the chair appoin-g On motion of Mr. Gray the finance a char-1 ted Messrs. R. T. Barton, W. M. Atkinson g committee was appointed a special gand W. Roy Stephenson a committee tog committee to meet a like committee 0 | draft resolutions. The committee submit- g from the Frederick County Board ofgdfbe following memorial, which was on g Supervisors and coqfer with County ji thatg mori«Bl?l4Ppted; . g Treasurer Chiles in regarfi to the warValley I '.’Tto wer»bs» of flje Winchester bar,| that hM baen refonded t0 the 01tydffLem I““^aWcL?yilln|SZ^«Iaod oonnty and which »1.' tbeposses. f g make this testimonial of their high regard g 8100 of -be county treasurer. Tbe fiucb too g anlt;j appreciation of his worth, and to put g nance committee is composed of Messrs w a real gQn record the impression which their longg Hensell, Gray and Mi'ler, and City So-association with him has left upon us. - g HcitorWard will also act in conjunction Byrd was bora in Winchester onB Mr. Cooper, of the revenue commit-Hw^rdayof .I teo, presented some letters he bad reof an ancestry distlngulahed Wcol™-| iv^d from Tarioas momcipalities1 ^7S:rg^^8a»1®|»-.««n!hg tb0rlar,eapaidtoc,tyity. His father, Richard E. Byrd, tfag treasurers and also introdumng areao-among the ablest of a set of lawyers whog lutiou haying the purpose of reducing made the Winchester bar known far andg the treasurer’s commission on colleo-of Wood st with a Badquar-Tuesdayaody and lately nopolitics of that then new State, devoting | vv nereas It is apparent to the Com^ himself at onetime to journalism, but sub-g mon Conncil from the recent report of sequently entirely to the practice of his gits special committee that it is now ifession. gcogting the.taxpayers through the of-Upon the breaking out of the war he- gfiCe of City Treasurer over $1900 and tween the States, Col. Byrd entered at once Big jnerftasine yearly, for the collection the military torviee of the Confederacy, g d disbursement of the revenue ofbe rose to the rank of colonel and was the g sixteenth or G per cent, of the enti comaker ?f a brigade. g receipts of the city, aud
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