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TKlDCi’K Of KEsmrr. |At a meeting of the members of the War ot Harrison county, belt! at tlie Cojut House on the 3 i dny of January, 1671. on tunt'mn of C'oloml Juhu S. Hoffman.* the Iltni. George II. Lee wa* called to the I chair, ntid on hi* further motiou Johu J.I Davis was appointed Secretary.I The Hoc. /oho 8lt; CarJile rose, snJ in* feeing and appropriate terms announced [the death of the HonOmlilo William* A.! llarritfjii, at his residence in Clarksburg, on the 31st of December, 1870 ; and ho 1 concluded by submitting to the ctoiddt'n-! tion of tip meeting the following, rcsolu- jlions:/r'ew/irt?, That we hare learned with jprofound .sensibility and regret tue death ;j of William A. Harrison, formerly ,Judge^I of the -1st Circuit of Virginia, and oi re ,■ recently urn* nf the Ju get of the Court of,Appeals ot Wc.*t Virginia.Rtjotttl. Tint in the death of Judgej EJnrrisou the bar has lm.1 a bright Vxrmp-, lar an l.inoat distinguished iiieuibpr, his1 | | family a uioat devoted husband aidfrth'tfr,I the church a inoat xeatou* and consistent| member, and the community oro of it* II tucit cmiatijt, useful and honored citi- ‘J A . »* MU-.Tljni as a token ©four feel.-| il?g$ on this occaMtit, we will near an appropriate badge of mourning fur the period j of thirty day*.J Actohed. That we tender our sincere • i and special condolence to the futi.ilj of ibr j | dqeeascd in this ihtir saJ bemyement.i i nnd that the Secretary he directed ti» fur- : uish to them a copy of these proceedings'- J KeiohtJ, Tuat copies of these proceed- -j ing» be presented to thcSupr?n:e Court of | Appeals, and the Circuit Court of this!. county at their next aO.-wotH, un i that the | i said courts be respectfully requested to j have the saiuc entered upon their rc*|»«e-j j tiro minutes.J On motion of Colonel Burton lleapard, j jit was Ordered that the several pii|tra, throughout the State be requested to pub lih the proceedings of this tueet.njr. j On motion of Colonel John S Hoffman.; it was ordered that a committee consisting | j of three members of the bar be appointed to present these proceeding* anJ resolu tiou»* to the Supreme Court of Appeal?1 and the Circuit Couit of ibis county.ThurcJpon the chair appointee! n* said 1 commit ten Colonel Jnhu S.'Hoffman. Caleb W*£ge*S, Ksq . and Hun Charles S | Lewi*.On motion of John C. Vance, 1 t., ‘.beIi meeting adjnurtird.
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The Weston Democrat
Weston, West Virginia, US
Mon, Jan 16, 1871
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