appreciation, after referring to his outstanding ability and the "really monumental piece of work" done by him in connection with the West Virginia debt case, said:

"The passing of such a man as Randolph Harrison always is a matter of deep regret to every citizen who has at heart the best interests of the community, for it is such men as he who have carried Virginia to the high place it now holds in the eyes of the world. Mr. Harrison came of the most distinguished ancestry, and in his life he was true to the great traditions which were his by heritage."

In an editorial the morning after his death the Lynchburg News, of his own city, said:

"He was known to nearly every resident of Lynchburg as an adornment to the profession of law, and as a man who always took great interest in the public questions of his city and of his State. He was a splendid lawyer, a devoted friend, a public servant of character and ability. Among those of his profession he stood high, but no higher than in the esteem of those who were his friends and associates. He seemed to have the quality of linking those who loved him and those he loved close to him and of bringing them quickly to his side when he seemed to need them. His death will be sincerely mourned throughout the State."

Personal expressions of affection and admiration might be multiplied. A near neighbor wrote, "I always felt such a deep affection for Mr. Harrison that I can't picture Lynchburg without him. His unfailing interest and thoughtfulness will always be remembered by those who knew him so well and loved him so devotedly." A friend from his childhood wrote, "As an able lawyer, loyal friend, devoted husband and father, he has left a rich heritage to his family and the record of a well-spent life which his fellow citizens and friends will recall with pride; the passing of such a man is nothing short of a public calamity." A beloved and venerable bishop of his church, himself a dis

tinguished representative of the best Virginia traditions, wrote, "He was a typical Virginian gentleman and a loyal follower of Christ. We all admired his intellectual ability, but were drawn to him especially by the purity and uprightness of his character and the charm of his personality."

So came friend after friend, recognizing in him not only his ability and personal charm, but more especially those fine social and ethical qualities on which the durable friendships of life and the happy continuance of its closer and more intimate relationships depend.

Frater ave atque vale.

ARMISTEAD R. LONG.

FRANCIS BEATTIE HUTTON.

Judge Francis Beattie Hutton, son of Dr. A. D. Hutton and Sarah Ryburn Hutton, was born January 28, 1858, in Washington County, Va., on his father's farm about two miles south of Emory and Henry College. He died in Abingdon, Va., May 19, 1928.

His early life was spent on the farm and he went to school at the country school nearby, known as Antioch. Afterwards he spent several years in school at Liberty Hall Academy, in Washington County, under the tutelage of James Keys, a thorough and competent teacher and disciplinarian.

On attaining young manhood he went to college for four years at Emory and Henry College, from which institution he graduated in the year 1877 with honors. After graduation he taught school in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn., and at the same time studied law in the office of Judge William V. Dedrick, a Tennessee lawyer of ability. He then returned to Washington County, Va., and continued his studies in the law office of General Arthur C. Cummings at Abingdon. He laid a further foundation for his long and useful professional life by studies at the University of Virginia under that most eminent and distinguished teacher, John B. Minor.

Having thus made a more than thorough preparation for his life work, he was admitted to the bar of his native county and qualified in the courts March 22, 1880, and from that time until his death he applied himself unremittingly to his chosen profession. By his power of accurate discrimination, patient and painstaking mastery of details, unlimited diligence and genuine love of justice, he soon achieved distinction and became recognized throughout the State.

At the age of twenty-five he was elected county judge of Washington County, which position he resigned in order to accept appointment from President Cleveland as assistant United States Attorney. Afterwards he was elected Commonwealth's Attor