The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-08

murmuring riyulets and dancing
fish, one could scarcely conceive that
sthesubject matter was saw mills and
saw dust
In private and social life, Mr.. Lur
ty is the most amiable of the amiable
An entertaining talker, with a mem.
richly stored with the experiences
and Incidents Of three quarters of q
century, he is most charming com.
panion.
HON. GEO. F. EVANS.
BY the death Of Hon. Geo. Ferrell
on the21st day of January, 1881, the
county of Berkeley was left without
representation in the House. AT q
special election, held in February Of
the same year, Mr.. George F. Evans,
On enterprising young tobacconist, Of
kMartinsburg, was. chosen to fill the
vacancy.
Without previous parliamentary
experience, but full of'ardor, he came
at once to Wheeling and took his
seat. From the first, he evinced a
sincere purpose Of doing all he could
to promote the best interests of the
State.
With his whole soul, he threw
himself into the work. A Republi.
can in politics, and, therefore, in a
minority, he had the good sense to
first win the personal friendship Of
the members generally, and then de.
vote his energies exclusively to non
partisan legislation.
AS the patron of the bill to abolish
corporal punishment in the public
schools of the State, he has endeared
himself to all the girls and boys and
and not few of the parents. He
made gallant, though unsuccessful
fight In behalf of this progressive
measure, little too progressive, as
ride Solomon's Reports, vol, :, p,
referred to by Mr.. Lowry in the dis,
cussion, especially that part of it
where the wise author quantity but
forcibly points out the damaging
effect of "sparing the rod."
Mr.. Evans is a close watcher of the
interests of the working men of the
State. Himself a practical manu-.
facturer, he jealously guards the
rights of labor and mechanical skill.
Not more than thirty-one or two
years of age, he is inspired with all
the ardorof enthusiastic youth. Time
doubtless will destroy many of his
visions.
Amiable, good-natured and whole.
souled, he makes himself popular
with all classes.
HON. GEORGE LYNCH.
In one of the early papers of these
sketches, l had occasion to describe
two classes Of influential legislators.
Without desiring to recall the pre-
else language then used, l may say
that the Hon. George Lynch, of Cal
houn county, owes his influence, in
great part, to his wonderful powers
of digestion and capacity for absorp.
tion.
He is the wit Of the House-the
funny member" spar excellence"
Is there practical joke perpetrated?
a little legislative fun; such as re.
quiring the sergeant.at.arms to quar-
antine Pittsburgh visiting statesmen;
be assured George Lynch is at the
bottom of the thing.
With contemptuous disregard Of
fashion in dress and holy horror for
dandyism, he generally appears in
the plainest possible clothes, sans
cravat, sans collar and sans gloves.
These external evidences of rough.
ness are mere oddities Of character.
For, at heart, he is kind gentle
men, possessed of noble instincts and
generous impulses.
Full of fun, he would rather perpe-
trate a joke than draw his per diem.
But, then, he has a sober side Of
characterize less pronounced than
his jovial traits. When it comes to
voting on serious question, he has
a mind Of his own, that makes up it's
decisions with deliberation and acts
from conviction.
Seeing him lounging about the