Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-25
THROUGH THE STATE.
A Bright Budget of West Virginia News
and Comment.

and Comment.
In the death of Judge j. NJ. Layne,
of Cabell county, West Virginia loses
one of the brightest and ableSt of the
young men who have contributed to
build up her prosperity as State.
Judge Layne came To Huntington from
his Virginia home young and untried
lawyer. During his years of practice
i'm our State he made himself thorough
West Nirginian in thought and feeling,
and won high place in the
legal profession. He was especially in
terested In the development Of the
States resources and was active in a
number OF important enterprises. a
sterling Democrat, Judge Layne was the
Democratic candidate for the Legisla
ture at the time of the death. His loss
will be a severe blow to the Democracy
of his section.
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DR.. c. +. MillSpaugh, botanist, and
Mr.. \. ID. Hopkins, entomologist, of
the w. Va. Agricultural Experiment
Station, stopped here over Sunday on
their tour of the State. They are Wis
iting farms and making observations
upon the capabiity of the different
soils of raising certain forage plants,
and the question of insects doing dam
age TO the different crops raised. The
observations have so far extended
through portions OF Wood, Writ, Cal
houn, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph,
Webster. Nicholas, Fayette and Kama
wha counties; other counties will be
visited latcr.-KdndlChd Gazette.
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Hon. Rankin Wiley, of Mason county,
seems to have the call for the Demo-
cratic nomination in the Fifth Senator
ial district The nomination belongs
by the district rule to Roane county.
but the ROane county aSpirants have
waived their claims in Mr.. Wiley's IA
vor. The Democrats Of the Fifth dis
trict have had enough Republican re-
presentation in the Senate TO last them
for generation. The time has come
for a change and they intend to have it.
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Are the Republicans going to dump
Smith? 1t has recently been learned
that a movement is on foot to take him
at his word and quiet and effective work
Is being done to remove him from prob
abilities of q nomination. Hon. j. Il.
Menager, OF Mason county, and prom
inent Republican lawyer of Wood coun-
" are both mentioned in connection
the succession. -PdrkerSbuTg Sentinel
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4 couple from PocahontaS county,
W. Va. who came to this city to be
married last week, were delayed thirty
six hours in having the ceremony per-
formed because the groom was not old
enough by that number of hours TO get
a license. They waited here until he
was old enough to become husband
Cumberland Courier.
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In voting to put West Virginia cleo
lions i'm the control Of appointed super
viSorS Hon. c. b. Smith knew exactly
what ne was doing. In the good old
days of registration and supervisors our
friend Smith was one of them. He has
scratched the name of many a Demo
crat from the registration lists.-PGr-
kcrNbIUg Sentinel.
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Mr.. James VI. Laidley, OF Charleston,
has issued a call to the GreenbackerS OF
West Virginia to attend national con
ference of the party at Indianapolis on
August 9Sth. When Mr.. Laidley looks
around at the wreck which Republican
coalition brought on his party, he must
feel like a second MariuS in the ruins of
Carthage.
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\ rumor is current that a party OF
capitalists, among them ex-senator
Camden, contemplate erecting fine
hotel at Addison. Webster county. The
new railroad and other enterprises re-
Gently undertaken are making that crSt-
while wilderness Of West Virginia
blossom like the rose.
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bicycle factory is to be established
in Huntington. The finer parts OF the
machines will be imported, and only the
roughcr parts made in the local fac
tory.
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The Tanner Oil Company has been
organized at ParkerSburg to drill well
near Tanners, Gilmer county. Drilling
will begin in few days.
THE delicious fragrance, refreshing cool
ness and soft beauty impaired 10 the skin
by POzzoni's Powder commcnds il TO all
ladies.