Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-06-13
West YlrrInla EdItors.

81. The opening session was at 8 p. m.
Mayor Bent welcomed the visitors, after
prayer by Rev, Mr.. Lingamfelter, pastor
of Davis Memorial Church. President
Brown responded to the address of well
come. After routine business the meet
ing adjourned At night Hon. S. B. Ell |
l,ins, in an eloquent address, welcomed |
the visitors on behalf of the citizens of |
Elkins Hon. Stuart F. Reed, of Clarks- |
burg, responded on behalf of the Associa-
ton. George Alfred Townsend, Gath, .
of Washington City, was present and
spoke on the subject of newspapers and
letters. Responsibility of the rural
press in the dissemination of correct fun
damental principles was the subject of
an able address by Hon. Daniel B. Lucas,
of Charles Town. The programme was
interspersed with music. At the close of
the programme grand ball was given
by the people of Ell1ins in honor of the
editors.
AT the morning session, second day,
Miss May Fairfax Morgan, of the King
wood Argus, read an interesting paper
on the subject, "Humbug advertising,
after which Edwin H. Flynn, of the
Roane County Record, read an admirable
paper on the subject, Newspaper criti-
cism." Cooperative service was dis
cussed, closing the morning programme
which was followed by an excursion up
the beautiful Tygarts Valley to Huttons-
ville- In the afternoon officers were
elected as follows: E. N. Flynn, Roane
County Record, president; NJ. G. Sperry,
Clarksburg News. vice-president; Silas
B. Smith, West Union Record, secretary;
Henry Clay Sample, Fairmont Free
Press, treasurer. Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith addressed the
meeting in an able manner, offering much
encouragement to thefraternity. Thomas
w. Cridler. Assistant Secretary of State,
Cby the way native of Jefferson,) was
present and spoke briefly. as did also Mr..
Rouser, the New York Herald's Wash
ington correspondent.
The second days session closed at night
with brilliant reception at the homes of
Senators Davis and Elkins. Beautiful
0A1SCISAAANi OOllCAIO4 LAWS lOSlACllSC1 was
never more beautiful and magnificent
Hallihurst, Senator Elkins' residence,
decorated especially for the occasion.
presented lively scene. No less than
two hundred guests were present, among
whom were Postmaster-General Smith
and Assistant Secretary of State Cridler.
The last days session of the Association
was full of pleasure for the three hundred
guests who went to Davis by special train
from Elkins. Stops were made at Coke
ton and Thomas, to inspect the Davis
Coal and Coke Company's plants. At
Davis the mills and lumber camps were
visited and inspected. Afterlunch, served
in the train by the El<ins people, dinner
was given in the Opera House. The
BlackWater Falls were visited by many
of the party. A grand banquet closed the
day, the service being in the Blaclkwater
hotel. AT business meeting delegates
to National Association meeting at Port
land, Oregon, were chosen as follows: ].
Slidell Brown, Argus, Kingwood; E. H.
Flynn, Record, Spencer; ]. E. Fleming,
New Dominion, MorGantown ]. F.
Hayden, World, Nation Col. Clarence
Smith, Index, Fairmont; ]. ]. Cornwell,
Review, Romney; Sam Jacobs, Herald,
Wellsburg. The executive committee
will name the next place of meeting.
The editors from the Eastern Panhan-
die reached ElEins by way of the Balti-
more and Ohio and the W. Va. Central &
Pittsburg railroads. The route along the
Picturesque B. 6; o. lies through locali-
ties of varied beauty. taking in important
towns and cities and rich mountain and
valley scenery. From Piedmont along
up the West Virginia Central is a rich
mining and timber country, largely
opened up within the past few years.
The wild scenery of the Blackwater re-
gion is especially attractive, and Carrick's
Ford, where General Garnett was killed,
and other places of historic interest, are
passed. The Davis Coal and Coke Com
pany, which has done so much to develop
West Virginia resources, as Mr.. Robt F.
Bipes, its gentlemanly and efficient audi
tor, informed us, owns about So, 900 acres
of coal and timber lands in this section,
has about twenty coal and coke plants,
employs ?, 500 men, runs a monthly pay
roll of $I25,ooo, has an output of 2,ooo,-
900 tons of coal and 25o, 900 tons of coke
per annum, and in addition has to make
outside purchases of 500, 900 tons of coal
to meet the company's immense and
growing trade. The West Virginia Cen
trail Road loads fifty carloads of lumber
per day.
Whatever Mr.. G. r. Hardesty does, he
does we'll and whenever a report comes
from him he is generally in the front rank.
A few days since he shipped two loads of
lambs, one load averaging 20 and the other
so pounds.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Julia Mcdonald, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Med onald, of Jefferson coun-
ty, to Mr.. John w. Davis, of Clarksburg,
w. Va. The wedding will take place on
the lawn at the home of the bride, near
this place, "Wednesday evening. June21,
and will be followed by large reception.
The groom is prominent member of the
Clarksburg bar and was member of the
last Legislature.
Mr.. T. C. Green, we are pleased to note
has placed upon his brickyard a modern
stone crusher and clay disintegrator. one
of the latest ;,,,,>,,,.s,1