The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-17
Mrs. Pierce's Excellent Lecture.
From Fridav,s Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. M. Z. Pierce delivered her
lecture on "a Woman's Experience
in Army Life" at the M. E. church
last night. The room was decorated
with flags and adorned with flowers
by the church ladies. Mrs. Harti
gan's talented orchestra RENDERED
number of appropriate musical Sc
lections before the speaker read her
interesting address; and after its de-
livery the orchestra gave THE Star
Spangled Banner with impressive
effect The audience represented
the best culture of Morgantown.
Mrs. Piece described her life at
the fort at Salt Lake City in the
days when Brigham Young and his
Mormon elders gave our government
much trouble. She detailed with
graphic paragraphs, her journey to
the lar North western forts of Walla
Walla and Fort Townsend before
the Custer Massacre, and her life
there. She depicted the particulars
of daily life among the officers fam
lilies. She made manifest the wrongs
done to the Indians in times of peace
and war by ,ur government. She
described the visits of President
Grant, President and Mrs. Hayes,
and othels to the Oregon fort. She
paid high tribute, from personal
acquaintance, to General Nelson A.
Miles, the magnificent Commander
of our armies. Professor Mestrezat
illustrated the beautiful and instruc
tive lecture with his army bugle.
Mrs. Pierce received well merited
applause for the excellent address,
with which all present were charmed.
Death Of DR.. H. B. Lazier.
LAzlER-Dr. Henry Baird Lazier
died at his residence on High street,
in Morgantown, on Thursday, May
18th, 1899, at about the hour of one
o'clock A. NJ.
His ailment was what is termed
Bright's disease, and his death was
not unexpected to his friends.
DR.. Lazier was born January Goth
1881, and was consequently in the
sixty ninth year of his age. He
was horn. reared and lived in Nor
gantown. and was widely known as
a physician and druggist. He was
educated in the old Monongalia
Academy and Jefferson Medical Col
lege, of Philadelphia, graduating
from the Medical College in 1858.
He practiced his profession from the
time of his graduation until the
breaking out of the Civil War, when
he raised Company E, Seventh West
Virginia Infantry, of which compa
ny he was made captain. While
commanding wing of his regiment
at the battle of Antietam he was
shot through the leg, inflicting an
ugly wound He was so severely
wounded that he had to be carried
from the field and the deep scars
were on his body to the day of his
death. He resigned his captaincy
in February 1868, but was shortly
afterward commissioned an Assist
ant Surgeon, in which capacity he
served until the close of the war
At the close of the war he returned
to Morgantown and then began his
career as druggist and pharmacist
in which he was eminently success
full for many years, and from which
business he retired about two years
ago on account of failing health.
/. During the long period that he was
engaged in the drug business DR..
Lazier took high rank. He was
careful, skillful and in every re-
spect competent druggist. His
large clientage had the utmost con-
fidencc in his integrity and business
ability.
In business circles he was regard
ed as honorable and upright. He
was a man of kind heart and gener-
GUS disposition and was exception
ally kind to the poor and needy, and
was greatly beloved by wide cir
Gle of friends.
In 1867, DR.. Lazier married Mary
Agnes Moreland who preceded him
to the grave about three years. Mrs.
Lazier was a most estimable lady
and their home was for many years
one of the brightest in Morgantown.
Two children survive. DIR. A. M.
Lazier who succeeded his father for
a short time in the drug business,
and Henry B. Jr. who is unmarried
and was living with his father at
the time of his death.
The funeral will take place from
his late residence on Friday, at
| o'clock d. m. Interment nriyate.