The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-14
VIRGINIA d BAR
ASSOCIATION HERE.
afes Gathering Of the. States
BFsinest and Best men-The
lawyers In their 18th An
t,tiai conyention,in this
city.
BfIiliantAddrsss byMr. Watson
PRESIDENT Basel and Others make
Able Addresses Business Of
The Convention -lmport-
ant legislation Suggest
eddy Pres. Basel.

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eddy Pres. Basel.
The seventeenth annual meeting of
|,s West Virginia Bar Association
held here Wednesday and THUS
Ia the federal court room.
Hhe meeting was opened at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon By an able ad-
i sess by President John Basel, who
eicomed the members to the city,
ma urged important revision in legls-
ALTON, Concerning the recordation OF
Iii written contracts regarding real
sstate, so as to.protect purchasers and
SDon. His address struck responsive
chord and he was heartily applauded.
Secretary John w. Davis and Irea-
snrera w. n. Miller, of Parkersbnrg.
Eere present at the opening and en-
tered upon the discharge of the duties
their Offices.
treasurer w. n. Miller, of Parkers-
lsre made his report as follows /:
Balance on hand last year, s9s6.4S !;
eceipts this year, $3.50; total receipts,
8S6,93. Disbursements, s636.sS !;
balance ON hand -, o4s.94.
ne also reported that dues from
members for last year were $637.
If. M. Reynolds, Of Keyser, and
WOOD Daily, of Elkins, we're appointed
COMMITTEES to audit the treasurers
eeolnt. .
The committees report on legal.
lIipSera ply vas deferred until The law
iitysof the State University could
I'a present and heard from.
was announced that M ,F. Snider,
fF1is city, would appear for the com
I pi ,SEee Cd A admission. Mr.. Suider re
Sl1rted The following for membership:
Charles w Moore. Z q Grille. r 9
EiSiazer ii g Houston, Raymond
Sxwell, I + Lowe, G w Gore, Gen R
orthcott, c W Lynch, John R
ayIper, OF Clarksburg: is Young, Of
$uckhannon: G A II kunst, OF Graf
ton: NJ S Hodges, llepser: G Q Strictly,
Davis: n ID Thurman, Addison: Q w
10 Hardman, Middleburne: A NJ Gun
:saingham, Parsons; Nelson @ Hubbard,
ii O Richards Joseph r Naylor,
Wheeling.
] udge John A Campbell, of New
Gumberland, was on the program fora
sbaner but did not arrive until lnte
I'll nd was excused.
The program having been completed
NJ Reynolds. OF keyser, read .
lengthy paper On the question of the
judicial Amendment. He reviewed
It's history in The last Legislature,
met the criticisms that have been
made against 1t and heartily support
ed the movement.
Several reports were then received
and considerable routine business was
Transacted.
At s o'clock Hon. David I. Watson,
al eminent lawyer Of Pittsburg, de-
livered the annual address to large
audience in the Traders Grand Opera
House. 1t was pronounced one of the
ablest and most brilliant speeches ever
delivered here.
Following is the list Of lawyers who
were present:
- Nj Turner, Morgantown: E NJ
Showalter, Fairmont: S II Kunst,
Grafton; Il f Ayers, Harrisville; OW
81 Hardman, Middlebourne: ia Nc
Whorter, a NJ Poundstone, &C Hig-
Midlothian, and U S Young, Buck
IiannOti: E Fl Morton, Addison; NJ II
willis, j v Blair, West Union: j p
acobs, New Martinsville: George Z
srice, Charleston: 1T Vinson E NJ
oiittle, Huntington: w M McDon-
u M Reynolds, VIM q Clayton,
eySer: A NJ Cunningham,C OStrieby,
s5ns; j G st Glare. Ira e Robin
S., Grafton: US G Pitzer, Martins
sifp; Hugh lIMartin, Shinnston; W
Miller, Parkersburg: Floyd D
tFaderx Severlw Geo Caldwell, Jas
Ewih Frank Nesbitt, Guy re
len, wheeling; NJ + Snider, G w
T',cis,s Homer W Williams, r TAI.
Sss: r q M thcott, L C Grille, EN-
NTH, w sgssct John r Swiger, Har.
s Smith, r Harrison, J II Polling, II
Houston, H w Harmer, G W Gore,
Il 0f Harrisburg bar.
thursdays session opened at 10
lclOcl in the forenoon.
The program for the day was .
sper by Edgar B Stewart, Of Morgan
SWn, on 1.-THE Torrens SYSTEM
sliich Mr.. Stewart handled mastery.
paper by S II vinson,o Huntington,
sThe Decisions Of the Supreme
8,ift TO Our Newly Acquired Terri.
fies..s election OF officers, appoint
aifiat IL standing committees, an ad-