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General SGlarence Smith died ut
his home son Quincy street yesterday
morning at eleven O'clock, after nm
illness extending over SIX years. He
was one Of the beat Known and nas,
prominent men Id the State, his
friends being legion wherever he was 4
known and to all the announcement !.
Of his death viii bring SINCERE sol:
row: Although stricken with loco.
motor ataxia 4 number Of years cgo
aud having failed noticeably within
the past few mont ths, lie still ccntin.
ued 70 eat and sleep vel and mo i'm.
mediate danger was anti lcipated until
last week when he became uncop.
|sscions and continued tso for a couple
Of days. He then rallied and II was
hoped that the crisis for the tine be.
Ing had passed; Saturday evening
however. he commenced suffering ID.
tenscly and this continued through.
the night Attending Sphyaicians werc
able to alleviate this but he was seen Z
to be sinking rapidly and abot
eleven o'clock Bas before stated tue
END came. "
Clarence |, smltlt, Bfigadier Gen,
erai Of tie Nat t1onal Guard Of Nest
Virginia, and d well gfnown laember
5of% the Marion county bar WIS born
I'm Caroline count rginias June %.
1850. He was the son of Hon. iScns
taine Smith and Elizabeth tB,rnp
Smith. He came 10 Marion co,,niy
with his parents 5at an early age and
lived In Manningt ton until the close
of lthe3civil war. The family then res
Il turned tttos Virginia but returned to
/. Marion county ID few years later and
( settledSin Fairnonts The GenarsI re.
5'ceiyed his early seduca atlonii In The piib
4 lie schools afterwards entering the
A West Virginia University where hc
continued his 9stidie FOR three years
4 He then began Tie study of law in
A his fathers office and In due time was
admitted sto3the bar He drst entered
upon the Sparctice sof Ills profession III
Pruntytown, Taylo counts, but short
" returned 10 Saifmont and became
associated with IFS fathef, In S7sI
he was the candi didate of The Demo.
cratic party for clerk of the Circuit
! Court, being elected over The Repll,s
lean candidate 5by assafe majority Hc;
i proved such d capable official thar
lie was srenominated and elected To-
! succeed himself though the coinitsl
4 went Republ blican& by d small majority.
While q student in The UNIVERSITY
Mr. Smith became much interested IN
! military cttcs ana! syas one Of the
organizers az the famous Davis Light
Guards organic cd lin He wasl
elected lieutenant Colonel Of the
\ First R Regiment ationai Guard Of
4 West Virginia, Sa few years later and
Y afterwards Selecte d Colonel Upon the
resignation Of BrigadIer General Cur.
/ tin Governor White left the selection
of5aS Ssuccessorst 10 Die officers Of the
National Guard and Colonel Smith
was linanimo onsl X chosen.
General Smith was 81 nan Of flne
\ personal appearance and military
!, ,, bearing and show himself aii idepl
! commanding ofIlceFs He was both
. popular and efficient and devoted
much Of his fine to main tainiuE
a creditable military Organization IN
! the State. hen the state Giiasil
l was called into service in 1893 during
the Spanish American war he IVES
made Lieutenant colonel sof the First
. West Virginia Volunteer Infantry and
served &until mustered ont In 1899.
having gained the affection Of every
member OF his regiment.
Gen. Smith represented Marion
county In the legislature ia 1893 anu
served as chairman 81 the Committee
on Military, Affairs.
4 In 1871 General Smith became part
4 owner Of the Fairmont Index and en-.