The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-09
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"""S 0o"h,i PorfAth0 purpose OF
securing from the Governor, If pos
sible, exemption from serving, a jail
sentence imposed by the, criminal
court OF Mcdonnell county on theE1atl
ter and affirmed by the Supreme
> court for a technical tnfractioa OF
the saloon license laws. Mr.. White
Is to remain in Charleston a. week,
BEFORE Supreme Court--A. G.
f!roS. Of, Welch, who has. the dis
. tnGc snEo OF being the hrH Negro to,
plead before, the Supreme 3yiCourt OF
Appeals ot, the State, appeared be-
fore that tribunal yesterday morn
Ing, wish a petition for a writ OF Or
for In the case Of one of his clients
VINO had been convicted of q felony
coalH IT, Mcdowell County Grin II:
B5saptizing sunday the First
BAPTIST church Sunday morning and
evening twenty nine converts were
immersed tps the church poofs8 and
one was AIKEN to the, flyer. The, re-
vival has been In .prbEress since. the
nfst OF the year and great success
= mas attended the efforts zof the pas
LOT; VINO has been assisted by Rev.
Thtfston or the Sfxtesnth ST. Ban
list stth I. lc HAntippston. The smeetr;
ingsT win ne continued through the;
week ana VIII be- closed with the
baptsnt' Sunday, OF the fifteen can
didates, remaining from last week
and the additional made this week.
haln l: Loses Job.-P resumably
oecausa he had delegated to
Ids shrother-ia-1law thet duties Of
cloak room keeper, Robert, Ha,mlfn,,
one or the three MOST prominent
olack and tan Democrats =. in the
county, was INTERNATIONALLY fired BY
frestdeht Hatfield OF the State SEN
ate and succeeded by C. H. Carter, a
progressive Republican,, OF Carbon.
HamAn was one of the two Negro
democrats to land an appointment.
Big Chief" DeHonney tried without
success; and Mott yCarper Ia still
hanging on to the job OF Day Watch
man OF the Senate chamber, but he
mas not yet received an appel tment,
waiter Harris, Democrat or Repub-
Lcan according to market price, Ia
drawing $3.50 for hanging I'D the
coats and hats of the members of
the House of Delegates. Walter was
Democrat during the last cam
paign. .-.- ..... -
Mncoln's birthday. --Lincoln's
'plrthday will be appropriately cele-
orated> at Simpson M. E. church,
SUNDAY. Rev. Carroll, the pastor,
WIFI denver a sermon in the forenoon
IN Keeping with the occasion, and
senator McIntire and attorney H. D.
Rummen will deliver addresses at
might. 5;,,::.,:~.S.-II< $50
Holy Communion Afsshi1.isfesgt1,-s.-
Inc usual hours Of Worship were OBJ
served at the Methodist Episcopal
cnurch, Sunday. The pastor preach
ca at the morning service, and the
District superintendent, Rev, Hughes,
at night at which time the Holy
communion was administered, in
which he assisted. -.
st. Paul Church ,Notes.-Sunday
afternoon the pastor, choir and mem
Ders OF Simpson Methodist Episc opal
church about filled the seating ca
pac1ty Of st. Paul A. NJ. e. church
In keeping with the arrangement. to
help the latter church in it's rally.
The presiding eT1er, RIev. w. III.
Thomas" VIII conduct the services
next Sunday. On the 10th, Rev.
Reed,of the F1rst Baptist church and
his congregation. will be at st. Paul.
Entertain With .Dimer.-A SIX
course dinner was served, Friday, by
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Brown at Hotel
Brown, complimentary to Rev.
Thurston, of Huntington. Covers
were laid also for Rev. and Mrs. b.
gar. Reed, Revs. Mead ows, of Hunting
ton, and S. E.. Williams, OF. Mt. Car
bon. &''i'
Ellis In Town. Hon, j. M. ELLIS,
Of Oak Hill, formerly a member of
the House of Delegates, the last. Me-
gro to hold such an office dn the
State, arrived in the city last night:
Mr.. Ellis will spend a few days here
watching the legislative machinery,
OF which he was once a part, and will
likely exert his influence toward ad-
vancing or. retarding some of the
measures. In which he is, known to-
be interested.
At Simpson NJ. d. Church.-rhe
Willing Workers met with Mrs. Katie
Watkins at her residence, this week
The Thursday Night Aid society
was entertained by Mrs. r. E. Muse
at her home on Court St.--The Fri
day Night Aid will meet at the
church. All members are requested
to be in attendance. ~
PERSONALS AND LOCALS. ..