The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-29

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lie POSITIONS Ably

Announcement sof TIE
Major Alexander 6. Moore IN q
Ion Preston street at s:45
Friday morning after an llln
about ten days caused BY pne
fever, was receiver With
Throughout the city ami county
ing IS Sssrs Of age Major Moor
vitality could not cope with he
ease, although egery
ton known TO the lpcat ffateEnit rs
physacIansi'w was gwen him.
The funeral VII BE held the
home at $50 O'Clock sitsd
noon, the services being req bg
Rev. Mr.. MITCHELL. rector 81 gls.tge
Of the local Episcopal elllrch, and
the interment viii be at the Odd 4'si-
lows cemetery with the Grand Army
OF the Republic in charge Of the last
rites.
In the exciting and memorable
Legislative session OF 1883, Major A
70. Moore was leader ga the Repub
lican minority aIdc. Efis actipn
logical. we'll directed. He was born
in Clarksburg. va, August 26.
Until eighteen years old ne
schooled at Northwestern academy
was IN. the county clerl's Once sig
months: studied law and WIS adj
mitted to the bar in 1857 He vas
deputy clerk under brother until
1861. when he enlisted as capt IN
Company G.. Third virginia
teer Infantry. After he ell te
in the sixth west vsiFsinia Gayal Try;
then as Captain GE Cnnpany ~
Wee Virginia Light Art1iier5s
sent Ia the south Branch VALLEY. ana
assigned to GeiieftI 81 r.. + -
Fourth. Pennsyiv esinent
After Lees retreat from Ciettys-
burg he went to- Falfy view nlollrlta IN
above Wllllamsport 70 prevent Lees
crossing the Potomact returned 70
the valley aud remained until 1864
then BE was assigned 70 Colonel
Crooks command. and he Joined sheT7
idan 8 forces He was never wounded
and was mustered out at the close
OF war i'm WASHINGTON city e
sumed law practice al Buckhan1l'oll.
as one OF the firm Of Moore and
'Poundstone for one year. settled a
Harrison county ana was elected con-
secutively FOR ten years. pFosecuttns
attorney; then reelected for the term
from 1880 to 1884. and then he de-
cIined further pomtnqtio
Major Moore was elected 20 the
1891 House Of Delegates Of West Vtr-
ginia by 438 majority, and he served +
on the committees OF Judiciary. prtE-
eliges and elections, military nad
special Investigating. He Wasia-s dele
gate to the national Republican con-
ventfons OF 1872. 1880, 1885, Rresis
dent Harrison appointed him United
states consul to st. Thomas ~ -
and minister TO Siam IN 1889, bat ne
declined both
Major Moore served three years -
assistant attorney general Of Pc
United states under Presidend EIaEri=
son. and he was a United States court
commissioners at the time OF his
death, having filled that ONCE seX7
oral years very capablX ne was
Republican from the beginning 81 thai
political party, active Ia its council so
loyal to it's principles and q, teaqer
in civic movements. TIe was promt-s
nent in Grand Army Of the Republic
circles and few years ago served
as the co1nmauder OF the dspaftriet
OF West Virginia.
Three sons by his first rlarrisl
survive him. They are chafl
Moore, a, prominent Nopng mel1
t6f the local legal fraternitys
II. moore, homo secretary t. 1le5
Nathan Gof OF the United states CHS
cult court; and Edgar e Moore Sc ~
Ter Of the Lowndes department q Ees55
In october, 1891 MAJOR Moore and
Miss Mary H. Hurssy. daughter ct
John A. Hursey, former sheriff q
Harrison county, were married. ana
she also survives him,