The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-16
Republican Entries.

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/ Entries on the republican ticket
for nominations for state office have
closed. All three candidates for gov
ernor are in and with the exception
of the offices of auditor and attorney
general there will be contests for the
nominations. Sutherland was the last
to announce his candidacy for CON
gressman-at-large and went to Clarks-
burg where he paid the assessment
Last to enter was King for secre.
tary of state. Following is the list:
For Charles w. Dillon,
Fayette county; H. d. Hatfield, Nc
| Dowell county; Charles w. Swisher.
kanawha county. For secretary Of
/, state-Stuart F. Reed, Harrison
county; Mike HI. King, Randolph
| county. For auditor-John s. Darst.
Jackson county. For attorney gener-
ALA A. Lilly, Raleigh county. For
treasurer-E. Leslie Long, Mcdowell
county; C. F. (Skip) Rathbone, Wood
county. For state superintendent of
free schools-Charles R. Murray,
Mingo county; Morris p Shawkey.
Kanawha county, For commissioner
of agriculture Archibald Moore,
Wood county. For congressman-at-
large-Howard Sutherland, Randolph
county; Charles F. Teter, Barbour
county. For congress, First district
George A. Laughlin, Alex. R. Camp
bell, both of Ohio county; Second.
William G.. Conley, Preston county;
Third, Samuel B. Avis, Kanawha
county; Fourth, Hunter H. Moss.
Wood county, Fifth, James A.
Hughes, Cabell county.
In Fancy Dress for Knights.
The city of Charleston blossomed
out in bunting, flags and festoons OF
colors-not all at once, but as fast
as the decorators could do the work.
The decorations were in honor of
the meeting of the Grand Command
cry Of the Knights Templar of West
Virginia. The Masonic Temple and
several buildings nearby on both sides
of Virginia street were in full flag
bloom. A. J. Rioux, an expert dec
orator from New York City, was in
charge of the decorations, the ex-
pense being shared, by the local
Knights and the business men. The
streets were decorated for the occa-
sion as follows: Capitol street-from
the river to two blocks above the
state capitol. sKanawha street-fror
the bridge to a point below Summers
street. Virginia street.-The entire
wholesale section to block below
Summers. Quarter street-about
three street blocks. Hale street
from Kanawha to the state capitol
The colors of the knight Templai
are black and white, and were
blended with the gayer colors wher
ever it could be done with artistic eff
feet. As the annual conclave of tho
Grand Commandery was an import
ant event in any town, and as it was
big thing for Charleston, the civic
pride inspired every business man
and citizen to do some decorating.
Suicides by carbolic.
Despondent over being out of work
and worry over family affairs, is
given as the probable cause for R.
M Jiles taking carbolic acid. Jiles,
his wife, and sister-in-law were sit
ting on the porch at the home of
the wife's mother, Mrs. Friedley.
when Jiles asked his wife to get him
d glass of water. as she approached
With the water Jiles swallowed tho
carbolic acid, and died shortly at
forwards For several weeks the hus-
band had been declaring he would kill
himself, but the acid was always
taken from him and the remark a.
na1ly became joke. A few minutes
before he took his life Jiles remarked
he was going to kill himself. but the
remark was not taken seriously for
the reason that two women and Jiles
were enjoying the evening in pleas.
ant conversation, Jiles was twenty.
eight years Of age, and had been pre-
viously married. His first wife and
several children survive him Desires
his second wife.
Too Young to Marry.
A youth and a little slip of a girl
presented themselves at the county
clerks office and asked for a license
to marry. The official gazed sympa.
thetically down on the children, not.
ing that the girl was dressed in
pretty but short white dress, adorned |
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