The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-09
WELL KNOWN JURIsT rs LAID TO
REST IN MoUNDSviIIE
CEMETERY.
Many Residents OF First judicial DIS
triet IN Attendance az
Final Rites.

With services solemn and impress
sive. all that was mortal OF the late
Judge Charles Z. Newman was con
signed to its Anal resting place in NJ
Rose cemetery. AZ Moundsville. yester-
day. At / O'Clock hundreds OF his
friends gathered at the family resi-
dence. No. 1854 Fourteenth street. TO
pay their hnal respects to the man
whom they had known I'm life
Floral emblems. mute tributes OF
their respect. were heaped high about
the room. their fragrance lending
sweet and solemn incense TO the occa-
sion. Could they have spoken they
would have testified TO a life that was
as pure as their snowy white petals.
ana whose good deeds spread through
out his world as the perfume OF their
blossoms.
The services at the home were
opened by DR.. NJ. r Compton. district
superintendent for the aetnodisr
churches. reading the ritual services
of the Methodist church. In lengthy
address the Doctor spoke of the life
OF the late jurist In this tribute he
said that he had known Judge New
man since childhood. and that in that
I
ceased TO be a man OF high ideals
and sterling character. He held up
the life OF Judge Newman as an in
centive for anyone. and a criterion to-
wards which the young could AFFORD
10 work.
Beautiful Service.
Rev. Compton also delivered long
prayer. in which he asked for Divine
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hour of distress. Rev. Arthur Hank.
of Parkersburg. who had also been
closely affiliated with the Judge.
spoke in terms OF highest praise. He
told OF the rise of the boy from the
common school to the eminent posi-
ton which he held at the time OF his
death.
Rev. r. f. Brininstool. pastor OF the
First Baptist church. this city. closed
the services at the home. In his ad-
dress he said that while he had not
known the late Judge a great while.
yet the life of him. his habits and his
clean character had always impressed
him. and had left an impression which
time could not erase
A mixed quartet composed OF Mrs.
Albert Hooten. Mrs. Blanchard r..
Hiatt. Mr.. Sam Meals and Mr. Wiley
Rogerson sang two selections. me
selections, My Jesus As Thou wit"
and Sometime Wen Understand
were special favorites of the late jur-
list and their solemn notes swelled the
hearts OF the audience to 4 clear APP
probation of The life that Is no more.
Remains to MoundsvilIe.
Immediately following the services
at the home. the remains were re-
moved to the Baltimore and Ohio de-
pot. where a special train was In wait
Ing to take the funeral party 10 the
cemetery. The train left here at 2:3O
O'Clock. and arrived at the cemetery
at 3 o'clock. IL being run directly TO
the cemetery on the East End switch
The greater population of Mounds
vile. the boyhood home OF Judge
Newman, turned out to pay homage
TO their dead companion. II was es-
timated that fully 1900 people stood
with barred heads as the funeral cor
tege passed 10 the grave
At the grave. DR.. Compton read the
funeral service Rev. Hank followed
with short address. speaking of tho
qualities of the Judge and drawing
attention to the irreparable loss which
Moundsville had sustained Rev
Brininstool delivered the benediction
at the grave. II was indeed a sorrow-
ful procession that turned from the
grave. as the minister read Dust TO
Dust. and Ashes to Ashes"
one singular feature OF the funeral
service. was that all OF the ministers
acouiesed in the one thought Judge
Newman had lived right" The pail
bearers for the late Judge were:
Messrs. w. +. Koch. 4. L. Hooton. A.
+. Francis. G. H. Hunter. Martin
Brown and Clerk Victor L. Myers or
Moundsville
Personal representatives from the
numerous lodges OF which the de-
ceased was formerly member. at
tended the services. Contemporaries
al the Bar also attended. each Bar
Association In the First Judicial DIS
trict being represented Senator on
yer S. Marshall. George Bambrick
and J. A. Mckenzie Of New Cumber
land. were here
Attended In a Body.
Members OF the Ohio County Bar
Association attended the services in a
body. Honorary pallbearers from this
organization were Hon John J. Comm
Hon Henry VI Russell. Sr. Colonel
Robert White. Mr. George J. Rogers.
Mr.. J. VI. Clark and General Alfred
Caldwell
The Bar Association held a meet
ing yesterday morning to adopt reso-
buttons suitable to the memory OF the
late judge. In the absence OF Judge
Frank W. Nesbitt. presiding officer.
Col. Robert White was named 20 nu
that position General Riley Of the
committee on arrangements. reported
that a beautiful broken column" had
been sent 10 the bereaved home
Hon. James w. Ewing. chairman Of
the resolutions committee. read the
report OF that committee. Hon j. B
Handlan moved that the resolution
be adopted. that copies b. spread upon
the minutes Of the meeting. that n
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