The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-24
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The Petersburg Business Mems
Association has elected the following
Officers: Preside nt, J. 3. lliller3 vice
IpFeside nts, u a. Bee and T.. =. Jones; 81
secretary, John g. Yeager;; treasurer
e. W. Swan; directors, w. H Neale,
Olin W Neal, Sam dis, Gus Saltnger,.
George W.; Niswander, Ben Nathan,
Amos Tebay, Roy Meade, o.sW. Hen
dershot. C! L. Raine, j. s. Broida, J. y.
Shore. IS. w. on, William H Bargeloh,
and Fred Beatty:
i Col. John s. Marcum. Of Hunting.
ton, has returned to his home from
Mingo county where he participated
as attorney In the trial of two muir
der cases. In the case where Mr.
Marcum represented the defendant ne.
was acquitted; in the case where ne
represented the prosecution a tconvlc.
ton was registered. Z. Y
The first case to be tried was that
of the State VS.. Elem Muncy, charg-
ed with the murder OF Tom Chaffn,
prominent; citizen OF Mingo. The
MURDER It was alleged. occurred at
Matewan on the night of September
26, 1915. Muncy claimed self.detense,
but was convicted Of second deg:ee
murder and sentenced to eighteen
years In the ,penitentiary. The second
case was that OF the State VS.. Noah
White, charged with murde ring Tony
and Wallace Lawson, brothers. The
jury, after celebrating but a few min
utes, returneds+a verdict OF acquital.
The killing of the Lawson b-others
was alleged to have been accomplished
In August, 1915. Testimony was to the
effect that while Wallace Lawson and
White; were graphing over gun
which Wallace had drawn, Tony Law
son was shot; and that after he mad
wrested the weapon from Wallace's
hands, White shot him In self-defense.
Another name has. been added to
the 1istf Of known missing on the
steamer Kanawha, which makes the
list now number seventeen. Tho lat
est addition is the name OF Harrison
Taylor, colored, of Gallipolis, who was
porter on the steamer, says the
Parkersburg Sentinel. Captain Roe
and force of men will go to Lamps
with crane.boats next Monday for the
purpose Of tearing up and removing
the hull OF the boat. 1t would be i'm
possible to float the hull without patch
ing 1t up and 1t is doubtful II that could
be accomplished.
"You know how that Old Hen LID
nor gets its names ?" asked Skip Rath-
bone, chief deputy of the prohibition
commissioner, as he was discussing
some recent arrests In Calhoun coun-
! ty with a Charleston Gazette Report
err. We'll, It originated in this way.
We. arrested a man and his wife for
boot1egging homemade liquor. 1t was
found this liquor was made from q
sour mash that was allowed to set
seven days before the liquor was drain,
ed of. People in the neighborhood
gave the name Of old Hen to 1t be-
Cause 1t had to set before 1t hatch
ed into existence"
]. s. Lakin, OF Charleston, a mem.
Der. Of the State Board Of Control, was
at Spencer two weeks ago and closed
up a deal with A. J. Runnion whereby
tiie hospital farm will be augmented
by 400 acres for the next two years.
Mr.. Runnion leased all that part Of
his farm south of COTS Run to the
State for $75 a month. His residence
IL also included I'm the deal at another
$40 a month rental. While the deal
is doubtless very satisfactory one for
Mr.. Runnion, says the Spencer Times,
vet It is undoubtedly good one for
the institution which has been in need
Of additional farming lands for sew
eral years:
H.. q. Gray, whose home is in Al
bar, Richie county,iis home from g
three years stay on the Isle of Bor-
neo. He has been employed during
that time by the NJ k p. NJ. Oil com.
paay. and with thirteen others was the
only Americans in that region. Ma:
laria fever is prevalent in Borneo and
during his three years stay there
Mr.. Gray was fortunate to escape this
malady.. However, on the day before
he sailed for the United States he
visited his dentist and there 1t is sup
posed contracted the fever, full de-
veloped case and was Ill on the ship
ali OF; the way home. Mr.. Gray stat
ed Ithats 1t is ve.y difficult to. obtain
anything fit to eat on the Isle, the food
for the most part consisted of canned
goods and crackers shipped from Lon
don. Drinks, however, can be obtain
ed in almost every variety.
AT Especial meeting of the Cham.
berSof Commerce committee on safe.
ty; at Charleston there was general
discussion OF plans for Improvement
Of Charleston's fire-fghting equipment.
In an address by State Fire Marshal
Horan, he declared that city should
have a, modern fire alarm system and
some added equipment for the Shre
department. . "a,
The remaining $25, 900 worth of the
Union District, Marshal county, road
bonds, have been sold to Seasongood
E&SMayer, ian Ohio firm, at IS premium
and accrued Interest," There is said
to be, a great demand for bonds and
already It has been suggested that