The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-11
P|ESSIVE
FUNERAL FOR
J. ". VO|TLE
SERVICE HELD YESTERDAY In
MoNDSVILLE LARGELY
ATTENDED
Masons lold Rituansttc Service ut
Graveof Young Newspaperman
-1rs. Klieves IS Dead.

\ Erea concoursc of sorrowlnf
friends ofCharlrS w. Noitlc gathered
in the FIR. Methodist Episcopal church
at Moundsillc, yesterday afternoon |"
pay their asst loving tributes to the
Young ncwpapcrinan whose promising
career WAS cut short by death Friday
morning.
Borne firm the home OF his parents
Mr.. ana Mir. W. H. Noitlc. Eighth street.
MoundsviIh by DR.. Roy c. Loudln;
Russell Rotrts. Stanley 7. Patton and
Lyle Byrne Of Muundsvillc. and Mayor
II. l.. Kirk Judge r. NJ. Addlcrlan'
Judge Ben .lioncckcr and II. &. Ogden.
Of this city the body was conveyed be-
fore Il lunSproccSsiun Of S"rr"wing re-
lutivcs and intimate friends to the
church vince upward Of TWO. hundred
members nfthe Masonic fraternity ana
Representatives Of the press or wheel
ing. WASHINGTON. Pa. and Moundsvillc.
had already been seated in sections OF
the church rSerrcd for them. The DIE
galleries wre packed and when the
relatives hd been seated the church
was Quicklyfllled to its capacity.
During III services the caSkct bear
ing all tina was mortal Of "Chralie"
Eoitle lay hfore q mammoth bank of
flowers, pile deep within the altar rail-
ing almost completely covered with n
blanket of white carnations, the noral
tribute OF frmer associates and fellow
employees the w neellIlS l'iltS civ
Sunday News. Directly behind the bier.
around whid was built the mammoth
floral bank. rested O large pillow OF
flowers from the Intelligenccr boys. in
scribed Will the 80" familiar to all
newspapermn. Indicating that his carth-
ly career hid ended. Among the floral
offerings WIS q beautiful wreath from
the boys Mt he Washington (Pa.) Daily
News. OF which Charles Foitle was man
aging cditorwhcn i'll health struck him
down: massive basket OF chrysanth"-
NUNS. the ributc Of Ohio county and
Wheeling ely officials: fraternal de-
signs from TIC Masonic lodges at Wash
ington. Wheeling and AIourdsrillc. and
scores of prdty offerings from friends
in Moundsvile, Wheeling. Washington
and clsewher. with those Of relatives
Of the deceased.
The services at tho church were or
a most impressive nature. though simple
in character. The funeral march 10
which the procession entered the church
was played b. Miss Helen Henderson.
Of Moundsvile, orGanist of the First
NJ. E. church The musical numbers
we're two DUES by Mrs. Anna Hilton
Otto. Of this city, and Mrs. l.. l.. Logan.
of MoundsrilL. and SOLO. Some Day
l Shall Cndertand," by Mrs. Otto.
The Rev. G d. Smith. pastor OF the
church In which the service was held.
offered the payer. read conSollnC pas
SaScS OIL scripture ana ocIlEeTcQ one Oh
the funeral addresses.
The second address was delivered by
the Rev. DR.. 3. NJ. Spur. archdeacon
of the Episcopal diocese Of West Eir-
ginia. o lifaong friend Of Charlie
Foitle. Prined words cannot express
the eloquenct OF the tribute paid by
DR.. Spur to he young man whose lirc
he knew to have been characterized BY
daily deeds O! good.
Marshall tlion lodge No. s. y. +. and
a. NJ. had charge of the funeral, and
the ritualiStiV service OF tho Masonic
order was carried out at the grave in
the presence II an cvon larger gather
ing than that which attended the Serr-
ices at the church.
Among thoe present at the funeral
were many Wheeling people. who be-
came intimate acquaintanccs of tho de-
ceased while lie was q member OF the
editorial staff of The News: a number
from Washington. where he was last on.
gagged in his vocation: many OF IN"
county and cit; officials from this city
and relatives and friends from dis
lance.
The body had been conveyed Satur.
day evening to the home Of the parents
Mr. and Mrs. ". II. Noitlc. following
impressive fureral services Saturday
afternoon at th> homo of !. W. Brooks
No. 81 Fifteenth street. At This S"rr'
ice DR.. Clarence f. Allen. pastor Of tbs