The Vanceburg Sun, 1915-11-04

John Logan Bruce John Logan Bruce one of Legis Count'y oldest and most highly respected citizens died at the home of his daughter Mrs J WrCox Monday about 11-00 o'clock1 The funeaal was from the residence Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 ane was conducted by Rev after which the remains were buried in the Yanceburg Cemetery Mr Bruce was born December 8 1825 and would have been ninty years old had he lived until the eight of next month He has been very feeble for some time and his death was not un unexpected - expected unexpected He followed the river the greater part of his life and was well known by old rivermen Fifty years previous to the day af hie death he and Capt Jas Rawley singned up as pilots on the old Gray Eogle at Cincinnati His daughter Mrs Cox is the only surviviving member of his family Killed By the C (E O Special Saturday afternoon Rbout 1:15 the C & O special train bearing the Republican speakers when about half a mile west of Con Concord - cord Concord struck and killed instantly Alfred Martin Mr Martin was picking up coal on the westbound track at the time of the accident and did not hear the approaching train nor the warning whistle of the engine and was struck and thrown to one side of the track his skull being crushed and both arms broken He wu at one time in eplendid circumstances and is said to have owned and operated the first gasoline launch on the upper Ohio river He is survived by two sons both of whom reside in Cincin Cincinnati - nati Cincinnati Flora May the fourteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson Lewis died of bowel poisoning at their home on Town Branch la it Thursday and was buried In t M Evans Graveyard Friday afternoon

' l l Election News ' As we go to press early Thursday morning the State is still in doubt but Kepubli- - can headquarters are still - claiming victory and both sides are charging fraud in at least eight counties ' Memo Memories - ries Memories of the famous Taylor- -Goebel contest arise but it is hoped that this time it will be settlrd without trouble Chas Bennett elected Circuit Clerk in Greenup county by 300 Cooper R Representative by 126 Cochran R County Clerk 29 Womans Suffrage defeated by 'big majorities in New York Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Republicans gain safe majori majori-ty - ty majori-ty in New York Legislature Republicans elect Puctha May Mayor - or Mayor of Cincinnati Republicans gain 11 new Re Representatives - presentatives Representatives and 2 Senators Kaps Republican elected Mayor of Portsmouth by 625 Republicans swept New Jersey securing control of the Senate by increased majority and the As Assembly - sembly Assembly by more than a comfort comfortable - able comfortable margin The stability amendment in Ohio was defeated by 100000 Harry Purnell R defeats Stanley Reed D for Represen Representative - tative Representative from Mason County Rayburn carried Lewis County by 892 and Mason County by 760 making his majority in the Dis District - trict District 1642 ! Judge Halbert carries all three ' counties by big majorities and is elected £y about 2600 Hays Sells good Coal

Democrats Elect Four Out Of Six Council Council-men - men Council-men On account of the next Mar Mar-shalship - shalship Mar-shalship the Republicans split on the city vote and elected four Democrats and two Republican members of the City CoundL The Vote H C Keyser D 179 Chas Hammond D 177 E F McCrone D - 167 George W Bruce D - - 167 Samuel Pollitt R - 159 Wm Plummer R -152 Frank Horsley D J R Neel' D Geo M Thomas R L W Staggs R - W D Boyd R Scott Foster R 151 150 140 -138 136 - 131 flMHIIIII iMMItoff M The first six were elected The smiling face of Miss Flossie Staggs was missed by the patrons of the postoffice Sunday morning and her place was filled by Miss Marie Martin While we regret to see Miss Flossie lose her job it is the way of politics and we certainly commend Poet Poet-master - master Poet-master Chadwick for hie good judgement in selecting her successor Mrs Ivan Sanders and daugh daughters - ters daughters Margaret and Nellie visited relative at Trinity several days last week

' I V- The Vote In Lewis County Per Governor Morrow - - - -2128 Stanley 907 Morrow's majority 1221 Circuit Circuit Judge 20th - Court District Halbert - Wilson 2065 - 1012 Halbert's majority 1052 Tor State Senator Rayburn 1802 Collia 910 Rayburn's majority 892 for Judge Court of Appeals Pugh: : 1995 Clarke 1012 Pugh's majority 983 For Amendment No 1- 440 Against mmm169 Majority for 271 For Amendment No 2 335 Against hmm 162 Majority for For stock law in cinct a Against 'K HIMU 173 Garrison pre pre-MW - MW pre-MW 107 ' -18 Majority for For stock law in Laurel precinct MftHMIMNMNtMN fl Against- - ' Ml HMM Hill KMii91 Majority against - 52 MARK! Am TTirgygg Ervin Pearce 48 Yanceburg Mary F Horsley 88 Yanceburg

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