Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-11
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS
The New. From Every section of the
Little Mountain staTe.

By advice of the board of health
the public schools at Morgantown
have closed indefinitely on account OF
the prevalence of scarlet fever.
Miss Gypsy Fleming. eldest daugh-
ter of ex-Gov. \. B. Fleming, of Fair
mont. il to be married next Thursday
TO Mr. Charles Edwin Ward, OF
Charleston, w. Va.
The employees of the Riverside Steel
Company at Wheeling. over 1900 in
number. have decided TO accept the
cut in wages. averaging 30 per cent,
offered by the company.
The following item is sent out from
Charleston: The Mormons in Union
district. Kanawha county, held Sun
day-school in the schoolhOuse. Next
night the house was burned down.
This Is the second case Of the kind IN
a month. The feeling here against
Mormons is very bitter. They are
numerous and increasing.
Jack Meredith, a young criminal,
convicted of couuterteitiug and serv-
ing a sentence in the county jail, nj
Wheeling. was found dead in his cell
the other morning. having hanged
himself with strip OF blanket during
the night. Meredith's guilt wa- plain,
aud added 10 his sentence WAS 500
fine. He was not able 10 pay the tine.
Andrew BOYD was arrested at Hun
tington Monday for violation of the
postal laws. He received letter
addressed 10 his wife, and opened 1t
without her knowledge or consent
1t contained matter compromising
the woman. aud had enough obscenlty
in it TO make Il charge against the
writer, St Adams citizen. and he
was arrested two weeks ago. The
WON n now has her husband arrested
TO get even.
w. j. W COwden, the lately re-
moved postmaster at Wheeling, has
brought suit against the Wheeling
/ ReqiSter for S2j 600 damages. The
/ trouble grew out OF a special telegram
| from Washington 10 the Register, 10
the effect that Mr.. Cowdrn mad been
| removed on charges OF having taken
| letters belonging TO prominent Demo
/ Gratis from the mails and giving their
/ substance. if not the letters them
| selves. TO the managers OF the RepuO-
! lican State campaign.
The directors Of the adjustment
company which was organized by
the Mercantile Trust and Deposit
| Company of Baltimore to effect "A set
/ Element of the West Virginia State
! debt. have prepared a plan OF settle
mrut which has been submitted Ia
the advisory board of the creditors
of West Virginia The adjustment
company kill otf"r TO surrender all
the Certificates. which may be depoS
ited under the agreement OF October
Is. 1898, in exchange for such al
amount Of new bonds or other avail
a. West Virginia provides, 10 discharge
her proportion of the interstate drOt
At the meeting of thu State Bar
Association at Grafton last week a
committee consisting OF II. NJ. Rus
sell. Judge Samuel Woods and John
w. Mason was appointed 10 prepare
and report t the next Legislature Il
bill to revise the corporation laws
II was resolved to publish Al monthly
law journal, to commence IN Froru
ary and TO contain among othel
things IA review of the Supreme Cour
decisions. The following officers were
elected: President, Judge L. j. Jacob
vice presidents- first district, Judge
Thaver Melvin; second, Judge Sam
uel Woods: third a. w Poundstone
fourth. l. w. Vaudervort h. G We-
tenhaver was reelected secretM V
and w. Il. Miller treasurer. The
next meeting will be at Charleston.