Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-01
l0mpmlNnrN Education.

School Law, enacted at the recent
session of the Legislature, providing
for the compulsory attendance of
pupils at the public schools Of the
State:
Re IL enacted by the Legislature Of
West Virginia
That chapter forty-tivc of the Code
be amended 10y the insertion of the
! following, to be known as section
ten (a):
/ Section l0a. Every person having
under his control child or children
between the ages Of eight and four.
/ teen years, shall cause such child or
childrrn to attend some public school
IL the city, independent district, or
district in which he resides, and such
attendance shall continue for at least
sixteen weeks, and for every neglect
OF such duty the person offending
shall be guilty Of misdemcan0r, and
/ shall upon conviction thereof before
any Justice be fined two dollars for
the first otlrnse, and five dollars for
| each subsequent OtfuuSc. An Otrcnsc,
as understood in this act, shall con.
SlNt IN failure to send to school any
| child or children for five consecutive
days, except in case of sickness of
such child or children, or other rea-
! sonable excuse. Aud il shall be the
! duty of every trustee and teacher to
! inform against any one SO offending
and upon II failure to do so they
shall b" guilty of miSdcmeanOr,
and hC fined not exceeding five dol
! lars: Provided, That if such child
! or children have attended for like
! period of time private day school,
or II such child or children have
! been otherwise instructed for n like
! period of time in the branches Of
learning required 10y law to he taught
( in the public schools, or have al
! ready acquired such branches, or it,
his physical or mental condition j.
such aS to render such attendance
ineNpcdicnt or mpracticable, such |
penalty shall not be incurred Pro. |
Nidcd, further, That in case there is
no public school in session within
two miles of The nearest travelled |
road of any person in the school dis !
trict, he shall not he liable 10 the
provisions of this act.
Any fines SO collected shall be
placed to the credit of the building
fund of the district.
If sixty per cent. Of the legal vo-
tiers OF any city, independent dis
trict or Sub.district shall petition the
Board of Education against the en-
forcement of this act, the said act,
SO Tar rs that sub.diStriCt is concerned
shall be null and void until the he
ginning Of the next school year.
Justices Of the Peace shall have
jurisdiction in all violations of this
act III their respective counties.
PRoMINENTMAN KIIIED.-Judpr
Holt recently made Il decision in -
case AT Parsons which was seriously
ohJectcd to by the public. Petitions
were drawn up and numerously
signed. SiXty.tivc signatures were
obtained at Davis alone. The Judge
summoned every signor before him
for contempt, and the attendant mrr.
rlment led To IA fatal shooting.
Frank r.. Thompson, of Davis.
who Is manager of the Blackvatrr
Boom and Lumber Co., while not
summoned, went along for a lark.
On the return IA special train was
placed at the service of the party,
and il was decided To allow no one
on il who had not come on business
connected with the trial.
When Thompson attempted to
board the train he was told bv Col.
Robert Eastman, of Virginia, a cele.
hrated deer-hunter living at Davis,
that he was not wanted on the train
There had been ilI-fteling between
the men for some time, and this
served to increase it. Words led to
blows. and Eastman slapped Thomp-
son in the mouth with his open hand
Thompson quickly drew his revolver
and pressing it against Eastham's
side fired twice before Eastman could
knock ii aside or draw his own wca-
pom. Eastman drew quickly and
shot Thompson three tines, at the
same time receiving third shot
himself. Eastman has two wounds
in the side and one in the face, but
Thompson was shot through the leg,
arm and stomach. The latter proved
fa'al.
Thompson il a son of \. Thomp-
son, wcll-knOWn lumberman of
Philadelphia. Col. Eastman was in
the Confederate army, and was IA spy
of prominence. He refused to sur
render, is said Il have killed several
men after AppOuattoX, was out
lawcd in Virginia and came to the
/ BIarkwatGr region, where he has be-
come famous as IA hunter, has accu-
mulated considerable property and
! is cons ilprnI "a un,I rjtiyo, .Io