West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-05-06
OUR STATE SANITARIUM.

were in session last week and pro.
ceeded to re organize the institu.
ton and elect new guards and other
officials from among the hundreds
of applications on file from all parts
OF the State. Samuel Hawks, Of
Huntington, the new Superinten.
dent who succeeds Mr. Van Pelt,
took charge May lst. The Wheel
ing IntellIqehcer of last Saturday
has this to say about the matter:
Tic turns over the institution to-
his successor IN good condition.
Everything around the place looks
clean and neut. Yesterday was OBJ
served az holiday all over the in.
stitution, none of the shops run
ming. and Warden Van Pelt treated
the convicts to an extra dinner, the
bill OF fare including two hundred
and seventy dozen of eggs, four
hundred punches Of stewed rhubard,
picked pigs feet, evaporated corn.
etc. At dinner the Warden made
a neat retiring speech to the con.
ylcts. AS reported yesterday, six
OF the old guards were discharged
from service, most OF whom left for
their old homes. rs the new ones
become accustomed to the work,
others Will be discharged, and more
will be selected for duty frem the
new men appointed by tho Board.
Clerk Wellman will remain
month to instruct the new Clerk,
John l.. Laughlin, in the duties of
his office. The ex- Warden, MIR.
Van Pelt, will remain in Mounds
VILE, as he has erected u handsome
residence there. Capt. Clarence G..
Dawson. of Rowlesburg, wsS elected
Captain of the Penitentiary Guards
at salary of S65 per month. This
is deserved appointment for
"Pat." as his friends call him, as
he has always been a hustler for his
party, and as ho used to be Captain
of the Rowlesburg Guards, he is
well qualified for the position. Bro.
James w. White, of the Kingwood
journal, went down to Moundsville
and helped the Captain secure the
appointment. An Old soldier
named Shewalter, from Indepen-
dence, was a strong candidate for
the place and was backed by Jen-
klns, of that place, the her of
the Congressional Committee for
this county, but as Dawson had
been backing Pierce, of Rowlesbarg,
for the postof1iCe over there and
the Committee had turned his man
down, the Captain had to be fixed
In some way to ease matters all
around, and Jenkins is rot IN it
anyhow, as n politician when he
comes to buckIng against Col. jim
White. Frank NJ. Ford, a broLhsr
of John b. Ford, of this place, and
son of the late Sheriff Ford, was
elected a guard at the open" also,
80 that Preston really gets two
places there, although Ford Is from
Grant county just now, where he
has been at work Tor some time.
Tom Hebb, who used to keep the
Black Water Hotel ut St. George.
and is we'll known to many of our
people, got a place on the force
also. The regular guards get $50
per month, and as there is no work
much about it, the position is
soft snap. j. A. F. Evar;s, of near
this place, was an applicant for
place also, but the bosses here got
him side-tracked by promising him
a place in the Hospital for Insane
at Weston, as ward keeper or
whatever they could get for him.
a careful consideration was given
all OF the 500 applications for place,
ana the result IS appointments for
all Of the Offices and positions ex-
ccpting seven Of the twenty.three
guards. The warden, treasurer,
physician and engineer took charge
on May 1, together with several of
the guards. The following are the
appointments already made:
Clerk-John +. Laughlin, Of
Marshall.
PhYsician-Dr. S. NJ. Steele, of
Marshall.
Treasurer-John A. Boyd, of
Marshall
Engineer - Michael Mckinney,
OF Ohio.
Guards-Joseph Bero, Of Ohio:
y. +. Reese, Of Hancock: j. r.
Underdunk. Of Jefferson; ALL
White, Of Hampshire; i. Il. Holt.
OF IMMORAL; f.. NJ. Ford, Of Grant.
q. g.. Dawson, Of Preston; T.. f..
Hebb, Of Tucker; II. G. Love. Of