Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-04
West Virginia Items.
There is balance of 81, 0l7,995 in
West Virginia's treasury.

There is balance of $1,017, 1895 in
West Virginia's treasury.
Governor Atkinson has pardoned
Henry Parker, convicted in Boone
county in 1897 of shooting B. F. Ball,
and sentenced to FIVE years in the pen
itentiary. Parker is dying of con-
sumption.
The board of regents of the State
University have passed an order pro-
hibiting the use Of any of the buildings
for dancing, which will have the effect
of doing away with the commencement
and military balls.
West Virginia will be entitled to
four supervisors of the census, who will
each receive $1,000 for about four
months work. 1t is said that c. L..
Powell, of Fairmont, will be the lucky
man from the second district.
At Cumberland last week B. w.
Miller committed suicide. His broth
er, A. D. Miller, was taking the body
to Randolph county, W, Va, for bur-
ial, when the suicidal mania struck
him also, and he attempted to kill
himself. He was restrained.
Major General Robert White, Of
Wheeling, commanding the West Vir-
ginia division of the United Confede-
rate Veterans, has appointed Miss Ian
Gibson, of Charlestown, daughter Of
Col. John T. Gibson, to be sponsor of
the West Virginia division at the re-
union Of the Confederate Veterans to
be held in Charleston, S. c., commence
ing on May 10.
Hon. Lewis Baker, a former we'll
known West Virginia, died in Wash
ington, D. c., last Sunday, aged 67
wears. Mr.. Baker was a native Of
Ohio. In 1858 he established the
Wheeling Register, which soon became
the leading Democratic paper in the
State. He sold out in 1865 and pur-
chased the St. Paul Globe, which he
conducted until 1898, when he was
appointed minister to Nicaragua, Cos
ia RIGA and San Salvador. He 1e-
turned to this State last year, and was
for several months editor Of the
Charleston Gazette. He is survived
by a widow and nine children.
Auditor LaFollette has sent out to
county clerks of all the counties circu-
lar letters directing them to inform
the County Courts to take no action
toward recommending for the appor-
tionment Of assessors under the reassess-
ment law until the new law goes into
effect May 20. The act provides that
the assessors shall begin their duties
April l or as soon. thereafter as posi-
bic, but the act itself does not 90 into
effect until ninety days after its pas
sage, and consequently the auditor
holds the former provision is null and
void. Itispresumed it was the inten-
ton of the trainers of the law that it
should 90 into effect from It's passage,
but in unavoidable rush Of business
they neglected to name the time.
Sol We'll, a Young man who came
here from Martinsburg last year and
engaged in the clothing and shoe bust
ness on Market street, opposite the
city building, is mysteriously missing
He was last seen by those who knew
him at II o'clock Saturday night. 1t
is thought he left on the lao train
east-bound Saturday night. His IA
Their, Mr.. We'll, of Martinsburg, is here,
and he stated that the missing man
gave no intimation Of any kind that it
was his intention to leave. He had
placed his key to the store under the
door, where it was found by his father
The elder Mr.. We'll is greatly dis
tressed about the matter, but believes
that he will hear from Sol very short
ly.-PakeSJlug Journal.