Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

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A Masonic temple is to be built in
Fairmont at cost of $75, 600.
A handsome new NJ E. Church
building at Elkins was dedicated last
Sunday.
The annual encampment Of the
West Virginia National Guard is to
be held at Parkersburg, beginning
August 18th.
There are now l,199 convicts in
the West Virginia Penitentiary at
Moundsville. Thisis the largest mum.
Der ever there at one time.
Mr.. J. Walter Scherr, of Charles
ton, W. Va, son of Auditor A. c.
Scherr, was married last week to Miss
Justina Babb, of Grant county.
Thomas B. Reed, a member of the
Legislature of 1908, was struck by a
Norfolk & Western train and killed
while walking on the trac X at Oak
vale, Mercer county.
Prof. Thomas W. Taught has been
elected principal of the Keyser Pre-
paratory School over thirteen other
candidates. Prof. Taught was for
merly teacher in Wesleyan Univer-
sity and is graduate Of the State
University.
Attorney. General @. W. May has
awarded the contract for printing
and binding the Supreme Court Re-
ports for the ensuing year to the
Acme Printing Company, of Morgan
town, at their bid for hand compost
ton, $l,3l266. This is 81. 81 vol
ume.
Mrs. Robert Jenkins, of Wheeling,
was the victim of horrible accident
on the 4th of July. She conducts a
confectionery store, and was sitting
in front of the store with quantity
of fre-crackers in her lap when they
exploded. The woman was disem-
boweled and is not expected to live.
The West Virginia Educational AS
ISOLATION, in session at White Sulphur
Springs last week, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year
President, Geo. s. Laidley, of Charles
ton; secretary. a. j. Wilkinson, OF
Grafton treasurer, Josiah Kelley, of
Montgomery. The association will
meet next year in Fairmont.
State superintendent of Schools
Thos. c. Miller has refused to issue
certificates to teachers in the counties
of Clay, Putnam and Mingo, on the
ground that the rules for conducting
the uniform examination were not re-
garded. The teachers got help from
each other and from outsiders and
there was so much disregard of the
rules the Superintendent refused to
give certificates.
Frank W. Nesbitt, a well-known
lawyer of Wheeling, has been appoint
ed by Governor Dawson as member
Of the Board Of Regents of the State
Normal Schools. He takes the place
of Rev. G. B. Graham, who is made
member of the Board of Directors of
the Girls Industrial Home at Salem
The normal board is now composed Of
Thos. G. Miller, State Superintendent
Of Schools, Elliott G. NoIthcott, Rob-
ert S. Carr, Frank W. Nesbitt, Ira E.
Robinson, Stuart F. Bowman and E.
L. Dunn.
Richard T. Lowndes, Jr., died sud.
denly last Thursday in st. Mary's
Hospital, in Clarksburg, this State,
under an anaesthetic given him for
the purpose of operating on him. Mr..
Lowndes went to the hospital Thurs
day morning and was placed on the
operating table at 1870 o clock. He
was given chloroform, but before the
operation could be performe d the ac'
ton of the heart became alarming
and every effort was then made to
restore him, but without avail, and
about o'clock in the afternoon he
was pronounced dead. A few weeks
ago Mr.. Lowndes met with an injury
to his right hand and it did not prop
erly heal. 1t was for this that he
was to be operated on. Mr. Lowndes
was a son of Ex-Governor Lloyd
Lowndes, of Maryland.