Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-01-12
West Virginia Items.

The Democrats elected their ticket
at the town election in Keyser last
week.
Charles ]. Golf, Of Clarksburg, a
brother of Judge Nathan R. Golf, died
in Washington last week from Pneu-
monia. He was So years old.
DR.. Fordycs Chapman, of Spencer
who wa. in Parkersburg, was running
to catch a train for home last Satur-
dav when he slipped on an icy pave
ment, fell down and died instantly
The grand jury of Hampshire coun-
~ indicted James Rucker. superln:-
tendept of the State School for Deaf
Dumb and Blind, for gambling on
Sunday. Several other prominent cit
iz.ps Of Romney were also indicted.
TIL. expenses of the University
ro;obt we'll be cut down, but do not
toTcb the normal schools. They are
the only hope of the poorer class OF
young people who cannot afford the
great expensive luxury Of learning to
play bali at the University Wayne
Netes.
NIX. Boggs, of Pendleton county
who is administrator of P. P. Warn
staff, was engaged few days ago IN !!
taking an inventory Of the effects left
BY decd mt, and while so doing was
surprised to see John Tumble, who
was assisting him, draw a package
containing $I,315 in cash from an old
gr.ndfsther's clock. None OF the
family had any idea that there was
any money slowed away on the place.
Society circles in Huntington, ana
in fact, throughout the entire southern
and western section Of the State, are
ssog over the divorce suit entered by
Attorney Hal Msrcum against ms
wife who is conceded to be the belle
Of Huntington. The wedding OF Mar
cum occurred about one year ago,
his bride being the only daughter OF
Rev. William Seymour Winans, Jr.'
pastor of one of the most ar.stocratlc
churches in Brooklyn, New York,
The bride, charming blonde, left for
New York to spend Christmas with her
parents, and it was while there, 1t Is
SAID, tn. dashing young Marcum sent
her message announcing that ne no
longer desired her company as wife.
Marcum's wife will, it is said, file a
counter petition. Marcum isthe only
son of Senator James H. Marcum, and
il was while he was attending the
West Virginia University, at Morgan
town, that he met Miss Wlnans, who
was there taking voice culture.
A newspaper dispatch from Wheel
ing says that the Wholesale liquor in
terests of West Virginia are to be the
target of wholesale prosecutions by
the State of West Virginia. The
newly created State tax commissioner,
Charles W. Dillon, has announced
that every brewery and distillery
operating a distributing agency would
be required to take out wholesale
license not only for the county in
which the ag .ncy is located, but also
for each county in which it sells lts
goods. Furthermore, every brewery
and distillery, domestic and foreign,
will be proceeded against for FIVE
years back because Of the failure to
take out these licenses. Recently in
test case the Supreme Court decided
that a manufacturer license and q
wholesalers license for the place Of
business did not suffice for the other
counties. The back license money
due will make an aggregate OF Y4UO,'
900. The breweries are to suffer
the distillers do not cut large figure
Concerns in other states maintain sub
agencies in West Virginia. The
State license is $3.50 for each county
for wholesale and $3.50 FOR retail. S
G. Smith, Republican .ttorney and
politician of Wheeling, has been en-
trusted with the conduct of the suits