Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-01
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Two men we're convicted at Hunt
ington, this State, of illegal voting
and sentenced each to ayear IN the
penitentiary.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins has gener-
ously offered to give $4,000 for the
erection Of Y. NJ. G. A. building at
Elkins, this State.
Gov. Dawson has appointed Virgil
A. Lewis, of Mason City, to- be State
Librarian and Archivist, an Office
created by the last Legislature.
Twenty-Five convicts from Kama
wha county were recently landed in
the penitentiary at one time. Kama
wha must be running race with
Fayette.
Miss Nellie Fulmar, bookkeeper
at the Kanawha Hotel in Charleston,
met with distressing and fatal acct
dent few days ago. She was curl
ing her hair with hot curling-iron,
when her celluloid combs ignited and
set fire to her hair and clothing. She
was burned so badly that she died
soon afterward.
William II. Mar shall, who lives at
Greggsville, two miles east of Wheel
ing, and who is 96 years old, lacking
three months, was welded Saturday
to Louise Treadway,. of Wheeling.
When the aged pair applied for IL
cense the blu.hing bride persisted that
she did not know her age, and the
clerk suggested A. She replied that
che was all of that, and she looked 80
years more, but it went A in the IL
cense.
Governor Dawson has issued a proc
lamation designating Tuesday, June
20, as flag day in West Virginia, and
directs that all State buildings be
suitably draped in the national colors
The Governor also asks the authorities
of each municipality to drape the city
buildings, and that private citizens
display the flag on their residence and
business houses. June 20 is also des-
ignated by the Governor as West Vir-
ginia day at the Lewis and Clarke E1-
position at Portland, Ore, this day
being fixed at the request OF former
residents Of West Virginia now living
in the Pacific Coast States.
The business men Of Fairmont last
Saturday rendered complimentary
banquet to Thomas Fitzgerald, gener-
al manager of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad 1t was the most elaborate
affair Of the kind that has ever oc.
Cured in West Virginia. Over 400
guests were present, including Gov
eDor Dawson of West Virginia, Gov
enor Warfeld of Maryland and many
other distinguished men. Prominent
officials from every division OF the
B. & o., from President Murray
down to minor oficers,S were there,
and the occasion was a thoroughly
enjoyable one. Mr.. Fitzgerald was
born in Fairmont and when he was
eleven years old entered the employ
ment of the B. & o. as water-car-
rier. He has risen step by step to
his present responsible position.
1t is impossible to get ahead of the
West Virginia girl when it comes to
affairs of the heart. An example is
given by Huntington young woman
who ran away to get married. She
was younger than eighteen years and
when she appeared with her betrothed
at the Office OF clerk ofan ohio coun-
ty license was refused on account Of
her tender years. This difficulty was
overcome, however. The fair young
West Virginian Git is to be supposed
she was falr) took off her shoes and
placed therein slips of paper on which
was written the inscription eighteen
years of age" Then when she was
asked to swear that she was over that
age she readily did so and the de-
sired license was issued.