Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-02
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Dorr, of Webster county, this State,
was found senseless in New York
City the other night. He had been
drugged and robbed. Same old story.
Bishop Petsrkin has assigned Rev.
W. Howard Meyers, at present rector
of the Episcopal Church at Sutton,
this State, to the charges at Grafton
and Buckhannon. Rev. Mr.. Meyers
is former resident of Shepherdstown
and is a brother of DR.. John l..
Meyers, Of this place.
Gus Stewart, a farmer near Chester,
this State. has been taken to Pitts.
burg for Pasteur treatment for horse
bite. he was bitten on the hand by
horse that had rabies. Two other
men who came in contact with the
horses saliva were taken sick and
have gone to Pittsburg for treatment.
A cow which was bitten by tire horse
soon died. The horse roamed in a
field containing about 90 dairy cows,
and there is general alarm.
Under a new law in West Virgin
ia, suit has been brought against G.
D. Gillespie, saloonkeeper at Brook.
Ign Heights, opposite Hendricks, for
$4,000 damages for the death of A.
J. Pennington, who was killed by a
log train while intoxicated. This is
the first suit to be brought in West
Virginia under the law by which rel
atives may recover from saloon.
keeper who sold to an intoxicat ed
man, his death following. 1t is
charged that Pennington was intox.
icated when he was killed, and that
while intoxicated he purchased whis-
ky from Gillespie. A similar case
was tried in Chicago some months ego
and the wipow obtained heavy dam.
ages from saloonkeepers.
Following the initiative of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad in appeal
ing from the assessment levied by the
State Board of Public Works on the
company's property in this State, ev-
cry railroad in the State, with the ex-
ception of the Coal and Coke, has CIV
en- notice of appeal. In number of
instances these appeals have been al.
ready granted by the circuit courts Of
the different counties, the statute re-
curing that the roads must file mo.
ton for appeal in the Circuit Court of
each county in which the property is
located The recent assessment of all
the roads in the State as fixed by the
Board of Public Works aggregates
$lS0,00O,000, on which valuation the
roads must pay taxes, as against $780,
100000 for the preceding year.
There seems to be trouble over the
new repair shops of the B & o. Rail
road Company at Keyser, this State.
Some time since, the company's large
woodworking shops at Keyser were
burned, and recently the contract for
new building to cost over $4,000
was awarded to w. A. Liller, of Key.
ser. About so Italian laborers were
sent to Keyser several days ago to
work for the railroad company, but
they had such a cold reception that
they were obliged to leave town.
They could get accommodations no.
where. This is one of the reasons for
the stopping of work on the new shops,
and another is that the company is
very much displeased over what it
regards as exorbitant taxation in West
Virginia, and it does not propose to
spend any more money in the State
than it can help.
At the suggestion of Prof. T. G.
Miller, State Superintendent of
Schools, a committee has been APP
pointed to arrange and revise the
school laws of West Virginia, with
recommendations of alterations, addi-
tions and subtractions. The men,
bers will be Hon. B. L. Butcher,
Hon. B. S. Morgan, Hon. ]. R. Trot-
ter, Hon. G. E. Carrigan, Hon. II. W.
Harmer and Hon. S. w. Burns.
Three of these are ex.superintend.
ents of schools Of West Virginia, and
all are well qualified for the impor.
tant work which will devolve upon
them. 1t is understood that one of
the most important matters to be in
cluded in the report of this committee
will be a recommendation that
State board of education be provided
for. The Legislature will be asked
to make this provision.
The second annual convention of
the West Virginia Board of Trade
will be held at Charleston October 9th.
The Charleston Chamber of Com.
MERGE has appointed committee to
look after the arrangements and it is
expected that the meeting will be
large and successful one. Gov. Daw-
son, Hon. Henry G. Davis, Hon. ].
N. Camden, Senator Elkins and 9TH
er prominent West Virginians, who
are interested in the development Of
the State. are expected to be present
to aid the good work. Many i'm
portant matters, looking toward the
development of the State, will be
considered. The West Virginia Board
of Trade, which was organized June
20, 1905, at Wheeling, is composed
of 20 constituent bodies, representing
every section of the commonwealth
and every material interest. 1t has
made an active campaign in the way
of advertising the State and its re-