Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-01-18
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.


.I ugrl io = sclool OF ms'rucflo 4,
u be heId 1t Charleston January IL
~ 19, for he purpose OF instructor g
y, personal property assessors OF tie
State how to do their work under the
new assessment laws 1t has been b e
intention to hold a number of the .e
SC coils In various parts Of the Stats e.,
bur Mr.. Dillon has changed the pl, n
and will hold but one.
Judge Hunter A. Moss, of Parker !.
burg, has issued an injunction to pI1-
hiOit a man from wooing a woman.
The stlsngest part of it is that the
woman is the mans wife, and he has
been trying to win her back after an
arrangement. His attentions becom-
ing annoying to the wife, she applied
to the circuit court, and Judge Moss
enioined William Brown from wooing
or making love to Mary E Brown.
The injunction also prohibits Brown
from entering the premises where his
wife resides, or trying to induce her
10 continue living with him. She has
lied suit for divorce.
The H4rper's Ferry Lime and Stor
Co. of Millville, are completing large
boarding house for employees on tie
east side of the Shenandoah river. NJ.
Brown, of She pherdstown, will be tie
proprietor. They are also building a
clearinghouse on the land purchased
of J. A. Hofmaster. The Standard
Lime Company is building a coal shute.
The company expects to open a new
quarry as soon as trucks can be built.
They are taking on quite number of
hands. Mr.. Westenhaver, of Mar
tinsburg, who has contracted to build
the lime sheds, has arrived with four
teen carpenters, and others are ex-
pected the first of next week. Ar
rangements are being made to load
seventy-fve cars ofstone day.-Ad-
uocate
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster.
General has made public a report
which shows that West Virginia now
ranks ninth as to the number of post
Offices in the United States. West
Virginia has 1921 postofices, while
Pennsylvania has 4,377, and Virginia
1926. This State claims to be tie
birthplace of the rural free delivery
system, the first route being establish
ed in this State October l, 1895, by
the late Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, then
Postmaster General. The first three
routes were established in jefferson
county, at Charles Town, Halltown
and Uvllla. The gross receipts Of the
postoffices in West Virginia amounted
to $1,15O,604 Is for the last II
months. The amount expended in
the State by the government for the
operation of the postofice department
In the last year amounted to 81 for
each man, woman and child in the
State.
Capt. w. B. Colston, commissioner
for Berkeley county, has filed with
the circuit court his decision in the
suit of Miss Rebecca Daniels against
the estate of the late D. M. Shaffer, in
which an award of $10,789 is made
in favor Of the plaintiff. Mr., Shafer
was an uncle of Miss Daniels, and %
years ago entered into an agreement
to give her half interest in the net
proceeds of certain farm ard to
provide suitable maintenance for
her after his death, provided shs
would act as his housekeeper. This
position she held during the last %
years Of Mr.. Skaters life, but re-
ceived only $1,000 in cash during
that time and was not provided for at
the death of Mr.. Shafer. The suit
followed, with the above result. The
decision will be reviewed by the cir
cult court, where it has the standing
of verdict of a jury. Mr. Shafer
left an estate valued at $45, 900.