Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-08-26
a tie House News

Charleston. w Va, Aug. &c
The trial of W. b. Parsons. of Put
nam county. who testified at the
Cunningham trial some weeks ago.
that he had received the teachers
examination questions form the
pressman OF the Tribune Printing
Co. was again continued until Sep
TENDER 26. The state sought to pre-
vent another continuance. but were
forced TO acquiesce to the demand
OF the defense The Cunningham
trial has also been SCI for September
IS. A number OF witnesses for the
state did not put in their appear
ance Saturday. but the attorneys for
the state we're not alarmed as they
feel they can convict Parsons on
his own testimony.
State superintendent Miller has
returned from attending the funeral
of his mother and attending insti-
tutes in Wood. Tyler and Harrison
counties He says the institutes
were we'll attended and that in Wood
county there were 1852 teachers pres
ent. The instruction was good, he
added. and in all three counties
much good results will follow. The
Kanawah county institute will be
held this week and an attendance
of at least four hundred is expected
by the state superintendent.
CHIEF Clerk l.. l.. Friend. of the
superintendent of schools depart
ment. reports that there were a
greater number of No. Is issued at
the July examinations than I'm Nav
ana that there was a larger number
who passed the examinations. The
number in each grade has not vet
been given out. as there are a few
counties that the department is not
atisfied as to whether there was any
crooked work in securing copies Of
me questions In advance. The next
examination will be held September
u and i'm every county in the state.
but this last examination OF the year
is never as large as those held ear
Her.
Secretary OF state Swisher on Fri
day issued a charter to a cement
company in Texas with capitaliza-
ton of $2,2OO.OOO, the largest char
ter granted for some time The rev
cnue from this one was $3.50. The
number of cement companies grant
ed charters have been noticeable
ia'ely. They come from every sec
lion OF the country. West Virginia
having her good share.
Charter Clerk David Thompson
or the secretary of states office. left
sunday for Jamestown 10 snend his
vacation He has not been in the
best of health for some time and will
take much needed rest.
There are those about the state
house who believe Hon. Clark w.
May will soon enter the race against
Swisher and Scherr for the guber-
material nomination, but when the
attorney general was asked bv vour
representative as to whether he
would be a candidate. he absolutely
avoided positive yes or no answer
1t is well known that he is l,cenine
III very close touch with what is 90
ing on. just as though he was a can
Iidate, and is moi easily deceived
as to the position OF his probable
opponents I'm his own party
me Dawson-Swisher party who
are now in Colorado are not EXPECT
ed to return to Charleston until Nup-
ust 81 or September LIST. according
to the information received here. and
the report that the governor viii
support Swisher's candidacy for tho
nomination still remains undenied
or unconfrmed. The probabilities
ere, however that later developmente
VIII confirm the rumor. OF course
this will depend on the condition
that Auditor Scherr announces bie
candidacy as is expected within the
next week It is generally under
stood he has decided to make the
race.
Another good sized lumber com
pany was formed in this ST. when
the Perley and Crockett Lumber
company Of Jenningstowu ook out
a charter. II Is capitalize at $225.-
600 and will have its chief works in
Iucker and Randolph counties
There are now several lumber com
Ianics that have taken out charters
TO do business at Jenningstown. and
all are Of large capital indicating
mat thc little place will soon be-
come a big lumber territory.