The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-12


! The board thinks that this ~ the better
plan.
The following are the applicants
who are asking for ceTti hcates:
w 8! Harrison and ], W. Price OF
lBeekiey c. ". Abbott OF Louisa, Ken:
lucky; n. G. Power; Of Montgomery
r. P. BROMLEY, Charleston; w. R.
Gray JohnstoSn. Pa. n. c. Holland,
OF eKystone; "a. W. Totrick, Of Nor.
gantown; J. E. Morrison. OF BeIington;
FL. Detnsboch, Of Keystone: Edward
Gray, OF Moundsville: F. n. P. Pfost,
Of Ripley; E. B. Enoch, Of Winfield;
j. "a. Terrell, Of Littleton; John D.
Dent. Of Charleston, and j. A. Landon.
Of Keystone.
The board Of regents OF. the West
Virginia colored Instit. to convened
yesterday pt the Office OF the State su-
pe'i1tendent OF free schools. Outside
OF few Important matters the bust.
ness was OF routine nature. The
flrst I1atter that the board considered
was the placing Of a steam laundry
| in the girls domestic science building
which is Situated six miles from Char
lesion, and also an order to place a
new boiler for the heating plant, also
new and ul.to-date improvements for
the water Pant. Anew sewerage and
drainage system has also been install.
ed. 5l
Auditor Arnold C. Scherr. was in
Huntington yesterday on business con.
nected with the department. He will
be home tomorrow.
Banking Commissioner Samuel B.
Matthews is in Wheeling on official
business.
Miss Blanche Chittum. stenographer
in the office Of Attorney General
May, was called to Huntington yester-
day on account of the death Of her
uncle, Mr.. Scott Matheny. Miss Chit
tum was accompanied by her mother
and sister, Mrs. Lester Didenour.
In the Supreme Court Of Appeals
yesterday Judge Brannon allowed an
appeal and supersedeas In the case OF
/ John Herald and others VS.. The Board
OF Education OF Harrison county from
the Sardis District. This Is n peculiar
I suit, besides being rather an interest.
| Ing one. The main reasons OF the ap.
! peal were that the court below erred
In dissolving the injunction so as to
permit said defendants, Rowland and
Grove. to proceed with the drilling OF
oil and gas on said school house lot.
The board Of education leased the lot
for oil operators and the citizens are
trying to restrain the operators from
! drilling for oil on the school house
property. The board OF education OF
the Sardis district purchased lot for
school purposes, and erected thereon
a building. That part was all right,
and no one made any objection. Then
oil was discovered and the board,
thinking they had the right to lease
the land. did lease a certain portion
Of It to Rowland and Grove. To this
the citizens objected. They gave their
reasons that the drilling interfered
with the children In their studies, and
further, that the drilling would spoil
the play grounds of the school. Judge
Mason granted a temporary restrain
ing order, and the board set up as an
answer that they had a perfect right
to execute the lease. At the hearing
Judge Mason modified the order and
dissolved the Injunction, and stated
that Rowland and Grove could contin-
lie the drilling MS long MS there was no
school, and that when school began
they could work before and after
school hours. On this the citizens ap-
ii,