The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-28
STATE HOUSE
NEWS OF 4 DAY

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CHA lEsToNi Sept 3, Hon. ~
~. Dillon, Of Fayettesille, former
state tax commission and Attorney
Geo ]. Mccomas; Of Huntington, were
in the city yesterday conterring with
State Tax Commissioner White rela;
tiSe to tie cases Of the Norfolk &
Western railroad against the State In
which the railroad company appeals
from the assessment Of the road In
the several counties Of the State as
made BY the Board Of Public Works
for the years 1906 and 1907.
BY agreement, the cases viii be-
tried at WEIGH. Mcdowell county, on
next Tuesday, October 1,.before Judge
E. Boyd Faulkner, Of the 18th district,
Judge /. c. Herndon, Of the 9Th cir
cult. and Judge j. B. Wilkinson, Of the
nth circuit. The Norfolk & Western
railroad passes through the counties
of Wayne, Mingo, Mcdowell, Mercer
and Jefferson in this state and the
railroad has appealed from the assess
ment as levied in each Of these coun-
ties by the Board Of Public Works,
and as these counties are located in
the circuits named above, Judges
Faulkner, Herndon and wilkinson win
hear the arguments together. Govern
or white will leave Charleston Monday
for WEIGH Attorneys Dillon and Nc
Comas will represent the State.
D. j. F. Strother, member of the
law firm Of Anderson, strother, Ruck.
err and Hughes, was in the city yester'
day on business connected with the
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
In the basement of the Capitol An.
mex the new file room for the use of
Clerk Mathews of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals, has been completed and
the records now filed away in the at
tic Of the old building will be remov-
ed to their new berth. The new room
will be very beneficial when copy
of an old record is required as the
new cases have been numbered and
-lettered in a systematic manner.
supt Thos. G. Miller of the de-
partment of schools, daughter, Miss
Pauline, and son, Archie, have return
ed from Mountain Lake Park, Mary.
land.
Dr.. A. NJ. Brown, Of Huntington,
was caller at the State holse yes.
terday.
w. NJ. Lockwood, Of Gary, mellow
ell county, and Samuel Hughes, Of
Pound Cap Fayette county, have been
commissioned notaries public by the
Secretary of State.
Three charters, were granted to
West Virginia corporations at the
State house yesterday !
The Walkersyille and Ireland Rail
road Company was granted a charter
for the purpose of constructing a line
of railroad by the most practicable
route from Walkersyille, in Lewis
county, to Marlinton, Pocahontas coun.
ty. The principal business Office OF
the company will be located at Graf
ton. The capital stock is $4,000 and
the lncorporators are W. p. Mick, W,
B. Mick, aud NJ, F. Mick, of ireland,
and R. H. Sawyer and W. H. Bailey,
of Grafton.
The Wheeling Flexible Ladder Co.,
of Wheeling, with chief works in Ohio
county, was granted charter for the
purpose Of manufacturing flexible iron
ladders and fire escapes. The capt
tai stock of the company is 100000,
of which $500 has been subscribed and
$50 paid. incorporates; M. c. Hand.
Ian, Ipo. j, P. o'Brien, c. K. Brady,
j. D. Brehan and Frank A. o'Brien, all
of Wheeling.
The Continental Sales Company, Of
Wheeling, was chartered by Pittsburg
men for the purpose of buying. sell.
ing and promoting any useful inyen.I
ton, commodity, appurtenance or APP
pllance for use in the various trades,
commerce, mining, milling and manu-.
Featuring. The capital stock is So,
600, Of which $3.50 has been subscrib.
ed and s25 paid. Incorporators: Roll
bert P. Nevin, Jr., Hughes o. Nevin,
Arthur R. speer, oliver F. Wilson
and Fleming Nevin.
Dedication Postponed.
Owing 10 sickness among the neo.