Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-10
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.


The West Virginia Educational Asso-
citation will meet June 10th in Clarksburg,
and continue in session three days.
The population of the West Virginia
Penitentiary at Moundsville is LIB.
During the month of May IS prisoners
were received and 30 discharged.
In Fayette county the other night five
negroes lay in wait for Galloway Mayer,
mine boss, with the intention of beating
him up for discharging them. When they
attacked him he managed to escape, and
got Winchester rifle from house near
by. He returned to the scene, and when
the negroes again attacked him he killed
one, MORALLY wounded two others and
beat the remaining two into unconscious
ness.
Under the Johnson pistol-toting law the
fellows who carry revolvers in West Viz
ginia are being soaked for fair. In Fay
cite county last week seven men were ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons.
Four of the offenders were fined $50 and
costs and sentenced to six months in jail.
The other three were fined $50 and costs
and given year in jail. AtWeSton two
men were sentenced a few days ago to
serve six months in jail for the same Of
Tense.
Charles P. Light, of Martinsburg, has
bsen appointed by Governor Glasscock
State Road Commissioner, and will enter
upon his duties the first of July. The po-
sition pays 5000 year, and Mr.. Light
will have the appointment Of two assist
ants. This office is a new one, having
been created at the recent session of the
Legislature. Mr.. Light will have his Of
fetal headquarters in Charleston, but will
continue to reside in Martinsburg. Ed
ward Baker, of Beverly, has been appoint
ed State Road Engineer at salary of2,-
600 year.
In the Circuit Court at Charleston, this
State, on Tuesday, Judge Burdett granted
the prayer of the Coal and Coke Railroad
and enjoined Acknowledgement Conley
and Prosecuting Attorney Avis, of Ka-
nawha county, from enforcing the two
cent-fare law as to that road. The Coal
end Coke road runs through the central
part of the State from Charleston for a dis
lance of 1870 miles and is known as the
Davis and Elkins road, being owned by
Henry g. Davis and Senator S. B. Elkins.
Judge Burdett condemns the law because
of the classification of milage without dis
tinction as to physical conditions and the
exemption of electric roads and roads I'M
der so miles long. II also, the court held,
violates the Fourteenth Amendment the
Federal Constitution.
In the United States Court at Parkers=
burg on Tuesday L. B. O'Neill. OF Nor
gantown, entered Plea of guilty to the
charge Of using the United States mails
for fraudulent purposes. O'Neill adver-
tised in number ofthe State newspapers
that he would sell 10 yards Of beautiful
silk for 81, and gave instructions in his
advertisement TO inclose the money and
address the Merchants Remnant Com
pany of Morgantown. Susan N. Silvin-
son, of Grafton, was one Of those who
oncwered the advertisement and sent on
her s.. In return she received 10 yards
of silk thread. She complained to the
authorities, and O'Neill was arrested. 1t
is the most peculiar swindle that has ever
been called to the attention of the Federal
authorities of this State O'Neill sought
to advertise in the Register, but the thing
looked crooked and we declined to give
him SDace