Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-06
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.
Bluefield elected Democratic mayo
on Tuesday.

Bluefield elected Democratic mayor
on Tuesday.
Chas. w. Robinson, of Fainmont,
national bank examiner for the past ten
years, has resigned his position.
1t is said that former Governor A. B.
White, of West Virginia, is likely to be
made U. S. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue by President Taft.
Judge Willis, of New Martinsville, or
dered the grand jury in his court to in
dict all church societies and church work
| ers who obtain money through the medium
of raffles.
A Carnegie hero medal has been
awarded to Pierce D. Marsh, B. & O.
engineer OF Weston, for heroic conduct
in averting collision between passenger
and freight trains.
Edward Hinkle, formerly an employee
of the B. & o. Railroad at Fairmont, this
State, has just been convicted of stealing
piano that had been shipped on the road,
and gets five years in the penitentiary.
The Board of Public Works will hold
meetings at Charleston May 10, Il and IL,
for the purpose of hearing those who
have anything to say concerning the as
sessment of property of public corpora
tons.
Fred B. Wood, cashier of the West
Virginia Bank at Clarksburg, was arrested
on Monday for embezzlement, and he
confessed that he had gotten away with
$4,000 of the banks money. He is now
in jail and the penitentiary is yawning for
him.
1t cost John Henson, aged IS years, $l2
to attempt to hug pretty Miss Grace Hoff-
man, aged 20, the daughter of his neigh
Dor. Henson was driving from Dam No.
to WilIiamsport with the young girl and,
she alleged, attempted to put his arms
around her and whispered something in
her ear. She resented the indignity,
jumped out of the buggy and later had him
arrested. Justice Hershberger, Williams
port, who heard the case, fined Henson
$l2. Henson denied the charge.
The Supreme Court of West Virginia
rendered decision on Monday to the eff
feet that the Governor has no authority to
veto any item in an appropriation bill at
ter the adjournment of the Legislature.
Governor Dawson cut out items from the
last bill amounting to some $4,000, but
under the decision all of them will be
good if contested for. Further, it is said
that the items cut from the bill OF 1907 are
legal appropriations, as that bill was also
signed after the adjournment OF the Legis-
lature. The State administration is some
what worried over the matter.
The passenger train on the Romney
branch of the B. & o. Railroad was
wrecked yesterday mile and a-half from
Romney. The engine struck some cattle
or the track, and the shock threw the two
little old coaches down an embankment.
Six persons were hurt, but none OF them
seriously. Among the injured were Mrs.
John ]. CornwelI and her sister, Miss Kate
Brady. A startling incident connected
with the wreck was the death of J. In
skeep Keller, formerly hotel proprietor
of Ronney and cripple well-known in
that section. When the news OF the &C
cident became known Mr.. Keller hurried
down to the wreck, and in the excite
ment dropped dead from heart disease.
The hearing in the Virginia and West
Virginia State debt controversy before
Special Master Littlefield began at Rich
mond yesterday. John c. Spooner, John
G. Carlisle, w. g. Curley, c. E. Hogg,
George M. McClintic and w. M. o. Daw-
son appeared for West Virginia, and At
torney General Anderson, Major Holmes
Conrad, Randolph Harrison and John B.
Minor, for Virginia. The scope ofthe in
quiry embraces the period between 1920
and the formation of West Virginia, Viz
ginia claiming that the younger State
should bear portion of the burden Of
debt existing at the separation OF the two
States. The validity of the Virginia
bonds is being attacked by West Virginia
at every point. II is thought that the
hearing will consume about six weeks.