Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-12-24
STATE CLAIMS
BEFORE SENATE
Omnibus Bill Carries Large Total
For West Virginians-Chapin's
Is The Largest.

Washington. y. G., DC. 16.-Forty-
| four claims against the United
states from West Virginia aggregat-
ing $55.5S4.15. are provided for in
the omnibus claims bin now pending
before the Senate and viii be paid il
the bill Is pass d by beth houses Of
/ Congress without amendment.
I The largest individual claim is that
of the legal representative OF the es-
tate of Virginius p. Chaplin, Of West
Virginia. for amounts unlawfully tax
en from Mr. Chaplin by the consular
agents of the United states at the
Navigator Islands This claim is for
$21 $50. or the total amount, $50
al are war claims of churches while
/ S2.57S is the aggregate CT individual
81 ar claims
Every one of the West Virginia
claims in this bill the aggregate of
which is $2,040,946.67 has been ia
yorably passed upon by the court of
claims and referred back to Congress
as just and equitable claims which
ought to be paid. The chances, there.
fore, are that the total amount of the
West Virginia items will be included
in the bill when it is passed and that
all these claims will he paid within
a short time.
Aside from the one large claim
mentioned above, West Virginia items
in the bill are practically all claims
for damages sustained by acts OF Unit
ed States troops during the Civil War
are:
Lorenza d. Corrick. administrator
Of William Corrick Barbour county,
$3.50.
John T. Sharp, administrator of
George Dickson, Fakette county. 500
Mary V. Chambers. administrators
OF Lydia A. Hockensmith. Jefferson
county. 1895
Ruth. Louise v, and Henry w. Mil
bourne, heirs of Oliver Milbourn. JEFF
ferson county. 1890.
J w Gardner, administrator of F.
A. Roeder, jefferson county, $500.
John T. Sharp. administrator of
John Sharp. Fayette county, $40.
James NJ. Stephenson. Mason coun
y, $244.
David Tuckwiller and Sarah Bette
Wilson. Green brer county, $500.
NJ. f. Church. South Barboursville,
$500.
Presbyterian church. Beverly, ST.
200.
NJ f. church, Bunker Hill, 81 900
St. Johns Episcopal church, Char
lesion, 1880
NJ e. church. South, Chares Town
5000.
Zion Episcopal church, Charles
Town, $40.
NJ. E. church. South, Clarksburg,
s1,40O
Presbyterian church, Clarksburg,
$525.
Elk Branch Presbyterian church,
DufIields. $500
Baptist church. Fayette county,
S475.
NJ. L. church, Flatwoods, $500.
Presbyterian church. French Creek,
S1.100
Fetterman (now West Main sire y
Episcopal church, Grafton. $499.
NJ. +. church, South, Great Caca-
pom. $3.50.
Saint Johns Episcopal church,
Harper's Ferry, $i,7O0
Presbyterian church, Huttonsville,
s791.
Trinity Episcopal church. Martins
burg, s1,340.
Methodist Protestant Church. Mid
dleway, $685..
Presbyterian church, Mooreheld,
$1,430
VI. f. Church Paw Paw, $500.
Presbyterian church. petersburg,
81 900.
NJ. T. church. Phinippi, $500
Mount olive Primitive Baptist
church, Philippi. $3.50.
NJ. f. church. south Point Pleas
ant. $1,000
NJ. E. church. South, Saint Adams.
s14OO
Saint Marks Episcopal church,
Saint Adams. $4,000.
Caledonia Lodge. No. 4. odd Eel
lows. Shepherdstown. $115.
Presbyterian church, Springfield,
$500
Saint Johns Catholic church. Sum
mersville. $l.O5O
NJ. f. church, South. Summit Point,
$500
NJ. +, Church, Webster, $3.50.
Andrew p GLADDEN., Clarksburg,
half interest in $75S.
Julia VI. Woods and Mary +. Hagan
daughters; Mary J. Edelen and VII
liam NJ Iunkin, grandchildren OF Da-
yd Y. Junkin. deceased, Berkeley
county s20316.
Harriet H. Lyeth, Administrative OF
Clinton II. Lyeth, deceased, late OF
United States navy, $202.19.
Thornton T. Perry. son OF Roger
Perry, deceased. Jefferson county,