Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-11-09
THE NEWS OF
WEST VIRGINIA

Wheeling Frank Forth and Nick
Williams. Itaiikhs. Sare held here by
the federal authorities on the charge
Of being white slayers.
Huntington. wv. L. Thomas. Ches-
rpeaks and Ohio Railroad telegraph OPP
orator. who was fatally shot in guar
rel With J. e. Kirk another operator.
died in asbospital here Kirk. who hasl
been arrested on murder charge.
declares he fred in self defense
Grafton. HoIz 4 Co, bankers and
brokers. Of Chicago, were the highest
responsible bidders for the s9o.000 wa
terworks 5 per cent bonds offered by
the city OF Grafton, and 1t was am
nounced that they are the purchasers,
they offering 1901 premium. The
bonds are payable in from 10 to "a
years.
Wheeling p. Brown, who has
been state superintendent of the West
Virginia Humane Society for num-
Der Of years, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Brown, whose home is at Nor.
gantown, will go to New Mexico. where
he has purchased ranch.
Martinsburg Rev Thomas B. Mar
tin, who since his ordination to the
priesthood in June last, has been as
sistant rector of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church here during the absence of
Rev. Thomas Gflsenen, was transferred
to ST. Andrews Church, Roanoke, Va,
where he will be the assistant to the
rector. Rev. Thomas Collins, formerly
of Harpers Ferry.
.Wellsburg.-William Shaffer was
found guilty Of murder in the first de
gree by jury in the Criminal Court
The jury recommended a term In the
state penitentiary at Moundsville for
III. Shaffer is the second man con
| victed of trio arrested for the muir
der Of Charles Sherwood. Robert Che
ney was convicted several days ago.
Fairmont. President Taft paid Fair
mont visit of 15 minutes duration
He was met by his personal friend
Judge John w. Mason, of Fafrmont
and committee from the Fairmont
| Chamber Of Commerce. He was escort
| ed to the Courthouse and from his au
tomobile made a short address. Places
Of business and schools were closed
and the public turned out en- masst
to greet the president.
Wheeling.-The sale of the Goa
lands and all properties of the Sleep.
Mountain Anthracite Coal Company, o
Morgan and Berkeley counties, to Ha.
Walker, Jr.. for the sum of $250,000 b,
| special master in bankruptcy, John c
| Berry, was approved by Judge Dayton
in the federal court here. The dis
tribution of the residue among tn
creditors of the Sleepy Mountain Com
] pany will mark the conclusion of
long period of litigation. The suit wa
styled the Farmers Deposit Nationa
! Bank against tIs sleepy Mountain An
j thracite Coal Company and was TO
4 the settlement of large claims held b,
the plaintiff against the defendan
company.
Elkins. he oversight him
self on his wedding day and misse,
the train leaving Grafton for Elkinf
Hon. John H. Holt, Judge of the FIJI
teenth Judicial District, was oblige
to charter special train, which cir
a ped OF the 60 miles between Graftol
and Elkins at record breaking pace
bringing him here on the hour set TO
4 his marriage to Mrs. Mamie Brown
widow of Major T. P. R. Brown. The
were married by DR.. Frederick P Bal
ron and left by special train for Ora
ton in order to make connections 70
the Pacific Coast, where they wi
spend an extended honeymoon. Judg
4 Holt was a widower.
Clarksburg appears the b
ginning of a general strike of windo'
8 glass workers in West Virginia o,
CURED here when the West Fork VIII
dow Glass Company put out its fire
upon refusal of its one hundred an
fifty men to accept fifteen per cen
reduction in wages and to consent t
4 work by private agreement. The Yves
n Forks notification resulted from til
manufacturers conferences here du
ing the week. at the last one Of whic
Saturday night resolution was adop
ed appointing a committee to confe
with Joseph S. Neenan, of Clevelan,
president of the National Windo
{ Glass Workers, Union, regarding a CT
In wages to meet the conditions arr
Il ing when the American Window Glas
Company reduced the market price I
glass Friday six per cent. 1t is pr
dicted by leading window glass worl
ers here that the employees of ever
window glass factory in the state wi
be out within a week, as the NOV
ment is regarded as an effort to di
regard the union.
The most famous bridge in Il
world, the Bridge Of Signs, at Venic
so called because it led the way to
prison, was built in 1889.
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