The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-01-04
Included Will Be a Large
Number of Civil War
Claims.
BILL WILL PROVIDE
For the Payment of a Long
List of Claims by
This State.

reconvenes, to pass the omnibus
claims bill carrying appropriations
to pay many claims against the gov
eminent. mostly throughout states
which were along the border during
the Civil war, and efforts to pay
which have been made by several sue
Fceeding Congresses without getting
the bill through.
1t has been learned that the com
mittee on war claims has already
prepared and has ready to introduce
Immediately upon the reconvening Of
Congress, bill embracing approprl-
tons for most of the was claims
which have been favorably reported
upon by the Court of Claims. The
bill as prepared contains appropria-
tons aggregating more than $4,000
for claimants in West Virginia. The
bill may be amended in the House or
1t may even be amended before 1t is
reported by the committee, but the
chances are that II 1t is passed at all
1t will be passed in exactly the form
in which the committee has prepared
it. The bill as at present formulated,
contains many items never before car
ried in claims bill and provides ap-
preparations to pay West Virginia
claimants as follows:
Sarah A. Bodkin, Upshur county.
s2s7.5O.
Charles Cook, administrator 0,
John Cook, Fayette county, $3.50.
Lorenzo D. Corrlck, administrator
of the estate of William Corrick,
Tucker county, $3.50.
Andrew Crouch, Newton Crouch,
and B. L. Butcher, executors of Jacob
Crouch, Randolph county, $S,71O.
John t. Sharp, administrator of
George Dickson, Fayette county s9s.
John Fitz, executor Of Samuel Fitz,
Martinsburg, $4,000
John H. Fout, administrator Of
George Fout. Grant county, $3.50.
Mary V. Chambers, administrators
Of Lydia A. Hockensmith, Jefferson
county, 1895.
7. J. Hudson, administrator OF Jacob
Hudson, Lewis county, SIS.
!. H. Kelly, administrator Of John
McH, Kelly, and Allie v. Kelly, Brax-
ton county, $5S5.
Joseph Loudermilk, Monroe county,
$3.50.
James S. Lucas, administrator of
Catherine s. Lucas, jefferson county,
s71O.
Ruth Milbourn, Louise Mllbourn
and Henry W. Milbourn, sole heirs to
oliver Milbourn. Jefferson county,
s43o.
Sarah Miller, Monroe county, $500.
William W. Myers, executor of
James W. Myers, jefferson county,
$3.50.
Henry o'Bannon and William A.
o'Bannon, sole heirs of Alfred o'Ban-
non, Jefferson county. 1904.
]. W. Gardner. administrator Of
F. A. Roeder, Jefferson county, $500.
John T. Sharp, administrator of
John Sharp, Fayette county, sS4O,
H. L. Briscoe, sole heir to Marie
Shirley, Jefferson county, $3.50.
Joseph c, Smith, jefferson county,
$500.
James H. stephenson, Mason coun-
ty, s244.
David Tutwiller and Sarah Bette
Wilson, Greenbrler county, $500.
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
Barboursyille, $500.
Presbyterian church of Beverly,
$500.
I Methodist Episcopal church, Bunker
Hill, $1,000.
Free church, Burlington, Mineral
county, $685..
Metnoulst Eplscopal Cnurcu, Soutn,
Charrestown, $500.
Saint Johns J Episcopal church,
Charleston, $3.50.
Zion Protestant Episcopal church,
Charles Town, $40.
Methodist Episcopal church, South, |
Clarksburg, $1,40O
Presbyterian church, clarksburg,
s525.
Elk Branch Presbyterian church,
Dufiields. 5000.
Baptist church, Fayette county,
$475.
Methodist Episcopal church. Flat
wods, $3.50.
Fetterman nov West Main street,