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THE NEWS OF
WEST VIRGINIA

definitely fixed the line which Is to
divide the two States. The courts
opinion was another victory for West
Virginia More than year ago the 4
court entered decree in the case,
and while it was supposed at the time
to be equally favorable to the two
States the later perusal of the courts
opinion indicated that West Virginia
had got the better of the long fight.
When the decree was entered the
court appointed commission OF three
to make the decision effective. This
commission, composed Of w. Nc.
Culloh Brown, representing Maryland;
]. K. Monroe. representing West vir-
ginia, and Samuel 8. Gannett, repre-
senting the United States Geological
Survey, spent year surveying the
disputed territory and in fixing the
boundary in accordance with the ind 4
ings of the court originally. The COM
missions report was filed with the
court and demurred to by Mr.. Brown
on the part of Maryland. The excep-
ton taken by the Marylander resulted
in a reopening of the case. The Geo
logical Survey expert had sided with
the West Virginians. Thursday the
Supreme Court upheld the majority of
the commission and ordered that the
line be fixed In accordance with their
views. 49,
In its brief review of the case the
court announced that the disputed part
OF the boundary would run from
Deakins, on the old State line, along
the south bank of the North Branch
OF the Potomac river, to the Pennsyl-
Vania line. The court aiso stated that
the expenses Of the commission
amounted to $17,154. Under the rul-
ing each State Is to bear half the total
cost of the surveys and other work in
connection with the execution of the
final decree. The Maryland-W West
Virginia boundary dispute dated from
the creation of the latter State. The
change In the course OF the Potomac
river caused the old line to be obscur
ed, and several thousand acres of land
were involved In the controversy.
Grafton.-With the running of the
Chicago-New York Express No. 8
through the new double-track King.
wood tunnel at Tunnelton one of the
most extensive improvements under
taken since Daniel Willard became
president of the road was completed.
The new tunnel, with the single-track
tunnel in operation previously, prac.
tically marks the completion of a sys.
tenn of three tracks on both the east
bound and westbound grades over the
two ridges of the Allegheny Noun.
tains between Cumberland, Md, and
Grafton. The new tunnel is 4,211 feet
long, 81 feet wide by 241s feet high,
and cost about $1,500,000. The side
walls are lined with concrete and the
arch, or roof, Is lined with vitrified
brick. The new tunnel Is thoroughly
ventilated. The excavating of the ap-
pfoaches was started September rs,
1910, and the tunnel completed today
marks one Of the most expeditions
engineering feats Of American rail-
reading. The tunnel was constructed
under the direction Of Francis Lee
Stuart, chief engineer; John I. VIII
son, district engineer, and E. M. Ora
ham, resident engineer on the work.
Huntington. - Thirty-two received
diplomas at the commencement Of the
Huntington High School. The class
address was by DR.. H. G. Minnich,
president Of Miami University, Ohio.
Diplomas were awarded to Sue Mere.
dith Blackwood, Charles Edgar Booth,
Clara Josephine Burris, Robert Frank.
lin Cavarlee, Jas. Arthur Cross, Mary
Bell Grum, Everett MeChestney Curtis,
Edward Homer Deitsch, Tracey Ida
Dillon, Don Drummond, Estha Sa.
mantha Sheets, Jessie Elizabeth Stark.
John Lee Sullivan, Herbert Sidney
Summers, Walter Clifford Swami,
Maude May Vest, Harry Clarence
Waters, Gladys Vivienne Wagner,
Hazel Eileen Williams Miriam Wood,
julius Fischbach, Luther Oscar Grit.
fifth, Daniel Irwin Hager, Nellie Lee
Kyle, Fred Spencer Loar, Ruth Nadine
Mcdaniel, Margaret Dorothy Norman,
Marie Frances Point, Ruby Elizabeth
Query, Russell Radford Rucker and
| Florella Schneider.
Morgantown.-The commencement
! OF the Morgantown High School was
held Wednesday night. The graduates
are Opal Marguerite Smell, Duane
Couzens Homell, Lorena Beatrice
Berry, Gladdine Ada Fisher, Charles
| /. Jennins, Nina Hazel Church, Sara
| Mae Reiner, Donald G. Taylor, Gladys
M Fisher, Stanton H. Cady, Jessie
Hall, Virginia Ruth Guseman, Albert
! Gall Springer. LaMarian M. Mason,
Ruth Margaret Wells, Ross H. Tuck.
/ willer, Ursula Gotta Skunk, Anna Ida
Dalinsky, ]. Oliver Knapp, Kate Mere.
dith, ]. Herbert, g. Skunk and BERTHE
Jacobson.
.Martinsburg. John M. Woods, q
prominent lawyer of this city and one
+ OF the leading members of the State
bar, was unanimously nominated by
the Democrats of the Eighteenth
judicial district, comprising Morgan
Berkeley and Jefferson counties, fol
Judge of the Circuit Court, to succeed
Judge e. Boyd Faulkner, who has pre-
sided over the courts of the circuit
for the past 81 years, and who will
voluntarily retire at the expiration 81
his term the last Of this year,