Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-04-24
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

The West Virginia Sunday School Con-
vention will be in session in ClarkSourg
next week. from Wednesday until III
day. A very attractive programme has
been arranged.
Charles F. Trotter, of West Virginia,
who has been in the PoStoffice Depart
ment for a number of years. has been
promoted TO be chief clerk to the FIRST
Assistant Postmaster-GeneraL
After an illness that had kept him con-
fined 10 his home for four months Judge
Henry C. McWhorter, aged II years, died
at Charleston last week. He was a men,
Der of the Supreme Court OF Appeals for
twelve years, retiring in 1911.
Mr.. Orion E. Darnall, a well-known
West Virginian. for several years super
intendent OF the National Training School
for Boys at Washington, has resigned his
position. He and Mrs. Darnall will goto
California, and he may go in business
there.
Writ county, this State, has a nervy
thief-he stole an entire orchard a week
or two ago. A young orchard belonging
to Judge T. A. Brown was robbed OF 700
trees that had been recently set out, the
thief having dug them up and carried
them away.
A Mineral county school boy forgot
package and returned TO the school house
to get it, He found the door closed, but
opened window and tried to enter. A
short time afterwards his father found his
lifeless form where the sash had fallen on
his neck and held him till he died.
Under the auspices OF the West Virginia
Anti tuberculosis League a tour OF the
entire State will be made with special
car and a lecturer starting from Wheel
ing in September. in an effort to arouse
the people of the State TO a sense OF the
danger of tuberculosis and to educate
them as to its prevention and cure.
Secretary of State Reed announces that
the Board of Public Works will be in
session in the Governors rooms, in the
Capitol, at Charleston, May 5, 6 and 7,
1913, for the purpose OF hearing repre-
sentativeS OF the railroads and other pub
lie service corporations relative to their
assessments. Any one interested has
the privilege OF attending,
Blaine Massey, boy charged with
killing Policeman James Keister, was &C
quilted by jury at Princeton, this State.
He pleaded self-defenSe. The police
man took COW away from the boy, for
which the lad was caring. After words
the policeman knocked Massey down and
beat him. The boy ran home, pursued
by the policeman. He was warned not
to enter the house. The officer drew his
gun and started in. Massey obtained
gun and killed him. The argument arose
over the ordinance prohibiting COWS from
running at large in the streets OF the city.
Governor H. D. Hatfield has announced
the personnel of the debt commission as
follows: United States Senator Nathan
Golf, rep Clarksburg; former Gov
ernor A. B. Fleming, d. Fairmont; J.
A. Lenhart, RI merchant, Kingwood
w. T. Ice, Jr, d. lawyer, Philippi; U.
6. Young, (RJ lawyer, Buckhannon;
United States Senator William E. Chiffon,
3D. Charleston; K. |. Boremdn, (R)
merchant, Parkersburg; lohn IA. Hamil-
ton, d. former Congressman, ParkerS-
burg; w. D. Ord, (R.) coal operator,
Landgraf; John H. Holt, d. lawyer,
Huntington w. E. Wells, (RD manu-
facturer, Newell.
Charged with the embezzlement OF
SIS, 900 OF the funds OF the First National
Bank OF West Union, this State, of which
he was until recently cashier, M. B. Sum-
mers was arrested Saturday and arraign-
ed before United States Commissioner
Edward Neal at Parkersburg. Summers
waived examination and was held for the
grand jury at the coming Wheeling term
of United States district court. The COM
missioner fixed bond OF $1,000, which
Summers gave. Summers is member
of one of the best known families in the
State. II is said his bondSmen made good
the alleged, shortage as soon as ii was
discovered, and that the banks depoSitorS
will lose nothing Blanchard D. Hyatt,
national bank examiner, is in charge OF
the institution. Summers resigned as
cashier several days ago when the alleged
shortage was discovered.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
awarded contracts Saturday for the con-
Struction of eleven miles of additional
double track railroad between Orleans
Road and Little Cacapon. on the east end
OF lie Cumberland division. The i'm
provement will cost approximately So
600 900, and owing TO the heavy charac-
ter OF construction the work will be eX-
tended over period OF about two years.
The new line will be known as the Mag
nolia cut off and will be low grade line
which will greatly facilitate the move
ment OF the enormous volume OF tonnage
handled over this section OF The system
and which is increasing steadily. Upon
comDletiOn of the contract the Baltimore
and Ohio will be equipped as three
track and four-track system east Of Cum
berland to Martinsburg, and in connec-
ton with the extensive track additions
on the mountain divisions during the last
three years there will be ample facilities
to care for the growing traffic. The con-
Struction will involve tunnel about
5000 feet long, with three smaller tun-
nels. The new line will cross the Po-
tomac river at two places and will pass |