Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-01-14

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leee of agriculture at the West Virginia
University, has resigned.
The Italian government has contracted
with stock growers of Montana for 10000
horses suitable for cavalry and artillery
service.
During the year 1914 not single pas
senger was killed on the Pennsylvania
Railroad system in a train accident, al
though 1875. All ,S76 passengers were car
RED and more than 5000 trains were OPP
Grated every day.
A newspaper item going the rounds
says: The city of Charleston, S. c., hav-
ing declined to accept S. 000flr foun-
tain TO the memory of John Brown LETT
by Miss Amelia B. Southall, of Harper's
Ferry. under The terms OF her will the
s., 600 is left to Storer College at the lat
ter place.
The West Virginia State fair will moi
again be held in Wheeling, as its owners
have decided 10 hold no more exhibit
tons. The fair was owned and man
aged by the Reymann Brewing Company
and was noted for having the largest sa-
loon bar in the world. Since the State
has gone dry there isn't much left OF the
fair.
VIM. ]. Farrin, aged 38 years, former
resident of MartinSburg, took his own
life in New York a few days ago. He
had lost his position as inspector for the
Fidelity Casualty Company on Christmas
eve, and had become respondent. Sat-
urday he turned on the gas in his room,
placed The end OF the tube in his mouth,
and when found seven hours later was
cold in death. He leaves wife and one
child.
Richard Washington sailed last week
from New York for Rome, Italy, where
he will enter the American College OF
Dell Nord to study, preparatory to enter
ing the priesthood of the Catholic Church.
Mr.. Washington, who is the only son OF
the late Mayor George Washington, OF
Charles Town, became a convert to the
Catholic faith three years ago. He has
been living in Richmond. Va, for the
past several years. His preparation for
the ministry will require nine years OF
study-AdpOcate.
In the Circuit Court OF Berkeley Springs
on Tuesday Judge Woods, in the suit tor
malieaSance in office against President
John A. Phillips OF the Morgan county
court, found President Phillips guilty OF
the charges preferred against him by a
committee OF taxpayerS OF Nor gan county.
Ii WIS charged that President Phillips. as
a member OF the county court, entered
into contracts with business firms in which
he was personally interested Tor thousands
of dollars worth OF work and supplies for
Morgan county. The suit has been pend
ing for several months. Attorneys for
defense filed notice of an appeal to the
State Supreme Court and stay OF exc
cution was granted by Judge Woods.
There is a good deal OF spite work, it is
said, in the suit against Phillips.
At the instance of the Union Trust and
Deposit Company OF Baltimore and others,
trustees, Bert C. Scott, sheriff OF Garrett
county, Md, seized the property of Col.
John T. McGraw, OF Grafton, W. Va,
located in that county. The property
will be sold unless settlement is made.
Not only his personal property, but seven
parcels OF ground at Deer Park, including
his handsome summer home, which en-
81 acres and which was purchased
from Henry g. Davis, will be sold. COL
ouel McGraw's friends say that he has
been put in an unfair light by the above
proceedings ana the published statements
that have been sent out. According to
their statements, the property OF Colonel
McGraW in Garrett county was SelZeo oy
means of nonresident attachment Sc
cured BY the Union Trust Company, OF
ParkerSburg, acting as trustee for the
Camden heirs. 1t is said TO be the out
growth of some litigation that had been
in the Jefferson county courts for two
years over the ownership of certain lands
BY the plea that they could not obtain
Justice in Jefferson county the non-resi-
dent attachment was secured and the
property in Maryland seized. 1t is con-
tended that the entire amount in contro-
versy is less than Sc 900. The property
to be sold probably is worth
SIS 900, it is stated.