The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-18
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

wallace Ingerick. a clerk at the
postoffice in Charleston will share In
q part Of the immense fortune left by
Mrs. Hetty. Green, New York's famous
woman financier who died a few weeks
ago. He received a letter this morn
fng from Mrs. Leon Dockstater. OF It'll.
ica, N. Y, one OF those Interested in
the administration Of the estate OF
Mrs Green IN which It war stated that
he would come in for a share of the
money left by the worlds richest
woman. Gideon Rowland, n pioneer
Of New York State, and the great, great
grandfather OF Mr.. Ingerick. was a
brother OF Mrs. Green. The will of
the latter provided that a trust fund OF
$~I,500,000 be distributed among the de.
scendants Of Mr.. Rowland.
w. q. Cornwell a well known Rom.
ney attorney who Is at the head Of o
party OF financiers planning a new
railroad from some point In the lower
shenandoah Valley to Wardensyille.
Nv. Va, has notified the prospective In
yestors that subscriptions to the bonds
must be made at once The capitalist
ask for about $4,000 and OF this they
need $4,000. 1t Is expected the o
ey will be raised. 1t is the IA IGNITION
To build a standard guage road for
freight principally principally the
great stands of timber now owned by
the Cornwell interests In Hampshire
and Hardy counties, West Virginia.
The interests headed by the Cornwells
are said to own and control not less
than 100, oO0, 900 feet Of virgin lumber.
The Harper's Ferry correspondent
gof the Spirit of Jefferson published at
Charles Town this week contained the
following readable paragraph: "Har-
per's Ferry has visitors from every.
ewhere. Vincent Astor with three 9th.
,er persons motored here recently and
tdined at the Hill Top. II he was as
much pleased as President Wilson he
Twill come again. The Hill Top is on
Magazine Hill where Uncle Sam kept
his powder In ante bellum days to test
his guns made at the U. S. Armory
we have many picturesque homes here
on the side Of the hill. From the Hill
Top is the residence of Charles Smith,
a little further down Is Highland Ter
race with its rose garden, the resi-.
I dence Of Geo. Brady. Bolivar flights
has Scottish Castle with its twelve
acres, the property Of w. F. Hallam.
On a clear day is offered a panoramic
view OF go miles oyer looking three
states. Some Of the old residences
built before the war have been improv-
ed with sleeping porches and other
modern conveniences.
Frank Gather, superintendent OF the
city water works at Grafton killed a
large copper head snake along the
county road between the end OF the
paved section OF Maple went and
the Grafton Park this week. Snakes
seem to have been very scarce this
year and this is the first copperhead
that has been found near Grafton SO
far as has been reported.
Lieut.. Joseph Ruffner. Jr, Of the
American Legion, Canadian Expedi-
tionary forces, Toronto, has arrived
IN Charleston on a thirty day furlough
and is the guest OF relatives. Lieut..
Ruffner is a former Charleston boy and
formerly practised law here. later so.
ing into the newspaper field where he
became we'll known. He enlisted as a
private in the American legion and
was assigned to the publicity depart.
ment, where on account OF his famil.
iarity with newspaper work he receiv.
ed his commission and was made as.
sistant brigade publicity director for
the entire American forces In Canada.
That a deceased person was made
one Of the persons of the first part in
the shle Of veal estate is something
rather uniq'A} in transactions Of that
character. In a deed which was filed
for record at the office OF the county
clerk Of Wood county this week, II
was set out by the notary who made
the deed that a certain man and his
wife, the latter now deceased, made
the conveyance of the property. 1t
IS said, says the Parkersburg Sentinel
that the deed is not invalid by this Gu.
rious procedure, as the husband had
the right to dispose Of the property.
1ASf ACCUFuluB U lue HleellnS 1ele.
graph which first printed the follow.
ing the Ohio Valley has added another
proof to It's claim as the garden spot
OF the world. A new industry has
sprung up-the raising of prunos or
prune plums. Thirteen trees, the only
one of the kind in the whole valley
are breaking down under their first
crop at the Muhleman farm, near West
Wheeling. Within the next couple OF
weeks the ripe fruit will be placed on
sale and for the first time in Wheeling
people may procure something other
than the dried prunes. The trees
were brought to this country from
Germany nineteen years ago, and al.
though they have thrived as to growth,
not until this year did they bear the
fruit. The unusually warm summer
Is believed to have helped mature the
trees and crop.
Among the flotsam about one of
the islands in the Kanawha river
two gold watches were found by Or.
Vile Buck Of Charleston.
q. NJ. Johnson Of Seventh street,
Mohndsville. has some very fine toma.
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