The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-26
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An unusual and interesting suit was
instituted In the Circuit Court for
Howard county for the purpose Of
preserving the birthplace and home.
stead Of the late Senator Henry g.
Davis, Of West Virginia, and his broth
er, Thos. B, Davis, for their descend.
ants, says the Marttnsburg World.
William Howard Brown, great.
grandson OF Sarah G. Brown and a
counsin Of Senator Davis and his
brother. and John T. Davis, a son Of
Senator Davis and q nephew of Thos.
B. Davis, brought the suit on behalf
Of the heirs Of both the Senator and
his brother. Former Attorney Gen.
eral Isaac Lobe Straus and Reuben
Dorsey Rogers are their attorneys.
The property was conveyed March
10, 1914, to William Howard Brown
by Henry G. and Thomas B. Davis,
the deed stating that 1t was the de.
side and purpose Of the grantors that
1t should remain ia the Brown name
within the line of blood relation to the
Davises.
Sometime in April an execution was
issued upon a judgment in favor Of
the F. S. Register Guano company
against William Howard Brown, and
the sheriff seized the farm and ad.
vertised 1t for sale at public auction
on May 81.
Forest fires in West Virginia have
not done great deal Of damage SO
far this spring, but have been suf-
ficient to endanger wide areas. Two
of the most dangerous Of these have
been quenched in the last few days
One was in Pocahontas county, not
far from Marlinton, where 600 acres
were burned over. The other was
near Fairfax, in Tucker county. Fire
patrols organized in these sections
were sufficient to cope with the situa.
ton in each instance.
F. M. Glen, of the forestry depart.
ment, Of Parsons, Tucker county, ar.
rived here today from the regions
where the fires have been raging and
said that all danger is over. He says
that the railroad companies are help
ing the department in every way pos.
sible and that efficiency Of the patrols
is being made greater by railway track
foremen qualifying as fire wardens.
Mr.. Glen declares that the two
greatest fire dangers are from burning
brush, which Is necessary, and from
sparks from locomotives. He said the
railroads and the forestry experts are
seeking a solution of the danger from
sparks with some promise of finding
It,
With a population Of approximate
ly 100000 Kanawha, the largest coun'
ty in West Virginia, has 9,82S male
male citizens between the ages OF 81
and thirty years, inclusive, and could
furnish more than the state of West
Vinginia's quote Of the one-half mil.
lion men this country is to mobilize
for the purpose of further stabiliz-
ing an army of defense and offense
But Of the 9,S2S men this county has
available, only 491 will be called, or
selected by the board of conscriptlon.
The city of Charleston has 1884 OF
the ages required, and will furnish 100
men, or one war.strength company
A pen which served President James
Monroe on many an important &C.
casion and which was his personal
property was used by Governor John
j. Cornwell, last Saturday when he
signed the proclamation calling all
men between the ages OF Il and 81
to enroll for enlistment under the ma
tional colors on June 5.
The pen used by the governor y a
combination pen and pencil and was
the property Of President Monroe dur
ing his tenure OF office from 1916 to
1924, and on which the former presi'
dents name is engraved. 1t is made
of silver and is pencil as we'll as a
pen holder
The priceless pen has come down to
Colonel Charles N. Simms from his
ancestors. His grandfather was audi
tor Of the treasury during the admins
tration Of President Monroe and once,
when signing an official paper in the
presence Of the President Monroe
loaned the auditor his pen and after
ward presented 1t to him as a gift.
Colonel simms appreciatsng the SEN
timent and importance to the proclaim.
alton signed by Governor CornWell
putting into effect the machinery he
had created in this state to enroll the
men liable to be called to the colors
for national defense, asked the COVER
nor to use the ancestral gift and after
ward gave him the pen Of President
Monroe.