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# EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO SECURE CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION according to the Morgantown New Dominion, "efforts are now being made to secure a captain's commission in the coast artillery service of the United States army for Creed C. Sheppard, of Mannington. Mr. Sheppard is a graduate of the University engineering college and immediately after leaving the University took the examination for a commission in the coast artillery service. He was a member of the University cadet corps for four years and his training assisted him in passing a good examination. He received his second lieutenant's commission and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. About a year ago he resigned to accept a responsible position with an eastern manufacturing concern. Had he remained in the service, he would have been elevated to the rank of captain before this time. It is believed that he will be accepted in the service once more. Mr. Sheppard is well known here and his wife, who was Miss Hardesty, of Mannington, before her marriage, was formerly a student in the University and is well known here." The Graduated Nurses' Association of West Virginia will hold a meeting in Martinsburg on September 26, 27 and 28. The complete arrangements have not been made and the meeting place has not been decided upon. The president of the association is Mrs. R. J. Bullard, of Martins Ferry, O. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch tells the following story: "Imprisoned in the vault at the West Huntington building in which the Central Banking company is soon to re-open its doors William Clutter, a workman engaged in the restoration of the banking room, had a peculiar sensation yesterday afternoon. Clutter got into the vault and was there for some minutes after the door was closed on him before he succeeded in attracting attention. When his plight was discovered there was a near panic because no one there knew how to open the great door. Shortly some one had an inspiration and a hurry call was sent to the old quarters of the bank to Miss Hazel Harer, probably the only person in town who had the combination. Miss Harer called a taxi cab and was soon speeding toward West Huntington. After her arrival the work of liberating the prisoner was the matter of only a few minutes. Mr. Clutter, who is an elderly man, was little if any the worse for his experience. He was in the vault thirteen minutes." Of the 260 teachers enrolled at the Cabell County institute in session this week at Marshall college, only one, Henry Lambert of McComas district, has been in service for more than fifty years. Figures given out yesterday show that there are two teachers enrolled who have served for forty years or more; three who have served between thirty and forty years; two who have served between twenty-five and thirty years; and three who have served between twenty and twenty-five years.