Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-03-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Macon County, Missouri, boasts the
Oldest man living in the State, if not the
oldest in the country. His name is Rob
ert Gibson, and his age is over ll6 years.
He is five feet two inches in height, and
weighs l45 pounds. His oldest boy is
now lad of 81, and his "baby," with
whom he is now living, is A. lie has
been twice married, and has thirteen chill
dren living and three dead. One of his
sons has twenty children. His direct
descendants, now reaching to the fifth
generation, number nearly 4Oo.
Charley Thomas, little boy, was buried
Sunday at Gloucester, n. j., and after the
funeral his friends said that he had been
frie htened To death. 1t had been report
ed through the city that ghost was
making nightly visits in the place, and
while going home one night Charley en-
countered the apparition. He went into
commissions. 1t has since been learned
that the ghost was young fellow named
William Hawarth, who went about III
sheet in order to brighten people.
Seymour Douglass, who murdered
Young Hiser, a mail-carrier, several years
ago in Grant County, w. Va, and who
was sentenced to the pententiary for life,
4 part of which term he has already serv-
ed, has secured new trial, which will
take place in the Circuit Court Of Grant
County at its next term. 1t is generally
believed the new trial will result III his
han ging, but Douglass says he prefers
death TO Imprisonment for life.
Hon. II. o. Howe, Postmaster General,
died Sunday afternoon at Kenosha, Wis,
at the residence of his nephew, Col. James
II. Howe. He contracted severe cold
week before ut Green Bay. He returned
to Kenosha and was very i'll till Saturday,
when he seemed to improve. The physi-
clans pronounced it pneumonia. He was
taken worse Saturday night and sank
rapidly, passing away peacefully Sunday
afternoon.
During the service in st. Paul's Cathe-
dral in London last Saturday, we'll
dressed man ran up the altar steps with
his hat on, leaped upon the altar, and
dashed the cross, candlesticks, vases and
flowers to the ground. The lunatic was
secured after a struggle, and given into
the Gust ody of the police. In the excite
ment many persons left the church, hor-
rified at the sight.
The penitentiary at Moundsville has a
distinguished prisoner in the person Of
''Rev."T. w. Manion, who at one time rep
resented Wetzel county in the State legis-
laturc, and at another period of his some
what checkered life, was n Methodist
preacher. He was retired from the min
istry by the United States Court at Park
ersburg on charge Of felony, for four
years term.
A few weeks ago two white girls alb
n. c., with two colored men. All tour
were arrested in Wilmington Friday
night. They were occupying one single
room, which contained no furniture, not
even chair. The parents of the girls
have been notified of their arrest and de-
tention.
MILFORD NJ. Stanley, the New York
drummer who sued the Western Mary
land Railroad for $1,000 damages, because
of injuries to his hand while attempting
to shut the car door during the progress
Of train through the Baltimore and Po-
tomac tunnel, received verdict in his
favor be fore the court in Baltimore for
81 200.
A day laborer who was employed dig
ging up frozen water-pipes about the streets
of Denver, Col, died recently. In his
trunk were found suit Of broadcloth,
white shirts anG manuscript sermons, and
the story soon became known that he had
been a well-known clergyman of the
United Brethren denomination.
Three boys under 16 years of age, STU
dents of Wabash College, CraW fordsville,
Ind, have been arrested for setting fire
to the south hall of the college. They
confessed, and also said they broke into
store in the city within the past six weeks
and set it on fire. All were admitted to
bail in So, 900 each.
William Collins, New York boot
black, was accused Of not having paid his
fare, and one Of the deck hands pushed
him off of Fulton ferry boat. He fell,
and his kneepan was broken. He was in
the Brooklyn Supreme Court Wednesday
Oh crutches, and the jury awarded him
$1,000 damages.
Herman Neumann, a prominent mer-
chant of St. Clair, Pa, committed suicide
by hanging himself IN his stable. He was
widower, and the opposition Of his
daughters to his marrying and the COM
mencement of proceedings for breach of
promise melted him t. self-destruction.