Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

of Grafton, w. Va, made an assign
ment last week. Liabilities $4,000: as
sets 1880.
On Tuesday fire destroyed the works
of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacture
ing Company at Philadelphia, causing
a loss of $4,000
A man named Ran Stanner fell from
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, near Clarksburg, w. Va, while
under the influence of liquor, and was
killed.
A man named Cooper Knighten, a
farmer, who resides on the Blue Ridge
mountain, in Page county, Va, has
been arrested on the charge of murder
ing his wife.
Mrs. Bier, mother-in-law of Hon. II.
S. Walker, secretary of State Of West
Virginia, died last week at Col. Wal
ker's home, near Harrisonburg, Va, of
Bright's disease.
A little daughter Of DR.. j. X. Wiley,
of Baltimore, was killed last week by
being given morphia instead of quinine.
A drug clerk named Charles Baily
made the fatal mistake.
Fifteen tons of grasshoppers, COM
prising, it is estimated, GO. 900, 600 sepa-
rate insects, were captured at the Nato-
ma Vineyard, near Folsom, CAL, by
drowning in the irrigating bitches.
J.F. Henneburger, formerly of Har-
risonburg, Va, committed suicide at
Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday night, with
laudanum. He left letter saying that
whiskey and cigarettes were the cause.
Geo. Fissel, of Cumberland county,
Pa, in attempting to jump from train
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
Saturday night, alighted on his head
and was instantly killed, his neck being
broken.
Mr.. Webster, the publisher, says that
the proceeds of General Grants book
will be between $500, 900 and $500, 600.
The guarantee sale of POS 900 sets al
ready made by agents assure Mrs.
Grant at least 100000.
Harry Garfield, it is said, takes pro-
fessorship at St. Paul's school at Con-
cord, n. H., where he prepared for col
lege. His brother, who was the young
est member of the recent graduating
class at Williams, will study law in
New York city.
A Texas girl accidentally fell into the
water and was so nearly drowned that
resuscitation was difficult. S he declared
that her sensations had been delightful,
and she blamed her friends for reviving
her. A few days later she deliberately
drowned herself.
A Miss Brubaker, who accompanied
Sunday school excursion from Luray,
Va, to White Post last week was shot in
the body with a cat-rifle, with which
some careless young men were practic-
ing in the woods. At last accounts, no
hopes were enter tanned that she would
survive her injuries.
Mr.. George Norris, Of Harrison
county, w. Va, was few days ago
poor farmer, but good fortune has at
last overtakeu him, and he Is now heir
to $500, 900. A few days since he re-
ceived intelligence Of the death OF a
brother ia San Francisco, Cal, together
with the news that he had left 81 500, 900
to be divided between three brothers,
George being one.
A piece of evidence in Quebec breach
of promise case was cuff with an offer
Of marriage written on it. One night,
while the defendant was holding the
plaintiffs hand and whispering fervid
words he popped the question in manu-.
script on the smooth linen at her wrist.
She was sentimental or shrewd enough
to keep that article out of wash, and
now it is of practical value.
One day last week Mr.. Samuel Vance,
Of Westernport, Md, went out on the
Cemetery Hill, above that place hunt
ing and was caught in a heavy Storm
of that day. He took to an apple tree
for protection from the rain, and while
there he was struck by lightning. 1t is
said that nearly every bone In his body
was broken. He was a young man be-
tween "a and 25 years of age, and
leaves wife and one child.