Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-19
West Virginia Notes.

The proposition to subscribe s35, 900
toward building railroad into Hardy
county was voted down by that county
last week.
The Council of Grafton has passed an
ordinance making it unlawful for any
citizen to keep hog within two hun
dred feet of any dwelling house in the
corporate limits.
Robert Minor and Thomas Kenncy,
two farmers, living near Clarksburg,
uuarreled about line fence on Satur-
day, when Minor drew revolver and
slot Kenney, in tlicting fatal wounds.
President Z. NJ. Turner, of the State
University, reports one hundred and
ffty-five students In actual attendance,
and seventy-five cadets, the larges: num-
Der ever recorded within the first month
in the history of the University.
Near Piedmont on Saturday David
McMinn attempted to board y freight
train, when he fell under the wheels
and was terribly mangled. He died a
few hours after the accident. He was
miner, twenty-five years old, and un-
married.
For Il number of years Amos Bonar, Il
wild cat liquor distiller, has carried on
his trade in Richie, Roane and other
counties, and all attempts to capture
him have been futile. Last week Dep
uty United States Marshal Mehen
started after him, and finding him in
TAYLOR county, lodged him Jail.
r. C.. Asterman, Of Buckhannon,
started with his wife and child in i
wagon for PhiIippi few days ago. On
the way the road runs by a high cliff.
The next morning Il hunter found a:
the bottom Of the descent the dead boil
les Of Mr.. Asterman and his child. Mrs.
Asterman is terribly hurt, but may re-
cover. She is able to talk and says that
as they were passing the dangerous spot
the horses became frightened and
backed Off.
Miss Thornburg, a lady fortv-five
wears old, was alone at her home at Fri
delphia, Saturday night, when, being
seized with an epleptic fit, she fell for
ward into the fire. Thomas Monkey, a
colored man, was passing when he heard
her screams, and coming in found her
living with her head in the CRATE, all the
skin burned off her face, and both eyes
burned out. Her body was badly burned,
and before medical aid could reach her,
she was dead.
A convention of the commercial sales
men Of West Virginia met in Parkeis-
burg ,ast week with large attendance
for the purpose of organizing State
division of the National Travellers Pro-
tective Association. After perfecting
the organization, II. Q. Wallis, of Clarks-
burg, was elected president; c. NJ.
Shrewsbury, of Parkersburg, vice presi-
dent, and G.. p. Wheat, Of Wheeling,
secretary and treasurer. A board of di-
rectors was also elected.
DR.. B. w. Allen, professor ofanatomy
and hygiene in the University Of West
Virginia ut Morgantown, died on Fri
day night, after long illness of rheu-
matism and other complications. He
was a native of Warrenton, Vs., and
formerly held chair in the University
of Virginia. He served as surgeon in
the Confederate army, and subsequently
devoted himself to the practice OF medi-
cine in Wheeling, where he attained
high rank as leading physician. A
few years ago he accepted the chair of
anatomy and hygiene in the University
of.West Virginia, and has since resided
there.