Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-03
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

A little child of j. f. Taylor, near
Romney, was drowned on Tuesday by
accidentally falling into the river
while playing.
Annie and Ernest Quashing were
struck by a train near Wheeling a
few DAYS ago. Ernest was killed and
his sister had one leg cut off and may
die.
George Smith. aged forty-five, who
has recently received large pension
money, committed suicide at Parkers-
burg on Monday by taking laudanuln
His good fortune made him dissipa-
ted
While ID. f. Cox and Charles Mead
ows were EN- route TO the Mcdowell
county jail, charged with unlawfully
selling liquor, Cox made an attempt
TO escape, and was shot through the
heart by ID. ID. Aldridge and Vinson
Wilson, two of his guards. The ofli-
GERS are in jail.
At Wheeling, the other night,
George Gray discovered his sweet
heart, Ida Brown, in a disreputable
house Gray began 10 chide the girl
for being in such company, and after
some hot words, he drew revolver
and fired a shot at her. His aim was
bad and the girl made her escape,
seeking refuge in the house of a neigh
Dor. Gray began ii search for her,
but, failing to find her, placed the
muZzle of his pistol to his right tenn
pie. while standing in Mrs Williams
parlor, and blew his brains out. The
ball passed entirely through his head.
GRAY was a resident of Bridgeport,
O.,.aged twenty-five, and unmarried.
A Parkersburg special says: 1.-Two
maiden ladies, Maria and Nlretta
Reeves. living near Davisville, just
above here, about IL o'clock Monday
shot and killed one burglar and NOR
tally wounded and captured another.
one of the sisters saw a man in her
room, seized a revolver and fired, kill
ing him. He was shot through the
temple. The other sister was awak-
ened seized a weapon and sprang on
the other burglar rs lie was trying TO
escape through q window. He was
too late, as he fell to the ground with
bullet through his groin. The two
heroic ladies were lionized by the
neighbors. They are generally sup
posed to keep a large sum of money in
their house.
Deputy Marshal Van Buren, and
Inspector Coghill went to Sewell Sat
urdav and arrested II. w. Raimey
and f.. A. Raimey on the charge of
using the mails with intent to de
fraud. They were both held after eX-
animation. 1t is charged that they
have been trying to handle green
goods" 1t is alleged that they sent
a number of letters, principally
through the West Offering very favor
able inducement to all who might de
sire to purchase large quantities of
money at small prices. a number of
letters were received by them, it is
said, but whether they received money
or not is not known. There are said
to be several registered letters in the
Charleston postoflice, in which Office
they had rented box
The stockholders of the Ohio River
Railroad, at meeting held in Park
ersburg, at which most of the stock
was represented. have decided to at
once build most important feeder
TO the Ohio River Railroad. 1t has
been surveyed, and grading has be-
gun. 1t will strike the Ohio River
Road at Ripley, in Jackson county,
aud go into the interior of the State
for distance of thirteen miles, open
ing up one of the most valuable terri
tories in the State. 1t will be stand
ard gauge, and is to be completed in
ninety days. The part to be built now
is but the beginning of a line that will
cross the State, passing through Jack
son, Roane, Gilmer and other coun-
ties to the Virginia line. 1t will tap
coal veil, as yet undeveloped, eigh-
teen feet in thickness.