Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

MIR. JOnn w. Davis, OF the ballllHOre
& Ohio Railroad, died at his home in
Baltimore last week.
Mr.. Harry Tucker is elected to Con-
gress from the tenth Virginia district
over S. NJ. Yost, Republican.
1t is said that large number of In
diana politicians are TO be arrested for
violations of the election laws.
George Cooper, of Portland, Conn,
being jealous of his wife, killed her
the other day by splitting her head
with an axe.
Samuel Brown, farmer of North
Liberty, Iowa had crazy wife, and
the other day she beat him to death
with an axe.
The Boston Sugar Refinery has been
shut down by order of the trust, and
hundreds of men have been thrown
out of employment.
Miss Laura r. Tucker, youngest
daughter of Hon. John Randolph
Tucker. was married in Lexington 10
Mr. f. Morgan Pendleton last week.
Hannah Sharkey, who claimed TO
be hundred and eleven years old,
has just died at Youngstown Ohio.
She was born in Cork, Ireland, 1117.
VIM. II. Shull, jailor of Shenandoah
county. Va, fell over precipice last
week whilst hunting for rabbits, and
received injuries which caused his
death.
A masked highwayman stopped Il
stage near Downieville, Cal, last Fri
day. terrified the passengers, took
S25, 900 from the express box, and cool
ly rode away
Walker Archer and John Brown
had a falling out while attending
church in jackson county last Sun
dav, and the former was stabbed TO
death by the latter.
Mr.. J. Patton, late of Chicago, on
his way to visit his daughter, MRS;
John koblegard, at ClarksbTg, died
It Grafton, W. Va, suddenly Monday,
of heart disease, while waiting for his
train.
Steve Brodie. the New York bridge
innper, beat the record last week by
jumping from the Poughkeepsie bridge
into the Hudson river, PIP feet below.
He was pretty badly hurt, but Will
recover.
John Brand and NJ. a. McComb,
two farmers of Augusta county, Va,
ouarreled over triile the other DAY,
and finally got TO blows. McComD
struck Brand with u club, and he Will
probably die.
The bottom of the south basin OF
the Roanoke va. Water Works Com
panv reservoir fell out Saturday night.
The cause is attributed TO caverns III
the mountain side. The loss will be
large. The water supply is seriously
affected.
The smallest engine ever made has
inst been completed, after two years
Of labor. for the Paris Exhibition. 1t
is composed of $50 pieces OF metal, lsa
shade under three-lifths of an inch III
height, and weighs less than one
ninth of an ounce. matchmaker
made II.
James j. Wakeman and Henry Pep
per. two residents of Warren county
IN. went to New York the first OF
the week to close II deal with green
goods" sharpers. II is needless to say
the Nirginians were taken III by the
sharpers. Wakeman paid $40 for a
valise full Of blank paper.
The November number of Our Little
Ones and the Nursery has been received.
The little folks will be more than de
lighted with its capital illustrations
and beautiful stories Now Is the time
TO subscribe. Terms, $50 perannum.
Address Russell Publishing Company,
80 Bromiield Street, Boston.
There is a man living at Luray, Va,
who became convinced when young
that kissing was wicked, because
Christ was betrayed by II kiss. lie re-
solved never 10 kiss anybody. lie
has been married twenty years and Is
the father Of eleven children and has
never kissed his wife nor any OF his
offspring.
George Hartwell and James Baker,
of Mercer county, this State, mad
fearful fight on election day. Hart
we'll carved Baker into little bits, and
then Dave Harrison pulled out his
knife and cut Hartwell fatally. Otli-
GERS tried to arrest Harrison, but he
killed Constable Winfrey before he
could be captured. 1t was an exciting
time.
Justice Miller, of the Supreme Court,
Monday rendered a decision in the
suit of the United States against the
Bell Telephone Company, brought
there on appeal The Justice de-
cided that the United States has a
RIGHT to bring suit to set aside pat
of Ia
Court Of Massachusetts, is Overruled
and the Court remands the case with
Instructions to entertain the Govern
ment's bill.
Eldridge |. Jordan. a Massachusetts
Yankee who has recently been living
in North Carolina, recently arrived in
Boston with a pitiful tale of how the
Southern people had driven him and
his family from the State and dread
fully maltreated them-all on account
of politics. The truth of the matter
was that Jordan belonged to a gang
of negro thieves and rOughs that had
already burned several dwellings in
Durham and committed other depre-
dations He was not compelled 10
leave. The citizens gave him his
choice of tar and feathers or instant
departure. and he left.
Mrs. George Hirsch, Of Navarro
county. Texas, gave birth TO six emil
dren last week. The mother and chill
dren are doing well. There are four
bows and two girls. The father
George Hirsch, is 81 years old and his
wife q. They have been married five
wears and have three children besides
The recent accessions. Hirsch, who is
of German descent. has named the
ouartette of boys Frederick, r. q.
Mills. Cleveland and Thurman. The
girls are Victoria and Louise. All are
perfect and fully proportional. but
very small. The babies are all tagged