Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-19
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The State Board of Health met at
Charleston on Tuesday.

The State Board of Health met at
Charleston on Tuesday.
Rev. j. w. Wightlnan, ID. D.. pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Hinton,
Summers county, died suddenly Sun
day week.
Sadie Reed committed suicide by
hanging herself at Wheeling last Sun
day, and the same day Annie Dane
hart took half an ounce of paris green
for similar purpose.
Governor Wilson has granted par
dons to Yost Eizenger, who is serving
a two-years' sentence in the peniten-
tiary for grand larceny. and Harry
Bowers, who is serving a five years
sentence for burglary.
AT Wheeling last Sunday the Wheel
ing and Dayton baseball clubs at
tempted to play game of ball. Both
clubs were arrested for violating the
Sabbath and the game was very prop
erly brought to sudden stop.
Roane county has voted a subscrip-
ton of S31, 900 to aid in the construc-
ton of the Ravenswood & Spencer
Railroad by large majority. The
town of Ravenswood also voted on a
like subscription of $4,000 and it
carried almost unanimously, there
being but one dissenting vote.
At Wheeling, Postmaster Cowden
discovered that a large amount of
first-class mail matter was being sent
outside of the city in newspapers and
at newspaper rates of postage, and
got a number of cases against several
leading business men in the city and
imposed fine of $40 for each offense
upon them.
At picnic near Wheeling, last
Sunday, Jacob Francis, wealthy
farmer, was assaulted by John and
James Rowland and Thomas Cook.
Francis's friends took part and a bat
tie ensued, knives, revolvers and
stones being used freely. Francis was
stabbed three times in the back and
terribly beaten about the head. His
injuries are fatal. One of the Row
lands was shot in the arm and Cooks
skull was fractured with club.
Others of the party received serious
but not fatal injuries. Cook and the
Rowlands were desperate characters.
The fight grew out of a family feud.
The third annual meeting of the
West Virginia Bar Association will
be held at White Sulphur Springs,
July 20 and 30. The Virginia Bar
Association will meet at the same
place on the 25th, and the National
Bar Association also meets there on
July 31st. Prof w. p. Wiley, of
Morgantown, is Secretary of the
State Association. Hon. Jno. r.
Donehoo, of Hancock county, will
read the prize essay, and an GRAFTON
will be delivered on the second day
by Col. Chas Marshall John A
Hutchinson will also read a paper,
which will be the theme of discussion
by the Association. The meeting
will close with a banquet at 8 p. III.
of the last day. An invitation is ex-
tended to all lawyers to attend.
Another Hatfield Mccoy story
comes from Charleston. 1t reads
this way: Wednesday evening Frank
Phillips, one of the Hatfield Mccoy
gang. for whom there is a large re-
ward offered in this State, was at
Grundy, Va, handling Winchester
rifle and revolver. Phillips made
several threats at people standing
near, and finally declared that he
would do some prominent citizens.
No one replied, and Philips became
still more enraged, and struck VIM.
Keyser an attorney, on the head
with his revolver, wounding him
dangerously. A young man named
Spang caught his arm, but he threw
Spang off and with deliberate aim
shot Keyser dead Phillips immedi-
ately fled to the mountains, where he
dafiaS arrest