Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-20
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

w. HI. Neale, an uncle of Stonewall
jackson, died recently near Parkers-
burg.
Lucian Uphole, of Preston county,
shot himself fatally Friday while
hunting.
George p. Sargent and Frank Parks,
two good West Virginia Democrats,
have been dismissed from Office in
Washington on account of politics.
n. n. Whitaker, of Charleston, was
killed by G.. & o. train last week
He was SO years of age, and was the
first person born in the limits of the
present State capital.
There is a serious epidemic of a dis
ease not we'll understood in Barbour
county, in this State. There have
been many deaths near Meadowville,
four occurring in one family.
Miss Eva Hood, the belle of Mt.
Morris, a small town near Morgan
town, committed suicide a few days
ago by taking big dose Of morphine.
A love affair is said to have been the
cause.
The Methodist Protestant Confer
ence recently appointed Rev. w. NJ.
Miller as pastor of their church in
Parkersburg. The congregation
have had a business meeting and
voted not TO accept his services.
Isaac Ellifritz, a well-known farmer
living near Ellenboro, attempted to
drive vicious young bull, when the
animal rushed at the unfortunate man
and gored him to death, the horns
piercing his heart. Ellifritz was a
newly married man.
Senator kenna, of this State, in New
York recently. declined to commit him
self to an interview as TO the site for
the proposed worlds exposition. He
said in all probability the matter will
come before Congress in some shape,
and then he will have to indicate his
preference.
For six weeks past incendiary fires
have been occurring with alarming
rapidity in and about Gainesville,
Preston county, and more than fifty
thousand dollars worth of property
has been consumed. Six farm-houses
have been burned in two weeks, and
many other buildings Sampson
Brown and John McGee, two of the
wealthiest men in the county, are the
principal LOSERS.
On Saturday evening a negro man
named Garner was lynched at Blue
field, w. Va, for trying to entice a
white girl to a lonely spot for the
purpose of outraging her, Upon con-
fession he was taken from the officers
and hung. The negroes in the Flat
Top coal region are greatly incensed,
and threaten to invade Bluefield for
revenge The whites have prepared
warm reception for them.
A terrible encounter occurred last
week among colored men at Bramwell
Mercer county. \ number of colored
miners had been drinking and engag-
ed in fight. Knives were drawn and
Dan Lambert and Tom Kadle were
literally cut to pieces. Three of their
companions were seriously If not IA
tally injured. The fight arose over a
remark which some one in the crowd
made concerning Lambert's wife"
A child died recently on Fudge creek,
near Ona, Cahell county, from u
peculiar disease, which physicians
claimed was brought on by eating
soft sandstone found along the creek.
1t is said that the child was frequent
ly seen eating the stone by her COM
panions. The stone eaten was of
clay color, very soft and of a peculiar
sweetish taste. The doctors claim
that it affected the child's kidneys.
She was but eight years of age.
1t is said that Edward B. Leisenring,
who has just sold his extensive coke
works in the Connellsville region, will
establish large coke plant in West
Virginia. Mr. Leisenring bids fair to
become the great coke king, as he
will be sole owner of the new works,
which will be the largest in the world.
His father, Hon. John Leisenring,
purchased the coal territory in West
Virginia, which is now about To be
developed many years ago. The
Leisenring family have long lived at
Mauch Chunk, and they have large
anthracite coal interest.