Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-02
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The ex-Confederates of Wood county
have determined to organize q post.


The ex-Confederates of Wood county
have determined to organize a post.
fl. M. Riggs & Co.'S planning mill at
Moundsville was burned on Monday.
Loss $4,000.
F. II. Burt. of Warrington. and
John M. Reed, of Williamstown. two
aged West Virginians, have recently
died
Phil. Leist. baggage-master on the
G.. and o. Railroad, was Knocked from
his train at Carkin. Friday morning
and instantly killed.
Last week while Squire w. A. Set
tie and James Birchfield were driving
i'm a buggy from Fayette Court House
to Fayette Station. a tree from the
roadside fell on the buggy, killing
'Suuire Settle outright and badly
wounding Birchfield. Settle leaves
wife and five children.
Two years ago valise was stolen
from b. & o. passenger car at Graf
ton while its owner, Joseph Kellar,
was eating his supper. The railroad
detectives were put on the case, and
they have pursued the matter ever
since. The other day five men were
arrested for the theft and the Nalise
was recovered.
The West Virginia Bar Association
opened Monday at the White Sulphur
Springs. The prize essay was read by
John p. Donohue The subject was
The Effect of the Statute Authoriz-
ing an action of Assumpsit on a Seal
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and Evidence" The National Bar
Wednesday.
A strange circumstance occurred at
Rockport, in connection with the re-
cent flood disaster Miss Sheetz, a
daughter of James Sheetz, lost her
voice last winter, and since then had
not been able to speak except in a
whisper The night of the flood the
water came up around the house. In
attempting to leave the house Miss
Sheetz stumbled and fell. She was
badly frightened, of course, and tried
to scream for help. Immediately she
recovered her voice, and found that
she could speak as we'll as ever.
The Wheeling Register says: about
tins Ferry, left his wife and child.
At about the same time the wife,
Jennie Evans, showed signs of mental
arrangement and became possessed
with an idea that the husband would
come back and steal the child away
from her. From that time forth she
never allowed the child to be alone,
and held to its left wrist all the time.
Y Il, h. h.,,,
homework she still held 10 the child,
and sleeping and waking it was all
the same This continued holding of
the child's arm caused it to cease TO |
grow, and it is now little more than |
half as large rs the other arm. Some
times the woman becomes violent and |
would beat the child Yesterday she |
struck her with bucket, and her |
neighbors. fearful lest she might in |
jure her offspring, called Officer West
wood to the scene He placed the
child under the care Of a neighbor
and locked the mother up in Jail. She
will be given a hearing this morning
and will probably be sent to the asy-
lum. The child's case is a pitiable
one She has never been allowed to
go to school, or receive any moral or
mental training. She has never been
allowed any of the amusements of
other children except such as she
could have with her mothers hand on
her arm"
The Rev. g. H. Schnur, who for the
last three years has ministered to the
spiritual necessities of st. Marks |
Lutheran Church in Omaha, has re-
signed because his congregation would
not permit him to choose wife for
himself He selected for his helpmeet |
q good-looking and estimab1e young
lady of his flock named Miss Nina l..
Charles. But the Rev. Mr.. Schnur
had already been selected as a son-in-
law by one of the mammas of his con-
gregation, and when his engagement |
to Miss Charles was made public the
disappointed matron raised such Il
ferment that church meeting was
called at which a resolution was in
troduced to the effect that the pastor
had not shown due respect for the
opinion Of his people. Mr.. Schnur
handed in his resignation.
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