Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


i'm Shamokin, Ohio. last week.
LLOYD Denison, aged 70 years, who
was visiting i'm Cumberland, Md, was
killed bv a train last Sunday. lie wa:
from Ohio.
The village of Princeton, Ohio, wa!
almost entirely demolished by a cy
clone last Sunday afternoon. Crop:
were ruined and much property de
stroyed.
S. l.. NJ. Barlow. a prominent New
York lawyer. died last week. During
his lifetime he received many enor
nous fees, often-ranging from $50, OO(
to 100000
Last week $50 births and 276 death:
were reported in Baltimore, "a mar
rage licenses were issued and three
divorces granted. Seventy-four deaths
were from cholera infantum.
Col. VIM. p. Zollinger, a well-known
business man. gallant eX-Confede-
rate soldier and the commandant OF
the Fifth Maryland Regiment during
the railroad riots, accidentally shot
and killed himself in Baltimore while
preparing to clean a gun with which
he intended to go out shooting.
The Georgia Legislature assembled
i'm the magnificent new Capitol build
ing last week. The building cost a
million of dollars. 1t is model OF
architectural skill and finished with
good taste. Moreover. the Atlanta
Journal says lit is paid for, and no
man stole u cent in the building OF
it.
James A. Patterson, of Waynesboro,
Va, has made an assignment. His
assets are over 100000 and debts less
than $4,000 Patterson owned and
operated the largest Touring mills i'll
the valley, and did large business.
He has left the country. No reason
is assigned for his absence or for his
assignment.
A near-sighted amateur photo
grapher, of Lima, o., took what he
thought was a very affecting picture
of young lady kissing a young man
in shaded dell near that town.
When he developed the picture it af-
fected him a great deal more than he
bargained for, as the young lady
proved to be his wife.
Mrs. E. w. Barber, an old lady liv-
ing near Lafayette, Ala, was bitten
on the hand by a rattlesnake Monday.
She was very i'll for few hours and
afterwards became totally blind.
otherwise she has entirely recovered
from the effects of the bite. Her ply
sicians do not know how TO account
for the circumstance.
Mr.. w. B. Tate, of Tennessee, who
is by no means rich man, has given
a fund, which will be distributed at
Morristown, in that State, Thursday
next. The fund consists of $50, 900 to
be distributed among disabled Con
federate soldiers, or their widows and
children, living in the first and second
congressional districts.
A special from Grafton, Oak, says:
The wheat crop is 30, 900, 600 bushels
short. The figures are large, but not
in the least exaggerated. The total
production for the territory cannot,
under the best possible condition from
now until harvest, which will begin
in the North by the 25th, exceed 90
600, 900 bushels, and to put it that
high is liberal estimate.
DR.. Burke, of Walton county, Fla,
90 years old. is the father of thirty
nine children-thirty-four boys and
five girls. He has been married five
times. One of his wives was an
Indian, of whom six of his children
were born The old gentleman, who
is hump backed, carries himself well
for his years, and says he is at all
times ready to go, having done his
duty by his country.
A nest of partridge eggs was found
recently by Mr. s. NJ. Kemp on his
farm short distance from Westmin-
ster, Md He carried them home
carefully and placed them under o
setting hen, twenty eggs in all, and
has now fine brood of young par
tridges. Every egg was Matched, and
the little birds are cared for carefully
by their hen mother, who seems as
proud of her brood as if they were
baby chickens.
Last Saturday night G.. b. Fulton
and Miss Mary Ault were driving
about eight miles west of Bellaire,
Ohio. While crossing the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad track their car
riage was struck by fast freight and
both of the occupants were killed. A
young brother of Mr.. Fulton had
gone to the railroad crossing to warn
the two OF possible danger He was
struck by the carcass of the horse
and was fatally injured.
Mrs. Catherine Smith, age As, her
son Thomas, age IA, were shot and
killed at Somerville, u suburb OF Bos-
ton, Saturday, by Augustus Rosen-
berg, who committed cuicide. Two
other children of Mrs. Smith were
wounded, one of whom will die. The
murderer has been living with Mrs.
Smith for about a year as her husband,
but it is the general belief they were
not married. 1t is supposed that a
recent quarrel over their financial
affairs was the chief cause of the
The Maryland State Agricultural
and Mechanical association in con
nection with the Maryland Exposition
association, the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association and various
other civic societies of Baltimore,
holding State exposi-
ton at Pimlico fair grounds during
the week commencing September g..
1t is intended that the exposition shall
be not only au event in the CONNER
cial and industrial life of Baltimore,
bus shall commemorate the battle of
North Point and the bombardment of
Fort McHenry.
In Stanley county, n. c., Saturday
last. Willis Henderson was horseback
riding with young lady, when her
horse took fright and dashed off at a
furious rate. Young Henderson dashed
his horse and was in a moment at the
heels of the flying horse. He leaned
over to one side TO rescue the young
lady from her perilous position, when
Henderson's head struck with terrific
force against tree, knocking him
from his horse and crushing his skull.
He was picked up dead. The young
lady fell from her horse, but aside
from terrible fright she was not Sc