Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-05
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of Baltimore.
Capt. w. M. Meredith has been APP
pointed chief OF the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing at Washing
| ton.
Major George A. Armes has been
presented with gold medal by a
party of Pittsburgers for pulling Gov
ernor Beavers nose last March.
And now the Iowa farmers are
bothered by another pest. A small
green bug, which works at the roots
of the corn, is doing immense damage
to that crop.
Mrs Elizabeth Michael, aged 81,
died in Lancaster, Pa, a few days
ago. She was famous all over the
country on account of the excellent
pies that she baked.
At Benoitville, Wis, few days ago,
a drunken man named John Rose
made an attack on Alice Brown. the
postmistress. She thereupon hit him
with a club and killed him.
Four men walked into the savings
bank at Telluride, Col, few days
ago, covered the officials with revol-
vers, gathered up S22,000 in cash, and
then made good their escape.
A terribly disastrous railroad acct
dent occurred on the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Latrobe, Pa, last week.
Three freight trains were smashed all
to pieces, and fifteen men were killed.
When Conrad Shafer went into his
cellar at Plains, Pa, a few days ago,
there was no cellar there. The bot
tom had fallen completely out of
sight, and he will never build a house
over an old coal mine again.
Walter Hamp, a butcher of Lancas-
ter, Pa, killed his wife in Springfield,
ILL.,, few days ago, and then put
bullet in his own brain. The woman
had eloped with another man, and
her husband had followed her up.
George Blair, colored, died near
Winchester, Ohio, last Thursday, aged
115. He had been married five times,
and was the father of 60 children fif-
teen of whom were by his last wife.
He has children living who are over
so years old.
General +. III. Smith, superintend-
ent of the Virginia Military Institute
since Its founding, in 1889, has sent
i'm his resignation to the board of Wis
itors, to take effect January next,
Governor Fitzhugh Lee will proba-
bly, be his successor
A statement has been prepared at
the Patent Office, in Washington,
which shows that during the months
of April, May and June there were
1917 patents allowed for inventions,
exclusive of trademarks and labels.
This is about 200 more than was is
sued during the last quarter of either
of the last two years
A large cave near Hermosa mining
camp, 60 miles from Las Cruces, n. NJ,
has been opened up, and its interior
is lined with veins of almost pure
silver. 1t had for years escaped the
ewes of old prospectors because there
was nothing about the cave to indi-
cate mineral. 1t is now thought he
cave will exceed in richness the
famous Bridal Chamber Cave at
Snake Valley, n. NJ, from which
over $780, 900 in silver was taken.
The Florida Legislature has passed
u bill intended for the protection of
farmers against impure and worth
less fertilizers. 1t provides for
State chemist, at salary of - 600,
and six inspectors of fertilizers, to be
located where most needed, who are
to be paid in fees not to exceed $500
per annum. The law provides the
machinery for rigid inspection of
all fertilizers offered for sale in the
State, and penalties are attached for
any violation of the law.
Fred White, an influential farmer
of Berrien county. Mich, has,
through George S. Clapp, his attor-
ney filed complaint before the In
terstate Commerce Commission
against the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railway, charging
them with carrying on a gigantic
system of robbery by taking five
pounds of wheat from every load
weighed at their elevators by means
of false weights. White is backed by
large number of wealthy farmers in
Berrien county and Northern Indiana.
In 1881 Patrick Hogan, maker of
shoes, at Newark, n. j., failed for
$50, 600 He compromised for 20 per
cent, paid the requisite $4,000 and
resumed business in the name of
Elizabeth f. Hogan, his daughter.
The Hogans counted every penny
spent on themselves, and began to
pay off the $4,000 of debts. 1t was
an uphill fight. The creditors most in
need of the money were paid first.
The growing business made a new
factory necessary, and there was II
cessation in payments for while; SO
that Mr.. Hogan died with three Of
the old debts unpaid a few days
ago Miss Hogan paid the last of
these $200-which the creditor,
rich man, had long ago forgotten.