Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Rev. r. NJ. Brown. ID. D., a Presby-
terrain minister at Wellsburg, is dead.
Thomas Allen has been arrested al
Clarksburg for defrauding pensioner
out of 1925.
The town of Grafton has got TO pay
5000 for broken ankle, caused by
bad sidewalks.
DR.. Corbin has sued s. s. Stewart,
editor of the Ellenboro ReUeiue, for
$1,000 for publishing an article re-
fiecting on his professional quaiihca
tions.
The people of Lewisburg are agi-
tating a proposition TO supply the
town with clear, cool water by pip
ing it from a spring in a cave, about
a mile distant from the town
The Morgantown Female Seminary
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday,
causing loss of S25, 900. No one was
injured. but the pupils lost most OF
their effects. The school will not be
rebuilt.
Last Sunday morning the dead body
of Constable Ben Morris was found
near Charleston. 1t is believed he
was killed and placed on the G. and
o. Railroad track and the train ran
over him. He has been a faithful
officer and has made many enemies,
who, it is believed, conspired TO put
him ont of the way.
Editor G.. A. Monroe Meadows, of
the Coal River Record, published at
Racine, Boone county. passed through
Huntington on Monday, ell route Tor
Cincinnati. with the following skins:
Six bear, SO coon, 100 'possum, IL gray
fox. 70 red fox, IL wild cat and Ii
skunk. all of which were taken in for
subscriptions and other dues ON his
paper.
Last week Rev. James Stewart, a
preacher Of the Disciples church, died
in TYLER county, VIVA. Just previous
TO his death he requested that he be
buried on the top Of Honeysuckle
Knob, a mountain on the Tyler
Wetzel county line This knob is the
highest point of land in that section
and was called by Stewart, Mount Pts
gah. 1t is so sharp as to leave room
for but one grave. His request was
complied with.
A strange electrical freak occurred
near Elizabeth, Writ county, day or
two ago. A heavy thunder storm
passed over the residence of Mr.. ). L.
Barnes. A terrific flash of lightning
followed striking the house and scat
tering the building in every direction.
Mrs. Barnes was standing in the mid
die of the floor at the time with glass
jar of canned fruit in her hand. The
lar was broken and scattered and
the woman's hair burned close TO her
head, still neither Mrs. Barnes nor her
two children, both of whom were
present, were otherwise injured.
\ terrible and very sad accident oc
Cured near Burnesville, Braxton
county. last week. Perry Wine is an
industrious farmer, who tills a tract
of land in small clearing. He start
ed out TO cut a tree down, close to his
severed when the tree swayed and
fell. 1t struck large broken stump
and was thrown directly upon Vines
house, which was crushed like an egg
shell by the tremendous load. Wines
wife and three children were in at the
time, and all were instantly killed.
Their bodies were horribly crushed
and mutilated, and were recovered
from the ruins with great difficulty.
One child was away from home at the
time, and thus escaped the horrible
death of its mother and brothers and
sisters. Wine is nearly crazed by the
horrible disaster, and there are fears
that he will attempt to take his own
life