Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-04
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.


Miss Livia Simpson has bought the
Point Pleasant Gazette outfit and will
conduct the paper hereafter.
The West Virginia Freeman, prohi-
bition organ published at Parkers-
brgu, has suspended publication.
The Charleston papers announce that
Tom Wallace, one of the desperate
Hatfield gang, was killed last Satur-
day on Flat Top mountain.
While John Creel. of Writ county,
was carelessly handling an old pistol
on Christmas Eve, the weapon was
discharged. The bullet went through
the heart of little Edna, his favorite
child.
Mrs. J. r. Moore finally gets 81 900
damages against the city Of Hunting
ton for injuries sustained by amisstep
on defective pavement about two
wears ago. Mrs Moore is q widow
lady, and has quite large family.
Following is the total vote cast in
West Virginia at the November cleo
ton for Judges Of the Supreme Court
of Appeals: English, dem, 1889;
Brannon, dem, 7S,S1S; Mason, rep,
rs, 306; McWhorter, rep, 18,230.
A warrant has been issuedforyoung
George Sloe, member OF one OF the
best and most substantial families in
Wood county, charged with stealing
q horse in Winchester, Va, where he
was visiting. He is said to have
traded or sold the animal. Sloe' S
father paid Chief of Police Mehen
1925 to be sent to the owner OF the
horse. The young man has hitherto
borne a good reputation.
Mr.. Nancy Coleman reached Gin
cinnati last week after walk OF over
$50 miles from her home on the Big
Sandy river, in West Virginia. She
had with her her two children, one
of whom is so young that she carried
it the entire distance. She told the
police pitiful tale, TO the effect that
her husband deserted her for another
woman. taking the children along.
She followed him, and recovering the
little ones, set out on foot for Clncln-
matt, hoping to procure work there.
She was entirely out OF money.
The life of Minnie McAdams, who
has more than twenty years been a
resident of Point Pleasant. if written
i'm full, would make quite a romance.
For more than forty years she has
passed her life not knowing OF a SIN
gle living relative, when suddenly she
finds herself related to one OF the
largest and best families in New York.
When but child her father enlisted
in the Mexican war and was Killed,
leaving her mother and two children,
herself and younger brother, behlnd
him. The mother, it seems, had mar
ried against her fathers will, and was
too proud to appeal to her friends for
help when she found herself destitute.
So putting her children in an aims
house until she could secure employ
ment. she commenced alone her bat
tie for bread, but on returning FOR her
children they were gone, and after a
fruitless search for them, she married
an Englishman, returning with him
to his country, where she died. The
children were both taken by the same
parties, but the boy was returned,
and the family, with Minnie, removed
to Virginia, she going from there TO
Point Pleasant, since which time she
has made her home with the French
family. She remembered the name
only of her brother; never having
heard of her family, and longing for
some kindred blood, she inserted time
and again advertisements in New
York papers which first opened up a
correspondence and has final y result
ed in finding her friends. A first cous-
in came on and accompanied her to
New York, where she will claim her
rights, and has the assurance of a
royal reception.-Wh Wheeling Register.