Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-16
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The cabbage growers of southern
Virginia have formed trust.
Harry Sullivan murdered his two
weeks old baby and then killed him
self at Lawrence, Mass, on Monday.
Eben S. Allen, a New York street
railway president, has been arrested
for false stock issues and embezzle-
ment.
Charles Camden died in Lexington,
Va. recently. of a cancer that had
literally eaten away ten lower portion
of his body.
Henry Jones. of Nebraska, has just
married his mother-in-law. He didn't
know this fact. however, until after
the wedding.
Gen. Henry Dupont, since 1850 head
of the great gunpowder manufactur-
ing company, died in Wilmington,
Del, last week.
Four men were killed and a num-
Der injured in Pittsburg last week by
an explosion of compressed air while
laying natural gas pipes.
Richard Whiting has just been
lucky enough to get his pension re-
rated by Secretary Bussey, and
he will get $4,000 back pay.
Col. H. C. Laughlin, a prominent
citizen of Winchester, Va, died last
week, aged so years.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is having built 5000 new freight
cars to meet the ever increasing bust
ness of its road. They will cost about
5000, 600.
b. F. Armentrout, a bricklayer, was
caught between the bumpers Of
freight cars at Luray, Va, Saturday
and so badly crushed that death was
almost instantaneous.
The Arlington Hotel, at Blue Lick
Springs. KY, was burned on Monday.
A hundred guests were at the hotel,
all of whom escaped. Loss, S35, 00O
Senator Blackburn was among the
guests.
Postmaster Lewis, of Atlanta, Ga,
who appointed a negro TO place IN
the registry department where he
would come in contact with white
lady clerk, was burned in effigy the
other night.
J. Frank Colon, one of the best
known lawyers of Minneapolis, has
been arrested for forging the name of
one of his clients to number of notes
and other papers, footing up TO S227,-
600. He confessed his guilt.
A man with a gun and revolver,
single handed and alone, robbed the
passengers on a Wisconsin Central
Railroad train near Chippewa Falls a
few days ago. After he had gotten
the Doodle he made good his escape.
Benz. F. Spandauer, who was the
principal witness against Mrs. Sur
raft, hanged at Washington in 1865,
on the charge of conniving at the
assassination of President Lincoln,
died in the Maryland Penitentiary a
few days ago.
Charles Oberg. 13years old, of Cleve-
land Ohio, while creeping under
circus tent, was struck on the neck by
one of the showmen. His windpipe
was fractured and he died. His body,
on account of air which should have
gone into his lungs. was twice its nor
NAL size when he died
Harry See, well known farmer of
st. Joseph. ILL.,. was found dead Mon
day afternoon in his house. with two
bullet wounds in his body. 1t is be-
lieved that he was shot in family
row and in self-defense by his wife,
who is cut and bruised and bears many
marks of ill usage. She refuses TO say
anything about the matter.
Benjamin Erb, a vile, Ohio,
farmer, equipped himself for hunting
squirrels Monday afternoon. As he
was about to leave the house he
stopped down to kiss his two-year-old
baby boy. The child tried to climb
up its fathers knee, and in so doing
struck its foot against the trigger of
the gun, which was discharged. The
top of Erb's head was blown off, and
his brains spattered against the cell
ing. Death was instantaneous.
The most valuable book in the
world is said to be a Hebrew Bible
at the Vatican in Rome. In 1919 Pope
j ulluS. lltll Ill great lllldlltldl SUI aus,
refused to sell it to u syndicate of rich
Venetian Jews for its weight in gold.
The Bible weighs more than 325
pounds, and is never carried by less
than three men. The price refused
by Pope Julius was therefore about
S125, 900, and that, too, when gold was
worth at least thrice what ii is now
worth.
James Trolinger, aged twenty-one
wears. of Catawba, n. c., accompa
MED Miss Addie Reid aged eighteen,
to church Sunday. After they re-
turned storm came up, and the
Young man went in Miss Reds house
to wait until the storm was over.
There was flash of lightning and
Mr.. Trollinger and Miss Reid fell dead.
All the others in the house were Sc
verely stunned. The shoes were torn
entirely off Miss Reds feet and her
clothes were ignited.
The schooner Fannie Chase, owned
by Lewis Chase & Written, of Port
land, sailed into port the other day
with something unusual in its cargo
Just outside the harbor the lookout
saw peculiar substance floating in
the water and hauled it on board TO
get better view of it. Then it was
seen that the prize was lump of am
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