Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-08-08
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.


Mrs. Syl Ditman, OF Parkersburg,
has entered suit against Pat Henry
and John Kaltnecker for selling llq-
uor to her husband.
The new Baptist Church at Clifton,
25 miles from Charleston, was de,
stroyed by fire the other day. 1t had
just been completed. Malicious per-
sons set 1t afire.
The Board of Public Works has
been in session at Charleston this
week in conference with the represen-
tatives OF the various railroads in the
State, preparatory to making the
railroad assessment, which will be
done soon, probably withintwo weeks.
At Martins Ferry, near Wheeling,
Friday, Miss Annie Newland, beau
tiful and popular young lady, shot
herself through the heart with her
lovers revolver. Miss Newland was
engaged to young business man
named Woods, to whom her parents
objected on account OF his religion.
They forbade Woods the house, and
failing to persuade Miss Newland to
elope, Woods determined to leave for
the West.
The eastern span of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad bridge across Tygart
Valley river Grafton, went down SUI
day morning, with eight loaded cars.
The accident was caused by car OF
a freight train jumping the track, and
knocking the bridge of the abut-
ments. Nobody was injured but
track hand named Merriman, who
was stealing ride between the cars,
and who went down with the wreck,
and had his leg broken in two places.
Gov. Fleming has appointed the
following delegates from West VIr-
einia to the annual session OF the
National Farmers Congress, which
meets at Council Bluff, Iowa, the Goth
of this month Prof. John A. Myers,
of the West Virginia University, Nor
gantown; Abram Wilson, Short
Creek. Brooke county; Solomon Cum
county; r. F. Chew, Charlestown,
Jefferson county A. w. Woodford,
Weston, Lewis county; Columbus
Sehon, Point Pleasant, Mason county;
Chas. L. Davis, Fort Springs, Green
brier county.
Annie Graves, little girl about
five wears old, who was living at @. g.
Yock's, at Philippi, on Sunday morn
ing last got hold Of a bottle contain
ing about two-thirds OF a pint OF
whiskey and drank It, She was called
to come to breakfast in few min
utes after, and failed to come. Mr..
Yock went up stairs to where she was
and found her lying on the floor in
sensible. Everything that could be
done for the little one was done, and
in the afternoon she seemed to revive
and hopes Of her recovery were en-
tertained, but late in the evening she
rapidly grew worse and died about
nine o'clock.
The town of Terra Alta was greatly
excited last week, the cause being the
arrest of Marshall Spindler, promi-
nent merchant of the town, and his
wife, upon the charge of burning the
Crane building May 31st. During the
trial the crowd was greatly surprised
when q quiet-looking, we'll dressed
lady walked up to the magistrates
desk and preferred the charge OF big
amy against Spindler. 1t was alleged
that Spindler was married to the
prosecuting witness on the 3rd day
of December, 1879, in Somerset county
Pa, and that afterwards in Coving-
ton, KY, he married Hattie Nc
Gorge, with whom he has been living
in Terra Alta. He was held for the
grand jury to answer the charge of
bigamy.
Mrs. Mary E. FAINT, the wife Of E.
w. FAINT, Esq, formerly mayor OF
Franklin, Pendleton county, commit
ted suicide one night last week by
hanging. She arose from her bed
some time during the night, put on her
dress, Undertaking and stockings,
and went to the kitchen and took the
rope that her children used as swing,
tied it around board and placed it
up and across stovepipe hole, then
placed stool under it, got upon it,
tied the rope around her neck and
pushed the stool from under her and
was strangled. She was missed by
Mr.. FAINT, who got up and called to
her, but receiving no answer, he pro-
ceeded to the kitchen, where he saw
her dead body suspended as described.
Mrs. Fant's mind had been affected
for some time. She was in the 43d
year OF her age and leaves seven chill
dren surviving her.