Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-21
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
James A. Davis has been appointed
postmaster at Morgantown.


postmaster at Morgantown.
aunt Frances Price, of Anderson,
Greenbrier county, died a few days
ago, aged 100 years. She was born
in Augusta county, Va, in 1870.
In the Circuit Court at Parkersburg
Miss Julia Busch was awarded $500
damages in her breach of promise
suit against Thomas p. Barr, an ex-
county official.
w. w. Hanworth. resident of Paw
Paw, had 81, 5S7 stolen from his resi-
dence on Wednesday of last week.
A reward Of $500 is offered for the re-
covery of the money.
w. A. Cotton, an old soldier, living
near Farkersburg, recently received
a big pension. He celebrated the
event by getting as drunk as a fid.
dler, and when he came to himself
$500 had been stolen from him.
A suit arising over the ownership
of two ducks has finally been settled
in Richie county, after dragging
through two courts. One Of the llti
giants RECEIVERS S115 damages, and the
costs foot up to several hundred, be-
sides lawyers fees.
The United States officials have
made raid upon the ruoonshiners
of Wayne county and captured three,
besides breaking up several stills and
destroying Il large quantity of illicit
whiskey. Those arrested are w. K.
Posley, Lucinda Mercer and Pearl
Fuller.
Eastern capitalists have closed up
deal for u large tract OF rich coal
lands lying between Pruntytown and
Pennington, and will open very ex-
tensive mines, their contract calling
for not less than fifty cars OF coal per
day. About two hundred coke ovens
will be erected.
Two Wheeling women have brought
suit against three saloon keepers Of
that city for selling intoxicants to
their husbands. The damages are
placed at $4,000 in one case and at
S.. 900 in each of the other two. The
decision in these cases ought TO at
tract considerable attention.
John Nimo, of Galaherville, was
accidentally poisoned by his wife
Tuesday. He had been sick with
typhoid fever, and. the physician had
prescribed six drops of laudanum TO
counterfeit diarrhea. Mrs. Nimo gave
her husband an overdose, and he
died in about two hours, despite all
effort to overcome the poison.
Anton Reymann has placed in the
hands of board of five trustees, Sc
lected by himself, of which Rev. Dr.
II. H. SwOpe, of the Pro- estant Epis-
copal Church, is president. deed for
the Mount Belleview Hotel property,
two miles east of Wheeling, to be used
in trust as home for aged women.
The property occupies beautiful sit
uated on the old National pike, and
is valued at 800, 600.
Two centenarians have just died
in West Virginia. Mrs Jas. Hickman
in Writ county, who was within ten
DAYS of one hundred years, slipped as
she was going for her regular walk
and was taken home dead. She
never wore glasses, and besides hav-
ing use of all her faculties frequently
i'm late years walked ten miles a day.
Amelia Gale died at Anderson in her
one hundred and first year, after a
short illness.
A Lightburn correspondent of the
Weston World says: Yet another en-
terprise has grown up. What do you
think? A skunk ranch, that is, rails
ing skunks for their furs. Such is the
case. Marshall Stollnaker q Co. now
have in Correll so grown skunks, or
pole cas-, as breeders, doing well.
The stock will be increased to 100.
AS a starter this is well. The propre-
tors of this odoriferous ranch say
there is money in it.
S. L. Evy, Of Keyser, was arrested
Friday by Sheriff Floyd Knight on the
gelding belonging to Mrs Jane AR
mold, six miles south of Keyser. The
horse was valued at $3.50. The arrest
took place near Johnstown, Pa. The
prisoner attempted to escape from
the Ba timore and Ohio train on
which he was being taken to Cumber-
land, but was recaptured. The horse
was found in mis- possession.
News has been received OF muir.
der in school-house in Clay county
Perry Golf, a sixteen year old boy,
quarrelled with his teacher, Morgan
Rose, and was expelled. In the after
noon Golf. with his father and two
companions, returned and assaulted
Rose. Young Golf knocked Rose
down with a club, and when the
teacher regained his feet he drew a
knife and stabbed Golf to the heart
A general fight followed, in which
both Rose and the oder Golf were
seriously injured. Rose will probably
die
Last Friday morning huge rock
rolled down the mountain side and
fell upon the West Virginia Central
Railroad track in a cut" between
Chaffee and Blaine The work crew
of twelve men, was dispatched to the
spot to remove the obstruction and
to clear the track. A large cable
was placed around the rock and at
tached to the engine that it might be
drawn from the cut, All was nearly
ready and the men were making a
final adjustment of the rope, when a
great mass of earth came rushing
down upon them from the steep
mountain side and buried seven Of
the men from sight. Their Mortified
companions rushed to their rescue
and speedily as possible exhumed the
fated ones. Two were dead when
taken out, one has died since and
three were seriously or fatally injured