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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
What Happened on Christmas Day.

At Memphis, Tenn, Dan Hawkins,
a negro, and Emmett Pinkston,
white man, were killed by unknown
assassins.
A German woman living near
Mays Landing, n. j., presented her
husband with four children--all of
them are doing well, except the
father.
Oliver Thompson and Wesley
Currey, both living at Liberty, Fred
erick county, Md. renewed an old
quarrel, and Thompson blew Currey's
ewes out with shotgun, causing
fatal wounds.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Mamie Campbell
and Benjamin Lovett were struck by
a train and killed as they were re-
turning from a party. They were
lovers, and the wedding would soon
have taken place.
An indulgent father in Kingston,
n. Y, bought for his nineteen-months-
old boy hobby horse, a cart, a stuff
ed monkey, &c. On Christmas morn
ing the little fodder looked at his
TOYS in a matter-of-fact sort of way,
and then picked two chicken-claws
from table and played with them
all the morning.
On Christmas day Arson Dewey, a
farmer and owner of the grist mill at
Vestal, n. Y, committed suicide by
cutting his throat, owing to his dread
of going TO the poor house. After his
death his house was searched and in
4 hn nd
$4,000 in gold and over $1,000 in bills.
He was seventy-two years of age.
A sad Christmas tragedy occurred
at Reading, Pa. Austin Hubert,
aged 8, and his brother Oliver, aged
10, were shooting at a mark in the
yard of their fathers residence with
a rifle which had been presented to
Oliver for a Christmas gift. While
the boys were shooting Austin stepped
between Oliver, who had the rifle,
and the target. The weapon sud
denly discharged and the ball struck
Austin and lodged in his heart. He
when he fell over and expired in the
the shooting, was so overcome that
lie IOOh W Ills Dtu anu HAS Decu III
ever since.
At Christmas celebration at Tus-
cola, H., Samuel Beardsley, a we'll
known merchant of the town, was
enacting the part of Santa Claus at a
Christmas festival and was dressed in
the usual costume, composed largely
of raw cotton and other intlammable
material. The cotton accidentally
caught fire and in an instant Boards
ley was enveloped in flames. He en-
deavored to reach the open air and in
so doing plunged into the dense
crowd-mostly women and children.
that thronged the room and a terrible
panic ensued. When the victim of
the flames was reached by those re.
tanning presence of mind enough TO
aid him he was in pitiable condition,
being burned from head to foot in a
shocking manner. A number of
women and children were quite
seriously hurt by being knocked
down and trampled upon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
Death of a Confederate War Horse.

"Stonewall Jackson" or 'Old Jack"
as he was named by his first pur-
chaser, who had originally been a
soldier in the "Stonewall Brigade, ="
died on Friday last, on the farm of
Col. Robert T. Craighill, near Lynch.
burg, at the advanced age of thirty
thee years. He was purchased by
DR.. Il. A Craighill, now Of Lynch
burg, early in the spring Of 1862
while on duty as surgeon in the re
ceiving hospital at Gordonsville
From the autumn of 1863 to the close
of the war "Old Jack" served as a
riding-horse for Lieutenant James b.
Craighill, of Col. William Nelson's
artillery battalion, now Rev. James
b. Craighill, of the Diocese of Mary
land. This faithful old horse was
wounded twice during the war, but
not seriously in either instance and
to the day of his death the sound of
martial music, or of cannon or
musketry, would arouse his mettle to
the highest pitch, showing how
thoroughly his memory recalled the
stormy scenes through which he had
passed. From the close of the war to
the time of his death odd Jack"
passed a life of ease and dignity,
mostly upon the farm of Robert H.
Craighill. where he did nothing but
light saddle duty He has been
decently buried near the spot where
he died, and a gravestone will be
raised there to perpetuate the mem
DRY of faithful old servant
LlnchbMra Lir1inian
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
He Poisoned the Whole Family.

4 fiendish and probably successful
attempt to poison his parents, broth
ers and sisters, was made by Ed
Church, aged seventeen, at the fam
ily residence, one and a-half miles
from Guyandotte, this State, last Sun
day. One child, a girl, aged thirteen,
is dead, and the twins, a brotherand
sister, were dying, on Monday. The
father, Walford Church, the mother
and fourth child are in a critical
condition. Last Friday, Edward, the
murderer, had Il quarrel with his
father about horse. The boy left
home in huff, and going to Guyan-
dotte, he purchased quantity of
rough on rats at Murphy's drug store.
He took the poison home and mixed
it with sack OF flour in the pantry.
Sunday night Mrs Church set some
dough to raise, and Monday morning
prepared to bake the loaves, using
some of the dough for biscuits for
breakfast. Church refused TO eat the
meal, but nothing was thought of
this. In about an hour or two the
family all became sick, and DR.. Dab
ney, of Guyandotte wassent for. All
his efforts seem to have been una
vailing, and it is not improbable the
entire family will die.
The murderer fled from the house
at the first signs of sickness among
the family, and has not been captured,
although the countryis being secured
for him. He probably crossed the
river to Ohio
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
A Michigan Farmers Horrible Deed.

William Major, so years old, a we'll
TODD farmer who resided near Mount
Vernon, Mich, took a revolver and
shot his wife as she lay asleep, Fri
day night last, putting two bullets in
to her body, mOrtally wounding her.
Springing into an apartment occu-
pied by Mrs. Joseph Depew, of Bran
den, Mich, his married daughter, who
with her little girl was visiting him,
he fired bullet at her, and when it
failed to kill her he procured an axe
and knocked out her brains. He
then pulled his little grand daughter
from beneath the bed clothing and
with one blow of the axe split her
head open, killing her instantly.
Major then rushed into the room
where his little son slept and CROPPED
about the bed for him. The lad had
crawled under the bed for safety. AS
he heard his father searching the
room he said Are you going TO kill
Inc too, papa" mo, my son." re-
piled the murderer do not be afraid.
When am gone you get $50 which
l will leave you and divide it with
your sister" Major then went to his
barn and hanged himself.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
COMMUNICATED.

The novel Town Hall entertain
ments given during the Xmas Hoii-
DAYS were pronounced success, ana
greatly enjoyed by those present
The worthy farmer and his CHEEKY
wife. with their musical calls to the
milking and to the supper, the pretty
dairymaids gaily equipped for their
work, the gallant milkmen bearing
the shining pals, and the duet be-
tween the lovers carried their
parts well. 1t has been said that
when Co. B wants TO recruit Its ranks
il will know where 10 look for mate
rial. for the dairymaids' march and
drill gave evidence of woman's aolilty
TO do duty in the military line. BUT
what shall we say of those inanimate
cans. the lump of chalk and that red
topped pump. The encore they re-
ceived. and the hearty laughs whlch
greeted the coming and going OF their
''pattering feet" gave evidence OF
due appreciation.
The Sunflower Chorus was as new
to us as the Dairymaid's Supper. But,
with such weather, why should not
flowers bloom in the winter "a well as
lin the spring" The charade, Re
finement." was well rendered, and
when the little country girl turned
the table on her most refined husband,
it brought the house down. We were
equally pleased with "Stratagem,
and must heed the lesson AL is fair
in love" The recitation of Mr.. Bane
of Washington aud the always enjoy
able Whistle Solos of Miss Cunning
ham, accompanied on piano by Mr..
Darby. need no words of commenda-
ton from a single listener, for they
were highly appreciated. This part
of the programme pertained TO our
mental and literary nature, and later
came the cosiest, best kind of sup
pers in the music room-just such
suppers as the Ladies Town Hall AS
ISOLATION know how to prepare. Let
us have more of both kinds of enjoy
ment before the winter is over.
T. w =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10

THE local newspaper is the one
newspaper that should command the
patronage of the community. If only
one journal can be taken in family, it
should be the one published at home
There is now little excuse for any per-
son of ordinary intelligence not tax
ing a city daily with the local news
paper, since the best can be had for a
nominal cost but there should ever
be the heartiest accord and sympathy
between the local newspaper and the
community. The local newspaper is
the backbone of the community, and
generous as is the public apprecia-
ton of its Office, it merits much more
sympathy and support than it gener
ally Observation-Disclosures Times.
That's sensible talk. But somehow
or other there are lots of people who
do not live up to it. One of the REG
IsTER's subscribers stopped his local
paper few weeks ago because he
could get city weekly for fifty cents
less. Another got mad and quit be-
cause he could not get the paper for
a little less than everybody else. It's
an awful uphill business trying to
please every one, and only those who
have had experience know what the
country editors have to contend with.
Suppose all hands turn over new
leaf and encourage him instead OF
worrying him
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
Does Experience Count ?

1t does in every line of business, and espe-
cially In compromising and preparing mrdi-
cineS. This is illustrated in the great su PERI
GRITTY OF Hoods Sarsaparilla over other prep
arations as shown by the remarkable cures
ii has accomplished.
The head OF the firm of c. !. Hood & Co., Is
a thoroughly competent and experienced
pharmacist, having devoted his whole life TO
the study and actual preparation of medi-
cines. He is also member of the Massachu-
sets end American Pharmaceutical ssocia-
tons and continues actively devoted to
supervising the preparation OF and,managin &
the business connected with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.
Hence the superiority and peculiar merit
OF Hood Sarsa parilla is built upon the most
substantial foundation. In It's preparation
there is represented all the knowledge which
modern research in medical science has de-
veloped. combined with long experience,
brainwork, and experiment. II Is only nee
essary to give this medicine fair trial TO
realize its great curative value.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
The Awful Avalanche.

A dispatch from Sierra City, Cali
fornia, last Saturday, says: An enor-
nous quantity of snow suddenly
Numbered down the mountain side
here yesterday, tearing everything
before it and causing the death of at
least seven persons. For a day or
two past fears had been entertained
that huge mass of snow which had
accumulated at what is known as
Butts tiume might give way should a
further fall take place. The weather
had, however, remained clear, and
people were slowly becoming re-
assured. Just before noon yester-
day, however, the citizens suddenly
heard a subdued rushing sound, as if
of strong wind among trees. On
looking up toward Butts f1ume they
saw the danger and everybody took
flight. Those in the immediate track
of the land slide, however had not
sufficient time TO make their escape,
and ofthese seven were overwhelmed.
The victims are as follows: Mrs.
Rich, with her little son and
daughter, Mill Ryan of Downieville,
Mrs. J. T. Mooney and daughter,
Miss Ethel Langton.
The force of the snow slide was so
great that big trees in its path were
snapped like twigs. Four houses
were crushed fiat and the Catholic
church was also reduced TO ruins.
Besides those whose names are given
several were caught by the land slide
and one Chinaman and little girl
are still buried. 1t is not known
whether they are dead. Several
others were injured. Two of the
victims were alive when dug out of
the snow, but died very soon. 1t is
feared that smother tremendous bank
of snow near Butts tlume mas give
away. Should it do so still greater
disaster is certain to ensue.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
DIED..

On the oath of December, 1889. near
Wytheville, Va. of Typhoid Fever,
WILLIAM S. PETIT, aged 81 years,
son of Jonathan Petit, formerly Of
this county.
At Halltown, this county. Dec. &c,
1889. Mr.. +. L. SWAMI. in the 6lst year
of his age. The deceased was
native of Frederick county, Va, but
had been worthy citizen of this
county about ten years.
Near Cbarlestown. on Sunday. Jan
uary 5. 1890, Mr.. w. S. HoFFMAsTER,
aged about 80 years.
At Shenandoah Junction. Nov. %.
1889, Mr.. JAMES BARRISGBR, aged 81
years.
near Harper's Perry, Dec. 10. 1859,
VIRGINIA EVE MILLER, daughter Of
John and Margaret Miller, aged II
months and % days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

There is talk of building splendid
new union depot at Wheeling.
Mr.. r. A. Edwards, editor of the
Weston Democrat, died last Sunday.
In Wayne county, the other day, in
a quarrel about woman, George
Goble fatally carved George Lore
with razor.
Henry d. Winkler, teller of the
Kanawha Valley Bank, at Charles
ton, and an exemplary young man,
died from 1.-The grip" last Saturday.
BIS o. engine No. 442 exploded at
Benwood Junction last Saturday.
Engineer Cunningham was blown
two hundred feet without being hurt.
At Fairmont John s. Mckinney,
aged so years, was seized with the
grip and died in few hours. He
was one of the oldest Masons in the
State.
be Charles Mason, tried to murder
Joseph Griffith near PrUntytown last
week, by shooting him through a
window as he lay in bed.
At Charleston, the other morning,
while Chest Buster, aged IL years,
was examining a loaded revolver it
went off, the bullet entering his left
thigh, inflicting serious wound.
Edward Maxwell, a sixteen-year-old
Clarksburg boy, started for the Wild
West last week with hundred dol
lars, deck of cards and three dime
novels. He was caught at Cincinnati
and sent back home.
Thomas B. Allen, of Pennington,
claims that he was the oldest soldier
that served in the late war. He was
over seventy years of age when he
enlisted. He is now ninety-eight
years old: He served under Yelling
ton at Waterloo.
Last week about rs feet of the
famous "Buckhorn Wall" on Cheat
river grade, Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, four miles west of Rowlesburg,
gave way and fell down an embank-
ment 300 feet toward Cheat river be-
low. Traffic on the road was not in
terfered with, as one track was not
damaged.
Charles Wayman, young man of
Wheeling, visited the home of his
wife at Moundsvile, and by the aid
of his brother forcibly kidnapped his
four-y ear-old child, and took the lit
Tie one home. Mrs. Wayman and her
father followed, and begun proceed
ings to recover it, While Wayman
was in court his wife went TO his
brothers house and succeeded in
stealing the child away. 1t is again
in Moundsville Both parties are
wealthy, but they have not lived
together for some time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The ex-Empress of Brazil is dead.

Tne e2-EnpresS OF brazil Ii ueau..
The Dunkard College in Rocking
ham county, Va, was burned last
week. &
The Maryland Jockey Club has
bursted and the Pimlico race track
is to be abandoned.
Edward Wise, of Rockingham coun-
ty. Va, accidentally killed himself
while hunting the other day.
The magnificent royal palace of the
King of Belgium, with its priceless
treasures, was burned on New Years
day.
Michael Boland of ST. Louis, has
lust deserted his wife and twelve
children to elope with sixteen-year-
old girl.
Collie Coe, one of the prisoners
who escaped from the Loudoun county
IVA. Jail couple of weeks ago, vol
UNFAIRLY gave himself up last week.
Week before last a mob of several
hundred masked men broke open the
jail of Barnwell county, 5. c., and
lynched eight prisoners contained
therein.
At Hurontown, Mich. Benjamin
Gross. his wife, eight children and a
visitor were burned to death in his
dwelling, which caught fire while
they were asleep.
Henry r. Rogers stole a horse in
Rockingham county, Va, recently,
and in seven days rode it 600 miles.
He was caught at Aenia, Ohio, and
the horse recovered.
There was a terrible accident on
the Chesapeake q Ohio Railroad at
White Sulphur Springs last week. A
fast vestibule train was thrown from
the track by a broken rail, killing ten
persons and injuring about % others.
The mail train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad cut bloody swath on Mon
day. At Tyrone she killed lardmas
ter Adam Wolfgang and Conductor
Robert Worley. AT Banns Creek she
struck and instantly killed two rail-
road laborers.
While threshing wheat in Frederick
county, Nd, on Thursday, William
Boiler, aged eighty-three years, had
one of his hands caught between the
cogs Of the wheels of machine he
was operating, and before they
could be stopped his entire arm was
drawn in and ground almost to a
pulp. The unfortunate man died IN
a few minutes from the effects of his
injuries He leaves large family.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
A HIeH-TARIFF CARNIVAL.

The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives, which
of course has a Republican majority,
has been engaged for the past couple
of weeks in hearing arguments on
the tariff question. 1t has been real
high-tariff carnival. The coal barons
have been among the first TO come to
the front and give lachrymose warn
ing that if the tariff is taken OIL OF
coal the poor miner will suffer loss
of wages that will bring him down
from his present high estate to
groveling poverty and want. Mr..
McComas, of Maryland, has even
succeeded in getting several miners
wonder what their politics are ITO
60 before the committee and tell
what a dreadful thing it would be
if coal were made cheaper. The
sugar men have likewise had their
say, and the handful of sugar grow
ers in Louisiana and Kansas insist
that all the people must be heavily
taxed to keep them in a profitable
business. The pottery and glass
manufacturers, the iron and steel
makers, the lumber kings, the drug
dealers, the cotton and wooden man
ufacturers, the monopolists of high
and low degree, all sing the same
song.
Indeed, not satisfied with their
present gains, and recognizing the
fact that they must make their hay
while the Republican sun shines,
not a few of the protectionists in
sist that the tariff must be raised
even higher. They have no idea
of losing the enormous sums that
they contributed last fall for cam
paign purposes, and they expect
the party they elected to return it.
All of this work is as yet in the
committee room. When it gets be
fore Congress let the advocates OF
the consumers rights-the speakers
for the great mass Of the people-be
heard in opposition to this legal sys-
TEN of robbery of the many for. the
benefit of the few.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
A Sad Coming Home.

Shortly before that terrible flood,
which almost wiped Johnstown out
of existence, Emil Etoine left Cam
bria for his native city of Creonville,
not far from Strawsburg, in Alsace-
Lorraine, to receive comfortable
fortune, which he had inherited from
a relative Etoine had been working
as a puddler in the Cambria Iron
Works for about two years previous
to his departure for the continent.
He left family consisting of wife
and five children behind him, happy
in the thought that in a few months
the head of the house would return
with sufficient means to support them,
if not in luxury, at least very COM
fortably, without further hard work
of any kind. After some trouble
Etoine won the lawsuit necessary to
get the fortune, and started for home
with about 100000. He intended to
go into some business in Johnstown.
He reached Pittsburg recently, in the
forenoon, and boarded the Youngstown
accommodation at 1.20 p. H., which
took him to the place where he had
left those dearer than all the money
in the world. When he got off at
Johnstown he was dazed, and thought
he had struck the wrong station. He
was looking around him in puzzled
way, when man approached him
and said: Il guess you are stranger
here, or have been in Johnstown be
fore the flood It's quite changed
now. | wouldn't have known it my
self if had been away for sixmonths. ="
'As the man spoke" says Etoine, Il
felt as if some one had pierced my
heart with sharp knife, and | tainted
dead away" When he regained con
seriousness he made search for his
family, but they were among the lost
of the flood, and to-day the poor man
was here on his way back to Alsace,
where he says he will live the rest of
his days in solitude and adness.-Ctn-
cinndh Commercial
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
Cauaht by a Pair Of Carriers.

There is one pawnbr0ker in Pitts
burg who has recently registered
a solemn vow that never again
will he do the gallant for a pretty
woman, even though she be in dire
distress. His last experience in that
line cost him $4,000 worth of jewels
and big row with his wife.
A few days ago a remarkably pref
ty girl, richly attired, walked INTO
his store and said: Il AIN stranded
in this city. | am an actress, and
would like to borrow little money. ="
Certainly" replied the pawn
broker, smiling; what security have
you got?'
"Oh, forgot" she said, and a deep
crimson suffused her cheeks. May
| retire u moment 2
The door of a private Office was
opened and the beauty entered. She
soon came out and held a jeweled gar
ter in her hand. 1t was worth about
$50. A little conversation, and the
pawnbroker advanced 80. The girl
started to go. She got as far as the
door, turned, and blushing fiery red,
said IF you please, have you
piece of string My-my-stocking
is coming down"
He furnished the Irvine, and she
again retired, emerging in a moment:
The door was reached again, and
again she returned. The string
broke" she mournfully said, "and l
can't go out upon the street. Won't
you go next door and get Inc a pair
of elastic carriers 2
The unsuspecting pawnhroker took
a dime and entered the nearest dry
goods store The girls at the coun-
ter laughed at him, and as soon as
possible he pushed the carriers into
his pocket and hurried back to his
store. 1t was empty, and about $4,000
worth of diamond rings and watches
had been taken. He forgot the pa
per parcel in his pocket, and went
home poorer and wiser man. That
night his wife found the carriers in
her husbands pocket. There was a
scene in the household.