Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-10-17
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Preston WIgglntOn, or faldIihei
aged 95 years, died last week.
There are about two hundred stu
dents enrolled at the West Virginia
University at Morgantown.
An assignment has been made by
Cabel E. Johnston, a prominent FARM
err of Monroe county. His liabilities
are about $4,000; assets not over
$40, 900.
Harry Cristian. the negro despera-
do who murdered Detective Crow on
Elk Horn, September 2. has been cap.
tured in Logan county. A purse OF
5000 was made up for his captor.
Ex-senator Camden has made G. p.
Huntington an offer for the Elizabeth
town, Lexington and Big Sandy,
which extends from Huntington, w.
Va, to Lexington. KY. II the deal is
consummated the E. l.. and b. ;. will
become a part of the Ohio river sys-
ten.
While six ladies and gentlemen on
horseback were passing over an IN
finished bridge near Webster Springs
the structure gave way and all were
precipitated into Elk river, forty feet
below. Five of the six persons were
wounded, two Of them probably IA
tally.
A week ago half deme nted woman
named Mrs. Brannon, travelling from
st. Louis to Philadelphia, jumped
from b. & o. train at Clarksburg
and fled to the mountains, leaving
seven small children on the train.
Hundred of persons tried to find her,
but so far without avail. The chill
dren are being cared for at Clarks-
burg.
Last Saturday morning about two
o'clock burglars forced an entrance
through the side door of Mr.. John L.
Silers store at Berkeley Springs and
blew open the safe, which containe ed
government bonds amounting to six
thousand dollars and about one hun
dred dollars in money, which they
secured, together with lot Of silver
ware.
J. Hampton Hoge, of Christians
burg, has purchased OF A. +. Hum
phreys, of Charleston, the celebrated
tract known as Mountain Lake, stu
ated in Craig and Giles counties, Va,
and Monroe county, w. Va. The
tract comprises 1913, 900 acres, some of
it the finest timber land in the South.
1t abounds in rich deposits Of iron ore
and manganese. The price paid was
$3.50, 900.
Kenna Gentry, an eight-year-old
nephew of Senator John f. kenna,
met with horrible accident at
Charleston on Monday. He had
climbed up into a tree, when he lost
his footing and fell He came down
head first on picket fence, his mouth
striking on one of the pickets. Near
ly all of his teeth were knocked out
and his mouth split open to the mid
die of his cheek.
Charles Miller, well-known young
man Of Lewis county, who was en-
gagged to marry Miss Annie Welsh of
the same neighborhood, committed
suicide by taking laudanum. Miller
was of steady habits and quite popu-
lar. He had purchased home and
had it completely furnished ready for
his bride when he committed the rash
act. His friends believe that he sud
denly became insane.
Tremendous rains in the western
part Of the State have done immense
damage during the past week.
Wheeling creek was on the rampage
again, and the Little Kanawha river
also out of banks. Farmers suffered
great loss, and roads are badly dam
aged, while railroad traffic was near
" at a standstill The loss in Richie
county is put at S1O0,000 and in Bar
bour, Taylor and Marshall at as
much more. The total loss in the
state is probably 100000.
a dispatch from Charleston says :
"A charter has been issued to the Po-
tomac, Black water and Greenbrier
Railroad Company, an organization
of New York capitalists with CAPT
tai already subscribed of $4,000, 900,
formed with the purpose Of building
railroad from Romney, Hampshire
county, along the south branch of the
Potomac 10 Petersburg, Grant coun-
ty; thence along the north fork OF
South Branch River to point where
the counties of Pocahontas Pendle-
ton and Randolph meet, and thence
by three separate lines through the
ore and lumber region, one passing
through Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. Three other branches are
also projected, the whole constituting
great and valuable system develop
ing new country"