Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-21
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

William Matthews Corcoran, a
died last week.
Col. w. III. Harness, of Hardy
county, uses shotgun with which
he has killed 100 deer.
Edward Ebert, an old pioneer of
West Virginia, died in Fairmont last
week at the age of SO years.
EsWm. MtKinnon has been jailed at
jackson c. III. for working the film
fam racket on store keepers.
James Stealey, brakeman, in the
employ of the West Virginia Improve
ment Company, fell from his train In
the wards at Weston, Friday night.
and was instantly killed.
Gov. Fleming has designated Hon.
John Corcoran, of Wheeling, for ap-
pointment by the President as a
Worlds Fair commissioner from
West Virginia, vice NJ. j. Finley, de-
ceased.
Mr.. John Kelly, for many years pro-
prietor of the Little Red Sweet Sui
phur Springs, Monroe county, died
last week from the effects of blow
received while bathing in the plunge
at that place. While diving he struck
his head, crushing in his skull.
The West Virginia actress, Agnes
Herndon, eloped from Columbus,
Ohio. last week with Emmert G..
King, the leading man Of her com
PAW. She took with her all of the
cash of the troup, leaving husband
in Chicago. Her real name is Ed
munds. and she is from Greenbrier
county.
Mr.. John Stealey. one of the lead
ing farmers of Tyler county, has a
mare which takes the prize a a
breeder. A few days ago she gave
birth to four well developed colts
This is the first time such thing
ever occurred in that section. Stealey,
who is Democrat, says: Every
thing is coming our way now. l
wouldn't be surprised if we raise TWO
crops of corn next year.
The fast west bound express on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad jumped
the track six miles east of Clarks-
burg at o'clock last Saturday morn
ing and collided with sleeper OF a
working train. Three cars were
wrecked and the track torn mp Tor
hundreds of yards. In the working
train James Floyd and }. ID. Arm
strong, the bosses, were fatally hurt.
In the postal ear Clerk Chas. Dean
George Henry and VIM. Borden were
seriously hurt. The loss to the rail
road company is very heavy.
An interview with members of the
Davis Elkins syndicate, which has
the controlling interest in the West
Virginia Central Railroad, was pub
lished at Wheeling, Saturday, in
which it is stated that the West Nlr-
ginia Central has located routes and
will commence construction. within a
few months, of two gigantic extern
sions from their present terminus IN
Randolph county. One extension Will
run south through Rowlesburg. Green
brier and Monroe counties, of w. Va,
TO connect with the Chesapeake and
Ohio near Goshen, Va, and the other
will run down the Monongahela
Valley to connect with the South
west Pennsylvania system near
Uniontown, and giving u through
route from Virginia to Pittsburg.
The two extensions will be over 4OO
miles in length.
Governor Fleming has appointed
delegates to the Southern Interstate
immigration Convention, at Ashe-
vile, n. c., December nth, as fol
lows: J. b. fancy, G. b. Hart,
Wheeling; Horace Hall, New Mar
tinsville; j. NJ. Hartley, Fairmont;
Creed Collins. Pennsboro; Il. NJ. Jack
son, Clarksburg; J. G. holland, st.
Marys; j. w. Vandervort, Parkers-
burg; p. G.. Eastman, PIT. Pleasant;
H. G. Armstrong, Ravenswood; Col.
w. f. Fife, Buffalo; George Mcken-
dree, Barboursvile; Dan Elkins, Pey-
tona; NJ. H. Haythe, Bramwell; G.
Moore, Huntersville; John II. Crock
EFT, Hinton; G. p. Dorr, Addison; a
w. Corley, Sutton; b. l.. Butcher,
Beverly; j. w. Heavenerat, Buck
harmon; John p. Jones, Terra Alta;
WIN. E. Watson, Whiteday; Garrett
w. Persons, Romney; }. b. Davis,
Keyser; Jacob Wisner, Great Caca-
pom; Hon. Charles II. Knott, Moler's;
| G.. b. Turner, Wellsburg; VIM. q.
Brown, Jr, Kingwood; DR.. j. p. Hale.
Charleston; Virgil a. Lewis, Mason
| City.