Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-11
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

New Martinsville has decided
against license to sell liquor.
Two prisoners escaped from the
Weston Jail the other night.
Col. E. NJ. Armstrong, a former res
ident of Hampshire county, this
State, died suddenly. in Salem, Va,
last week.
Lee Bibby, a Democrat, who at
tempted to vote under age at the last
general election, was arrested at
Charleston last week by United
States marshal. He was held to
answer the charge before the United
States Court.
Lewis Pauley, who resides on Davis
creek five miles from Charleston, was
bitten by a mad dog ten days ago and
is now tied securely TO his bed, having
developed violent symptoms of hydro
phobia within the past two days.
There is no hope of his recovery.
Sheriff Knight, of Mineral county,
has offered 5000 reward for s. l.. Evy,
who broke Jail at Keyser recently.
Eyy is a horse thief. and is stout,
heavy man, 33 to IS years old, weight
IT'S pounds, left arm off at shoulder
and only little finger remaining on
right hand red face with scar on
cheek.
A freight train on one OF the steep
grades Of the West Virginia Central
Railroad became unmanageable near
Shaw Station one day last week, and
running into some empty cars Smash
ed every thing to flinders. Fireman
McAbee and Conductor Dunkp were
killed and several other train hands
badly hurt.
NJ. F. Griffith, of Jackson county,
recently found on Red Oak creek,
northwest branch Of Pocataligo, near
the Roane county line, a tooth OF
some prehistoric monster. part OF
it has been broken off, but what is
left weighs 4B pounds. 1t measures
the long way of the crown y inches
and 4 inches across, and from the
crown to end of root Z inches.
An eastern syndicate. of which it is
said President NJ. E. ingalls,, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, is
member, has purchased the Old
Splint Coal property, of GAO acres,
three miles above Charleston, and
will Law it off in town lots, the town
to be known as Kanawha City. The
price paid was $500, 900, and it is said
that an iron furnace will be erected
there at once.
Last Sunday morning an intoxicated
colored man wandered into the stable
of James Carder at Oldtown, Hamp-
shire county, struck match to see
where to lie down and threw the
burning match among some straw.
In short time the stable was on fire,
and before the alarm was given 1t
was burned to the ground, burning
three horses and destroying all the
harness, hay and grain in the stable.
The colored man made his escape.
There was another Hatfield-McCoy
murder last week. Tuesday night
Jerry Hatfield cousin of Devil
Anse and intimately related to the
Hattelds. who have been involved in
the well-known feud along the Big
Sandy, was killed by man named Nj.
G.. Lee, who is connected with the
McCoys. The trouble occurred about
eight o'clock at night, ana Lee 5
weapon was Springfield rifle of the
army pattern, Hatfield being shot
through the body. Lee escaped and
is hiding in the mountains.
w. f. Morgan and w. E. Thomp-
son had trouble over a line fence at
Chapel Hollow Saturday morning,
and the trouble was settled by Thomp-
son firing a double barreled shotgun
into a crowd of persons who were
moving the fence, and which resulted
in seriously wounding Cochran, an
employee. Henry Valentine shot
James Brown Sunday night after in
viting him to visit his home. Deputy
Sheriff Spicer Miller was seriously
stabbed by Buz Milan Saturday
night last. Frank Josephs, who kill
ed Griff Bonds at Union Mines last
week, was arrested Sunday near
Gauley Bridge.