Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-14
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was drunk at the time.
The Mississippi river is high, AID
fears are felt that it will overflow Its
banks and cause great destruction OF
property.
Miss Rose Regain committed suicide
in Wilkesbarre, Pa. a few days ago.
because her companions made fun OF
her so much.
Rev. Henry Wetzel, a well-known
minister of the Lutheran Church, died
in Shenandoah county, Va, last week,
aged rs years.
C. E. Jones, a brakeman on the
Western Maryland Railroad, was
killed at Williamsport, Md, by the
cars last Saturday.
William H. Pope, teller OF the
Louisville City National Bank, has
disappeared Fifty thousand dollars
disappeared with him.
The heirs of DIR. Hostetter, of Pitts
burg. are making a big fight over the
estate of over $4,000, 900 which was
left by the great "bitters" man.
Rev. Christian Beard, who died re-
Gently near Waynesboro. Va, leaves
a beouest of between $500 and SlO,-
900 to Roanoke College 1T Salem
A train on the Reading Railroad
made the run from Philadelphia TO
New York in the quickest time ever
recorded. 1t went the 80 miles in 80
minutes.
4 tramp known as Washington
Bill was struck by an express train
on the Western Maryland Railroad
Saturday afternoon and killed in
stantly.
A smart boy in Georgia, who was
kicked by a mule, instead of saying
naughty words or going home crying
to his mother tied the male within
five feet of beehive, backed him
round to it and let him kick.
Ex-Alderman Charles Hillock, Of
Chicago. died last week, and when
his relatives attempted TO bury him
in the family lot in the Catholic Gem
eterv the authorities wound not allow
il because he had been Mason.
Alice Page, aged u, is in Jail at
Rockville. Md, for poisoning two
children of Alfred Smith, of Mont
gomerv county. She says she gave
them arsenic with bread and molas-
ses. The children have recovered.
The Baltimore and Ohio rolling
mills at Cumberland, Md, which have
been lying idle nearly year, have
finally been leased to the Cambria
Iron Company of Johnstown, Pa.
Several hundred men will at once
be put to work.
George S. Turner wealthy mill
owner of Valley Falls, Spartanburg
county. 5. c., shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Edward Finger, a
young man twenty-five years old,
| Saturday, in Il quarrel about family
scandal Turner surrendered 10 the
! sheriff.
Ex-Congressman William Preston
Taulbee, of Kentucky, who was shot
| In the head by Charles E. kinclad,
| the correspondent of the Louisville
Times, at the Capitol on the aftern Don
of Friday, February %, died DIT Prov
idence Hospital in Washington on
Tuesday morning.
Thomas Jones, for long years apor-
| Wavne. Ind, has, by the death OF
relative to England, fallen heir TO
| 1915. 900. 1t is the one-eiShth portion
Of an estate valued at SS,OOO,O'0
Jones has been day labOrer az lis
sensible manner.
Edward Planter, of Nebraska City,
! Neb.. a follower Of Ingersoll, died last
week. On his death bed he ordered
every infidel book in his house to be
! burned, and then called his family 10
him and warned them from the way
he had led them, saying that he at
| last realized the great mistake he had
made during his life.
Hiram Hall, of Columbus, Ind, has
a freak OF nature, a hen that LAYS
Easter eggs. 1t is young puIlet OF
the Plymouth Rock variety, and for
several days past, since she began lay
ing, she has laid an egg every day
that is deep pink all over with a
white spot on the small end. No col
oring is necessary to prepare the eggs
for Easter.
Eight miles from Nashville, Ark,
Wednesday, u negro named John
Reel. while blowing in field, found
q jug containing $4,000 in gold. 1t
was too heavy - carry, and putting
S4O0 in his pocket he started for a We
hicle. He was so elated with his find
that he could not keep his good for
tune to himself. AS a consequence
when he returned the jug and con-
tents had been stolen,
\ Congo native, who has been
taught to read and write, has just
sent letter, his first, to the Arch
bishop of Canterbury. 1t is as follows:
Great and Good Chief of the Tribe
OF Christ, greeting: The hunblest of
your servants kisses the hem Of your
garment, and begs you to send 20 his
fellow-servants more gospel and less
rum. In the bonds Of Christ, Ugalla.'
1t seems to us that the letter hits the
nail pretty effectually on the head.
A fourteen-year-old son of James
Farmhouse was arrested on the charge
of poisoning three springs i'll West
Grafton Several families obtain
water from the springs, and "A number
Of cases of sickness led to an investi-
CATION. when il was discovered that
young Farmhouse had stolen two doz-
en- packages Of Rough on Rats"
from the store Of l.. l.. Loar, and had
emptied their contents into the
springs. The boy has had a mania
for poisoning chickens, eats and dogs
While Mrs. Mary Peterson was sit
ting at her supper table in Chicago
the other day the door was thrown
open, and strange man, with Zero
cious glare, suddenly entered the
room, drew a revolver, and leveling it
at her head, fired. She sprang TO
one side, and then, with hound like
tiger, clutched him by the throat
Chairs were overturned, and the
table set for supper, was upset. At
last the blood spurted from his nos
trils, when she relaxed her hold and
fled from the house. The police were
called and the man, who had escaped
from an insane asylum, was arrested.