Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-05-09
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Mr.. John F. Gilmore, ex-member Of
the West Virginia Legislature, died
in Piedmont Friday night.
The planning mills Of the st. Law
renee Manufacturing Company at
Ronceverte were burned Tuesday
last. Loss, $4,000.
John Harger, the terror Of Camp
bells Creek, started out on a rampage
on Tuesday. He cut OF a cows tail
and hit little boy with rock, and
he was then put in Jail at Charleston.
The Silver Smelling Company at
Newark, Writ county, has set up its
machinery, and find the ore yielding
S85 to the ton. 1t is said the cost OF
reduction leaves profit Of $40 per
ton.
In the United States Court at
Charleston Deputy United States
Marshal Workman, OF Wyoming
county. was tried on charges OF selling
illicitly whisky. He was convicted
and sentenced by Judge Jackson to
thirty days in prison.
Monday, three miles beyond Mt:
Morris, 12-year-old boy named
Vance, who was fooling with can Of
nitro glycerine, had his arms and
legs blown off, and his mother, near
by, had her clothing all torn from her
person by the terrific explosion.
A bulldog was sent to watch some
fodder near Huntington. A COW
PERSISTED in eating the stuff, and after
driving her away two or three times,
the dog pulled her ears off. Then the
owner of the dog was compelled to
pay $500 for damages TO the cow.
An enormous land sale was recorded
at Charleston last week, it being the
sale OF 5000 acres of valuable land,
within two miles of Charleston. 1t
was sold by private parties to the IA
nawha City Company, for 1885 600.
This company proposes to make a
manufacturing city out OF the prop
erty, and have set apart 5000, 600 of
the paid up capital toward securing
manufacturing enterprises.
About forty miners at the Thomas
mines, near Davis, Tucker county,
are out on a strike. Before going to
work last Monday morning they ask
ed TO have the cars, for which an
allowance of LOO pounds has hereto
fore been made, weighed. The cars
were found TO weigh from 1850
pounds up. The miners asked to
have the actual weight of the cars
deducted, which was refused, hence
the strike.
A novel wedding took place in
Boone county Tuesday. The combin-
ed ages Of the bridal party were 349
wears, the bridegroom being 1Ol, the
bride 81, the groom's best man SO, the
bridesmaid "a. The bride was dress
ed in her first wedding trousseau,
which was made GA years ago The
bride was as frisky as a young dam
sci. and the bridegroom assembled one
Of the highest mountains in the
county on time wager and won.
The unwilling of the r. f. Lee
statue at Richmond, Va. will be
largely attended from this State. The
Governor and staff have signified
their intention of going, and nearly
all the State officers will also attend,
while the military of the State will be
well represented. Companies A, b,
c., ID, G., II, | and K from Charlestown,
Lewisburg, Union, Hinton, Bramwell,
Ronceverte, Huntington and Charles
ton, respectively have arranged to be
present
A Parkersburg dispatch says: "Ex
Senator Camden, ex-senator Davis
and Stephen b. Elkinsha conveyed
to the West Virginia and Pittsburg
Railroad $4,000 acres in Webster
county. rich in timber and coal, for
S246, 1875, which were purchased
short time ago for 81 400. An iron
mining company with capital OF
$4OO, 900 has just purchased $500 acres
for $150,000 in Greenbrier county,
which is richly underlaid with min
erals. Two thousand acres near this
city, rich in timber, were sold Tues
dau for go 900 -