Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-17
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Rev. d. Floyd Raymond, ex-sheriff
of Richie county, died Friday of hem
orrhage of the lungs.
NJ. A. Engeman, a noted turflnan,
has purchased the Kuykendall farm
of about 400 acres, near Mooreheld,
for 500, 200.
Henry Anderson, who has been
swindling pensioners in the western
part of the State, has been arrested
by the L. s. authorities.
The municipal election at Weston
Tuesday resulted in a victory for the
prohibitionists. They elected the
mayor and three out of four alder
men.
Luther Swearingen, town sergeant
of Kingwood, was held up by two
masked men and robbed of two hun
dred dollars the other night. Pretty
rough on an officer.
The West Virginia Legislature con-
yened at Charleston on Wednesday.
Gov. Wilson's message was read, but
very little other business was trans
acted. The message advocates the
passage of the Australian election
law. and the other subjects outlined
i'm the Governors call. Three Repub-
lican Senator's were absent on ac-
count of sickness.
The following interesting item
comes from Huntington, this State ::
REV. j. w. Johnson, of the Metho-
dist church here, died Sunday morn
ing from the result of injuries receiv-
ed at the Masonic lodge on Friday
night. Rev. Mr.. johnson and Rev.N.
F. Marshal, of the Episcopal church,
were on that evening being initiated
into the Royal Arch degree of Mason
nv. and while Mr.. Johnson was de-
scending a rope into a pit about ID
feet deep the rope broke, precipita-
ting him to the bottom. On being
removed to his home it was found
that his injuries were very painful,
but they were not felt to be danger
Gus until last night.
A Parkersburg dispatch states that
the executors of the estate of the late
Judge Hoffman have finally conciud-
ed a sale of the Hoffman lands on
Sugar creek and Elk river, in Web
! ster county, to Senator Camden and
John II. McGraw These lands lie
along the line of the new Camden
system of roads for many miles, and
are regarded, in view Of the great de-
yelopment of that section of the State,
as valuable property. The fact has
only recently become known to the
general public that the New river
coking Goals underly nearly the whole
of Webster and part of Randolph
county and the great increase in
the price of land in that section Of
the State is making quite a boom,
which is felt in other sections.
At meeting of the Directors of the
West Virginia Reform School, held at
! Grafton January 2d, Senator Geo. f.,
| Price, of Keyser author of the act
creating the institution, was elected
President of the board, and j. Hop
Woods, of Barbour, was elected Sec
retary. On the Sd the Directors ex-
amined the site selected at Prunty-
town by the commission. The
| grounds consist of the old court
house and jail donated by Taylor
county, several town lots and some
| four dwelling houses, and of land, in
all. about 1875 acres. The Board de-
cided not to elect a Superintendent
nor to take other steps toward the
opening of the school until their next
meeting. which will be held after the
Legislature adjourns. The properties
bought by the commission at Prunty-
town cost S10,722, of which amount
the citizens of Grafton and Prunty-
town contributed $4,000 The Board
can scarcely do anything decisive
with the funds on hand and wi. ask
the Legislature for a small apprJpria-
| ton.