Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-10
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

and Philip H. Hetzel, aged SO years,
both living at Mooretield, died last
week
A wealthy citizen of Valley Falls,
William Carder, fell faintinS. into a
CRATE fire at his residence Saturday.
and was cremated before the family
became q ware OF the accident. lie
was eighty years cid.
Prof. J. w. HinEle, d member Of the
State board OF examiners and prlnci-
pal OF Hinton Hign School. Summers
county, died lass week of typhoid
fever He was wtll known through
out the State as /. prominent educa-
tor.
The fight over the county seat in
Grant county before the Circuit
Court last week resulted In victory
for Petersburg. On account OF the
commissioners certificate at one
precinct being improperly made out
the county seat will remain at Peters
burg.
The Governor has appointed
Charles l.. Hagau. Of Marion county,
10 be State Librarian, under the new
act creating thar Office. The Gov
ernor also appointed Judge }. NJ.
Jackson, of Parkcrsburg, TO be Judge
of the new criminal court Of Wood
county.
Nancy Lipscontb, over seventy-hve
wears old, was convicted OF violating
the internal revenue law in the
United States court at Clarksburg
last Saturday, ami sentenced to pay
800 fine and COSTS. Being sick aud
penniless, judgment was suspended
and the court officers made up a purse
to send her back to Preston county.
She is the oldest female noonshiner
ever before the court.
About two miles above Parkers
burg, on the farm Of r. L. Barrett
the site Of u large prehistoric village
has been found aud many relies un-
earthed. The village borders on the
Ohio river. The earth is furrowed in
many places, and is intermiXed with
fragments of pottery, bones of ami
mails such as deer, bear etc, with
many utensils and ornaments of
stone, bone and shells.
John Q. LEVEL; of Fairmont, lost a
tory runs through nearly the length
of a generation of men. The mule
was bought at a government sale
of condemned sock at Clarksburg
during the war. and was brought
there and put to work in the Ameri
can mines during the war, since which
time she has been constantly en-
gagged about miI.es, and literally died
L. Il g
in the harness. 1t Is recKoned tnat
she vas thirty-siN years old ana her
head had become absolutely gray
with age ere She gave up the ghost.
What is said IT, be reliable informa-
ton comes from Monroe county which
shows al eXtreuely Ddd state OF al
fairs. The labo.ing people, principal
~ farm and timber workers, are suf-
fering for food; and to add TO their
troubles many cases of grip prevail.
Meat and flour s;arce and high priced,
while potatoes :apd dried fruits can
not be gotten ut any price. This is
one of the flaming counties OF the
State. in which, the farm owners are
in great distress, owing to the fact
that they have mortgaged, as a gen
eral thing, the,' farms for money at
an exorbitant r. ites of interest.
There is considerable commotion
among the railroad lines in this
State, and there are indications that
the Italians arr avenging their coun-
trymen by the. destruction OF proper
tv. Two atte.Apt> TO wreck the fast
express on thu Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad We're detected in time to
prevent loss Of life A few minutes
before the New York express passed
a narrow cut near Grafton track
walker dscoSered several heavy
pieces of iro j. wedged tightly be
tween the rails. An hour later the
Chicago express barely escaped dis
astrous wreck near the same point by
a similar obstruction. A large depot
and store building on the Baltimore
and Ohio at Constitution was blown
up with dynatlte, completely wreck
ing the buildings and causing heavy
loss. All the contents were destroyed.
All these crimes are charged to the
Italians in thu neighborhood where
they happened