Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-09
ITEM OF INTERET.

The first snow OF the season Iell III
Kansas City, Mo-, on Tuesday.
i:By a fire in tenement house in
New York last Monday four persons
were burned TO death.
Mr.. Giles Cook, prominent law
yer. died at his residence, in Front
ROYAL, Va, last week, in the eightieth
year OF his age.
Gen. VIM. H. F. Lee, son OF General
Robert E. Lee, is in dying condi-
ton from heart trouble at his home
near Alexandria, Va.
Mayor Henneman, Of Spartansburg,
S. c., attempted to arrest a colored
man named John Williams, Sunday,
when the negro shot and Killed him.
A veteran Confederate cavalry
mems association is TO be organized
i'm Richmond, one object Of which
will be to erect monument to the
memory of Gen. j. +. b. Stuart.
Mrs. Frank Leslie was married in
New York last Sunday by the Rev. G.
+. Deems to William c. Kingsbury
Wilde, of London, eldest son OF the
late Sir William Wilde, NJ. D., Of
Dublin.
At Salem, Va, last week, Buck
Toner, an employe of Rentz's circus,
struck Henry Evans, citizen, On the
head with a club, inflicting injuries
which caused Evans death Saturday.
Toner made his escape,
Eighteen steamboats, loaded with
freight and carrying passengers are
aground between Cincinnati ana
Point Pleasant, w. Va, where there
is but one foot eight inches OF water.
The water is so low that teams are
crossing the Ohio at dozens of points.
John Hostetter, a well-to-do farmer,
residing near Lexington, Va, accl-
dentally killed his two-year-old baby
Sunday. The child was asleep on the
floor covered with its fathers over
coat. Mr.. Hostetter stumbled ana
fell on the infant, killing it instantly.
In the United States Circuit Court
at Trenton Robert Garrett, of Balti-
more, was sued by William a. Jewett,
of Orange, for S3,000,000 damage for
alleged breach of contract. The
plaintiff was engaged in Il cable
scheme, and claimed that the railroad
macnate promised him certain sup
port, which was not forthcoming
when required.
Lewis b. Earl, of Marshall, Mich,
went up in balloon at Mount Pleas
ant. Mich. Friday, with Frank Thayer.
Earl was going to jump with a para
chute, and Thayer was going to come
down with the balloon The trapeze
rome broke when the balloon was up
a short distance. Ears neck was
broken, and he died atonCe. Thayer
suffered broken arm and internal
injuries.
Elevator A of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, at Locust
Point. Baltimore, was completely de
stroyed by fire last Sunday. over
175. 900 bushels Of wheat were in the
elevator and were totally ruined. The
loss is estimated at S200,000 on the
grain and about 100000 on the ele-
! yator. The loss on the grain Is par
italy covered by insurance. The ele-
vator was insured for its full value.
Rev. w. C. Wire. living a mile or so
north of Lovettsville, last week sold
TO the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company a water privilege for which
he received the handsome sum of
$4,000. The company was granted
the right to dam up a large and never
failing stream which flows through
Mr.. Wires farm, and from the reser-
voir thus formed they will conduct
the water across the Potomac to sup
ply the town of Brunswick and their
extensive yards at that place. The
location is said TO be high enough to
put the water wherever wanted with.
/ out the use of artificial power, and
the water will probably be conducted
to the town by means OF pipes laid
| beneath the river.