Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-09-11
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

At Rowlesburg, Thursday, Mrs.
Amelia johnson, an aged widow, at
tempted to cross the b. and o. track,
but was struck by an express train
and instantly killed.
At New Martinsville. Friday, during
the running races at the county fair,
John Hoge, OF Sardis. Ohio, who had
the mount ON Tom Tattler. was killed
by his horse falling on him.
Miss Lee Wilson, daughter OF eX-
Congressman Ben. Wilson OF Clarks-
burg, was married last week TO Mr..
Alfred Lee Wozencraft, of Dallas, Tex
as. Bishop Kahn, ofWhesling, ofhciated
at the wedding.
Wilson Schoolcraft, aged twenty.
shot himself at his home, near Hand
lev. Tuesday. The bullet entered his
body near the left nipple and passed
into his lung. He cannot recover.
Schoolcraft did not know the pistol
was loaded.
John McGinnis, three miles east Of
town, was attracted by u peculiar
noise. which he thought was u locust,
but this peculiar noise so annoyed Mrs.
McGinnis she could not rest, and the
| following day Mrs. Sarah E. Moffet, a
sister of Mrs McGinnis, discovered a
rattlesnake under the bureau. which
after being dispatched measured A
| inches in length. Remarkable to say
| the snake was in the house from Thurs
day night until Saturday noon and no
one was bitten by it.-Gilmer Banner.
Red men" attacked the residence
of William Hickey, on Stone Run,
Richie county, Thursday night, and
dragged Hickey from bed, threatening
to whip him. Mrs. Hickey procured
all axe, and came to her husband
rescue, and was doing good work,
when one of the scoundrels drew his
revolver and fired, the ball going
through the woman's wrist. This
seemed to infuriate her, and she
fought all the harder, finally sputting
the mob to flight. From the blood on
the floor and road, some of them
must have been severely wounded.
Several arrests have been made.
A deal closed last week, by which
William H. Fay, Of Boston, and Il.
A. Creger and Senator Cameron, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, became the owners OF
over 400 600 acres in kanavha, Fay
cite and Nicholas counties, exceeds
any sale ever made in West Virginia.
The price paid was $1,000 OO of 81. 81
per acre. 1t is but few years since
this same land went begging at fifty
cents per acre, Notwithstanding that
it was known to be covered with
splendid timber, among which was a
large quantity of walnut, and to con-
tain immense veins Of coal and iron.
The purchasers propose to immediate
ly erect saw-mills and dispose OF the
lumber, and also to develop the coal
and iron deposits.
Edward Gillis, nine years old, had
a horrible experience in Wheeling last
Saturday evening. Young ellis was
PLAYING in the street and near at
hand was dog kennel in which were
confined six huge English mastitfs.
While playing ellis began teasing
the dogs, and they became fearfully
enraged One of the dogs broke
down the door and the six ferocious
brutes made fierce attack on the boy.
He was knocked down at the first on
slaught and all the dogs began biting
and chewing him. Policeman james
Carney, assisted by VIM. Robinson,
armed with revolvers and roW-bars,
finally reached the Infatuated ami
mails, but it was impossible to make
them loosen their holds, and Carney
shot five OF the dogs dead while still
chewing their victim. The sixth brute
escaped. Carney himself was severe
lv bitten. Gillis's wounds are terrible.
| His ewes. ears and nose were literally
bitten out and his body has no fewer
than sixty wounds. The dogs that
were killed were valued at 800 each.