Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-09-26
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

company.
The FIVE cheese factories in Greene county,
Va, are now shipping about l5,Vo0 pounds OF
cheese every week.
Reports from the tchaccosections of Virginia
represent the crop as having been seriously
injured by the heavy rains.
VIM. Spade, Of Hilton. w. Va, attempted to
take a revolver from q drunken man, when
the weapon was discharged and Spade was
killed.
An unknown inmate Of the Soldiers Home,
while under the influence OF liquor, was run
over by the electric cars near Hampton, Va,
and killed.
The store Of Robert Barrett at lawson, Ra'
leigh county, W. Va, WAS burned, causing
loss Of $ 600. A party who was refused credit
Is thought to be guilty.
The Medical Society Of Virginia meets in
annual session in Lynchburg from October
9th to 10th. The membership embraces about
one thousand Virginia doctors.
The through traffic from the West, via
Cumberland Gap. has become SO heavy that
the Norfolk and Western is unable to'handle
it over its new Clmch Valley Division.
The Commercial Association Of Roanoke,
Va, will hold a series Of weekly meetings. at
which subjects bearing on the prosperity. and
development Oft city will be discussed
"A large meeting ut Hampton, Va, adopted
resolutions condemning the verdict ofacquiual
in the Hams case rs contrary to the law and
the evidence, and es tending 10 license
murder"
The men charged with robbing the Georgia
Central Railroad train, five miles from Sa-
vanuah, were captured at Moseley liill, IL
miles from Madison, Fla, alter sharp
resistance.
"A large number ofthe landowners contigu.
aus N Va hn nd lnqt Neur Ia
the Valley Land and Improvement Company,
have consented to the repurehase OF their
lands from the company
Mr.. Samuel Lowman, Of Lietersburg, Nd,
has wonderful growth in his garden, which
has attracted considerable attention. II con-
sists Of It cabbage stalk which has on IL ten
complete, good-sized heads.
The Mclean House, near Appomattox
Courthouse, Va, in which the articles for
the surrender Of General Lees army to Gen
eral Grant were written, viii be removed 10
Chicago, but will be returned after the ex-
position.
In Grayson county, Va, John NJ. Young,
aged tiity-two years got into n quarrel about
money matters with lis father, aged eighty
years. and shot him twice through the body.
The old mau viii probably dic. Youngmude
his escape
AT a meeting of The line officers Of the First
Regiment OF Cavalry in Richmond, Va,
Lieutenant Colonel HAYES was elected
oolonle, Major William +. Wickham,
lieutenant-colonei; and Capt W. Kirk
Mathews, major.
The shortage in the accounts Of NJ J.
O'Brien, OF Chattanooga, Ten, the abscond-
ing supreme treasurer OF the Catholic Knights
of America, has been ascertain, to beNl 900.
Charles J. kirsehner of Toledo, Ohio, has
been chosen his successor.
Sylvester Valentine. Of llagerstown, Md,
has COW which began lcssening the quantity
of milk which she usually gave An inyesti-
CATION proved that the milk thief wasnO other
than large snake which several men found
hanging to the udder Of the COW.
As the nine-year old son of DR.. james II.
Love Of Grafton. W. Va, was taking his
fathers horse TO water, the animal becami
frightened and ran away, throwing the boy,
whose foot caught in the stirrup. dragging him
long distance and killing him instantly
In Richmond, Va, John w. johnson and
his son-in-law, j. b. Davenport, had quarrel,
which resulted in a street fight with pistols.
johnson fired three shots and Davenport one.
The former escaped uuhurt, but Davenport
was shot through the thigh.
Ere ierick Zahn, of Fountain Valley, Md.
killed copperheHd snake in his meadow
which measured three feet two inches in
length. As it looked plethoric il was cut open
and twenty-five lively young e0pperheads
were found in il, each about eight inches
long.
In Pocahontas last "Wednesday pistol in
the hands Of NJ. Gibbon, manager OF the Nir-
ginia Improvement Company, was accident
ally discharged and the bali lodged ia the
neck Of 8 II. Baker, chief clerk tor the COM
pany, inflictng wound from which he died
the next day.
Burglars cracked the safe in the store Of NJ.
S. Meas Il Co., and Of the Kanawha and Ohio
Railroad Company at Point Pleasant, W. Va,
securing cash to the amount OF 500. The
parties are believed 20 be the same that rob,
bed several postoiFices on the Ohio side re-
Gently.
The Natural Gas Company Of West Nir'
ginia has notified the Wheeling Council that
il will probably be unable TO supply the cree
matory and water works this winter, aud de-
sires to be relieved OF any obligation 70 per
form that service. The days Of natural gas in
West Virginia are evidently numbered.
A new company has received its charter
from the state of West Nirginiot and proposes
TO lay of and establish town in Logan
county under the name Of Williamson, in.
tending 10 begin at once the manufacture OF
furniture. coke, iron, glass, leather etc, and
to go into the coalmining business extensive
ly.
President Harrison and invited him 10 attend
the exposition in that city in No ember. The
President in reply intimated that his official
duties might prevent him from attending.
but he expressed his sincere hope for the
development of the marvellous resources Of
the South.
The descendants Of Colonel John Lewis, the
founder Of Siaunton, Va, have sent A. com
municatiOn 10 the city council, asking the
nf 70
Of his wife, now at Fort Lewis, on the Belle
Il Mt farm, near Stanton, 70 the City Park,
where they propose to erect q monument 70
the memory OF the pioneer Of Augusta, and
the founder Of Stanton"
Z. N. Tate and Everett Moore, respectively
sditors Of the Hopkins county Echo and the
Alliance VindIcator, who have been vlgor-
usiy attacking each other for some time,
,,,et in the street NJ Sulphur Springs, Texas,
md beQnn fist fight, which terminated IN
10Th drawing pistols. Moore received five
bullet wounds. and lived but few hours
Tate received but one slight wound and Is
under arrest.
Carpenters are repairing Wieomico Meth.
odist Protestant Church, in Mountaineering
county. Va. and the following was found
written on the side Of the pulpit amer II was
torn away: "Jno. +. Wild built this pulpit.
Jno. Whitemarsh, Jno. +. Wild, VIM.
MoyIon and Adam ShaeHer, hose carpenters,
q baltimore, Md, March 16. 1850. We
finished this pulpit to-day, being same day on
which Hazlett and Stevens were hung at
Chsrlestown, Va"
While Lem Lake. ofsimpson, W. Va, was
blowing on his farm, the ploWsbare turned
up an ancient-iooking iron box, which, upon
being opened, was found TO coptain nearly
two quarts Of gold, silver and copper eoins,in
All amounting to about 500 none Of the coins
hearing later date than 1896. How the box
came 10 be buried snd by whom, is mys-
terry.
John McGinnis, near Gilmer, W. Va, was
attracted By peculiar noise. which he thought
was a locust; but the ne IT day the noise 20
disturbed his wife snd her sister, Mrs. Sarah
+. NofFstt. that they searched Tor the cause,
and TIE latter lady discovered il 70 be rattle
snake under the bureau. After Killing u,
thew found that the reptile measured forty
four inches in length. II is remarkable that
The snake was in the house for two days and
no one was bitten By ii.
BROTHER AND SISTER KILLED.
Struck by an Engine and Crushed to Death,
Companion Escapes.
pay train on the Ohio River Railroad,
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