Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-06-19
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

OF wheeling, dleQ lasG Weeh' iie wa"
born in Moorefield.
Eastern capitalists have just pur-
chased 5000 acres of coal and timber
lands in Webster county, for which
they paid $4,000.
Solomon Efaw has been convicted
at Clarksburg of the murder of young
Bennett and sentenced 10 the penn
Tertiary for life. He is only 81 years
old
Martin Eberle. of Wheeling, at
tempted suicide by hanging himself
in the stable. He was cut down, and
then Jumped into the river, but was
rescued by his son. He was after,
wards found sharpening knife, and
saws he will kill himself yet.
The State Medical Society was in
session at Fairmont last week. The
following officers for the ensuing
wear were elected: President, DR..
Shriver, of Bethany; secretary, DR..
Maver, of Charleston; treasurer, DIR.
Campbell, of Wheeling. The society
will meet next year at Clarksburg.
Prof Jesse Richards, manager of
the West Virginia Short Hand School,
committed suicide at Wheeling Satur-
day night in a horrible manner. He
fired two balls through his head, and
then death not coming quick enough,
he slashed his throat with razor,
nearly severing the head from the
Lodv. No cause for the terrible act Is
known.
Rev. J. w. Stone has been conduct
a revival in Mason county, and was
accused by John Woody of being too
intimate with a sister of the fold,
whereupon the reverend drew his
knife and stabbed his accuser in the
side. Though Woody was wounded,
he gave Stone such a thrashing that
but for interference he might have
killed him.
The meanest man on record lives in
Union county. He sold his son-in-law
one-half of IL cow and then refused to
divide the milk, maintaining that he
sold only the front half. The son-ln-
law was also required to provide the
feed the COW consumed and compelled
to carry water to her three times a
day. Recently the cow hooked the
old man and now he is suing his SON
in-law for damages.
A sensation has been caused at
Ravenswood by the suicide of Miss
Ellie Brownell, a beautiful and popu-
lar Young woman, and the daughter
of a prominent farmer. On Saturday,
Miss Brownell returned from visit
to friends, went to her room, locked
~
her head. She died in twenty min
| utes without uttering word. She
had been in love with the son of
neighbor for several years, but her
relatives opposed the marriage.
4 recent dispatch sent out from
Wheeling says that a sensation has
caused in legal circles of the State by
| the discovery that over four-fifths OF
the juries drawn since the session of
the Legislature were drawn illegally.
At its last session the Legislature
modified the jury laws, and owing TO
a MISUNDERSTANDING the changes were
generally disregarded. Dozens OF inn
portant trials will be rendered void,
and thousands of dollars lost. In
some circuits the judges have refused
to hold court until the new law is
tested.
A novel case was tried before JUS
tice Jacob Stullenbarger, of keyser,
last week. ID. j. Moran deprived his
daughter Maggie of her jewelry and
fine clothing, owing to an alleged
report that she was about to elOpe
with a drummer. The daughter be-
ing twenty-one years of age sued her
parents for $50. Attorneys w. NJ.
WeIch and Frank Reynolds appeared
before the justice, the former on be-
half of the plaintiff, and the latter
for the defendant. The verdict was
given in favor or the plaintiff for
Sl6O. or the return Of the jewelry and
clothing. The decision meets with
the appreciation ofthe public general
ly.
There is n social sensation at New
Cumberland, Hancock county. Some
weeks ago the marriage of John
Crawford and Miss Rath Wylie, mem
bers of two wealthy and prominent
families, was announced. The event
was to have taken place last Thurs
dav night. Just before the time set
for the ceremony Crawford received
note from Miss Wylie, and on open
ing it found enclosed II letter of the
most ardent nature from Miss Wylie
to James Ewing, u former lover. 1t
had been placed in the wrong envei
ope by mistake. He at once broke
of the match. Many Of the wedding
guests were already assembled.
The following is vouched for by one
of the county weeklies that comes to
the REGISTER office: "One OF our phy-
sicians recently received the follow
ing letter from q country physlclan(y =;
Dear dock | hev pashunt who's phi
sico sines shoes that the windplpe
has liberated of, and his lung have
droped intoo his stumick. he Is una
BILE to swaller and feer his stumlck
tube is gon. i hav Civ him evry thing
without efeckt. his father is welthy,
Onerable and intlushial. He Il ac-
tive member off the NJ. +. Chrlsch
and god nose | don't want too loose
him. what must due. ans, buy re-
turn male. yours in needle.