Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-02-27
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Mr.. o. G.. Scofield, a prominent
business man of Wheeling, died Mon
day from typhoid fever.
DIR. James T. McGraw, formerly Of
Grafton, died suddenly OF heart fail
ure in Brooklyn, \. Y, Friday.
Forty-seven head of imported reg
istered Jersey and Holstein cattle, be-
longing to Jacob woodward, of Par
kersburg, were burned 10 death
Tuesday. The animals were valued
at $500 and $500 each.
The gross area of the State Of West
Virginia is "a, 80 square miles. The
water surface is given at 1876 and the
land surface is @4,645. Randolph is
the largest county, with an area of
l.175 square miles. Brook county is
the smallest; her area is only 81 square
miles.
A snow white owl of immense size
is troubling the superstitious hunters
Philippi, Barbour county. Several OF
the crack shots have fired at the bird
at point blank range, and are ready
To make affidavit that they hit it, but
the bird still lives, and makes night
hideous with its hootings.
Last Friday evening Lee and Stew
art Nottingham, of BraXton, attacked
Patrick Ryan, who was returning
from the city to his home in that
county. One of them held Ryan,
while the other struck him on the
head with u stone Ryan died Fri
day morning. and the Noting hams
have skipped TO parts unknown.
A dispatch from Clarksburg says;
The greatest religious revival ever
known here is now going on at Con
Chapel. Hundreds Of people are being
turned away at the doors nightly.
Scores have been converted, and the
good work goes on with untiring zeal
During the services Sunday night
Miss Dilworth was stricken with IL tit,
and il was with great effort she was
resuscitated.
News from Pocahontas county is TO
the effect that considerable NUM-
Der of people living in the upper part
of that country, who were cut oil
from supplies of food by the recent
terrible storms. are in destitute con
dition. The roads cannot be trav-
ersed, and all available stores OF food,
general groceries, etc, We're soon eH-
Gausted, cornmeal now being the
leading article OF consumption. Mea-
gre supplies are being brought on
horse back over the mountains for
long distances.
Jane Denny, wife of Gus Denny,
one day during the heavy snow
started from Yrouts Valley, Green
brier county, carrying child, and
arrived at View, 81 hours afterwards,
a. distance Of fifteen miles. She was
without food or fire all the time.
The snow was three feet thick and
its frozen crust cut the poor womans
legs so badly that she could be
tracked the whole distance by her
blood. The child is safe. but it Is
feared that Mrs. Dennys legs will
have to be amputated.
A dispatch from Parkersburg, w.
Va. t. :ne New York Herald says:
"One of the largest deals ever made
in oil-producing territory has Jast
been concluded between h. NJ. Hukill
and the Standard Oil Company. The
property comprises 10000 acres of
land in Green county, Pa, and i'll
Monongalia and Marion counties in
this State, upon which is u distinct
oil and gas field owned and operated
by Hukill. The field contains at the
present time sixty producing oil wells
and four gas wells of immense press
ure. The daily output Of oil is l,2OO
barrels. The price paid was 10000,
Mr.. Hukill parting with all his prop
erty except three tracts of land about
which there is litigation
The food in the Ohio river has sub
sided. and Wheeling and Parkersburg
have emerged from the water once
more. The damage along the ONO
is estimated at not less than S4,OOO,OOO,
and 10. 900 men have been thrown out
of employment by the inundation OF
mills and manufactures AtParkera-
burg many houses were swept from
their foundations and many business
houses were submerged and damaged.
There is great suffering among the
people. many of whom are living In
the public buildings until their homes
are again made habitable. The rail
roads all suffered greatly-the ONO
River road the most. Nearly the
whole line was submerged, ana Tor
a week no trains were run. IL VIII
be a long time before it IS i'll good
order