Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-09-18
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Morgantown, and the public schools
are closed in consequence.
Leonard Golf, aged 78 years. OF Ka-
nawha county, and Maria Lanham,
aged 90 years, Of Putnam county.
were married last week.
John Brown, one OF the oldest citl-
zens Of Taylor county, was struck
Wednesday by thu Chicago express,
on the b. and o., and killed.
Tucker county has poor farm
which costs the county $4,000 and at
present there is but one pauper in the
county. He has it all to himself.
Prof. r. w. Tapp, principal Of the
| Chenille Normal School. and a young
man of brightest promise, died at
Morgantown last Sunday Of typhoid
fever.
Capt. Henry Clay Hagans, who COM
manded Company NJ, Third West
Virginia infantry, during the late war,
died in Kingwood, Wednesday, He
was brother Of Judge j. Marshall
Hagans, OF Morgantown.
At Laurel Creek last Sunday night,
while returning from church, James
Woodrum was stabbed to death by
Harry Murdoch, his cousin. The trou-
BILE occurred about a girl, over whom
the men had quarreled previously.
The coal miners OF the Marmet
mines, at Raymond City, are on u
strike, and the owners have imported
colored miners to take their places.
| 1t has also been necessary to import
a hundred special detectives to pro-
tect the colored men.
News from Lee Creek says that
while party Of young people were
going home from Il singing school last
Sunday night, a quarrel occurred, and
u young man named Wygal hit James
Savers aged twenty-five. on the head
with stone, fracturing his skull, and
killing him.
Ralph, the nine-year-old son of Dr.
Jas. II. Love, at Grafton, was thrown
from horse few days ago, his foot
hanging to the stirrup and causing
the horse to run away. Before it
could be stopped the boy was so man
gled that his liieless body was picked
up near the bank Of the creek.
At Saturday, announce
ment was made OF a compromise OF the
celebrated Camden will case. This
case was to have come up for trial at
the present term of the county court,
but the attorneys arranged compro-
mise on the basis of the marriage con
tract, which gives the widow 500, 600
in lieu OF all other claims, and divides
the balance of the estate among the
heirs at law.
Isaac Parsons died at his home in
Hampshire county last week. He was a
| lieutenant in the Confederate army
and tifty-five years Of age. He was q
prominent and highly respected citi-
zen, having filled many responsible
positions in the county. 1t WAS with
him that ex-President Cleveland
stopped when fishing and hunting on
the South Branch while he was in the
executive chair.
James Il. Preston, a cattle dealer Of
Bridgeport, Harrison Co., w. Va, went
| to Baltimore with u car load OF cattle,
which he disposed OF on q rising mar
ket. The glare Of the city lights, the
flashing and attractive invitations to
pleasure, were too seductive for the
man Of the wild west" and procuring
a hack he proceeded to do the city.
| Two young women of the DEM monde
were his companions, and during the
festive evening the backwoodsman
was relieved Of $545. One Of the girls
was afterwards arrested and refunded
S240 of the stolen money.
We thank friend Erwin, OF the Har
per's Ferry Sentinel, for calling our
attention to the following snake
story, clipped from the Randolph En-
terprse: "A farmer of Dry Fork dis
trict says he has q snake which swal-
lowed an eight-day clock in August,
1886. Until the clock run down it
struck regularly and its ticking could
be heard distinctly. A short time ago
the farmer found some eggs which had
been deposited in hollow log by the
reptile, and on breaking them open
| found that each contained an open
| faced watch in first-class running or
der. He sold the watches at big
profit and now has given the snake Il
post hole auger in the hope that 1t
will produce sufficient corkscrews to
enable him to open drug store"
The Carniyora House at the Zoo in
Rock Creek Park, at Washington, has
receive an interesting addition in the
form of a young lion cub eleven
months old w. H. Blackburn, super
intendent Of the Zoo, says that the
cub. which is male, is the largest and
finest of it's age he has ever seen. The
lion was presented to the Zoo by Mrs.
Susan E. Beebout, Of Anderson, w, Va,
who has raised it from a few-days-old
cub. The infant was born in Anderson,
| the parents beings pair of lions be-
| longing to small show that was stop
ping in the city at that time. The
show people had no means Of caring
for the cub, and so gave it to Mrs
Beebout, who raised it in the house.
He soon grew to know his mistress
and to follow her like puppy. AS
he grew larger, however, Mrs. Beebout
began to fear the results Of his in
creasing size and strength, and in a
letter to the Zoo, offered her royal
pet to that institution. Mr.. Black
burn went on to Anderson and secured
his prize, and at once returned with it
and installed it in it's quarters in the
animal house.
A very interesting session OF the
Grand Lodge OF Good Ielnplars or
West Virginia was held at Keyser
September and and Bird. The reports
OF the officers showed that the order
is in f1ourishing condition. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: &. G. IT,, Julius X.
Monroe, Of Kingwood: q. V. r., Miss
E. Tillie. Charlton; G. c., j. Ami Mar
tin, of Kingwood: G. S. J. IT,, Miss
Mary NJ. Jessop, of Austin; g. Secre-
tary, JAS B. Morgan, OF Gerardstown;
G.. Treasurer, Lewis Largent, of Paw
Paw; q. Chaplain, Rev. b. b. Evans,
Of Weston; G. NJ, John R. Colt, of
Hinton; G. g., Mrs. f. L. Swinburne,
OF Charleston; &. s., j. r. Holmes, OF
Cannelton; g. d. NJ, Miss Lucy Cars
kadon, OF Keyser; G. A. s., B. R. Boyd,
of Talcott; p. G. G. IT,, w. A. Strick-
Ter. of Richie G.. H. Hinton. Sum