Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-01
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
William Chinn was killed in Cabell
county last week by lightning.

William Chinn was killed in Cabell
county last week by lightning.
A colored boy named Thomas
Reeves trod upon a rusty nall at Par
kersburg, and he died from lockJaw
few days afterward
Judge G.. ID. Camden, uncle of ex-
Senator Camden, OF West Virginia,
died last week at Hot Springs, Ark,
aged eighty-six years.
Governor Fleming has appointed
G. F.. Moore, of Pocahontas county,
agent to represent the State OF west
Virginia i'm all matters pertaining 70
the Southern Interstate Exposition, to
be held at Raleigh, n. c.
The prohibitionstsi in Lincoln coun-
ty are very much incensed because
the county court has licensed mum
Der of saloons, and within the last
week two of the saloons have been
mysteriously destroyed by fire.
Oil and natural gas has been struck
i'm large quantities on the farm OF A.
s. Bennett, on Leading Greek, near
Weston. This is the first strike in
Lewis county, and Unexpectedly de-
yelops an oil and gas belt heretofore
unknown.
A special from Hinton says a little
baby, the child of NJ. A. Rife, of Roa-
noke, Va, buried at Hinton eleven
wears ago, was disinterred on Monday
and was found to have turned to stone,
making perfect stone statue OF the
little child.
A Clsrksburg dispatch says that on
Wednesday night while Kate Branner,
aged eighteen, was alone in her faith
er's house, burglar tried to enter
through a window. The girl split his
head open, killing him while half
through the window.
News from Lincoln county states
that the citizens have determined to
rid the county Of the Mormon elders
who have been doing missionary
work there for about a year back.
Thursday night band of sixty farm
ers went to the home of two of these
elders and drove them away under
threats of death ifthey should return.
The residence of Asa Sutton, aged
eighty. living near Cassville, near
! Clarksburg, was entered by body OF
masked men the other night, revol-
yers placed at the heads Of Sutton
and his wife, and bureau robbed Of
81. 800 in cash and notes. Sutton was
known by the neighbors to be in the
habit of keeping considerable money
in the house. Several parties are un
der suspicion, but no arrests have
been made.
A dispatch from Clarksburg says a
former Salvation Army preacher, the
Rev. Vernon Mormon, and M RS
Rehos, were driven from that city
Sunday on threats that if they re
manned they would be tarred and
feathered. The Rev. Mormon ha6
eloped few weeks ago with Mrs
Rehos, married woman, was arrested
at Phillippi and jailed there, got bal
and returned with the woman to
Clarksburg, intending to 60 to house
keeping in sight of the wronged hus
bands home, hence their summar!
treatment.
A Parkersburg dispatch says: ID
G.. Webb, a popular citizen, was sho
through the head about 4 O'CLOCK
Thursday morning. He died about
o'clock. Webb lived at the head o
Market street in his own property
His family say that the house ha(
been entered few nights before b!
burglars, and that day or two agC
Webb got pistol in order to be read,
should they come again. Mrs. Webb
says that about o'clock she heart
her husband get up, and asked him
he had heard any noise, to which h
replied, Yes A few minutes late
she heard a pistol shot and ran int
the bathroom, when she found he
husband sitting in a chair bleeding
aud unconscious from wound i'll hi
head. He never regained conscious
ness. He was an enthusiastic churcl
member and a strong prohibitionist
H carried life insurance OF nearl.
10000. He was believed to be ii
good financial shape. No doubt b.
was killed by bullet from his owl
pistol The general opinion is tina
in raising the window his pistol wa
caught and exploded. Coroner kell.
accepts this theory, and has decided
that it is not necessary to hold an III
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