Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-06-13
SOUTHERN ITEMS
SOME INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

SoME INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIED
FROM MANY SOURCES.
Isaac Felts has been arrested at Radford,
Va, for the alleged murder of VIM. Hagans
in Missouri
e. D. Chambers, of IIarper's Ferry, W. Va,
has a calf that was born with but one eye and
no sign of tail.
--Ex-State Mine Inspector Henry Cunning
ham was run over by train at Tunnelton,
w. Va, and killed.
The contract for a new academy Of music in
Roanoke, Va, win be given out in few days.
The building viii cost $4,000.
"A skeleton, supposed to be that Of an In
dian, was found i'll an erect position in an ex-
eayation neaf Charlotte, n. c.
The hve-year-old daughter of Frank Hugen
aceidently set fire TO her clothes in Piedmont,
w, Va, and was burned to DEATH
"A Pittsburg syndicate has purchased for
$4,000 the Cook farm Of llg sores on the.
south side Of the Roanoke river, near the city
of Roanoke, Va.
"A son of DR.. Lewis, Of Raleigh county, w.
Va, was killed in wreck ON the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. He was returning from
school a, Anderson.
The sales of leaf tobacco in Dauyille for
eight months of the present tobacco year
amount TO 70, 400 900 pounds, just double those
Tor the corresponding period of 1890.
Thomas Jones, living near Marydel, Md,
has week-old chicken with four distinct and
well-formed legs and toes. II seems as healthy
as any of the normally developed chicks.
During the past two weeks y 600 pounds of
wool have been shipped from the vicinity Of
Centreville, Md, for which the farmers have
received % cents per pound, aggregatng
5000.
"A son Of Barker Greasy Of Bedford county,
Va, was thrown from horse and killed. Mr..
Greasy had.anothcr SON accidentally shot last
Christmas and died frous the effects short
time afterward.
The Westham Granite Company of Man
chester, Va, has been awarded the contract
for furnishing $4,000 Belgian blocks TO the
government to be used for street paving in
Washington.
Mrs. Mary Ann Graham, of Pulaski county,
Va, who returned from lunatie asylum
about six weeks ago, killed her three-year-old
son. When found the child was lying on his
hands and face, with cord around his neck,
and dead.
The trustees of the University Of North
Carolina, at Chapel Hill, have elected Prof
George I. Winston, president. He has filled
the chair of Latin Of that institution for a
number of years.
The people Of Fairmoni, w. Va, have
voted in favor of buring the states interest in
the Normal School building there. and thus
receive an appropriation to build fine new
structure for normal school.
BY large majority the citizens Of Bridge
port, W. Va, voted to issue bonds for 81, 600
for the purpose of improving their water
supply. Martins Ferry offered to supply
them with water if they would put in their
own pipe system, and charge them the same as
their own citizens.
Representatives of Kentucky jeans manu-.
factories which operate 3, 200 looms in Nash
vile, Evansville and other Southern cities
met at Louisville, Ky, and determined TO run
only tTo-thirds time for the next fifteen
weeks. This will reduce the output $1,000
pieces, valued at $50, 600, The unsatisfactory
condition OF the trade is given as reason.
--Peyton G. Bowman, a native Of Shenandoah
county, Va, died recently at SummertUn, S.
c. For many years he was a prominent min
lister Of the South Carolina Conference Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South, but left that
organization in 1871 and united himself with
the Second Adventist Church.
AT a recent marriage in Charlottesville, Va,
two carriages containing four children each,
as witnesses of the ceremony, drove up to the
parsonage where the nuptial rite was per-
formed. They were the little ''rosebuds" Of
the contracting parues-iour apiece.
Governor Fleming, OF West Virginia, has
received from Judge McClaugherty, of the
Mcdowell Circuit Court, certified copy of
the grand jurys report concerning the alleged
ill-treatmeHt of Hungarian laborers on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad extension.
After thorough investigation they report that
no persons Of foreign or native birth have
been subjected to cruel treatment as laborers
or otherwise on said railroad extension.
Lew Atwell and Winfield Atwel, aged
twelve and nine years, sons Of W. i. Atwell
a farmer of Kent county, Md, living near
Locust Grove, were playing with revolver
under tree when the weapon was accidentally
discharged by Lew, the ball going through
Winfeld's head killing him instantly
The Chattanooga (Tenn.l Times has an
account of the discovery of q petritied human
body by Prof. n. S. Shaler, Harvard College,
and President w. T. Morrison, of Boston
University, in Falling Spring Cave, Sequache
Valley, Tenn. The body is perfect. Many
curious weapons Of copper were at its feet,
and Saler and Morrison says the discovery is
undoubtedly evidence Of the existence Of a
prehistoric race.
The census office gave out the tolaceo sta
tistics of Kentucky. The total number Of
planters in the State during the census year
was 81 81; the total area devoted TO tobacco,
274, 56 acres; total product 22l $50, 303 pounds,
and value of the crop to the producer, estim.
ated on basis of actual sales, S13, 355, 297.
w. NJ. West and his cousin, II. T. West,
started from Kershaw for their home In Tim.
rod, S. O.. and while on the way began quarrel.
along in a wagon interfered. Tolbert struck
II. 4. West with bis fist and then took out his
pistol and beat West in the face and on the
head with the butt Of his frearm, cutting
eight gashes, and just as West was falling, shot
him in the head below the left ear. West died
almost Immediately. Tolbert is still at large
Miss Mollie Ashcroft. of Covington, XIV,
returned to her home after an absence Of sew
eral days, and found her mother ch:ined to
the floor and unable 10 move a limb. She was
covered with blood and almost unconscious
Her head had been beaten face bruised and
in her struggles the chains had cut into her
flesh. 1t was learned that the horrible bru-
talities had been the work Of Mrs. Asheroft's
husband, who quarrelled with her about
money. The woman had been four days with
out food or attention when found, and will
probably die.
james Dougherty, aged IS, ana VIM. TOT
renee. aged 50, Of Asheville, n. c., had been
spending the night in drinking and at mid
night secured a horse which once belonged to
Dougherty's dead brother Both men mounted
the animal and began galloping across the
bridge for amusement. The younger brother
I Robert Dougherty, seeing their iil.treatment
of the animal, became greatly incensed and
Z told friend near by that lie would soon put
stop to it. Picking up a heavy club, he
started after the men, who We're at the centre
/ Of the bridge when he overlook them. Robert,
without word of warning, walked mp behind
( the men on horseback and dealt florence
terrible blow on the back Of his head. As the
blow didn't knock him of, the enraged man
struck him again, and florence fell from the
animal dead. The murderer then turned his
attention to his brother James, who was riding
in the saddle. james turned TO speak to
Robert, and the latter, with one blow Of his
cudgel, felled him 10 the floor of the bridge.
Robert coolly walked away, and telling his
friends Of what he had done, went home, bid
his parents goodbye and left. Officers are
searching for him, but he is still at large.