Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-01
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

The residence of Mrs. Mary Henry,
near Canon Bridge, w. Va, was de-
stroyed by an accidental fire last
Wednesday.
An old man named Michael Nc
| Laughlin was run over and killed on
the Baltimore and Ohio Road near
Parkersburg, Monday.
Andrew Sydenstricker, OF Green
brier county, the father OF hon.
John M. Sydenstricker, died Sunday,
aged seventy-nine years.
The West Virginia Educational AS
ISOLATION will hold it's twenty-second
annual meeting at Grafton, on July
5th. 9th and 18th. The most promi-
nent educators of the State will be
present.
At an early hour Sunday morning
Henry Ward, a freight brakeman on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
knocked from his train near Piedmont
and instantly killed. He resided at
West Virginia Junction, where it is
said he has a wife and family.
Mrs. Koss Brooks Smiley, aged IS,
died near Berkeley Springs, where
she was visiting, last week. A few
weeks ago her husband died suddenly
at Chicago, where he had gone to
| complete studies for the ministry,
and on Saturday their only child, an
infant died. They had been married
scarcely year. Both possessed more
than usual talent.
Miss Melissa Cook, OF Boone county,
is in Jail charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Sarah Grinnell, through a dose
of "Rough on Rats" mixed with her
food. The crime is attributed to
jealousy. Everett Wiley, Mis-
sourian. came to Boone county a
short time ago, and paid court to Miss
Cook. They were engaged, but meet
! ING Mrs. Grinnell, a widow, the tickle
Wiley transferred his attentions to
her. This made Miss Cook furiously
Jealous. but she gave no outward
sign to her feeling. 1t is charged
| that she purchased Il box OF Rough
on Rats" and invited Mrs. Grinnell
TO supper, and mixed the poison with
her food. Mrs. Grinnell died in a few
hours.
Misses Gertrude Hager and Lizzie
Shears are two of the handsomest
Young ladies in the section in which
| thew live, some twelve miles up the
river from Hamln. Their personal
attractions have brought them many
suitors among the young men in the
vicinity, and considerable rivalry has
existed between the two girls, each
anxious to Guido the other in capti-
waiting susceptible hearts. This long
continued conquest for social prefer
ence led to bitter enmity, and Miss
Spears having recently gained several
conuuests by her superior charms,
her rival and bitter enemy, Miss Ha-
ger, could stand it no longer, and one
day last week challenged the object
of her hatred to mortal combat, and
fired five shots at her. She proved
to be a bad marksman, and none OF
! the shots took effect. Miss Spears
was bt fore Justice Smith the day fol-
| lowing for q warrant to restrain her
enemy from further violence, and the
end is not yet.-Lincoh CHizen.
The board of public works, which
has been sitting as board OF equaliza-
ton at the capital for the past two
weeks, has finished its labors and ad-
journed. The increase made by the
commissioners Is as follows: BraXton
county, II per cent; Clay, 16 per
cent; Gilmer, IS per cent; Lewis, ~
per cent; Mason, per cent; Poca-
hontas, 8 per cent; Raleigh, 81 per
cent; Randolph, y per cent; Roane,
16 per cent; Webster, 20 per cent.
and in the first assessment district of
Fayette, 80 per cent. The decrease
made by the board is as follows
Calhoun, "a per cent; second assess
ment district of Fayette, ~! per cent;
first assessment district in Marshall, .
per cent; second district Marshall,
u per cent; Nicholas, % per cent;
county assessment district Of Ohio, IL
per cant the assessment district 4 fd
| ONO, per UvuU. lie aggregate
valuation in the State is uhdisturbed,
the increases and decreases equaling
each other. The total increase in the
State is about $4,000, 900, about one
half of which is upon city and town
property. The valuation in all of the
counties not above named was left as
the commissioners returned.