Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-26
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

AlIeH mlllIu DEOWuIhSs VI AA"H
tington. is 40 years old. has been mar
ried six times and has g. children.
OF the rs applicants, but 30 obtained
No. certificates at the late Teachers
Examinations in Greenbrier county
FOrty-two were rejected.
The Lewis county Prohibitionists
have nominated the following ticket:
For legislature. 5. \. Hinkle; for
sheriff, b. Bond; for commissioner,
J. w. Delamer; for assessors, J. j.
Heavener and J. b. Swisher
The four-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper, of Tavennerville, got
possession of a can containing solu
ton of salsoda for household use last
Thursday and drank some of the con-
tents. The child died in great agony
during the night.
The Democrats of Preston county
met at Terra Alta Saturday and nom
mated the following county ticket:
House OF Delegates, Lewis Stemple
and George A. Horring; Sheriff, Har-
ley Deberry; Prosecuting Attorney,
J. A. Jackson; Assessors, Dorsey For
veyor, J. h. Monroe.
The workmen engaged in building
the pike from Bellaire 10 West Wheel
ing have unearthed a petrified fish.
The head was broken off, but the rest
of it is as perfect as could be, and
shows the scales and fins plainly. Ii
was quarried out of bed OF sand
stone, and the drill cut the h cad OF,
but the balance OF it was carried TO
Wheeling, and is being exhibited by
the workmen who found it.
George Caldwell, of Cranberry, Pc
cahontas county, set stell-trap last
week, and caught a large bear: When
the animal discovered Mr.. Caldwell
and two others coming towards him,
It made frantic efforts TO free itself.
The trap being weak, it succeeded in
pulling out of il, and, despite hunters.
dogs and guns, made good its escape
10 the mountains, much TO the chargln
OF the hunters.
For three years there has been
feud existing between William Stan
lev and William Bates, Of Henderson.
Tuesday night the old wound was
opened up again and Wednesday
morning was given some glowing
touches when VIM. Bates sighted
Stanley 90 feet off and fired at him
with a double barreled shot gun, 81
shot taking effect from Stanley's hips
TO his toes.
The mysterious disappearance Of
Miss Bette Rose. the pretty eighteen
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Spring Hill, near Charleston, Is still
the talk of the community. The young
lady went to Charleston Saturday and
disposed of u lot of butter and returned
to the depot, presumably for the pur-
pose OF returning hou". At the depot
She drobped out of sight, and no trace
of her has been found.
The Mineral county Democratic
convention met in Keyser last Satur-
day. J. w. Vandever was chosen
Chairman, and II. l.. Richardson and
J. w. Crawford, Secretaries. They
nominated the following strong
ticket: John w. Arnold for Sheriff,
J. w. w. Davis for the Legislature;
w. NJ. Welsh for Prosecuting At
tQrney, James y. Parrill, Assessor
EASTERN, btOTRe l. huEOhtl' hHoNS
sor, Weston district; Charles Sey-
mour, County Commissioner; Col d.
j. Johnson, Surveyor.
Mr.. WIN. T. Garten, OF Hinton, who
has been totally blind for nine years,
recently made an organ which Is a fine
toned instrument and complete in all
its parts. The instrument has not
been placed on exhibition but may he
seen at Mr.. Garten's home near Hin
ton. Mr.. Garten was educated at the
Institution for the Blind at Romney,
and there first learned the art OF or.
eau insl:inq. He has since worked at
the business Ia Ba':imcre, Md, ana
makes a speciality of cleaning, repair
ing and tuning musical instruments.
The station committee of the board
of regents of the West Virginia Uni
yersity has made provision for Mr.. A.
II HOPKINS, the etOmOioglst OF the
station. to proceed at once TO Europe
for the purpose Of making investiga
tions in the forests Of France, SwitLer-
land Germany aud Norway, concern
inc the methods Of forest protection
i'm those countries. 1t is hoped there
! by TO discover SOllI lil'hA'o ~ NiAl'al
the insect depreciation in the pine and
spruce forests in West Virginia may
be checked. The destruction is so Sc
r.ous that IA number of lumber com
panic. volunteered to contribute to
the expenses Of the investigation.
..arrible murder occurred in Elk
CITY T.. ,aday night. 1t appears thnt
V. ID. L. .2ples and wife, who had
a small groc, store adjoining their
residence. had -~od their place OF
business and WEI, gagged in the
back room of the store. -. 90" in count
ing the money from the 81 II the
day when a masked man apr' cd
and made grab for what was in Sly.
Mr.. Samples and his wife caught hold
of the robber and fought him into
the back yard where Mrs. Samples
tore the mask from his face, and In
order 10 save himself the fellow shot
Mr.. Samples in the right side just be
low the naval The wounded man
was taken TO his home few yards
from the store and laid on the porch
of his cottage home where he died
an hour after he received his fata
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