Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-07-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Rr;ef Notes of News Gathered From
Here and There.

Among the bank failures this week
was that of the Citizens Bank OF
Connorsville. Ind, owned and con-
trolIed by J. \. Huston, ex-treasurer
of the United States.
DR.. Herman Hershberg, OF Column
bus. Ohio. shot and killed Theodore
X. Meisse. from whom the doctor was
trying to collect professional OIL
He saws he was assaulted by MeISSe.
No other person was present.
The depressed iron market has
caused many mines TO reduce the out
put fully one half, and a gradual re-
duction in wages has been decided on
through the five iron ranges OF the
Lake Superior district.
VIM. Taylor. OF Dublin, Pulaski
county. near Radford, Va, killed his
wife a few days ago by striking her
with an axe three times. The cou-
pie had frequently quarreled. but up
10 the present had managed TO i've
together. Taylor has been commit
ted to Jail.
Miss Lutte LeSslle, about twenty
six wears old, and an only daughter,
fearing threatened punishment for
an alleged indiScretiOn, took fatal
dose Of arsenic at her home in Sey-
mour. Ind, Saturday night. She yold
her mother she preferred death 10
being whipped.
The &. ~ .. Railroad had bad luck
with it, first cheap excursion. Tues
day morning, at Monroe Falls, ONO,
the train was thrown from the tracks
by the spreading OF the rails, and
forty persons were injured. several
of them seriously. The accident hap
ppned on the PitJsburc and Western
Railroad.
Mis-. Bessie Stone. eldest daughter
of Thomas q. stone, committed SUI
eide last Friday morning at her home
near Warrcutuu. Va, 10y shooting
herself in the mouth with u pistol
She ana her father bad a quarrel the
dav before and renewed it that morn
iug. when she went 10 her room and
ended her He.
James Mulleus. Of Lake Titus. y.
Y. while in his pasture Wednesday
saw a ferOcioUs bull belonging 30
neighbor coming toward him. Mu.-
lens is 50 wears Old, but very quick
and wiry He saw that eSc&pr, 10y
running was ImposNipIe' so ne HouEeu
the buli, ana, sprlhTih( on 'Ie am
mai back, he1d on Hriii!N '1' Iy ,H
minutes, al the Iilhe Gaming I9""'N
tor heIp. me pun mao I'"'Illt a.
tOrJs 10 throw me oIu HI'"' "I' -.
held fast until the owner rescued nun nun
10y shooting 'l' a tllII.I.llll"'.' y YEN rt' Az
the o"" Tor''' d '''' ~ - ~ '''''''-
At Danburv. Conn. George Fra
Iaigh. while having last week. lifted "A
fork full OF hay, when he fell 10 the
ground with the hay on top of him.
NHeh PicHsu up i'aitlT,i , , NOM ..iI' "a
OiT DIacN SIl"Ng -, " '''1.. ",,' ,t
about ms neck. ING SCI PEN III" i'o'
,bIte' Ever! gay S'il's d. ,''I I,'.I,
hour iHHl iHe SI"N' """u" I'''''
around tIe man HpeN' ne ma '''.'',
taken VIII! cI"NIi >paN,lIs a'',. ~ ~
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every Gay. ne c'ac - "'i"- " -
by Ioca' PH!s,cI".uS' "I"se ri ILL.,. - ~, ~
aIiay MS suffering nave '""' '''
IaIIeu'
one of the sharprst advertising
schemes that have appeared lately Is
that reported to have been operated
bv German publishing house. Alter
putting a novel on the market, tney
pgff-uI 10 Dp printed in the leading
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