Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-06-30
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The New. From Every Section the
Little Mountain state.

A reunion OF the survivors of Nc
Neilrs Confederate Rangers Is to be
held at Moorefeld, August %.
Elmer Chadderock shot and killed
William Polan in Il disreputahle re-
sort in Parllersburg Monday night.
Governor MacCorkle has invited
the Army OF West Virginia to hold It's
next annual encampment at Charles
ton.
Fire broke out at the Hobbs Glass
Works, Wheeling, Monday night, and
burned several of the buildings. Loss
81, 900; insured.
Work on the Fairmont. Morgan
town and Pi, -sburg Railroad eXten-
sion has been resumed and the road l.
to be completed by fall.
H. A. Wilcox. travelling man, was
found dead in his bed in the Central
Hotel at Grafton last Monday. He
had died OF heart disease.
Granville NJ. Chidester has been APP
pointed postmaster at Weston to sue
coed Postmaster Anderson, removed
for offensive partisanship.
In Hardy county last week Charles
Turner killed rattlesnake which
measured six feet in length. 1t had
fourteen rattles and "A button.
Bv a large majority the voters of
Huntington decided in favor of the
proposition to issue 80. 900 in bonds
for additional paving and sewer pur-
poses.
Incendiaries are again at work in
Huntington. They kindled three fires
last Monday. \ man named Sparks
appropriate name-haS been arrested
and is believed TO be guilty.
Frank J. Harrison, aged 53 years,
died at his home in Baltimore last
week on the twentieth anniversary OF
his wedding. He was native OF
Berkeley Springs, this State.
George Craig, farmer, residing
three miles above Parkersbnrg,
sought shelter from heavy storm
under a large tree. The tree was
struck by lightning and Craig and his
horse were killed.
John Batsou, Il weak-minded young
man. Of Webster, Taylor county,
hanged himself with II halter in his
fathers barn. Young Batson had
been an inmate Of the hospital for
the insane at Weston.
Gov. w. \. McCorkle issued a par
don for David Bright, convicted of
murder in the second degree at the
April term, 1891, Of the POcahoutaS
,.;n.,,;t count opl ..ntanpai IN 81 form
Of five years in the penitentiary.
Tucker county recently voted by "A
large majority to move the court
house from St George to Parsons.
Aid now we understand that all ar
rangrmeutS have been completed to
hold another election in few weeks
to move the courthouse from Parsons
to Hendricks.
\ rour-vear-old son of Robert Miller,
Of Wellsburg, got hold of his fathers
revolver Saturday morning and acct
deutally killed himself. \ siX-year-
old girl named Jane Meyers, and an
eight-vear-old boy named Dorian,
were drowned at WeIlsburg the same
day while playing in IA skill.
A horrible and Deliberate murder
was committed at HandieY, kanawha
county, Saturday night. There was
considerable excitement over an cleo
ton held on the question OF lncorpor-
alton. and about 10 o'clock James
Odell walked into Il saloon kept by
Tom Johnson. threw brick through
the lamp, putting ont the light, and,
il i, asserted. opened fire with u re-
volver on one f. f. BickfOrd, an in
offensive spectator to II game OF cards
which was in progress. one OF the
balls struck Bicllford in the forehead
and he fell corpse 10 the floor. OdeII
was caught by n posse of indignant
citizens and was bound over TO court.
For some time past notary public
aud pension attorney NAMED Alfred
T. .Iordou. of lobe, Randolph county,
has been suspected Of fraudulent
practices i'm procuring pensions. Capt.
\. w. RoOmc, who took the case IN
charge, became convinced that the
majority of aiiiadavits executed before
Jordon. aS IA notary public and pen
sion attorney. had been forged. He
worked up the case aud caused JoT-
don's arrest, who confessed to Illegal
practices. .Jordon in excavation
pleaded "a hi, excuse that he was n
poor man and hard up at the time he
did it, He added: Il Will have to
take whatever punishment shall be
meted out He wa required to give
II. 600 bond, which he failed to give,
and was sent to jail TO await the action
of the grand jury.