Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-01-06
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS,
educational staffstics-WOlves- Fires
incidents Generally.

The G.. & o. Railroad depotat Thur
mond was burned one night last week.
DIR. NH. Phister died suddenly in
Charleston last week from hard drink
ing.
In a saloon fight in Charleston
Frank Hopkins stabbed and killed
| John Moles.
Prof. f. l.. Emery has resigned
from the chair of manual training at
the State University.
The big freight depot at Elkins, on
the w. Va Central Railroad, was
burned with its contents last week.
A fire in Wheeling on Monday de-
stroyed Caldwell & Peterson's CORFU.
eating works, causing a loss oil
100000
Frank Blair, a B. & o. brakeman,
fell from train in front OF his moth
er's house near Fairmont few days
ago and was instantly killed.
James Duffy was arrested at Park
ersburg recently and taken TO Rltchle
county, charged with the murder OF
his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Higgins, OF
Cairo.
Forgey and Collins, the two train
robbers at Huntington, were each
| sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
penitentiarv. and are already in the
prison serving their time.
Simon Wright was frozen to death
in Preston county last week, and
James Coburn, of Charleston, met
his death in the same way. Whiskey
was responsible for both deaths.
Bnrrell GUM, aged "A years, and
Tom Eggleston, aged "A, met Ill the
public road near Charleston and be-
gan to quarrel. GUM stabbed Egg
gleston and killed him instantly.
4 number OF Hungarians were re-
Gently taken to New Cumberland to
replace the striking worknen at the
brick and tile works. Someone dosed
the drinking water with crOton oil
and the Hungarians were made death
ly sick.
At Parkersburg F. Ward Clouston
was sentenced by Judge Boreman to
two wears in the penitentiary. Clous-
ton was found guilty by the jury OF
issuing false witness certificates when
deputy circuit clerk. An appeal may
be taken, but it is hardly probable.
Clouston has already served several
months in the county jail.
Wolves have for some time been
PLAYING havoc with the sheep OF the
farmers Of Back Fork and Point
| Mountain. in Webster county. a day
or two since the citizens organized
hunting party Of determination, and
John Gregory, member OF the party,
killed a large full grown wolf and
saw three others. They are still hunt
ing with their characteristic determl-
nation, and will probably clean out
the pack.
Near Fairmont the other day Mrs
| Murphy, an aged lady, who lived
with her son, was roasted alive. She
WAS left alone in the house while her
son went TO town, and on his return
he found her clothes all burned off,
the chair in which she had been sit
ting charred to pieces and a great
hole burned in the floor and his moth
er horribly burned. Everything that
could be was done, but she died in Il
few hours.
The st. Mary's Oracle says: An hon
est % farmer residing few miles
from this place brought half bush
ell OF hickory nuts TO town recently
and sold them to one ofour merchants.
When cracked the nuts We're found
to have been badly worm eaten. The
worm holes had been plugged With
wood. The work had been So SKILL
fully done that detection was difficult,
and it was only when cracked that
the fraud was discovered.
The latest railroad project in West
virginia is the construction of a road
from Hurlings, Tucker county, up
Cheat river to the mouth Of Dry Fork,
and thence up the latter stream with
the Glady Fork The road is also to
have n branch running from the
mouth OF Otter Fork up that stream
TO a point near Alpena, in Randolph
county. The new corporation is called
the West Virginia Southern Railroad
Company. \ charter for the road
| has been issued.
The forthcoming report of Hon. Is.
s. Morgan, State Superintendent OF
Schools. will show a great growth in
school work in this State. The total
enumeration of school youth for 1872
is PC. 4j2, an increase over tile year
1891 of Sis. Total enrolment, 200
! 1S9. an incrcasp over last year OF 2,4l3.
Total average daily attendance,
12S. 044, an Increase over last year OF
4OJS Total number of school houses
| 5004 an increase over last year OF I'D.
Number OF teachers employed 5,747,
an increase over last year Of TAT. To-
tai value of school property 50, 746, pa,
an increase over last year OF SoJ4 S9o.
Total amount expended for all school
purposes 8. 436, 062, an increase over
last year of S75 369 Average number
of days ia ght 40, an increase over
last year Of II. There are six normal
schools in the State, which have a
total enrolment of l,0l5 students, an
increase of 90 over last year. They
reported - graduates this year, which
is an increase of 10 over last year.
| important improvements have been
made in the way of buildings and
equipments. \ new building has
been erected at Fairrnunt for the
Fairmont normal school, costing
S3S. 900. At Concord large and
handsome building has been erected
to be used as boarding house for
| Young ladies. lt contains tHlTty
rooms and cost $4,000 Many other
improvements have been made dur
ing the present year in buildings and
grounds, and valuable additions 20
the library apparatus and general
facilities of the several normal schools
are reported. Important improve
ments have also been made in the
course of study and methods of i'll
struction.
L. Gihrnn Lrnunist dasiraS 70