Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-04-28
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The News From Every Section of the
Little Mountain state.

died last week.
Hon. John Bassell, of Clarksburg,
is the owner of a Bible, printed in
Latin, which is 326 years old.
Keyser will vote on the question Of
issuing bonds to the amount of
$50, 900 for water works tomorrow.
The courthouse, Jail and jailer's
residence at Fayetteville were burned
last week. The county records were
saved.
Revenue officials in West Virginia
captured and destroyed three illicit
dist!lleries in Raleigh county and one
in Wyoming county.
State Auditor Johnson has notified
the assessors OF the State that they
will have to make n complete list Of
all the voters before the school cleo
ton.
Thos. V. Gilmore, of Piedmont, who
was out on bail on charge of forgery,
WAS surrendered by his bondsmen
and escaped from an officer by an up
stairs window Monday night.
supper AT Ellenboro, Richie county,
Charles Morris aud Henry Brinker
quarreled over a young lady and
Morris was fatally stabbed. He can
scarcely live.
The boiler of Caldisr's GriEdstone
Factory, at Briggs Station. this State,
exploded Monday, instantly killing
John Spece and fatally wounded
Rolla Calder, William Tilton and
Samuel Brookover The factory was
wrecked.
Burglars made number of raids at
Wayne Court House last week. Bow
en-, Mills Il Co. : safe was blown open
and over 5000 taken and the pOstolfice
was looted and stamps TO the value OF
S75 secured. Several minor robberles
are also reported.
At Huntington last Thursday pas
senger train was thrown from the
track of the Huntington and Big
Sandy Railroad by an overhanging
derrick. The conductor and one pas
senger were killed and number OF
olhAr persons were hurt.
The body of Alexander w. Quarter,
who was drowned at Charleston last
week, has been recovered. When
found in the river the body was in a
position as though swimming. The
coat was off and this leads to the be-
lief that he made a desperate effort
to save his companion in the fatal
skiff ride. The body OF his compan-
ion. Miss Young, who was drowned
ut the same time, has not been found.
The twelve-year-old son Of jacob
Watkins, the foreman at Monongah
mines. near Fairmout, was shooting at
a mark placed against the powder
magazine, with n small cat rifle, the
other day. From some cause ball
entered the magazine and the whole
contents, two hundred kegs, exploded
with terrible noise. As the mag
azine is some distance from the town
no damage was done except to the
how. who was burned and bruised so,
badly that he died in few hours.
Harrisvils, Richie county, is
shocked to its foundation over the
discovery that s. ). Stewart, editor
Of the ReueiHe OF that place, and
LAWYER. had forged the names OF sew
era citizens. as well as his father Tor
the sums of $500 each. The notes are
said to have been placed in Parkers-
burg and Clarksburg banks. Seyeral
attachments were sworn out against
rhe ReueiHe and fixtures, Other devel-
opments are expected. Stewart left
Harrisvile Thursday and has not
haan heard of since. Great sympa-
thy is felt for his wife, who Is pros
trated with grief.
A remarkable accident, which will
result in the loss Of five lives, occurred
last week at Centralia, on the Gauley
division of the West Virginia and
Pittsburg Railroad An engine and
two employee care were deraIled, but
nobody hurt. While a force of sec
tion hands were working with Jacks to
lift the tank Of the engine from the
track. the Jacks gave way and the
tank fell on five Of them, killing j. Y.
Dennison instantly and fatally inJur-
ing four others. Senator Camdep
happened TO be present, being on an
inspection tour, and personally cared
for the injured men.
Governor MacCorkle has made the
following appointments: Governor
staff. John Hooe Russell, OF Cabell
county, paymaster- general, with rank
of brigadier-general; James b. fancy,
of Ohio county, commlssary-gener
with the rank OF brigadisr-general;
aides de camp. with rank OF colonel,
r s Carr. OF Kauawha county, Law
renee Tiernev. Mercer county, Forrest
w Brown, Jefferson county, and r.
p .Jepson, Ohio county; regents oil
fine West Virginia School for the
Blind. c.. w Brockunier, Ohio coun-
~ w. 5. Wiley, Wetzel county, Geo.
Harness johnson, Hampshire county,
w II McClewV, Greenbrier county,
I F. Peck, Nicholas county, ID. &. Cas-
70 Writ county, Jesse Fisher, Hardy
county: board of directors OF the
west Virginia Penitentiary, John /.
Gsllaher. Marshall county, \. G. Hall,
Kanawha county, ID. +. StalnaNer,
Ohio county, J. J. Chipley, Hardy
county. John Mcintosh, Jackson
county; commissioner OF agriculture,
G r. Sperow, Berkeley county. /. =.
Atksson. Putnam county, w. Il.
swope, Monroe county.
A recent dispatch from Charleston,
this State. Gays: Prof. a. ID. Hopkins,
entomologist at the West Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station at
Morgantown, is in the city. Professor
Hopkins has in the last few years
made a careful study of the causes OF
the destruction of the pine forests in
this State and finds that a small in
sect beneath the bark causes the de-
strnction OF the tree. During the last
summer he spent some time In the
black forests of Germany studying the
insects that are found there and their
habits. He found a small prolific in
sect there which feeds upon the IN
furious one. multiplies rapidly aud l.
not injurious 70 timber Several thou
sands Of these have since been I'M
ported and are being liberated by
Professor Hopkins among the pine
regions of the State in order TO save
rs much OF the remaining timber a.
possible. He has with him severa!
thousand OF the little specimens aud
will leave tomorrow for Raleigh,
wv Doo,hnptas RqndOIDl and