Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-16
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
.rh. New. From, Every section ct the
IittIe Mountain state.

Little
By a fall OF coal in mine at Elkhorn
last week J. D. Davis and John Black
were killed and several other miners
were badly hurt.
George, son of Charles r. Blake,
MAYOR of Davis, accidentally shot and
killed himself at Norwich, Me, where
he was attending school.
Rev. Dr.. McLure. who has been
pastor of the First United Presbyte-
rian Church at Wheeling for forty
three years, has resigned.
Henry Clay Hyde, al attorney OF
Kingwood, is preparing Il digest OF
West Virginia al Virginia cases ap
plicable TO the la IS OF West Virginia.
\ fire in the Whitaker Iron and
Steel Works at Wheeling last SUNDAY
morning caused loss of $50 900.
About 32O men are thrown out OF EN-
ployment
Wade Billingsly, Il student at Beth
anv College, West Virginia, while
celebrating the Republican victory
last week had his head nearly torn oil
by All exploding anvil. He died in
stantly.
Mr.. G. w. Shelly, contractor and
builder of dwellings, aud also owner
of a large planning mill, Of Romney,
has made an assignment. The eul-
barrassmcnt was due TO the financial
stringency.
Clarence Hamilton. of Monroe coun-
tx. was neeced out Of all the money
ne had with him while in Chicago
short time ago. He was Iured into
a game of "dinky dinli. lie was
presented with five dollars by the
proprietor Of the game and kicked
out.
Three masked robbers entered the
house of Ike Redford. n prominent
Mount Carbon butcher, Sunday night.
There were five people III the room.
one of the robbers shot Radford dead,
and have not been heard from. The
neighborhood is terribly wrought up
over the affair.
Mr.. David q. Holt, Il we'll TODD
farmer of Hampshire county, a short
time ago became the father trlplets.
but since one of the little ones has
died and another smOthered to death
under heavy covers while the parents
were attending church. The tiilrd
is hardy and doing well.
Hirhwaymen are getting notorious
M the Little kauawha. y night or
two since they took Samuel Greatham
off his horse, tied him hand and foot,
robbed him and left him on the road.
The next night b. G. Tucker Of Burn
inc Springs was held mp and robbed
and on the same night Justice Henry
Smith WAS attacked. Smith emptled
his pistol into the gang and escaped.
Albert Buckner was shot and killed
bv |. Saunders Friday evening, at an
oyster supper at New House Brauch,
four miles from Charleston. The two
men ouarreled about young lady,
whom they both claimed rs u |eet-
heart. After some hot words Saun-
doris drew II revolver and fired at his
rival. the ball passing through MS
stomach. Saunders made his escape
and has not yet been apprehended'
\ dispatch from Los Angeles. Cal,
saws: Major II. II. HHssack, OF Wheel
iu,. w. Va, who arrived here recent y
to work upa stock company for the
sale OF Worlds Fair photographs,
committed suicide Thursday while
respondent, by shooting himself with
a revolver. Major Hussack was at
the head of the cOmmissary depart
ment on general Sheridan staff when
sheridan marched into the Shen-
andoah Valley in O.
Rev. DR.. VIM. II. White died at his
home i'm Fairmont last Saturday, aged
73 wears. He was principal OF the
hirh school and wa~ in charge of all
the schools in Fuirmout district. Dr
White was one of the best kuownand
most distinguished men in the Meth
odist ministry in this STATE, and his
fame was not confined within the
bounds of West Virginia. He was
the first State superintendent of free
schools and waa q pioneer and one OF
the founders of the present free school
system. DR. White was born in George.
town. u. c.. in 1920, and has been
resident of this state thlrty-seFeu
years