Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-10-12
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS
The New. From Every Section of the
Little Mountain state.

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Little Mountain state.
William Gaten. liquor dealer OF
RAYMOND City. was cut TO pieces ny
u tram Monday night.
The stockholders OF the Parkers-
burg Fair Association have unani-
mously decided TO hold no fair next
year.
The Pocahontas Times says there
are so many squirrels in parts OF the
county as to impede travel on the
public roads.
J. II. Edwards, of the Weston Times,
has been appointed 10 position as
proof-reader in the Government Print.
ing office at Washington.
Charles T.. Kabricll was struck by
n b. & O. train a GAINESVILLE, Md.
last Friday. and was injured so bad
lv that he died the same day.
Hose Blankemship. Young man
living near Charleston, was hunting
the other dav, when the breech OF
his gun blew ont and entered his
brain, causing fatal wound.
A locomotive on the Kanawha and
Michigan Railroad struck COW near
Buffalo Saturday night. The engine
was thrown from the track aud en-
gineer Dick Wyeth was killed.
Charles Carpenter aud James Me
broke out of the New Cumberland
Jail Monday by cutting through the
wall and are still at large The form
er is charged with robbery. and tine
latter with murder.
Gov. MacCorkie has pa cdoned from
tue paniteutiaiv OrviIl Dent, sent up
from Fayette county for manslau%ht-
ec. Dent is hot seventeen yeas o'd,
aud re had Killed IA man partly
through an accident.
Tie Charleston Daily Gazette has
again changed hands. George w.
Summers. who purchased the paper
from NJ w. Donmaliv last March, has
resold ii to Nr. Dou'Hily Mr.. Sum
mers will he news editor al the paper
still.
1t is said that trouble is brewing
over the appointment of a postmaster
at kevser, this State. Thomas Doug
las. one Of the proprietorS Of tn, KY
ser Tribune, is u candidate. aud Mr..
Chadwick also wants it. Wood Daily
is earnestly backing Chadwick 5
claims.
\ geologist who has h..rn making
study of Wyoming. Raleigh aud Lo-
gan counties in West Virginia, says
that the coaldeposits average live feet
in thickness over ali area OF more
than 900 square miles. He saw out
groupings Of coal rising to the height
Of IS feet, and extending for miles
along the side of the mountains, he
measured vein OF coal q feet in
thickness.
The Secretary Of State has issued Il
certificate of incorporation to the
Stonewall Jackson Camp. The incor-
porators are J. w. Vickers, Thos l..
Broun. 5. S. Green, w. s. Summers,
John w. Lit:lepage, j. A. Wilcox and
others. Among the purposes for
which the Camp is incorporated Is TO
established home for invalid and III
firm Confederate soldiers aud The
children of deceased soldiers.
A. NJ. Morrison, near GAINESVILLE,
has made record with n flock of l9
ewes that is hard to beat. These ewes
raised % lambs this year, the aggre-
gate weight Of which was 2 800 pounds
and they brought him Sl17.5O. He
also clipped off the ewes 1872 pounds
of wool, which brought bin S33. -,
making total realized from the ewes
of Sl51.22 One of the ewes raised
three lambs which averaged II pounds
each, and the same eve sheered eight
pounds of wool. and her wool aud
lambs brought $13 90. The average
clip of the IS ewes was six pounds
The prevailing dizziness in the min
ing districts of this state has indirect
" been the cause of u decided boom
of matrimonial nature. This un-
usual result has been brought about
bv the Inauguration Of policy
among mine owners intended to re-
duce their force of giving what work
there was to married men. and drop
ping single men from the payroll. In
most Of the mining towns weddings
have been very frequent. Since this
order became known six or eight mar
riages a day have been reported from
some places, the single men having
hurried their love affairs to avoid dis
miSSal.
In Washington the other day Lieu
tenant Amiss of the police depart
ment was on Il street car, when his
attention was called to one of the
passengers, young man, who took
revolver from hiSpocket and cha nged
it to more comfortable position, in
pocket on the other side. Much to
the surprise of the young mau who
had the pistol, he was arrested and
charged with carrying concealed wea-
pons lie was taken TO the police
headquarters, where he was obliged
to put up $50 collateral for his APP
pearance at court. The young man
was Granville Chichester, just APP
pointed postmaster at Weston, this
State. Congressman Anderson got
him out of the difficulty next day and
his money was refunded.