Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-12-07
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS
The News From Every section of the
Little Mountain state.

Fairmont is to have modern opera
house.
Natural gas is now in general use
at Weston.
The Morgantown Odd Fellows are
to erect Il new hall.
The last Dodridge county grand
Jury returned 1872 indictments.
Wetzel county claims to have "A
citizen 10S years old in the person OF
isaac Smith.
A fire in Clarksburg Sunday night
damaged stores and other property o
the amount Of Sl2 600
The new courthouse for Kanawha
county, at Charleston. was dedicated
last Monday. 1t cost Sl2l,000.
The large tannery of Fayerweather
d Ladew, near RomnGy, was DESTROYED
by fire last Friday. Loss $4,000, par
italy insured.
\ gang of men has been arrested
and lodged in Jail at Parkersbur;,
charged with robbing numerous post
offices in West Virginia and Ohio.
/. p. White, cashier Of the Terra
Alta bank, is making collection OF
the photographs and autographs OF
the bank cashiers of West Virginia.
At Dobson, few days ago, Samuel
Waldron, Il merchant, and an old
citizen. was fatally stabbed by man
named Abbott, who had been refused
credit.
Mrs. Henrietta Bane. who died in
Charleston recently. left $1,000 to the
Episcopal church in Charleston and
the same amount To the Episcopal
church in RavenswOod.
Thomas 5. Neale shot and killed
Charles Gfogan near Charleston the
other night. Neal thought Grogan
was trying to rob him, but it is likely
he was too quick on the trigger.
A. b. Moore, ali editor at New Mar
tinsvile, has recovered $50 damages
from the Ohio River Railroad Com
pany. \ mileage book he had was
seized aud he was put off train.
Hence the suit.
BY the explosion of n saw-mill boil
er at Navy, on the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad, Saturday, Allen Brown
was killed and Will Galley, Henry
Galley and Harvey Lewis were seri-
ously hurt, the last two fatally.
Mooretield Examiner: Garrett Gun
ningham sold John Milley six head Of
cattle few days ago that were de
light to the eyes of cattlemen to look
upon and caused the mouths of beef
eaters TO water rs they passed by.
The cattle were four year-olds and
averaged $3.50 pounds We are told
that they brought Sl0l head
Mr.. II. J. Miles, of Greenbrier coun-
ty, has come TO grief through Il very
unusual process Some time ago, il
seems, i'm an evil hour he burned Il
barn in Meadow Bluff district Short
" afterward at revival meeting ne
professed conversion, and in public
confession Of his sins included his lit
tie exploit about the destruction OF
the barn. The matter was, Of course,
nuised abroad, aud coming to the ears
Of the vigilaut prosecuting attorney,
Brother Miles was indicted for arson,
and last week was arrested and lodS-
ed in Lewisburg Jail, where he enjoys
fine prospect of going to the peni.
Tertiary. And now, as they say III
the song, hes sorry that he spoke.
Monroe U'ctchmaH.
4 sad accident occurred Saturday
at noon near Sir Johns Run, on the
3. n O. Railroad A heavy freight
train was rounding curve near that
station, when a brakeman noticed
lad vainly trying to raise himself up
on his knees, within few feet Of the
passing train A signal was given
and i'm few minutes the train came
to standstill. Several trainmen
went back and picked up the mutt.
lated body of IA lad apparently about
fifteen years of age. He was noJ
dead. but his life's blood was slowly
ebbing away. He called for his
mother, and talked 10 those around
him in a pleading strain, beseechlng
them to summon her Immediately.
Both legs were cut off above the
knees. but he seemed to suffer but
little, as reaction had not yet set in.
He talked necessarily, and said he
was fifteen wears old, and lived at
Mansfield, Mass, and was cumming
his way 10 Baltimore. All that med
zeal skill could do for the unfortunate
youth was done, but without avail,
as he died at $50 o'clock that even
ing.
Van Baker died last week in the
Moundsville penitentiary, where he
was serving a life sentence for the
murder of his wife and mother-iu-aw.
He had been suffering from consump-
ton for sOue time. He is reported
to have denied his guilt 10 the last.
The crime of which Baker was con
victed Mortified the country. lie
had been a school teacher of high
grade and was regarded "a a refined
gentleman He was widower with
severed children when he married
his second wife. the daughter of Mrs.
McWha, of Holidays Cove. The
old lady had some wealth, and it has
always Leen supposed that this in
spired the murder. After the murder
Baker went to West Middleton, Pa,
where his father lived, and the next
morning returned and pretending
to discover the dead bodies, raised
the alarm. He was first convicted
at New Cumberland, and the jury not
making any recommendation as to
the penalty, he would have been
hanged. but new trial and change
of venue was obtained and he was
again convicted at Wellsbufg and