Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-24
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
Tho News From Every Section OF the
Little Mountain State.

the tucker democrat, Oh aIs Subj
A fine collection of Pendleton
county minerals is being made Tor
the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Jerry Spangler, OF Moorehead,
Tucker county. was badly crushed 10y
q pile of lumber falling OH him.
Rev. J. M. Sloan, pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church ut Huntington,
has resigned on account Of ill-health.
The town council of Keyser has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
use Of wooden shingles on any old or
new buildings.
Joseph l.. Greer, merchant, and
James NJ. Hillman, farmer, OF Roam
oke, Lewis county, were recently bun
coed out of $500 in New York by the
"green-goods' swindle.
Seventy-fve miners struck for an
increase Of wages at the Wheeling
Steel Works mines at BenwOod. Sat
urday. 1t will lay the plant of and
throw a thousand men out OF work.
In recent interview ex-Secretary
Stephen b. Elkins said that be in
tended to come to West Virginia 70
live. He said it was a relief for him
to leave Washington and its duties.
At Fairmont in the breach of prom
ise case Of Miss Rosetta Higgs against
Henry S. Thorn the jury brought in
a verdict of $1,000 damages for the
Plaintiff. The suit attracted great
attention.
The Piedmont Herald has inaugu-
rated popular subscription for the
benefit of Mr.. jefferson X. Combs,
the Baltimore and Ohio fireman that
lost both legs and his right arm In
wreck nearly year ago.
A fire at Bush's, station on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, six
miles west of Grafton, destroyed the
store OF Theodore Bush, the depot
and postofiice on Monday. The books
Of the store, poStotlice papers and the
railroad company's books were all
burned
At the municipal election in Fair
mont. G.. w. Arnett WAS elected may
or. The question OF license WAS made
a separate issue and resulted in no
license by a majority of three votes.
Palat:ne also held its town election
and that town will be dry by large
majority.
Much anxiety is felt by the many
friends of Major f. X. Bruce, of Min
go Flats, Randolph county, an extern
sive sheep breeder, for his safety, as
he has been missing since February
20. when he left Elkins for Baltimore,
since which time nothing is known OF
his whereabouts.
w. Stafford, an inofTensive man who
has been working for Mr.. Hughes,
in Logan county, while chopping in
the woods Monday, was shot by some
one in ambush and fatally injured.
The wounded man is at loss to imag-
inc who his assailant Is, as he claims
to have no enemies.
The DALEY and Weekly Gazette
newspaper at Charleston has been
sold by State Printer NJ. w. Donnelly,
who has owned and operated il for
fifteen wears. TO George w. Summers,
night and city editor. Terms private.
Mr.. Summers will take charge April /.
The Gazette will continue % be Dem
ocratic.
In the case Of Alexander Shaw
against the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Railway Company,
Henry q. Davis and others. which has
been pending for some time in the
Circuit Court in Baltimore, Judge
Dennis filed an elaborat" opinion
Tuesday. dissolving the i'Juaction
previously issued and dismiss lg the
bill OF complaint.
The highest cash price ever paid for
coal land in this State was paid at
Charleston last week when "A deed was
recorded in the county clerks Office
for S7J per cent of n tract OF 3,OS7
acres of camel coal land. 1t is stu
ated on Falling Rock creek, fifteen
miles up Elk river. The property
was sold by James b. Weir, of New
York. TO the Falling Rock Camel
Coal Company for S310, 800 This Is
very rich CAMEL coal property.
The secret service officers have been
very successful in their raid on the
gang of couuterfeiters who have been
operating near Parkershurg. At Bell
Vile. the other day, near the house Of
Arthur Mills, the officers attention
was attracted TO a ledge Of rocks.
where a couuterfeiter's outfit and n
lot of spurious coin were found. The
stuff discovered consisted OF three
molds for making %, 10 and scent
pieces. They also secured % counter
felt 25-cent pieces. Those who have
so far been arrested are: Madison
Beaver. who lives just across the line,
in Jackson county, and who is con
sidered the head and front of the
gang: q. \. Webb, Arthur Mills, Hen
ry HINES and George Anderson, OF
Wood county.