Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-02-10
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The News From Every Section of the
Little Mountain State.

\ wolf was reported Killed In
Tucker county few days ago after
being chased for five days.
Capt. Philip Haines, a well-known
citizen of Hampshire county, died
last week, aged eighty years.
While Samuel Green and family, OF
Elk Garden, Mineral county, were at
tending church, thieves entered their
house and stole $40.
Burglars broke into the Bank OF
Kingwood one night last week. They
only got about twelve dollars, as they
failed to crack the safe.
4 Young man named Walter Jett
was drowned last Sunday while drift
ing logs at the mouth OF the middle
fork of Hughes river, in Richie
county.
Postmaster Hay has been removed
from the Point Pleasant postoffice.
and the Office turned over to his
sureties. He was short in his &C
counts several hundred dollars.
Mrs. NJ. y. Shuffleberger, highly
esteemed lady of Elk City, suburb
OF Charleston, tired Of life over family
troubles, took a large dose Of rough
on rats. A doctor and a stomach
pump got her out of danger.
The tipple, power-house, crusher
aud washer building OF the Montana
Coal and Coke Company near Fair
mont were destroyed by fire last
Thursday, causing Il loss Of about
$50. 900. Insured for S20.0 900.
Grafton for the first time in twenty
one years has licensed saloons. In all
that time = majority of her citizens
have been in favor Of them, but the
rest of the county decided through
the county court that it was wrong,
and denied them the privilege OF Ii
cense.
Senator Camden has decided TO
give up his contemplated trip to
Florida this month, owing TO the
Hines. OF Mrs. Camden, who is at
Parkersburg. Mrs. Camden is not
dangerously i'll, but still her condition
is such that the Senator does not care
to be at too great distance from her
for the present.
Col. William johnson, father OF
Auditor-elect Isaac V. Johnson, died
at his home in Philippi, Barbour
county, Thursday morning. He was
one OF the oldest citizens OF Barbour
county and was highly respected by
all who knew him. Mr.. Johnson,
whose wife died during the campaign
last fall, has the sympathy OF the COM
munity in this additional affection.
The Sistersville oil field now stands
at the head OF the list as being the
largest producing field in the United
States. The total production Of the
field for the twenty-eight days Of Jan
uary from the LIST to last Saturday,
inclusive. was Sos, 292 barrels. The
production now. on an average, is
over 10000 barrels a day. Most OF
the oil fields of the State, however,
had greatly fallen of in production
and some have been abandoned.
News comes from Hamlin Of muir
der and suicide that occurred on
Browns Branch, near, the border Of
Lincoln and Putnam counties, last
Friday. Miss Oxley, a young woman
who had always maintained ~ good
character in the neighborhood, gave
birth TO a child g few days ago. She
accused her brother-in-law OF its pa
ternity. Overcome by grief at her
terrible situation she became dssper-
ate and killed her baby and after
wards took poison, killing herself.
Secretary OF War Stephen B. Elkins
was in Philadelphia last week discus
sing with President Thomas b. Ken
nedy: of the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road, and some other friends, the or
ganization OF a syndicate to develop
coal and timber land. in the Great
Kanawha region OF West Virginia.
Besides Secretary Elkins there are in
terested in the scheme his father-in-
law, ex-senator Henry g. Davis, ex-
Congressman Hotchkiss and Richard
C. Kerens, of st. Louis. Mr.. Elkins
is trying to arrange for branch rail
road into the tract.
West Virginia is certainly prosper
ing financially. She has no State
debt. and last month had about
S50O, 900 in the State treasury. Since
that time receipts have been increas-
ing. and the statement Of the State
treasurer for the month ended Janu-
ary 81 is the best in the history Of the
State. Receipts for that month were
S6lS, 12S. SO; for the same month the
disbursements were S236, $50; balance
in the treasury February /. $3.50. 7ll.56
A portion OF this money is what has
been collested by the auditor for rail-
road taxes and will he divided among
the counties through which the rail
roads pass, but the greatest part be-
longs to the State. Besides this, the
State has over $500, 900 invested in the
school fund. drawing interest. Alto
getber the State has over and above
all debts, which are only for current
expenses, at least 81, 000, 900.