Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-11-22
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

John w. Carrothers, wealthy CIT
izen of Monongalia county, died few
daysago He was big lumber dealer.
A stave factory is new industry
which is to be put in operation at Hun
tington during the present month. 1t
will give employment to fifty men and
the product will be shipped to northern
markets.
AtJohnson Bros grist mill, in Tyler
county, Saturday afternoon, a large
burrstone burst, killing A. Mixer,
fatally injuring Lafayette Belleville
and painfully injuring two others
The mill was badly wrecked.
An inexperienced Italian miner fired
prematureIy big blast in the Blanch
coal mines near Wellsburg on Tuesday.
A terrific explosion Of fire damp and
coal dust followed. Seven men were
instantly killed and four others badly
injured.
The Huntington city council has APP
pointed a hospitality committee, the
idea being to have the hotel arrivals
carefully looked after and acquaintance
of strangers coming to the city on bust
ness formed and every mark Of respect
and hospitality shown them.
Uncle" Jacob Kern, of Clinton dis
trict, Monongalia county, is hale and
hearty" in his eighty-fourth year. He
is the father of seventeen children, all
of one mother; has one hundred and
fifty grandchildren, eighty-five great
grandchildren, and eleven great-great-
grandchildren, total Of two hundred
and sixty-three, all of whom are living.
A terrible explosion occurred Mon
day in Mcdowell county, on the Nor
folk & Western Road, in the keystone
Coal & Coke Company mining camp.
Several colored men were attempting to
open keg of miners powder, when it
exploded. Elmore Knight and Sam
Dunn were blown to atoms, and
Charles Seals and Andrew Magee
were horribly injured.
An effort is being made by the camps
of ex-Confederate veterans over the
State to build home for needy ex-
Confederate soldiers. The movement
has been set on foot by the camp at
Romney, which has issued circular
letter stating that West Virginia is the
only Southern State without such
home, and the needs of such a one in
the State. 1t also suggests that a
meeting be held in Charleston this win
ter for the purpose Of devising means
to build the home. Camp Stonewall
jackson. of Charleston, has promised
$1,000 for the purpose, the Romney
camp 5000, and several other camps
have expressed willingness to con-
tribute smaller sums.
Twenty years ago Arch Price died
near Charleston, W. Va, aged IS
years, and it was believed he left his
son Edmund thousands, but no one
was the wiser until Tuesday, when
the son, now 60 years old, brought to
bank in that city large quantity
of gold, also lot of silver, princi-
pally Mexican dollars and fve-franc
pieces, all of which had been buried
since long before the war, The son
has always lived the life Of bache
lor, and but a short time ago took it
into his head to marry. His girl
event back on him, and he fell in
love with another, and is now getting
ready for that occasion, which has
caused him to bring out some of his
hidden money. He has much more
hid, but will not say where, nor will
he bring it out until after the mar
riage. He has a valuable farm in
Elk River Valley,
At l o'clock last Wednesday morn
ing the Buokhannon Jail, which is To-
Gated in the basement Of the courthouse
was discovered to be on fire, and later
it developed that William Moss, a pris-
oner, had set fire to his bedding intent
upon burning down the building.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
townspeople, the fire spread rapidly
and it was with great difficulty that
the building was saved, and as it was
some of the court records are some
what damaged. Three prisoners were
seriously burned and were almost suf-
located before they could be taken
from their cell One of them may die.
When it was learned that Moss was
guilty of the ghouhsh attempt to burn
the Jail the town ran wild with excite
ment. With a rope in their posses
sion the crowd started after their man
but the authorities had him hidden
away. Three attempts were made to
lynch Moss, all of which failed.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of West
Virginia, in session at Wheeling last
week, elected the following officers :
Grand master, G. W. Feidt, Martins
burg deputy grand master, John NJ.
Collins, Charleston; senior grand war
den, B. D. Gibson, Charlestown junior
grand warden, DR.. S. NJ. Myers, Mar
tinsburg grand treasurer, Hugh ster-
ling, Wheeling; grand secretary, G. W.
Atkinson, Wheeling. The grand mas
ter made the following appointments
of deputy officers Grand lecturer, j.
H. Dehmel, Wheeling; grand chaplain,
Rev. G. j. Tripet, West Liberty; grand
marshal, E. NJ. Turner, Morgantown
grand senior deacon, Joseph Hall,
Wheeling grand Junior deacon, Neil
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