Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-18
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS
The News From Every section of the
Little Mountain state.

The News From Every section of the
Little Mountain state.
The GAMER carriage works at
Moundsville were destroyed by Gre on
Wednesday.
4 fire at Montgomery Tuesday
night burned the odd Fellows hall
Loss $1,000
Stanley Callahan. hand in a saw
/ mill at Parsons, was instantly killed
Saturday morning by the bursting of
a circular saw.
/ l. G.. RohinsOn'S planning mill and
nearly one million feet of lumber
! burned last week at Warrington. the
loss being $4,000 to $50, 900.
w l.. Neal. the only brother o: Hon.
Lawrence T. Neal. late democratic
! candida for Governor OF Ohio, died
at his fathers residence. III PArkers-
burg, aged twenty uine years.
a very destructive fire broke out in
/ Davis ia>t Friday morning. and To-
tore II was stopped $50 600 worth of
property was destroyed The opera
house and five other buildings were
burned.
Mark Fletcher. "A brakeman in the
yard al Fairmont. caught Ms foot in
n frog whil- coupling cars. he was
run over His lrE aud arm were cut
oil and MS side badly crushed. lie
died about two hours after the acct.
dent.
At the municipal election at keyser,
W Va the following officers were
elected NJ. II Smith. mayor; W. y.
OTutt. recorder; Dr. 7 II. West, q.
Il Carskadou. J. Il Vernon, J. II.
hardwood and Hon. c. Wood Daley,
cOuncilmen.
The West Virginia Worlds Fair
board held it, final meeting at Park
ersburg last week and adjourned sine
die The board announced that there
is Sc, 800 left of the appropriations 10
b. turned over TO the Stare, also
s. 600 worth of exclusive rNhlOll>, etc.
Alphouso Hunt. aged tArlve years,
one OF three boys suspected OF lucru-
diarism aud arrested at Wheeling.
has confessed He fired The Mitchell
livery stable Friday, when several
valuable horses were burned. lie
said he started the fire just TO see the
engines come.
\ sad accident occurred on the New
river few DAYS ago. Thomas Demo
aud wife aud Joseph Rogers were
crossing the river IN a small boat be
tween NuttalisburG and Fayetteville.
when they lost control of the craft
and were carried over tue falls, all
three being drowned The upturned
boat was found containing two va
Uses. aud in them were TWO rcVOlve ~,
two dirks, lot of clothing and pair
of boots.
Hon. James G. McGrrw, president
of the bank OF King wood, w. Va,
was dangerously injured III Florida
on Thursday evening about dark. lie
was out driving, aud the span OF
horses became frightened aud ran
away. Both Of bis legs were broken
below the knee. aud other serious in
juri, received. His recov, II doubt
full. owing 10 his age, he being eighty
one years old. Mr.. McGrew was for
merly a member Of Congress from
West Virginia.
At Sisteryille. last Saturday even
ing. Edward Hoffman, employed at
the Eagle Hotel, went home, called
his wife into their room, put his arms
about her aud kissed ner While yet
holding her in his embrace he fired a
bullet into her head, iutllctlng Il
wound from which she di-d II few mo
ments later. Hoffman turned the re
volver upon hImselt. iullctug fatal
wound. Hoffman, il Is claimed, was
insanely jealous of his wife, 10 whom
he had been married but a short time.
Judge jackson. of the United States
Court appointed \ T. Siunott. the
head Of an engineer corps, 10 survey
land at Welch, w. Va, now occupied
by suuatters. SinnUtt with his corps
started in on their work last Saturday
When they reached the mountain
they were met 10y the squatters, armed
with Winchester rifles and Il number
of pistols After some pHrlryIng the
squatters opened fire. wOunding VIII
Siunott in the hip aud Robert Beaver
in the arm. Further work was stopped
aud the shooting aud interference will
be reported 10 Judge Jackson.
Because Of the large number Of APP
plcauts fpr appointment rs postmas-
ter at Keyspr, Representative WIN.
L. Wilson, ia whose district the Office
is situated, has suggested that II prl
mary election be held, al which only
Democratic patrons OF the Office be
permitted to vote, and that the can
didate receiving the largest number
OF votes receive the Office. The four
wears term OF the incumbent expired
on December 2Oth last II i stated
that Mr. Wilson's proposition l. not
acceptable TO one or two OF the can
didates. The chief a-pirants are
Messrs Jerry Shadwick, Harry Reyes,
II. V. Douglas aud Mr.. Fisher.
A dispatch from Wheeling says ::
The ground has been cut from under
those West Virginia coal operators
who have been demanding retention
Of the tariff duty on coal by an inter
view just published With Gen. b. ID.
SpiIman. General SplIman Is presi-
dent Of the Mouungah Coal Company,
employing over 1000 men IN the
Monougahpla VALLEY. aud operating
in Congressman Wilson's district
He declares that free coal will not
injure West Virginia coal operators.
but will eventually open up al enor
nous trade for them with Canada.
Special significance j. given 10 Gen
eraI Spilmau's views because Of his
being a sou-in-law Of United States
Senator Camden. who l. himself
largely interested in coal production.