Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-14
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.


pany has been incorporated, with prin-
cipal Office at Grafton. Hon. John T.
McGraw and others are the incorpora-
tors.
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will convene in annual session at Nor
gantown, November 20, at which time
the new Odd Fellows Hall in that
city will be dedicated.
The Montana Coal and Coke Com
pany, Of Fairmont, one Of the largest
operators in the West Virginia region,
has increased the price Of mining and
day work 2! per cent, as have also
the CASTOR, West Fairmont and Mo-
nongah Companies, in Marion county.
The other day while Mrs Neal Nc
Intosh was at the spring for bucket
of water, at Quinnimont, thieves en-
tered the bed room of her residence
and ripped the bed-tick open and stole
$l,OO4, which she and her husband
had saved. Mr.. Mcintosh is miner.
Last week the Shepherdstown REG
lister entered upon new volume thirty
one. It's always up to date in every
thing, and although Democratic, we
enjoy reading the REGISTER. May 1t
exist for ages, attended by prosperity,
and be high flyer. Morga" Nes-
Senger.
A bad wreck occurred on the Pitts
burg division of the B. & 0. Railroad
at Elm Grove, near Wheeling, last Sun
day. A broken fange on one OF the
wheels wrecked the cannon ball" ex-
press train, the whole train being
thrown from the track. Mrs. Miranda
Hare, Of Kittaning, Pa, and a little
baby were killed, and about thirty
other persons injured, some quite bad
ly.
The West Virginia State Bar Asso-
citation, which met last week in Clarks-
burg, elected officers as follows: Pres
ident, Forrest w. Brown, Charlestown;
vice presidents, John Bassell, Of Clarks-
burg; P. j. Grogan, of Kingwood; G.
C. Watts, of Charleston; and John a.
Hutchinson, of Parkersburg; secretary,
J. w. Ewing, of Wheeling; treasurer,
w. n. Miller, of Parkersburg. The
next meeting will be held at Hunting
ton.
Christian Schleehle, a trimmer ofthe
Wheeling electric light works, was III
stantly killed while trimming light
last Friday morning. He had recently
got the job, and that morning started
to work. A light hangs in front of
his house and he asked his wife to
come to the door and watch him trim
his first lamp The light was lowered
and Schleehle took hold of both car
bons. The current ran through his
body, killing him instantly before his
Mortified wife.
John Melville, of Shaw, John Cal
very, Frank and Larry Jones and
Patrick Brophy, of Elk Garden, en-
ployed at the Manor Big Vein Coal
Company's mine at Shaw, started to
ride up a steep incline plane last
Wednesday in two mine cars, The
cars left the rail while crossing a fifty
foot bridge over the Potomac and fell
to the river. Melville and Calvery
were killed; Larry Jones had his right
thigh broken, he was badly bruised
and hurt internally; Frank Jones had
his right arm broken and is badly
bruised. Both may die. Brophy
jumped on the bridge and saved HIM
self.
Last Saturday morning at Eagle,
near Charleston, Erwin Hoostley and
Bette Shields, who have been lovers
for some time, fell out on account Of
Hoostley jealousy toward the woman.
She was seen with another man the
day before, and he demanded an ex-
PLANTATION, which was given, but which
did not suit him. Hoostley pulled
his revolver and fired at the girl, the
bullet cutting the skin on her neck.
Bette pulled her pistol, and then fol-
lowed street duel in which the wo-
man shot three times at the man, each
bullet taking effect. She came out of
the fight all right, but HOostley is in
a serious condition. She is under ar
rest to await the results of the man s
wounds.
Excursion Rates to Atlanta.
On account of the Atlanta Exposition,
the b. X O. r. X. Co. will sell excursion
tickets at greatly reduced rates. Season
ticLatS will no sold every day until De-