Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-05
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

The dry goods firm Of Rand 4
Goshorn, Charlestown, have failed.
Liabilities are $4,000.
The livery stable Of W. c. Parker,
at Romney, was burned last week and
four horses were burned to death. Loss
about $4,000.
William Yost, pioneer German
citizen of Wheeling, became despond-
ent on account of dyspepsia, and the
other day he blew his brains out.
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia,
has contributed $3.50 toward the cree
ton of home for destitute Confeder-
ate soldiers in this State Senator
Elkins was Union soldier.
Prof. F. William Rane, horticulturist
at the West Virginia experiment sta
ton at Morgantown, has resigned to
accept a position at a much larger
salary in the New Hampshire Agricul-
tural College.
Col. William Proctor Smith died at
Anderson last week, aged sixty years.
He was man of national reputation,
having been colonel of engineers on
the staff of Robert E. Lee during the
late civil war.
A drunken mob of about Is Italian
railroad laborers wrecked saloon on
Porter's Creek, near Charleston, and
shot and cut George and Jack Logan
and Bernie Cobb Twenty-eight of
the Italians were arrested and lodged
in jail in Charleston.
Typhoid fever is reported to be rag
ing to a fearful extent at Great Ca
capon. Physicians say the cause Is
the impure drinking water. Springs
in Morgan county that were never
known to go dry, have failed. Some
families have to go half a mile for
water.
The "Methodist Episcopal Times"
is the name of new religious Journal
Just started at Parkersburg, with Rev.
J. A. Fullerton as editor and X. S.
Boreman, Jr, publisher. The first
number cannot but create a good I'M
preston, for it is excellently edited
and handsomely printed.
Train wreckers burned Portland sta
ton, on the Ohio River Railroad, and
wrecked heavy freight train by run
ming it into the Ohio river on Satur-
dav morning. Two men were captured
Sunday by the sheriff of Jackson coun-
ty and posse of marshals. The men
are P. Carter, a former agent Of the
company, discharged a few days ago,
and J. Y. Stats, Of Sherman. The
men were taken to Ravenswood. Fire
man Barrett, who was injured, Is in
serious condition. The entire train
was demolished.
President Reed of the State Editori-
al Association is making great prepare
tons for the annual meeting to be held
at Clarksburg, September II and Is.
The indications are that the meeting
will be the most interesting in the his
tory of the association. An effort is
being made to secure ex-President
Harrison to deliver an address, and If
he cannot come some other speaker Of
national prominence will be present.
The handsome new hotel at Clarks-
burg will be finished by that time and
the newspaper men will have the
pleasure and honor of defeating it.
The people of Clarksburg are preparing
a special musical entertainment and
there will be a fine banquet, Presl-
dent Reed is also arranging to take
the editors on an excursion in special
cars to the Atlanta Exposition. The
excursion train will probably be made
up in Washington and will not start
before some time in October. The
arrangements will all be completed
and announced at the annual meeting
at Clarksburg.