The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-01

The Martinsburg canning fac.
tory was sold at constable's sale
lastweek for 800.
Fayette has more representa-.
hyes In the penitentiary than
any other county in the state
About 500 lambs were frozen.
70 death in GIeenbrier county,
during the recent blizzard.
Fairmont had a jail delivery
last Thursday. two prisoners es.
Gaping. They we're Joseph Itch
nell, Of Wood county, for bigamy
and I'D. Mcvicger, for burglary.
Charles Philip synder, son OF
Judge q. r. Snyder, of Charles.
ton. las received an appointment
as cadet at the Naval School at
Annapolis.
Grover Kelly, the little son of
Freeman Kelly, of zinn's Chapel,
Monongalia county, was burned
to death one day last week. His
clothing ignited al a CRATE.
Cordelia Hill, a little girl near
la.as y. Z
Charleston, shot her father,
Robt. Hill, and instantly killed
him Tuesday. Hill was whip.
ping one Of his boys who ran to
his mother for protection, and
then Hill began to beat her and
throwing her to the floor choked
her. The little girl ran in at this
juncture and placed a revolver
to the back of his head and killed
him. She was indicted for MUIR
der within a few hours.
A most shocking accident oc-
CURED Monday at the home of
Mr. Jas. Myers, who resides on
the Vanclevesville road. The
two little sons Of Mr.. Myers,
had, unknown to their parents,
taken their fathers pistol from
the receptacle, where it was
usually kept, and in handling it
was accidentally discharged, the
ball entering the forehead of the
younger brother between the
eyes and killing him instantly.
Charlestown Adcocate.
Settle Walls, whose wife died
about three weeks ago. came into
town this morning for the pur-
pose of getting license to marry
Miss Rhoda Mahorn. a girl of
fourteen, but not having the
money the clerk would not issue
them. Thereupon a subscription
was started and the necessary
price was raised and the license
issued. Logan County Banner.
The Kingwood Journal says
that Frank M. Ford, ex.sheriff
of that county. has lived for IA
years with a lizard in his stom.
aeh, although his health has been
falling and he was rendered to a
skeleton. Ford says that when
sheriff of the county he was rid
ing along the Morgantown road
and stopped by a spring, at the
road side to take a drink. He
got down and drank from the
spring. and in SO doing swallowed
a lizard which looked to be about
two inches long. He saw it, and
felt it go down his throat. He
tried every way to disgorge the
little reptile, and after reaching
home took an emetic but did not
succeed in getting rid Of it. Just
the other day the lizard passed
from his. bowels, dead.
The organization of the West
Virginia Society was completed
at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
Chicago, last night. One hun.
dred Chicago people who were
born in West Virginia were pres
ent. Rev. DIR. n. w. Thomas
was unanimously elected Presi.
dent and James 4, Brown Secre-
tary, and the following were
selected to act as an executive
committee. Miss Callie Hagens.
Mss Alice Bryne, Mrs. Belle O.
EsiSridge, E. S. Elliott, Rev. r.
H. Deliver, Il. N. Ogden and
E. NJ. Ashcraft. The object of
the society is to foster a spirit
of fraternity and good fellow