Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-12
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

Lee Dung, OF harrison county, was
struck by a train while driving across
the railroad track and killed.
Walter Edward Harris has resigned
as editor of the Charleston Gazette, and
Gen. B. H. Oxley will take his place
John \. Boyd, a former resident of
West Virginia, died recently in Chill
icothe, Mo, where he was prominent
lawyer.
The election in Grant county, to
remove the county seat from Peters
burg to Maysville, resulted in favor
Of the removal by majority Of 282
votes. The people of Maysville quick
| ly transferred the records and equip
ment to their own town.
At Huntington, Tuesday, Brake
man Coxey Johnson was thrown 70
feet from the top of a car during a
wreck and badly hurt Miss Jennie
Crow was thrown by a horse and fatal
" injured; John Porter, aged l9, was
struck and killed by train at Guyan-
dotte.
Wilson Lavender, a blacksmith of
Peerless, was run over near Browns
town, by Chesapeake and Ohio train
Saturday morning. His head, one
arm and one leg were severed and he
was otherwise horribly mangled. He
leaves a widow and three children.
Foul play is suspected and detectives
are working on the case.
A disastrous fire occurred Wednes-
day of last week at Elk Garden, a coal
mining town fourteen miles south Of
Piedmont on the West Virginia Cen
trail Railroad. McIntire's store and
residence, Mckinley clearinghouse,
one double and eight single dwelling
houses and several stables, together
with much of their contents, were to-
tally destroyed. The fire is said to
have started from an attempt to light
a fire with oil. Loss heavy, partially
insured.
At Hannibal last Friday Mrs. John
Taylor was killed by Samuel Cross,
her brother. Cross quarrelled with
his young wife and threatened to kill
her and her infant child. The wife
fled for safety to the home of Mrs
Taylor, Cross followed and resumed
the quarrel, drawinga revolver on his
wife. Mrs. Taylor sprang in front Of
the woman and her child, Cross fired
at his sister, the ball passing through
her breast, causing instant death
Cross was arrested.
The board of public works of West
Virginia has completed and certified
to the auditor the railroad assessment
for 1895. The total assessment j;
500, 432, 791, which includes all the
property of the various railroads in
this State, the main tracks, sidings
station buildings and rolling stock.
The Chesapeake & Ohio is assessed al
$4,647,3O9; Norfolk & Western, So,
203, S24; West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg, 81 ,91O,S84 the Ohio River
81, 3S1, 924; Baltimore and Ohio, mail
line, S5,O99,SSO; B. & 0. Parkersburs
branch, 81, 35l 1863; Cumberland Val,
ley and Martinsburg, $1S4,104..
The thirteenth annual session of tn
West Virginia Sunday-SchOol Also
citation adjourned, after three day
; session, at Huntington Friday night
The attendance was very large an(
/ the addresses interesting. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, W. S. McGregol
Huntington; first vice-president, Franz
Barr, Martinsburg; second, Scoll.
: Moore, Parkersburg; secretary, G
| Ruttencutter, st. Mary's; treasurer
! W. G. Shafer, Fairmont The tim
and place of next meeting was left il
hands of the executive committee.