Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-12
Items of Interest.

nounced Tuesday night IN the Metho-
dist Church at Orangeville, Pa, 800
men, women, boys and girls who were
present found themselves glued to their
seats. Such a squirming, twisting
and ripping of garments were never
before seen or heard Of in church.
The people had gathered to witness a
debating contest for gold medal. I'm
known to those present, the church
trustees had few days before hired
ianitor to varnish all the pews. The
heat got the stuff in a good sticking
condition 50 that when the audience
attempted to rise and depart it held
fast. About $1,000 worth of clothing
was ruined and many of those present
declare they will bring suit for dam
ages.
The July report of the C. & o. road
shows that of the two trains which run
each way daily between Washington
and Cincinnati, No. l was late but
ten minutes in all during the month,
No. 2 fifteen minutes, No. 8 less than
so minutes. In other words, the four
trains lost about an hour during the
whole month, although the distance
between the cities is 600 miles. This
is a record to be proud of. To be
proud of such record IS putting 1t
mildly. 1t is a marvel; seventy-two
thousand miles of a run and only an
hour of time lost, with the numerous
stops and switches and thousands of
possible mishaps 1t is wonderful.
While ridiculing religious service in
connection with revival in progress
at High Shoals, near Athens, Ca, VIM.
Hogue Wood, a backsliding Methodist,
was stricken dumb. He was railing
against religion Just outside the meet
ing, in the presence Of large crowd,
when he suddenly stopped in the midst
of a sentence and has not spoken since
Everything possible has been done to
restore his speech, but to no avail He
went to the church and, taking paper
and pencil, wrote few lines to the
pastor, who read it to the meeting.
1t was: 81 am doomed to hell. |
now believe there is a hell. Pray for
me"
Five years ago a twelve-year-old
son Of Bernard Hagan, prominent
business man of Huntington, this State,
mysteriously disappeared from home.
Thousands of dollars was spent in try
ing to find him, many leading detect
ives being put to work on the case, but
to no avail. Last Saturday night the
boy, now a staIwart youth of seventeen,
appeared at his fathers residence, and
none of the family recognized him for
lono while There is great rejoicing
in the Hagan household. The boy
has travelled all over the United States
under an assumed name
DR.. Forbes Winslow, of London, a
well-known specialist on suicide and
insanity, says that "Jack the Ripper,
who by his crimes terrorized London a
few years ago, is incarcerated in a
county lunatic asylum in England
DR.. Winslow says this fact is known
to the authorities, but they have
hushed up the case. DR.. WinslOw also
asserts that the ripper was medica.
student suffering from homicidal ma
MIA.
A Berlin despatch said that the
Hamburg-American Packet Company
has ordered from Belfast a twin screw
steamer of 10000 tons. which will b,
the largest in the world The new
vessel will have elegant cabins for 2OC
frst-class passengers, and provision
will be made for 1900 steerage pas
sengers, besides large freight capaci
tv. The new steamer will be ready
in ten months.
An exchange says that the Postofic'
Department has decided that reqnes
to pay bill can be sent on a posta
card, but that it must contain no threa
or intimation as to what will be done
if the debt is not paid.
In 1882 it took 324 bushels of whea
to pay for self-binding reaper, while
a better one can be bought this yea
for the price of 1877 bushels
Ten Days Trip to Niagara Falls.