Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-31
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
Amos Arbogast was frozen to death
in Pendleton county last week.

in Pendleton county last week.
On the first of April Hon. G. Wood
Daily, of Mineral county, will move tc
Elkins, Randolph county.
The wages Of all employees of the
West Virginia Central Railroad who
are receiving $50 or more per month
have been reduced 10 per cent.
Rowland Perkins, colored prisoner
tried to escape from jail at Buckhannon
the other night, when 10y Brady, the
jailor's son, shot and killed him.
C. W. Young, of Keyser, was award
ed $4,000 for loss of an arm and
other injuries in suit against the
West Virginia Central Railroad at
Parsons.
The fine residence of c. L. Bretz,
general manager of the West Virginia
Central Railroad, at Cumberland, Nd,
was burned Friday night. Loss $4,000;
| insured.
The Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs have been leased for term of
years to Eubank & Glover, for many
years proprietors of the Warm Springs,
Bath county, Va.
The annual meeting of the State
Horticultural Society will be held at
Morgantown on February 20, q and
%. Valuable papers will be read on
horticultural subjects.
WE. Mclean, of Cumberland, Nd,
fagman on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, will lose both ears by ampu-
tation. They were badly frozen while
tagging train during the recent Sc
we're weather.
The trustees of the Berkeley Springs
have leased the franchise of the baths
to New York company, which has
bound itself to spend $4,000 in the
improvement of the baths, and also to
build a fine hotel.
Richard G. Kerens, who is a direct
or in the West Virginia Central Rail
road, is having a splendid private car
for his own use built at the Pullman
works. The West Virginia Central
people are right in the swim.
At the municipal election in Wheel
ing last week the Republicans made a
clean sweep. B.F. Caldwell was elect
ed mayor by 1900 majority, and the
Republicans also elected their candi-
date for chief of police, city clerk and
all the councilmen but two.
Saturday night at Hinton NJ F.
Wyckoff and Fred Nihoof, an engineer,
fought with pistols and ofreceived
fatal wound. Wyckoff found Nihoof
at his home in the parlor with his
wife. Wyckoff was arrested and is in
Jail. He was also shot in the leg
The engagement of John Hugg, an
ex- printer, of Charleston, and Miss
Laura V. Lipp, of Washington, D, c.,
is announced. Who dares to say there
is nothing in a name? 1t makes a
fellows arm flop like a devil fish, and
his mouth keep time like a patent
clothes wringer to think of the bliss in
store for this couple. Thrice happy
should John and Laura be, their names
go well together-he'll get his Lipp
She her Hugg, and both Hugg and
Lipp each other. Do,0eN Recorder.
The State Grange of West Virginia
in session at Charleston last week
elected the following officers for two
years c. H. Knott, of Jefferson coun-
ty, worthy master; T. G. Atkeson, Of
Putnam county, overseer; G. T. Perry,
of Jackson county. lecturer; A. j.
Reed, of Richie county, chaplain ;
George 0. Sperow, of Berkeley county,
steward; T. F. Toothman, of Wood
county, assistant steward j. NJ. Rhine,
of Marshall county, treasurer; D. N.
Skinner, of Mason county, member of
the executive committee; E. N. Rousch,
Of Mason county, gatekeeper. Titles
were conferred on the following ladies:
Mrs. S. ]. Knott, of Jefferson county,
Ceres; Mrs. G. Atkeson, of Putnam
county, Pomona; Mrs. NJ. S. Sperow,
of Berkeley county, Flora. The next
meeting will be held in Martlnsburg.
Delegates from the various camps of
ex-Confederate Veterans of West Vir-
ginia met at Charleston last Friday and
organized Confederate Home Asso-
citation, which will build home for
disabled Confederate soldiers. The
following officers of the association
were elected: S. H. Green, Charleston,
president; vice president, first district,
Col. Robert White, of Wheeling Sec
ond district, Capt. Robert McEldow-
ney, of Wetzel; third district, John
Coffman, of Clarksburg; fourth district
Judge ]. G. McCluer, of Parkersburg;
fifth district, Gen. John McCausland,
of Manson; sixth district, Capt. j. E.
Thompson, of Putnam; seventh district,
Capt. J. A. Welch, of Mcdowell; eighth
district, Col. c. S. Peyton. of Green
brier; ninth district, Col T. B. Swami,
of Kanawha; tenth district, Col. ]. v.
Johnson, of Barbour; eleventh district,
David Camp, of Monongalia; twelfth
district, Col. ]. A. Robinson, of Min
eral; thirteenth district, !Col.R. P. Chew,
of Jefferson. Capt. J. c. Dickinson,
of Charleston, was elected treasurer.
Amputated His Own Foot,