Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-09
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The West Virginia Supreme Court
is in session at Charleston.

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is in session at Charleston.
Joseph Moreland, Democrat, was
elected mayor last week in Morgan
town. The council went Republican
and wet.
NJ. W. Donnally offers the Kanawha
daily Gazette for sale cheap. He says
he has enough of the newspaper bust
ness. There's a good opening at
Charleston for frstrate paper.
While a number of young persons
were skating on the ice on the Big
Sandy river near Huntington last Mon
day the ice broke, and Walter Quinlan
and Thomas Brooks were drowned.
S. J. Horn, who lived off of charity
and who was supposed to be very poor,
died in Parkersburg last week. Just
before he died he told about $4,000
in government bonds he had in bank
in Wilmington, Del.
U. S. Marshal A. D. Garden. of
Wheeling, who was so badly scalded
and otherwise injured in wreck on
the B & O. Railroad at Tunnelton sew
eral months ago, has received from the
railroad company $4,000 in settlement
of his claim for damages.
Hon. J. Rufus Smith, of Berkeley
Springs, prosecuting attorney for Nor
gan county, is very i'll, it is thought
with blood poisoning, caused by tack
in his shoe. DR.. W. H. Perkins, of Han
cock, who attends him, thinks the am
putation of his foot may be necessary
to save his life.
Jarrett Lynch, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Morgantown, died last week,
and his will has caused considerable
comment. By the provisions of the
will, his property will all eventually go
to church organizations He gave
81 900 to Broaddus College; $4,000 to
the Baptist church at Morgantown; re-
mairing estate to the Baptist Mission
airy Society Of West Virginia, and the
other half to the Baptist Ed EDUCATIONAL
Association of West Virginia. The
only property that goes to his widow
absolutely is horse, two COWS and the
household goods. The estate is esti-
$mated at $4,000.
Postmaster General w. L. Wilson
has received the following letter from
Mr.. Frank Woodman, proprietor of
Kanawha CIV. Va wooden mills: "In
these times, when you and your tariff
bill are the victims of so much abuse,
it occurs to me that you may be glad
to hear of West Virginia wooden
manufacturer who does not pretend to
be ruined. Ourprofts on the business
of 1895 are so per cent greater than
for 1894 and better than they have
been at any time in the FIVE years pre-
vious. l trust the tariff legislation
now pending will not fail to receive a
veto from the President, if necessary,
to kill it.
Mr.. James P. Ardinger, of Spring
Mills, and Miss Sallie B. Ellis, of North
Mountain, were married last week in
Hagerstown. They returned to Bed
ington the same day, and as the couple
stepped off the train and started down
the road, around the rear end of the
train came "a young fellow ringing a
tiny sleigh bell. This was followed by
more and larger ones, to which were
added cowbells, tin pans and dinner
horns until the noise was deafening.
At the first sound the young couple
started to run and the bellringers i'm
mediately pursued them. 1t was a
reception that the couple will not like
ly forget as long as they ive.-Mor-
tinSburg World.