Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-27
STATE NEWS.

been discontinued.
By the explosion Of the boiler of a
sawmill near Montrose, J. S. Hyre
was killed and six others badly hurt.
Thomas Anderson and L NJ. Lafol-
lette, Of Timber Ridge, Hampshire
county. killed six foxes in two days.
An extraordinary record.
Mingo county has voted bonds for
the building OF new court house and
the work will be commenced at once.
The building will cost 500. 900.
In the circuit court at Parkersburg,
S. Fl. Piersal and George H. Spence,
Populists, were awarded $40, 900 each
damages against the Parkersburg
Sentinel for alleged libel.
The West Virginia Central shopmen
at Elkins, who have for months past
been working eight hours per day, have
been put on ten hours. and the black.
smiths will make overtime.
The two coal tipples and incline o.
the Great Thurmont mine was de.
stroyed by fire Friday evening, to-
gether with thirty five cars loaded
with coal. Loss between $50, 900 and
$50, 900.
Enon Brashan was last Thursday
convicted of house breaking in the
circuit court, at Hinton, peniten-
tiary offense. This will make his third
term in the State penitentiary and
according to the laws OF the State, he
will go up for life.
Robert Ross, a young farmer o.
Madison Creek, was shot from ambush
and killed while blowing on Saturday
George Harbour is now. in Jail al
Huntington charged with the assas.
sination. Ross was soon to have been
married to Harbour's daughter
Clarksburg is to have an ordinance
requiring boys to get off of the streets
by half-past eight at night The bell
will be rung at that hour as a sigma
for the streets to be cleared, and after
that hour any boy found on the streets
will have to give proper account o.
himself
Meyer Newberger, ex-senator Cam
denis p ivate secretary. is authority
for the statement that the Nuttall
seam of coal, called smokeless Goa
and claimed to be the equal of the
Connellsville vein for coking, has beer
traced to within a few miles of Cam.
den Gauley, on the ex-senator
new railroad line.
Mrs Elizabeth Glbney, Clarkes
burg, one Of the most widely known
and most philanthropic ladies of West
Virginia, has been adjudged insan e
and sent to the Weston Asylum
About year ago, while crossing a
railroad, train struck her, causing
injuries to her head which resulted in
the loss of her mind.
James Allan, of Wyoming county
who shot from ambush and killed
DR.. James Harvey last winter, and
who last spring escaped from the
Wyoming county jail, has again been
arrested. The arrest this time wa S
made by the sheriff of Mcdowell
county. Allan was returned oWyom
ing county Tuesday and he will
in all probability be given a speedy
trial.
Bruce Jenkins, Morris Welch and
Jim Spencer became involved in a
quarrel at dance at the house OF
Mary Armstrong, at Ebbs Valley.
jenkins shot and instantly killed
Spencer, WEIGH stabbed jenkins,
fatally wounding him, and then
made his escape. Jenkins three
brothers, Tom, Walter and Jim started
in pursuit OF WEIGH, who is now hid
ing in the East River mountains.
They will, it is thought, kill Welch ii
they catch him.
The largest land sale for taxes ever
known in that section of West Vir-
ginia took place last Saturday at
Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln
county. The tract of hand was owned
by Eastern syndicates and stood on
the records in the name of the Trans
Mountain Land Company. 1t en-
braced IS, 600 acres. The taxes had
not been paid since 1879, which had
caused an accumulation of taxes to
the amount of Ga, 600 against this
property. The suit to subject this
land for sale has been holly contest