Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-04-15
West Virginia News.

J. Calvin Davis, nephew of ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis, was found
dead in bed at Piedmont
Congressman Miller has announced
that he will recommend Edward Nc
Creary for postmaster at Parkersburg.
Business is said to be very dull in
the Fairmont coal region. The min
els are working but two days a week.
The Hotel Trion at Bayard. Grant
county, on the West Virginia Central
Railroad, burned last Sunday after
noon. 1t was handsome frame struct-
ure, valued at $4,000. 1t was owned
by Pittsburg man named Stembler.
Most of the contents were saved. The
insurance aggregates $4,000.
Col. John A. Robinson, who was ap-
pointed a regent of the West Virginia
University by Governor Atkinson, has
declined the honor, saying his personal
business will not permit him to attend
to the duties of the place. The Gov
ernor has appointed in his place Major
James NJ. Lee, Of Lewisburg.
At Huntington last Sunday night
Richard Woods was handling re-
volver carelessly at the home of Miss
Flora Teubert, his sweetheart, and in
a ocular manner pointed the weapon
at hel. The revolver was discharged
and the bullet entered her left breast
lust below the heart A short time
before death she rallied and made
statement that the shooting was acct
dental The young man who is re-
sponsible for her death is a son Of Rev.
Richard Woods, one Of the best-known
ministers in the city.
Governor Atkinson has announced
the following directors Of the second
asylum for the insane, at Spencer ::
For six years-Neil Robinson, Charles
ton, Republican J. B. Hayden, Wes
ton, Republican; H. R. Howard, Point
Pleasant, Democrat. For four years
&C. c. Smith, Spencer, Republican !;
Leroy Shaw, Kingwood, Republican !;
Robert H. Brown, st. Mary's, GOLD
Democrat. For two yearS-Col. j. A.
Flickinger, Monongah, Republican; B.
w. Foster, Huntington, Republican !;
DR.. T. B. Camden, Parkersburg, Dem
ocrat.
Frank Sarvia is dead and Dick
Wolf is lying at the point Of death at
their clearinghouse at Sissonville,
jackson county, as the result Of drink
ing essence of peppermint and light
ming hot drops as beverage IN lieu
of whiskey. Both were employed by
the Courtney Lumber Company. They
could get no whiskey, so they took
the peppermint for alcohol and flavor,
and put in the "hot drops, composed
chiefly of capsicum, to make it hot.
Each took big swig of the stuff, and
in five minutes both were crazed with
pain, and ten minutes later Sarvia was
dead.
Some of our West Virginia exchanges
are telling about Charles Wilson, Of
Hampshire county, who dehorned a
large drove of fine cattle in order
that they might not horn each other.
He also filled the remaining horns
with strong wood ashes in order that
they might not get the "hollow horn.
A little later a heavy rain turned the
ashes to lye and quite number of
the herd have since died from the eff
fects, 1t is just such cases as this
that the humane agent is supposed to
look after and he should not pass it
by unnoticed. The dehorning Of cat
tie isn't all done in West Virginia
either. There are many good farmers
who think there is much good derived
from the practice, but for our part
we think it decidedly inhuman and
that it should be abolished.-Genlus