Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-01-07
Items Of Interest.

Capt. George Il. Lemon, one VI 'iie
best-known pension attorneys IN the
country, died last week.
Ex-Congressman Roswell G. Horn, a
noted Republican stump speaker, died
in Plainfeld, N. j., last Friday.
A man named Curtis, up in New
York State, recently traded his wife
for dog. 1t must have been mighty
good dog.
Alexander Hermann, the noted
magician and leight-of-hand perform
er, died suddenly on the train near
Bradford, Pa, last week.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company has purchased a powerful
snow pillow to be used on the road be-
tween Harrisburg, Pa, and Winches-
ter, Va, this winter.
A very destructive fire occurred at
Radford, Va, on Saturday, destroy
ing very large hotel and 81 houses,
including s business houses. Estima-
ted loss about $4,000.
Little Robert Henry, Baltimore
boy who was bitten by mad dog a
couple of weeks ago, died in terrible
agony from hydrophobia on Monday.
He had been treated at the Pasteur
institute in New York, but it did him
no good,
The official returns on the vote in
West Virginia for President were com
pleted and tabulated few days ago.
The average vote for Mckinley elect
ors foots up lo5, SOS; for Bryan elect
ors, 94,4SO; for Palmer electors, 675
for lowering electors, l,2l6; McKin-
ley's plurality, 1O,888, his majority,
1897.
The New York Christian Advocate
thus sums up the religious proclivities
of the newly-elected State officials :
Goyernor-elect Atkinson, of West Vir-
ginia, is an official member of Fourth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church Of
Wheeling, and a Bible teacher in its
Sunday school. -Four other newly
elected officials of this State are Meth.
odists: Judge H. C. MacWhorter, now
of the Supreme Court NJ. A. Ken,
dali, acknowledgement; Professor
Trotter, Superintendent of Public In,
struction, and f. P. Rucker, Attorney
General. The latter is member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
The Danville limited express on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois road was
saved by a small boy from plungins
into the Calumet river at Dolton, q
suburb of Chicago, the other day. The
train was heavily loaded and was run
ming at a high rate of speed. A little
boy saw four feet of rail out Of the
track lust as he noticed the Danvillt
express coming, and tagged it witt
his hat. The engineman thought tht
boy was playing and at first though
he would not stop. Finally, however
he set the air brake and came to {
standstill few feet from the gap il
the track. The track was repaired
and the express went on, few of thC
passengers knowing how near they haC
been to death.
Hon. NJ. X. Duty, one Of the best
known lawyers in this State, was muir
dered in his Office at Pennsboro by
Cad Collins last Thursday afternoon
About ) o'clock Benton Thomas, {
client of Lawyer Duty, called on The
latter to consult him on business
Thomas had been in Duty's Office bu
a short time when Collins, who is {
well-known oil man, entered and be
gan an abusive attack upon Thomas
Duty ordered Collins to leave the Of
fee, whereupon the latter rushed al
Duty with a long knife. Duty received
three slashes across the abdomen and
was 50 badly cut about the neck and
head that he died shortly afterward
Before Duty fell he struck Collins over
the head with poker. Lawyer Duty
was the late Democratic candidate fol
circuit Judge Of Richie county circuit
Bucklens Arnica SalVe.