Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-05-12
West Virginia Items.

The President has appointed James
P. Fitch to be postmaster at Morgan
town, this State.
Mrs Markwood, mother of Rev. L:
R. hardwood, of Strasburg, Va, died
last week at her home in Mineral
county, this State, aged 50 years
The eighteen-months-Old child Of
John Mauk was burned to death at
Wardensville, its clothes having
caught while sister was kindling the
fire.
At Alum Fork, Mason county, the
three-year-old son Of William Shrouse
partly swallowed watch chain, and
in the efforts of physicians to remove
it the child's throat was so badly lace
rated that it died.
Miss Lucy Thompson eloped to
Ironton, Ohio, few days ago and was
married to E. NJ. Stairs, New York
travelling man. Miss Thompson was
but seventeen, and was a daughter
of ex-State Treasurer Thompson. She
lived in Huntington.
George, six-year-old son Of Jacob
Thompson, residing near Sleepy Creek,
Morgan county, pointed cat rifle at
his little four-year-old sister and, not
knowing it was loaded, pulled the
trigger. The bullet penetrated the
child's brain and death resulted IN
five hours.
Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, who
recently made trip to the interior Of
Cuba and had a conference with the
insurgent chief, General Garcia, and
who returned safely the first of the
week, is a native of Monroe county,
this State, and son of Col. J. NJ.
Rowan, formerly State treasurer.
The county court Of Randolph coun-
tv has awarded the contract for the
construction Of the new courthouse at
Beverly to J. ?. Conn, of Uniontown,
Pa, for $2O,945, and accepts credit
of $4,000 for the material now on the
building site. Work will commence
at once. Elkins, it is thought, will
make no further contest for the county
seat.
Smallpox is again epidemic along
the line Of the n. & W. Railway in
West Virginia and Virginia, and DR..
C. W. Spangler, of the State Board of
Health, has been again called thither
to fight the dread disease. In Mer-
Ger county there are but few cases,
but in Mcdowell six virulent new
cases have been discovered and many
more persons have been exposed. In
Pocahontas, Va, a number Of new
cases have developed.
Earle, the twelve-year-old son Of
George Compton, of Sir Johns Run,
Morgan county, was climbing about
the rocks on the mountains west of
that place when he lost his footing and
slid down an incline nearly two hum
bred feet, where a cataract of much
force was falling, and finally leaped
over precipice of twenty feet, re-
ceiving a fracture of the upper thigh
bone, which protruded, and bruises,
besides conclusion Of the brain, The
lads condition is critical.
Two damage suits for $4,000 each
were instituted in the circuit court at
Parkersburg against Simon TIchnell
and John J. McNerney, saloonists, by
Edward Devol, of Cairo, and Loretta
Devol his wife. The former claims
damages by having his jaw broken in
a fight in the defendants saloon re-
Gently, and the latter sues under the
statute providing for recovery when a
a husband receives injuries by reason
of intoxication, alleging the defend
ants furnished her husband liquor,
and while intoxicated he was beaten
and injured in such a manner as to
prevent him pursuing his labor.
James Brown and IdaGriggs, prom
inent young people Of Lucerne, Gil
mer county, whose courtship was OBJ
jected to by the parents Of Miss Grggs,
eloped Friday and were married.
Brown secured two Of the feetest
horses on his fathers farm and was
met by Miss Griggs, and they proceed
ed to Chenille The girls father sus-
pected she had left, and, also securing
a horse, went in pursuit. The race
was a spirited one for several miles,
when the old mans horse gave out.
They had not proceeded far, however,
when they were met by Rev. a. S.
Kelly, and the three remained on their
! l. $50, i