Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-05-11
West Virginia Items.

Association will meet at Elkins May
81, and continue in session three days.
During thunderstorm few days
ago near Terra Alta two track hands
on the B. & o. Railroad were struck
by lightning and killed.
A postal census of Parkersburg
shows a population in the city and
within a radius Of mile of nearly, if
not altogether, $4,000 people.
Governor Atkinson has pardoned
from the penitentiary Tilden Size
more, sent up from Webster county
last year to serve ten years for forgery.
Mrs. David Eagan, of Charleston,
has sold for $500 her valuable collec-
ton of relics and curios to the West
Virginia Historical and Antiquarian
Society.
Flora Howell, near Elkins, threw
herself in front of the West Virginia
Central train Tuesday, but the engine
man was on the alert and stopped the
train when almost upon her. She
said she had neither money nor friends,
and wanted to die.
S. We'll & Co., clothiers, at Parkers-
burg, made an assignment. The assets
are placed at $4,000, and the liabili-
ties at $1,000. Sol We'll, the senior
partner, is missing. The Wells are
from Martinsburg, where they have
been in business for years.
The saloon keepers of Grafton have
declined to take out licenses at the in
creased price demanded by the coun-
ell, $500, and as a result syndicate
has offered the council $1,000 for the
exclusive right to sell spirituous IL
quors in that town, they to open only
two saloons.
Much excitement has been occa-
stoned near General Curtin's farm at
Braxton Courthouse, by the frequent
eruption Of the Elk river at the point.
For the second time the stream for
over 100 yards has turned black as
ink from oil which arises from the
bottom Of the river.
Elias Bailey, aged 1O4 years, died
at his home near Rileyville, Va, last
week. Mr.. Bailey was born in what
is now Madison county, in the year
1895. He leaves several brothers,
whose ages range from IS to 100
years. His death removes the oldest
person in Page county.
The new pardon board created by
the last Legislature will take charge
Of the release of convicts in the peni-
tertiary July l. The records at the
State penitentiary show that twenty
eight convicts were released during
the month of April, breaking any pre-
vious record yet made by Governor
Atkinson.
1t is said that the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Mil Company has
purchased site and will locate
large plant at Covington, Va, on
Jackson river. 1t had intended locat-
ing the plant at Caldwell, Va, but
strong opposition to its location on
Greenbrier river from the people of
Hinton and other places led to the Sc
lection of Covington.
At the last session of the Legisla-
ture an act was passed creating State
embalmers' board, and Governor At
kinson has appointed the following
board First district, Edwin L. Staley,
of Clarksburg, Lewis Bertschy, Of
Wheeling; second district, w. II. Fred
lock, Piedmont, W. H. Wilson, of Mar
tinsburg; third district, John Barlow,
of Charleston, William Hix, of Blue
field; fourth district, ]. B. Tippett, Of
Point Pleasant, George D. Gillian, Of
Parkersbulg.
The Randolph county-seat contro-
versy between Elkins and Beverly
has apparently been settled by Judge
John Homer Hot, who in an opinion
delivered Saturday orders the county
records to be moved at once to Elkins.
The decision of Judge Holt caused
much excitement both in Beverly and
Elkins. The Beverlyites have deter
mined to hold out against the orders
of Judge Holt. On Saturday at FL
kins was organized party of between
500 and 400 men who, with vehicles
in which to haul the records, proceed
ed to move on Beverly to effect the
removal. Word was received that
Beverly had been warned and was
prepared to give the Elkins contin-
gent the warmest kind Of a reception.
This dampened the ardor of some, and
Hon. c. Wood Daley, Of Elkins, gen.
eral attorney for the West Virginia
Central Railroad, seeing that some
thing must be done to avert trouble,
mounted a storebox and spoke to the
excited crowd for several minutes I'M
til they were induced to abandon
their purpose for the present at least.
Excitement still runs high in both
places. The latest news is that Judge
Holt has granted stay of forty days,
applied for by the people Of Beverly,
so that the case can be taken to the
Court of Appeals.