Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-09-28
West Virginia Items.

William ". Drown, oI hluSWoou,
sold Is cattle last week that averaged
1874 pounds, and brought $85 a head.
The Grand Lodge of knights of
Pythias of West Virginia will be in
session at Wheeling October lib.
Governor Atkinson has appointed
ex-Judge Thayer Melvin, of Wheeling,
to be Judge of the circuit court for the
first district in place of Judge PAUL,
deceased.
Mrs. William Clingenpool, teacher
of public school in MIngo county,
was sentenced to the penltentiary for
two years for forging her name to a
teachers certificate.
Coon Swan, formerly a deputy
sheriff of Cabell county, was killed
near Hamlin, Lincoln county, on Sat-
urday by rolling saw log He was
probably the tallest man in the State.
Standing fiat footed he measured E
feet II ID inches.
Rev. G. A. Gibbons, the Episcopal
rector at Romney, shoots as well as he
breaches. Last week he killed six
wild turkeys, which aggregated 100
pounds in weight, the heaviest weigh
Ing 2O4 pounds. He killed two fine
gobblers at one shot.
Mrs. Jacob Simmons, widow, liv-
ing near Warrington, Pocahontas coun-
ty, was shot and killed the other
night by her daughters lover, Romeo
Killison. Mrs. Simmons protested
against Killison counting her daugh-
ter, and thus angered him. The muir
derer escaped.
October 10 has been designated as
Chadwick day at Morgantown, on
which occasion 81 1000 sword will be
presented to Captain Chadwick, of the
cruiser New York, by the people Of
his native town. Governor Atkinson
will make the presentation speech.
Admiral Sampson is expected to be
present.
At Ceredo, this State, last Wednes-
day the contents Of cannon, fired at
soldiers reunion, passed through a
coach of Huntington & Big Sandy
train. More than a dozen persons
were injured by flying missiles and
broken glass. Every window in the
coach was broken. Some mischievous
boys had put lot Of gravel in the
cannon after it had been loaded.
Mrs. Elkins, wife of Senator Elkins,
each year awards prizes to boys and
girls of the town of Elkins, for the best
drawing, needlework, preserves, knit
ing, cake, largest number of fowls
raised, etc. The exhibits were shown
on the lawn at "Halliehurst, Mrs.
Elkins home, Saturday, and the scene
smacked of a miniature county fair.
Mrs. Elkins gave thirty-two prizes, but
in order that no one should be disap-
pointed Senator Elkins gave a silver
dollar to each Of the 100 young people
who had not received prize. Refresh
ments were served on the lawn.
A woman living some miles from
Horton was feeding her flock of TWEEN
ty-seven chickens. She accidentally
dropped diamond out of her ring,
which was Immediately gobbled up by
one of the chickens. In grabbing for
the diamond she lost sight of the
chicken that got it, so she had to kill
and examine the craws Of the entire
twenty-seven, which she did, but she
did not find the diamond. She then
began looking in the grass again where
she had dropped it, and she found it,
the chicken having dropped it as soon
as it picked it up. The woman now
mourns the loss Of her fowls, but the
family is just spreading themselves on
fried chicken.
One of the worst crimes that has
ever taken place in this section Of West
Virginia was committed early last Fri
day morning near Paw Paw, Morgan
county. Absalom Kesler, an old man
Sc years Of age, lived in log house
in lonely spot along the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad three miles east Of
Paw Paw. He was well off, and near
ly always had large sums of money
about him. Living with him were
Ann DOMAIN, the housekeeper, and a
young man named Albert Gross. Some
time last Thursday night robbers visl-
ted the house and attacked the in
mates. The woman was killed. Kes-
Ter was terribly beaten, and soon died
Of his injuries. Gross was almost beat
en- to death, his jaw being broken in
three places, his collarbone smashed,
and other injuries inflicted. The rob-
bers set fire to the house and fled az
ter their villainous work was done.
Neighbors, attracted by the light, hur-
ried to the spot, where they found
Kesler breathing his last Just outside
the door. Gross, manned and bleed
ing, had crawled to the shed and lay
there. The body of the woman was
burned in the house, the cbarred re-
mains being found in the ruins. 1t
i. believed that the robbers secured
about $4,000 Gross was taken to the
hospital at Msrtinsburg, where he is
now slowly recovering. He has been
able to talk little, and it is thought
he can tell who the guilty parties are
when he gets better. That part Of
the country was widely excited over
the tragedy.
His Life Was Saved.