Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-26
Items Of Interest.

days. The only place she seemed to
feel pain is in her temples. Every
other part of her body can be pierced
with needles without showing any SEN
sibility.
Workmen last week tore out por-
ton of a wall in the basement of the
Capitol in Richmond under the i'm
preston that record of the famous
John Brown trial had been sealed up
there. The story was that these al
legged records were placed in this wall
by Major Newberry, who was the
superintendent of public buildings in
1870. No such documents were found.
A dispatch from San Francisco says:
Confirmation has been received here
of the report from Washington that
strong foreign power is backing Agui-
naldo IN his fight against the American
government and to make anappearance
at least of opposing its troops in the
field. Germany is the power referred
to, and the object of that government
is said to be to secure the Philippines
for itself.
A horrible occurrence is reported in
Floyd county, Va, where a man
named Underwood, suspected of being
a spy in the interest of L. S. internal
revenue officials, was decapitated by
moonshiners, whom he is said to have
reported. The story is to the effect
that Underwood for some time had
been causing his moonshiner neighbors
trouble with the government, and
few days ago a party of men caught
him and cut his throat and then threw
him. on log ard cut his head off
with an axe. No arrests have been
made.
Here remarkable story that comes
from Weston, W. Va: A female pa
tent in the hospital here has been re-
ceiving treatment from DR.. Ferry, one
of the hospital physicians. He was
informed by another patient that she
had seen the woman swallowing a
hairpin. The physician set to remove
from her stomach anything Of an in
iurous nature, and was surprised to
find therein thirty-seven common
pins, six were hsirpins, tin snuf-boX
lid one inch in diameter, an iron screw
an inch and a quarter in length, six
pieces of glass, one Of which is one and |
one-eighth inches long three-fourths Of
an inch wide, and another being a
triangular piece, each side Of which is
three fourths Of an inch in length; four
pieces of slate, one of which is one inch |
in length, one small piece Of china
ware and three comb teeth one inch
long.
"Wednesday night. at a bio revival |
meeting in the Methodist Church at
M~gautown, w Va, there was a
panic, in which a score or more OF
people were more or less injured. 1t
occurred Just after the sermon by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Leech, and many wo-
men and men had gone forward to the
alter. Some were shouting others
praying, and a few were weeping.
Suddenly a note like the brushing Of
a gun was heard to come from un-
derneath the altar, followed by success
sion of popping noises, which made the
congregation think the gas pipes had
burst. Immediately there was a rush
for the door-men, women, children,
mourners and preacher all tumbling
over one another in the rush for the
exits. A few of the more excited ones
jumped out of the windows to the street
below, distance of thirty feet. The
congregation looked for an explos-
ion, and some of the women tainted
from fright. When everybody had
gotten out it was found that boiler
valve in the basement was letting off
the surplus steam. The pastor gather
ed in all those who were able to return,
and tho sarvicas were continued