Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-20
West Virginia Items.
Rev. J. C. Amber, rector Of the
Grafton Episcopal Church, has resigned
to accept missionary work in China.

Rev. J. C. Amber, rector of the
Grafton Episcopal Church, has resigned
to accept missionary work in China.
1t took three men twelve hours to
fell tree in one of the new lumber
camps opened up near Madison. The
tree was eight feet through.
Senator n. B. Scott of West Vir-
ginia will leave in few days for the
west, and will spend several months in
Colorado, Oregon, California and per-
haps Alaska.
Architect Harrison Albright, Of
Charleston, has put in claim for
$4,000 for preparing plans for the cap
itol annex. The State officials say
they will never pay such an exorbitant
price.
The county court of Preston county
has abolished the fox scalp bounty
In one week recently they paid out
5000 for fox scalps. 1t is estimated
that in the last twenty-five years the
county has paid out $4,000 in fox
bounties.
The abandoned State fish hatchery
near Romney, was sold at public auc'
ton by authority of the Legislature
by ". B. Cornwell, commissioner oil
school land, to Capt. c. S. White fol
$2O5.25. The proceeds Of the sale
60 to the school fund.
At the solicitation Of Mrs. Raymond
wife of the president Of the University
Senator N. B. Scott has made the offer
of a cash price of 500 each year tc
be given by the school of elocution
and oratory to the young woman Civ,
ing the best grafton in the contest.
Governor Atkinson has expressed
the opinion that West Virginia will
furnish two or three regiments Of SOL
diers if the President shall call for
more volunteers to 90 to the Philip,
pines. 1t is safe to safe that not ma,
ny of those who have already had a
taste of army life will re-enlist.
In refusing to grant license for the
sale of intoxicating liquors the town
council Of Fairmont gave the people a
big surprise. As license was the issue
in the late municipal election it was
thought the members-elect favored it,
The liquor men say they have beer
bunooed and will try to have the de-
cision of the council reversed.
On Tavenbaugh run, near Manning
ton, last Sunday, L. c. Mathews, about
thirty years of age, killed his little
two-year-old daughter by cutting her
throat with razor and then commit,
ted suicide by cutting his own throat.
Mathews was undoubtedly insane, a;
he had frequently warned his family
during the past two years that he was
not right in his head.
Miss Lucy Day, pretty, black
haired girl Of eighteen years, was
found dead in her home at Davis Sun
day night with a bullet wound over
her heart. She was engaged to Fred
Kerns, a former West Virginia Central
conductor, of Cumberland, who was
with her a short time before her dead
body was found. His explanation
was that she had committed suicide.
The coroner's jury laid the response
bility for her death with him, and he
is now in jail. No one witnessed the
tragedy.
AtOrange, this State, last Saturday,
births took place in two families living
in the same house. In one case twins
arrived and single in the other. The
trio of newborn boy babies, dressed
alike, were placed in one bed to cause
the father of the twins to believe that
his wife had given birth to triplets.
The Joke worked nicely, but when
the time came to separate the infants
and restore them to their respective
mothers the identity could not be solv-
ed by the woman in attendance. The
identity still remains unsolved.
The Randolph county-seat question
has again been determined in favor of
Beverly and against Elkins. Presi-
dent Orchard, of the county court,
announced that there are grave ques-
tons in the case and that as he had
guessed once in favor of Elkins he
would guess this time in favor Of Bev-
erIy. Counsel for Elkins are having
the records prepared and will carry
the matter to higher courts at once.
Those who have been active in the
fight for Beverly are jubilant over the
decision of the county court and seem
to feel that the matter is finally settled.
Very Low Rates.
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