Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-29
West Virginia Items.

A severe epidemic OF typhold lever
is prevalent in Mason county, this
State.
Another bridge, to cost 81 100000,
is to be erected over the Ohio river at
Benwood.
Otis A. Thayer, a well-known bus
mess man of Charleston, died very
suddenly last Friday.
The firm of H. G, Harrison & Son
and H. C. Harrison, of Berkeley
Springs, have taken the bankrupt laws.
W. H. Mauzy, a school teacher Of
Hampshire county, has been arrested
for setting fire to the barn Of Malachi
Pugh.
While deer hunting in Hardy coun-
ty last Saturday DR.. j. S, Goochnauer
was accidentally shot and seriously In
jured by Richard Chipley.
A party of Italians working near
Keyser ended vendetta last Satur-
day night by killing Paulo Piccolomi-
nj, whom the murderers had been fol-
lowing long time.
DR.. Billings, the smallpox expert
from Washington, who managed the
epidemic at Charlestown last spring,
has been sent to Clarksburg, where the
smallpox is becoming serious.
The Little Kanawha Railroad has
been sold to a party Of New York and
Pennsylvania capitalists, together
with about 10000 acres of coal lands
in Lewis, Braxton and Gilmer coun-
ties.
A party of men went coon hunting
in Cabell county the other night.
They set fire to a dead tree to warm
themselves, ard big limb burned off
and fell upon Marshall Hawkins,
killing him instantly.
Hon. William Seymour Edwards
recently sent through R. G. Montague
to Hon. Theodore Roosevelt black
bear as a messenger carrying congrat-
ulations over the election. Mr.. Ed
wards is a well-known politician Of
Charleston, this State.
The rains the past week were a
great deal heavier in the western part
of the State than in the eastern Sec
ton, and the Ohio, the Monongahela,
the Kanawha and other rivers have
been very high. Much damage to
property has resulted,
Miss Lou Funkhouser, Of Hardy
county, shot a deer at her home the
other day. While attending to her
household duties she heard some dogs
running the animal. She secured her
fathers Winchester and fired, bringing
the animal down at the first shot.
What has come to be known as
"Camden luck" has another exempli-
fcation. Everything in oil or real
estate which Senator Camden or any
member of his family has touched
has proved great winner. Before
the Turner well was struck near Wes-
ton Mrs. w. H. Kunst, asister Of Sen
ator Camden, bought a one thirty
second interest in the royalty for an
insignificant sum and she is now draw
ing about 5000 day from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Woolard, of
Parkersburg, are the proud parents
of six children born to them within
three years. They have three times
welcomed twins into the family, the
last pair coming to them last Friday
night. Less than three years ago their
first pair came-a boy and a girl. The
girl lived, and is strong and healthy,
but the boy died. About Is months
ago the second pair came to them
two boys-both Of whom are alive and
well. Friday night boy and a girl
arrived. The parents named the son
Mark and the daughter Hanna.
At the session of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows in Parkersburg last
week the following officers for the en-
suing year were elected Grand mas
ter, John G. Timms, Parkersburg
deputy grand master, Charles NJ.
Roach, Grafton grand warden, G. A.
Vincent, Fairmont grand secretary,
E, A. Billingslea, Fairmont; grand
treasurer, Henry II. Seaman, Mounds
vile; representative to Sovereign
Grand Lodge, w. R. Cummings, East
Bank. Nine new lodges were char
tered by the Grand Lodge before ad-
journing. A resolution was adopted
assessing each Odd-Fellow in the State
10 cents for fund for the Odd-Fel-
lows Home, which it is hoped will be
established by the next Grand Lodge.
Grantsville offered a house and eight
acres of land for the home. The COM
mittee to raise funds for the home was
continued.
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