Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-11-28
West Virginia Items.

Huntington had a $4,000 fire last
Friday, and the same day $4,000
worth of property went up in smoke
in Wheeling.
An effort is being made to raise by
subscription from the friends of the
West Virginia University $4,000 a
year for athletics.
Lewis Dyche, veteran of the Mex.
lean and civil wars, died at Berkeley
Springs, aged 79years. He was town
sergeant for many years.
The Berkeley Springs Shovel Stamp
ing and Tool Company has been char
tered, with a capital of $4,000, tc
establish a plant at Berkeley Springs
George W. Biser is president.
1t is reported thet the officials Of
Lewis county are making an effort tc
procure bloodhounds to run down
criminals, so numerous and bold has
that class become since the discovery
of oil and gas in that county.
John May, Is years old, was cleo.
trocuted at Fairmont Saturday night
He was examining an electric light
pole, from which smoke was arising
and, placing his hand upon it, received
shock which killed him instantly.
Monday night thieves broke into
the dwelling house of Lindsay Burley
in Marshall county, and after tortur-
ing the family until they gave up their
money escaped with $1,000 in cash
and other valuables. Bloodhounds
are on the trail of the robbers.
The United States Express Company
has placed guards on the cars on the
B. & 0. from Baltimore to Parkersburg
Each Of these guards is equipped with
Winchester repeating rifles and has a
large revolver in holster. There have
been so.many train robberies reported
in various sections of the country the
company intends to be prepared for
such an attacbin the mountainous Sec
tions along the B. & O.
A Wheeling telegram, November
Is, says: Through decision handed
down by the Supreme Court of the
State Saturday in the case Of Johns
ton ct al. VS.. Hunter ct al, from Ohio
county, justices of the peace are pro-
hibited from trying cases in districts
outside of the ones in which they are
elected, thus rendering valueless thous-
ands of judgments decided upon by
them' and completely revolutionizine
the lower judiciary in West Virginia.
A sad fate befell a party Of mining
engineers and inspectors who last Fri
day entered the coal mine at Pocahon-
tss in which the great explosion took
place a few days previous. Eight Of
fcials sought to make an examination,
when they were all overcome by fire
damp in the mine, and not one of them
escaped. Their bodies were recovered
on Monday. Their names were Wal
ter O'Malley, A. S. Hurst. Robert
st. Clair, Maurice st. Clair, William
Oldham, W. Frazier Bell, Joseph Card
well and William Priest, the latter
being State mine inspector.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows
of West Virginia at its session in Fair
mont last week elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Grand
Master, G. NJ. Roach, Grafton; Depu-
ty Grand Master, G. A. Vincent,
Fairmont; Grand Warden, j. M. Chap
man, Hartford; Grand Secretary, E.
A. Billingslea, Fairmont; Grand
Treasurer, Henry Seamon, Mounds.
vile; Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, W, E. Ruttencutter,
Mason City. An assessment of fifty
cents per year was levied on each
member of the order for the establish
ment of an Odd Fellows home. A
committee Of five, composed Of J. A.
Book, A. G. Dayton, 0. S. Mckinney,
J. NJ. Chapman and John Beckley,
was appointed to view all the pro-
posed locations, to select the one best
suited for the purpose, and contract
for the same, subject to the approval
of the next Grand Lodge. The Grand
Lodge also decided that the home
should be used for the care and main
tenance of old and INDECENT Odd
Fellows and the widows and children
Of deceased members.