Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-08-22
West Virginia Items.

Charles P. DeGrange, well-known
resident of Berkeley Springs, died
suddenly on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia will begin a term at
Charles Town September Sd.
John German, aged %, was killed
by being hit in the head with beer
bottle by some unknown person in
Parkersburg, while on carouse.
DR.. James Howard, Jr., aged %
years; was thrown from a buggy at
Fairmont Sunday evening and killed.
He was dragged a distance of 800
yards and when picked up was dead.
A 14-year-old son of Dennis Lucas
at st Mary's while playing with
matches yesterday, set fire to the era
die in which his baby brother was
asleep, and the infant was burned to
death.
A severe rain and electrical storm
in the vicinity of Morgantown on Mon
day caused damage to the amount of
$4,000. Miss Mary Rice, a young
woman II years old, was struck by
lightning and killed.
Governor White has refused to par
don Lud Madison, a colored man who
is in the penitentiary from Fayette
county under sentence of death for
murder. Madison will be hanged
September 80. The Governor has
pardoned Joseph Matthias from Hardy
county, sentenced to the penitentiary
for attempted murder.
The West Virginia Board Of Par
dons has refused to pardon the Win
chester men-Harry Anderson, John
and Thomas Morrison-now serving
lO-year sentences in the West Vir-
Penitentiary for robbery. Prescott
ing Attorney Cornwell discovered a
forged afidavitin the prisoners behalf
and opposed the pardOns.
1t is currently rumored that the
Baltimore and Ohio will change the
end of several divisions and that Mar
tinsburg and Keyser will again become
division stations and that Fairmont
will take that honor from Grafton.
These changes may not be made until
the Potomac cutoff is completed and
the new line built down Fish creek to
the Ohio river. The latter improve
ment will shorten the line II miles
and greatly reduce grades and curves.
George Rohrbaugh, Riler Golden
and another companion, small boy,
were hunting bears in the Big Plains,
on the Allegheny mountains, and see
ing one which they could not approach
near enough to shoot, Rohrbaugh made
circle around the hill in order to ap-
proach nearer. While he was going
around the hill the bear moved, and
Goldizen following it up happened to
be near where the bear had stood,
when Rohrbaugh, coming over the
hill, saw him and fired, thinking him
the bear, with the result that Goldizen
was shot through the head, dying al
most instantly. The dead man was
about % years old.
The State Superintendent of Schools,
T. G. Miller, has announced the sue
cessful applicants for Peabody scholar
ships from this State. Among the
number the name of Miss Matilda A.
Lucas, daughter Of Geo. William Lu-
cas-, near Charles Town, stands first.
Competitive examinations were held
at about five different places in the
State several weeks ago, and there
were number Of applicants. The
questions were prepared by the school
authorities at Nashville. This State
has seven Of the Peabody scholarships.
1t pays to the successful applicants
800 in cash, travelling expenses both
ways to Nashville, and is good for two
years. The others who won scholar
ships are J. L. Muldoon, Potomac,
Ohio county; John Cougblan, Berke-
ley Springs; II. L. Matte, Anderson;
Sue Morris, Harrisville; F. T. Scan
lon, Three Churches, Hampshire coun-
ty; Nellie NJ. Ross, Hedgesville, Berke-
ley county.