Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-11
West Virginia Items.

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1t is said that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has acquired a controlling
interest in the Ohio River Railroad.
By a street-car accident at Ceredo,
three persons were seriously injured.
One of them, Mrs. William Num-, may
die.
Two freight trains on the West
Virginia Central Railway were
wrecked opposite Piedmont last Mon
day. Melville Fuller, boy standing
on the street, was killed by car that
toppled over on him.
At Grifithsville Minnie Waddell,
y wears old, shot burglar as he was
entering her home during the absence
of her parents, and then stood watch
through the night over him. The
burglar, who will die, has been iden-
tilted as Walter Morris.
Saturday afternoon lightning shocked
several hundred people in Morgan
town, damaged the suspension bridge
over the Monongahela river, the tele-
phone ard telegraph lines, killed
number of horses in the country, ruined
a lot of fine timber and burned two
bans.
Stephen Kay, aged IA years, is dead
and seven other boys are dangerously
i'll from drinking wine containing bell
adonna at New Haven. The boys,
whose ages range from ii to l6years,
secured several bottles of wine, and in
attempting to mix in alcohol got bot
tie of belladonna by mistake.
Mrs. Minnie Callahan went to Wheel
ing the other day from Evansville, Ind,
in response to telegram she supposed
had been sent by the coroner, saying
her husband, William Callahan, a rail-
road man, was dead. She wore wild
owls weeds and had made great sacri-
fees to get money, and was more than
indignant when she found that her hus-
band had sent the message and left the
town. she took off the widows
weeds and, buyinga new bonnet, went
home disguised.
On steamboat going from Sisters
vile to Wheeling a few days ago
Richard Paul and James Reed met for
the first time since they faced each
other in battle 81 years ago. Reed was
Confederate, Paul a Federal soldier.
Paul had always declared Reed tried to
kill him in that last battle and he would
not deem the war over till he licked
him. He tried it on the boat, but
Reed gave him a terrific drubbing,
breaking his nose and blackening both
eyes. Paul now says the war is over
and has made friends with his old adj
versary.
The Berkeley Springs Hotel Com
pany has been incorporated with $780,
900 capital stock. The company is
organized for the purpose of erecting
hotels, bath houses, etc, for the use
of the public; improving and beauti-
flying the grounds about the springs,
barreling and bottling the medicinal
water of these springs for sale, etc.
The incorporators are Senator n. B.
Scott, S. L. Baker, Chas. E. Wells,
Chas. J. Faulkner, Chas. P. Jack, A. R.
Unger, P. R. Hunter, J. II. Dawson,
T. B. Davis, John T. McGraw, c. J.
Orrick, Eugene Vanrensselear, F. S.
Landstreet.
The State Educational Association
at its meeting at Mountain Lake Park
last week adopted resolutions recon-
mending that the State furnish free
school books to children and also ad-
vising that vocal music be taught in
the public schools. The Association
elected the following teachers for the
ensuing year; President, Superinten-
dent T. C. Miller; first vice-president,
F. B. Trotter; second vice-president,
F. P. Harris; third vice-president,
Joseph Roster; fourth vice-president,
R. A. Riggs; fifth vice-president, G.
H. Cole; secretary, A. J, Wilkinson
treasurer, George S. Laidley. The
next meeting will be held at Noun
tain Lake Park in 1902.