Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-04
West Virginia Items.

James Coffman Is serving ~ Gays
at Philippi for running "speakeasy
at Belington. He was also fined $5OO
by Judge Holt.
Col. B. F. Harlow, for many years
owner and editor of the Greenbrler
Independent, published at Lewisburg'
died last week Of paralysis.
The county court of Mineral county
reduced the claims for services by va
rious persons during the smallpox cpl
demic from $500 to $500.
The death list from the food in the
Elk Horn region in West Virginia has
been brought down to Sc, and the
property loss to about 81 100000.
William Wilmer, while fording the
south branch of the Potomac river,
near Franklin, was drowned, having
been caught by sudden raise which
swooped down on him.
The Attorney-General has appoint
ed A. S. Hawk, formerly warden of
the West Virginia penitentiary, to be
warden Of the new federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. The position pays 1000
a year.
Blue laws were enforced and bust
ness houses of all kinds were compell-
ed to close at Parkersburg, Sunday.
Saloons were compelled to removed all
screens and blinds from their windows,
and it was the quietest, driest day the
town has seen in years.
Peter Price, desperate negro of
Jaeger, Mcdowell county, insulted a
white woman the other night, and
when an attempt was made to arrest
him he cut to death Frank McGraw
and G. w. Hooks. The negro was
later and landed in Jail at
Welcb.
Traffic has been resumed on the
Norfolk & Western Railroad in the
Flat Top and Pocahontas coal region.
The repairs to the railroad occupied
about week, though when the food
was first reported it was stated that
trains would not get through for a
mouth.
A message from Senator n. B. Scott,
president of the Berkeley Springs
board, states that the State Board Of
Public Works had ratified the lease
of the public baths and park in Berks-
ley Springs, which was made to Messrs.
Jack and Unger, several weeks since,
and the property has been turned over
to the lessees.
c. D. Elliott, United States marshal
for the new northern district Of West
Virginia, has announced the appoint
ment of the following deputies John
+. Paulding, of Martinsburg James c.
Of Piedmont; Dan R. jack
son, of Kingwood George W. Shine, Of
New Martinsville; John Starr, of Har-
H. c. Emig and others who are in.
terested in the electric light plant here,
have purchased of Hon. James A. Gary
the real estate agency Of Moore
& Moore, the Hopewell mill property,
known as the old Watson factory, for
So, 500. The property contains about
As acres of land, several dwellings and
the mill site. The electric light
proposes to put ir new
plant to be operated by water power
from the mill and save expenses
Charlie, Iow1a Spirit.
The report Of the finance committee
Of the West Virginia University, just
made public, reveals the fact that an
of more than $25, 900
will have accumulated by October l,
1901, which there are no funds at
present to meet. The deficit, it is
claimed, was caused largely by the
expenses for summer schools beyond
the appropriations for this venture
The old board and the president of the
university were building up the school
and increasing expenses far beyond
the appropriations made by the Leg
islature.
As an attraction extraordinary for
the butchers big picnic at Wheeling
Prof. Charles Cooper hypnotized
James Morris and putting black
snake under spell buried the two in
a box FIVE feet under ground at Mo-
Fart Park, where they were to be res
directed for the edifcation of the
crowd next day. About daybreak the
sentinel posted at the mouth of the
air pipe leading down to the box was
astonished to hear Morris begging TO
be relieved. The snake had come to
life and had wrapped itself about Nor
ris neck. The guard brought assist
ance and soon had Morris and the
snake above ground. Morris was al
most dead, having barely saved bis
life by putting his hands at the sides
of his neck so the full force Of the
snake coil did not come upon his wind
pipe.
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