Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-25
West Virginia Items.

]. T. Robinson, youth II years
old, shot and killed his sweetheart,
Minnie Rutledge, aged Is years, last
Sunday, near Charleston. The two
were lovers, but the boy was jealous
of her. Robinson has been placed in
Jail.
Mr.. Thomas Daily, of Athens, O.,
went to Parkersburg a few days ago
and offered $4,000 for wife. He
wanted to be married the day he pro-
posed, and when he couldn't find any
woman with sense to take him up be
left town in disgust.
Mrs. E. T. Jarrett, aged 80 years,
was instantly killed at her home il
Charleston Monday by the accidental
discharge of revolver in the hands of
her husband. He was cleaning the
weapon and thought he had extracted
all of the cartridges.
R. R. Rumbarger and Frank Rum
barger, of Elkins, have purchased
from ex-senator Davis all the timber
along the Fishing Hawk branch Of the
Cheat river at $40 an acre, the sale
amounting to $15l 600 The proper
ty is said to contain 100000 feet
Of timber.
On Wednesday fire destroyed the
home of Philip Harper, farmer, near
Elkius. Two ofhis daughters-Auna,
aged II, and Daley, aged 9 years
were burned to death. The fire was
discovered at about ! o'clock in the
morning by Samuel, the eldest son.
He managed to awaken five of the
children and two boarders, but his two
sisters were by that time burned to
death.
A scholarship, providing for free
tuition in voice, piano, or violin, for
three years, has Just been offered by
Dean Wrightson of the West Virginia
University School Of Music. twill be
awarded by committee next June to
the pupil making the most satisfactory
progress during the winter and spring
terms, and it will be open to all pu-
pills, including those who may enter
during the remainder Of the school
year. This is a remarkable opPortu-
nifty to obtain three years musical ed
ucation free.
Ten thousand dollars in gold and
silver coins is said to be the prize
which David Diax secured while set
ting out some fruit trees at his farm
near Victor, Fayette county. In dig
ging for the trees he struck an old hub
of wagon wheel and when he dug it
up out rolled the shining gold and
silver pieces, he says. No ore knows
how the money came to be there nor
how long it has been there, but the
hub was almost decayed with age. 1t
was only about two feet below the
surface. A small town formerly stood
where the farm is now, and it Is
thought the coin was buried by some
misery resident Of the town, who died
without revealing its hiding place,
The sale of the Charleston, Glen
DENIM and Sutton Railroad to ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis has been an
nounced, and is part of plan to con-
struct a new railroad independent Of
existing lines from Charleston, w. Va,
to Pittsburg. The road bought by
Senator Davis will be extended up the
Elk river, will take in the Holly Riy-
er Railroad and connect with the Roar
ing Greek and Charleston, now being
extended by Senator Davis, and at
Belington the Morgantown and King
wood road, now built a short distance
out of Morgantown, will meet it-and
make through line under the owner
ship of Senators Davis and Elkins to
Morgantown. Thence it will be eX-
tended to Pittsburg.