Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-08-06
West Virginia Items.

in the vicinity of Davis within the
past few days.
The cornerstone has been laid for a
new 100000 courthouse to be erect
ed at Phillippi, Barbour county.
An Italian contractor named Tony
Casino fell under a freight train on
the Norfolk and Western Railway last
Sunday, and his right arm was cut off
near the shoulder. He picked up his
arm with his left hand and carried it
two miles to Welch, where he obtain
ed surgical aid.
The annual encampment of the
West Virginia National Guard is be-
ing held at Petersburg this week.
1t is named Camp Elkins, in honor Of
Senator Elkins. About 1900 men
are in camp. General c. L. Smith is
unable to be present on account of
sickness, and Col. G. E. Morrison is in
command.
An offer has been received by the
West Virginia Commission for the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition by
Charles NJ. Stieff, a piano manufacture
er of Baltimore, to furnish piano free
of cost for our State building at the
Exposition. The piano will be made
of mahogany, oak or walnut, which
ever the commission may choose.
THE pains are so bad that l would
rather die than live" was the expla-
nation Charles Beck, of Clarksburg,
gave his wife when she inquired why
be had shot himself. Beck was suf-
fering from typhoid fever, and had
refused the attention of a physician.
Sunday night he got pistol and
fired three shots in his mouth. He
died few hours later.
= Chesapeake and Ohio express train
No. l was held up by mob of 200
men near Clifton Forge Thursday
night and desperate effort was made
to take two negro prisoners from the
train. Over 100 shots were fired by
the mob, and when the train reached
Huntington 20 bullets were found in
the woodwork of the smoker and all
the window glass had been shot out.
The negroes had been arrested for ia
tally shooting G. & o. brakeman.
They were placed in Jail at Covington.
Fayette county, which holds the
banner in West Virginia for the larg-
est representation in the State peni-
tertiary, has Just deposited twenty
more prisoners, six of whom were
gwen life sentences for murder
There are ffty-fve counties in West
Virginia, and Fayette, since the de-
velopment of mining on large scale
within its borders, has contributed
one-fith of the State prison popula-
ton. At the present term of the
criminal court in Fsyette county 298
indictments were returned.
John Hofs collie dog saved his mas
tiers life at Parkersburg a few days
ago. Hof was alone with his dog,
working at a sand bank. The bank
caved in and Hof was completely bur-
led by it. The dog set up a howl
and began to scratching the sand away.
His actions attracted the attention of a
passerby, who noticed the dog trying
to move peice of sod to one side
He removed it and was surprised to
find a mans head sticking out. Dog
and man both scratched the sand away
and uof was removed unconscious,
but soon revived.
The system of uniform examinations
for public school teachers in West
Virginia, in effect this summer for the
first time, has caused good deal Of
excitement through the State. The
board Of examiners passed upon about
10000 examination papers and gra-
ded the same. 1t is reported that in
one county SO certificates were held
up because of the pa 'pable evidence
of cheating. The school teachers of
Harrison county were shocked when
their grades were made known. Only
one got No. l certificate. Of the
balance, % got No. 2 certificates, %
No. 8, and l9 failed entirely.
William Ad.ir, a prosperous farm
er and timber dealer, was shot and
killed Sunday night by his wife in
front of their home on Pigeon creek,
near Matewan. Adair, who had been
to Cincinnati disposing Of some timber,
returned home rather Unexpectedly
and found his wife away. He went
in search of her, and, finding her at
the home of neighbor, became jeal-
Gus, and, pulling revolver from his
pocket, fired three shots at her, but
each went wild. Mrs. Adair ran into
her home, and, selling her husband
Winchester, returned to the yard just
as he was entering the gate. He at
tempted to escape by running toward
the woods near by, but bullet from
the rife laid him low. He died with
out uttering word. Mrs. Adair
rode on horseback to Williamson,
where she surrendered, and is now in
Jail. Mrs. Adair is member of
wealthy family of MiDgo county. She
will enter plea of self-defense, as she
claims she saw her husband reloading
his revolver, and she realized that he
meant to kill her as soon as he entered
the house.