Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-06-29
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

e. w. Barnett, prominent business
man of Fairmont, died very suddenly
| Monday from heart failure. He was
80 years old.
A dispatch from Charleston, this
State, says that gas well with a flow
of s 100000 feet day has been struck
on Turkey Creek, in Kanawha county.
The car repair shop of the B. & o.
Railroad at Keyser was destroyed by
fire Monday night, together with SO
cars that were being repaired. Loss
$4,000.
The gold discovered in Braxton
county some weeks ago turns out to
be iron pyrites, which has no value
whatever. Fools gold" has deluded
many persons besides the Braxton
county folks.
Monday night burglars blew open
the safe at the postofice at West Union
and secured $50 in money, $500 in
stamps and seven registered letters.
The burglars sprinkled the floor with
cayenne pepper to avoid being tracked
by bloodhounds.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia has declared valid the
law making the State Auditor attor-
ney for foreign corporations. This
law takes the fees from the Secretary
of State and puts them into the State
Treasury. 1t is a hard blow to Char
ley Swisher.
Mathew Thomas, farmer, was as
sassinated Friday near Dunlow, Wayne
county. Thomas a few weeks ago
gave evidence before the grand jury
against some outlaws of his communi-
ty and few days later he received
an anonymous letter demanding that
he leave the community under penalty
of death. Thomas thought little Of
the warning and Friday morning
while going to his barn shot from
ambush felled him.
II will not permit my congrega-
ton to swelter in hot church while
listening to me preach" said Rev.
Carey Calder, D. D, Of the First
Baptist Church of Parkersburg last
Sunday. at is certainly not right to
ask people to make themselves too
uncomfortable in order to hear the
word of God. It's entirely too hot
indoors" For that reason services
were held outdoors under the shade
of the trees in the church yard.
Henry Wilkinson, reliable and
truthful citizen of Marion county, this
State, found the skeleton of black
snake on his farm, and the finding
thereof reveals curious and remark
able cause Of the death of the snake.
1t is perhaps the only case of the kind
on record. The snakes head was
turned up into hollow fence post,
concealing it. Near the middle Of
the snakes body Wilkinson observ-
ed pouch on which the skin remain
ed. He thought it looked curious
and unusual, so kicked the pouch, and
out rolled china nest egg as large as
turkey egg. The snake had evil
IDENTIFY swallowed It at hens nest,
installing it for a real egg, causing
fatal results.
After an extended conference at
Wheeling the first of the week be-
tween Tax Commissioner G. w. Dill
lon and representatives Of the princi-
pie brewers of the State, compro-
mise was reached relative to the pay
ment Of back taxes, which has thus
far resulted in thousands of indict-
ments. The brewers agree to pay at
once into the State treasury SIS, 900.
They also agree to submit to a compro-
mise on the taxes due the State since
the year 1908. The indictments al
ready found will be submitted to the
court without evidence, thus knock
ing out $40 in fees on each case for
prosecuting attorneys. The amount
of taxes in arrears is said to be ST.
100000. The compromise affects
the $1,000 indictments already
found. The State sought by indict-
ing the brewers for every sale made
without wholesalers licenses in the
past five years to compensate it's
treasury for the loss of license fees in
that period.