Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
NEWS NOTES FROM ELKINs.
Gold Excitement Proves Frost-Items
From the Coal Districts.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ELKINS, w. Va, July 1, 1906
The gold discovery excitement In Brax-
ton county. w. Va, has fallen fiat. few
months ago openings were made on the
Skidmore and Criss farms near Sutton
Several samples of the ore were sent to
assayers and some reported that they con-
tanned small quantities of the precious
metals. Amos Bright took a quantity OF
the ore to Washington and attempted to
get it analysed at the Office of the United
States Geological Survey, but was unsuc-
cessful. However, through the influence of
Senator Elkns an analysis was made, and
there is now deep gloom in Braxton. H. c.
Rizer, acting director of the Geological Sur
vey, reports that after examination that
two of the samples submitted are a mixture
of iron and pyrites with too much pyrites
to be good iron ore. A third sample is
classified simply as limestone.
Peter Thoren hanged himself to the limb
of a tree near the home of his daughter,
with whom he made his home, near Fair
mont w. Va.
-Four Italians. convicted OF the murder
of Tony Tulu. at Thomas. w. Va, were
each sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary
The concluding exercises of the dedicat ion
of the new Methodist Episcopal Church at
Elkins. w. Va. will be held tomorrow.
when Bishop Earl Cranston will preach
The night sermon will be by Rev. George
w. Wilding. d. D.. of Paterson, n. J.
The body of w. l.. White, an employe
of the ]. l.. Rumbarger Lumber Company.
was found on the West Virginia Central
tracks near Henry. w. Va. and the au-
thorlties are investigating, believing that
murder has been committed. A train was
stopped just in time to save the body from
being run over. White had been drinking
heavily at Clark's saloon at Henry, and
later left the place in company with ]. Il.
wilt, Victor Polk and another man. Polk
left the saloon early and White and Wilt
followed. White became helpless and Wilt.
It Is said, had to drag him from the track
Wilt was arrested on charge of MUIR
der. but nothing discriminating could be
adduced The body, it is claimed, was
placed in position on the track In the
hope of hiding murder
An armory of two stories, brick, 40 by 90
feet, is to be built at Elkins for the use
OF Company / of the West Virginia Ma
tional Guard: The ground floor will be
win cost 10000
Miss Marie King of Pittsburg. formerly
of Randolph county, w. Va, and Mr..
James Mcfarland of PIttsburg. were mar
ried Thursday at ST. Vincents Catholic
Church. Kingsville, w. Va.
c. E. Pride, one of the best known grain
brokers in West Virginia, was found dead
in hotel at Clarksburg, heart disease
being the cause. Death had ensued eight
hours before the fact was known.
~. j. Long of Valley B, nd has been
elected superintendent of schools OF RAN
sdolph county. w. Va. to succeed Edgar
Alien Poe. deceased.
Belington, w. Va, has gone wet by ore
majority. b. B. Rohrabough was. elected
mayor and A. ]. Stalnaker recorder.
John M Woods. sr. aged seventy-fonr
years. was killed at Mingo. Randolph coun-
ty, w. Va. near Elksns. having been
dragged by his horse which ran away
Roynal Boyer. a fiagman on the West vir-
gfnia Central and Pittsburg railway was
struck by train and killed while sitting
on the track. 1t is supposed that he fell
asleep. He was twenty-four years Of age