Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-07-26
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.
The West Virginia University will
establish school of mining engineer

The West Virginia University will
establish school of mining engineer
ing.
Two prisoners in the Berkeley
Springs Jail picked the lock and made
their escape Monday night.
Congressman Joseph Holt Gaines
was renominated without opposition
by the Republicans of the third dis
trict at Charleston last week.
At Berkeley Springs John Price,
who vas indicted for the killing Of
three Italians at Paw Paw last Octo-
Der. and who was found not guilty by
jury on the first count, was brought
into court and pleaded guilty to in.
voluntary manslaughter on the other
two charges, and was sentenced to 80
days in Jail and to pay a fine Of $75.
Col. John T. McGraw struck it rich
again few days ago. The second
test we'll which he put down at Mead
land, in Booths Greek district, not
far from Grafton, came in with rush
and a roar, big gasser, three times
as big as the first well put down sev-
eral months ago. The flow was struck
at a depth of 1000 feet. 1t is less
than 100 miles west of Cumberland.
The natural gas to be piped into
Cumberland will be transported dis
lance of 100 miles.
The negroes of Charleston are much
worked up over the killing Of young
colored man named Arthur Mason by
Policeman Morris Lacey. A party of
negroes were carousing about the
street, and when Lacey tried to arrest
them they became very impudeDt.
He seized Mason, who broke away and
ran. The officer fired and killed the
negro, and then wrapped the body in
an old quilt and threw it over the
river bank among the bushes. Later
the policeman was arrested and placed
in Jail.
The annual report of James w.
Paul, State mine Inspector for West
Virginia, has just been issued for the
year ended June 80. The total, coal
production was 81, $685. long tons,
valued at $3O,547,938. The coke
manufactured amounted to 2,738,777
short tons, valued at $4,792,S59.
The tonnage of picked mine coal
amounted to 21,17S,248 and of ma.
chine mined to l0,3l5,78l. At III
coke plants there is reported total
of l6, $3.50 ovens, of which 10, 254 were
in operation during 249 days, The
total number of men employed at the
mines and coke ovens was 40, $50.
Coal mines throughout the State aver
aged 2l3 days work during the year.
A singular occurrence is reported
from Morgantown, this State, where
Mrs. Belle Myers has just been ad-
Judged insane and committed to the
asylum at Weston. This action was
taken at the instance of Larkin Dunn,
a well.to-do farmer, for whom Mrs.
Myers kept house. Mr.. Dunn, who is
a widower, fell in love with his house
keeper, who is a widow, and few
days ago they took train for King.
wood to be married. While the clerk
of the court was making out the mar.
riage license Mrs. Myers became men,
tally disturbed and the application for
the license was withdrawn. On the
way home Mrs. Myers condition be-
came violent and her prospective hus-
band was compelled to make COM
plant and have her committed to the
asylum.
A COW on the Al Davis farm. near
the State farm, was drowned in a
barrel Of water few days ago. The
incident is very peculiar one and
probably without precedent. A bar
rel had been sunk in the ground, the
top projecting only short distance
above the surface. TWAS filled with
water for the cattle. During the
night the cow weut to the barrel to
drink. Her horns were long and
when she raised her head from the
draught the sharp point of her horn
caught in crevice between the hoop
and the slaves. Her efforts to free
herself only fastened the point of her
horn more securely and her nose was
held below the surface of the water
until she drowned. The ground
around the barrel showed that her
struggles had been prolonged and
frantic.