Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-08-01
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS

Governor Glasscock has been quite
sick the past week or two and IS now
under the care of specialist.
The Democrats of the fourth congress
sional district held their convention at
Parkersburg on Tuesday and renominated
Congressman John M. Hamilton by &C
clamation.
AT Fairmont the other night band OF
calithumpian serenaders greatly annoyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Swisher, and keeping up
the din longer than Mrs. Swisher liked,
she shot Lonnie Richards in the knee,
Gripping him permanently.
There is a very serious strike OF coal
miners in the Paint Creek coal region, in
Boone county. Several guards have
been killed by the strikers, and it has
been found necessary TO send two bat
tallions of the State militia to the place.
An electric power plant to cost 81 ,OOO,-
600 is to be constructed on the Cheat riv-
er by the West Penn Traction and Water
Power Company. The site is about Ill
ty miles from Pittsburg. 1t is believed
that 100, 900 horse power can be develop
ed by the enormous dam that will be
built across the stream.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
now operating solid express trains out OF
Romney and other towns OF Hampshire
county, to expedite the movement OF the
peach crop, which is unusually large this
year. Good prices prevail in the Eastern
and middle western markets. AS the FL
bertas ripen the number OF trains will be
Increased and shipments continued until
the middle OF October.
The grand jury last Thursday returned
10 indictments at Franklin, Pendleton
county. What promises TO be a sensa-
tiona trial will follow the indictments OF
former Sheriff Mauzy and former Clerk
o. E. Bolton on charges of miSappropria-
ton of funds belonging to the county.
This action followed the investigation
and examination of the books recently
by the State Auditor.
Last Monday the five-months son
of Mrs. Carrie Cobb, of Grafton, was at
tackled by a pet ferret while lying in its
crib. The family heard the child scream
and found the ferret sucking blood from
the baby's face. The child's nose was
partly eaten, one cheek badly lacerated,
one eyeball punctured and the back ofth
head was scratched and torn. The animal
was killed. The baby's eye is perma-
nently blinded.
The closing chapter in the SANDER suit
of Arthur T. Arnold, State Sunday school
secretary, against B. F. Hodgman, a
Moundsvlle merchant and banker, was
written in the docket of Marshall County
Circuit Court Friday when Hodgman paid
the judgment of $500 awarded the plain
tiff and settled costs amounting to about
81 900 more. Arnold sued for SIS 900.
The suit was based on charge by
Hodgman that Arnold had taken Shirt
and pair of gloves from MoundSville
store.
Two Kentucky Hereford bulls fought
duel to the death on The fancy stock farm
of AL Hartman, politician at Big Bend,
Calhoun county. The large bull weighed
ton and cost ST ,225, while the younger
cost $500. There had been bad blood
between the animals. While fighting
they fell over the steep river bank, over
which they tumbled into the Kanawha
river. Instead of attempting TO escape,
they continued to fight until both became
exhausted and sank. Their bodies were
seen later floating down the river.
Congressman Brown is much gratified
to learn with what unanimity his course
in Congress has been approved by his
constituents. Recently he sent out a
large number OF letters to persons in the
second district, regardless of party affili-
atoms, asking their opinions on several
Of the leading public matters which are
and have been before Congress. The
replies have been coming in at the rate of
several hundred day and now total sew
eral thousand. Almost without excep-
ton the writers express their approval of
his course in Congress and their approx
al of the course OF the Democratic major
ity in the House. Nearly all of them also
pledge their support for Mr.. Browns re-
election.