The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

This is the active :eason for sheep
and cattle buyers in Lewis county
Last week the Weston Free Press
printed the following:
1.-THE live stoc'.: men we're much In
evidence here Friday. Sobiska and
Ed Stalnaker carried 1910 sheep and
lambs, and the Halls about 500, most
ly taken up in the Leading creek and
Sand fork country. P. H. Fahey and
Charles NJ. Garrett shipped between
three and four hundred and Pat Bren.
nan q, carload. Detterman and Drop
pleman. Hall & Alfred, and Frank Col
Inns each shipped a carload of cattle.
Early In the morning the pens were
full, the aisle was crowded, and both
sheep and cattle were herded on the
outside to await their turn"
Harry Mendelsohn, brother OF Sam.
uel Mendelsohn, we'll known Charles.
ton merchant, who resigned a good
position in Pittsburgh at the outbreak
Of the European war to enlist in the
British army and has since served
with distinction In several Of the blood.
lest engagements or the western front,
was wounded two weeks ago in a
trench in Flanders, according to a
communication received by Charles.
ton relatives from his sister In Hull,
England. He is in a London mill.
tary hospital with a rife wound in
his shoulder. Mendelsohn's wound is
said to be serious but not necessarily
fatal. Although he has been in the
forefront of the fighting since six
months after the opening Of hostili.
ties, this Is the first time he was
wounded. He was in Hull in March
visiting his sister when that port was
bombarded by Zeppelins and a mum.
Der Of civilians were killed.
Here Is a snake story filed with real
thrills. 1t is taken from the columns
Of the Shepherdstown Register:
There was an exciting time at the
home Of John Lowe. tenant on VIM.
H. Martins Maple Shade farm, a few
days ago. Mrs. Lowe was attending
to her household duties, and her little
daughter, about four years old, wss
playing on the porch while her mother
was busy In the kitchen. Mrs, Lowe,
having noticed that the little girl
had been quiet for some time, thought
she would see what she was doing. She
was struck dumb when she saw the
sort Of playmate that was entertain.
ing her child-for It was a big black.
snake! While the little girl was
seated on the porch the snake had
crawled upon her lap, coiled itself
with It's head up, and when the moth.
er's Mortified gaze fell upon the scene
the serpent was cauing considerable
amusement to the child by the way
in which It was darling its forked ton
que In and out. Snakes are no novel.
ty in that section, and while Mrs.
Lowe was considerably alarmed, she
did not lose her presence Of mind.
Taking the child by the shoulders,
with a sudden jerk she dumped the
snake of her lap and took her into
the house. Then she called Mrs. Mar.
tin, and the two valiant ladies' killed
the over.friendly serpent with a hoe,
The snake measured four and a.half
feet In LENGTH
The Parkersburg Sentinel in a re-
cent issue printed the following com.
munication which is Of local interest:
Many members Of a celebrated com.
pany Of cavalry raised in Wood. Writ,
Jackcon and Roare, who served in tho
Jenkins Brigade" Commanded by
Gen. John McCausland OF Mason u
ty, after Gen. Jenkins was killed at
Cloyds farm in May, '64,) are yet alive.
The said company, Company F,
known as the "Nighthawks," was as.
signed in '62 to the 18th Virginia Cav.
airy. It was commanded by the gal.
liant Capt. Jas. A. Crawford OF Augusta
county, Va, and made a record equal
o any In the service. Its first feat Of
daring was on the occasion Of the ad.
vance Of Lees army to Gettysburg in
|t63. "A battery Of artillery posted on
the helghta north Of Martinsburg was