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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

Easter passed without any storm.
The Methodist S. S. ut this place
gave b very interesting and enter
tanning performance. Sunday, con-
sisting of Rotations and songs,
which was followed by a speech on
origin of Easter by G.. @. Burgess,
after which the Rev. Bowles de.
livcred very able SCI mon.
Rev. X. r. Sadlcr preached
twice in town. Sunday.
We notice J. b Newman, French
Smith and Chris. Dunkle in town,
Monday.
Several drummcrs in town this
week, among whom was c. /. Will
liams. Dickson, w. Va.
Jailer Walker, has some eight or
ten boarders now.
DR.. Bantield, who has been prac-
ticing medicine ut Bowen for some
time has located at this place.
a. w. Preston and wife, of Dick
son, were in town, Saturday and
Sunday.
Lace hfarcum has moved into the
Ratliff & Shannon house, formerl y
occupied by II. X. Sadler.
Wayne Ferguson has bought a
house and lot in town.
A. @. Wilkinson made business
trip to Huntington, Monday.
w. +. Wilkinson and family
moved to Huntington, this week.
Saunders Spurlock has moved
to town and is occupying the AL
dcrson Walker property.
The grades on grammar in the
school examination week before last
were as follows: Nora Turner, 81;
John Graham, o.: Bascom Mcclure,
So; B. Workman, 79; Mary Bow.
en-, 70; and last week on geogra-
ply, Nora Turner, 81; Paris Lester,
%, ID. y. Mcclure, IS; ]. b. Work
man, S.; ] &. Graham, So
We learn to-day that Shannon &
Ratlifi, have sold their interest in
the store Of Shannon & Co, to DIV Ell
Rutherford and J. NJ. Ferguson.
Life Crum, OF Cassville, was in
town, Thursday.
Burgess Il Napier are going to
erect large business house in the
near future, on Keyser street.
w. B. Workman and wife OF
CARROTS Creek, visited Mr.. Work
mars parents near town, Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev Bowlcs and Nathaniel Tur-
ncr. are attending the District con-
ference ofthe Southern Methodist
Church atBarboursville.. this week
We learn that VIM. Shannon and
G.. +. Ratlitf, are going TO put up
goods in the front room of the Ex-
change Hotel, soon.
We learn that the County Court
is seriously considering the matter
of bridging Beech Fork, and a
member of the Court informs us
that it is quite probable that the
bridge will be built; this would be
grand improvement for the county,
and should be done at once.
The town authorities have had
the men Of the town at work on the
streets this week.
Miss. Jennie Smith, of this neigh
borhood, has been visiting relatives
near Dickson, this week.
James L. Wellman went to Cat
letttburg, this week.
Jacob Lycans, of Lincoln District,
passed through town en- route for
Ceredo, Friday.
Miss. Mollie Ferguson, of Fergu-
son, w. Va, who has been attend
ing school here, left for home
Thursday.
April &c, 1850.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

The Ceredo ADVANCE speaks a
good word for the liberality of the
business men of Huntington, in
thcTseffMts to make their business
known, -says:
NEARLY every one OF those en-
gagged In any pursuit, Clipped in to
..getUsa a'5oom edition for Hunting
tton OF the West Virginia Freeman.
-Huntsagt0n Gazette.
Bro. Mcintosh, you are mistak en-.
The above paragraph never ap-
peared in the ADVANCE.
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o! that fat-faced boy. almost
the whole town is affected with
humps.
Miss Florence Roberts came up
Saturday, and is now attending the
Fairview High school.
The candidates for Judge are
hustling about among the people.
w. B. Garrett is our candidate
for member OF the Board of Educa
ton in this district. Iurrah for
Garrett.
The centennial of Washinton's
inauguration was appropriately cele-
brated by our town.
Elder Wade will hold quarterly
meeting IN the Southern Methodist
church, Saturday and Sunday.
EX.sherifl Bowen, who has been
quiet sick for some time, was in
town this week.
B. Spurlock has commenced the
erection of another house on Key.
ser street.
w. f. Wilkinson passed through
town, Sunday.
The students Of Prof. Mcclure
school took holiday the 30th.
Dispositions were taken here Mon.
day and Tuesday, in behalf Of Gen.
Gof. Capt. Shannon managed the
matter.
VIM. Shannon has a young wild
cat, which he is going to pet.
NJ. V. Bowles and Nat Turner
returned fyom district conference,
Monday.
6. +. Rattle has retired from the
mercantile business. George must
aim to be Judge Of the intermediate
court Of Wayne county.
The Republican committee meets
here tomorrow TO nominate a candi.
date for superintendent Of schools.
It's thought that Prof. Osborne will
be the choice OF the committee.
We are having entirely too much
noise on our streets, made by drunk
men and boys, on Sundays. Our
town officers should enforce the
laws.
If the Republican clubs will lust
keep organized and all turn out to
the election and do their duty, Geo.
Frasher will not have a very large
marjoity and g. I. Ratlih will be our
county judge.
The grades Of the five highest
~ last weeks examination, were rs
follows: Nora Turner, 100; z. r.
Lester ,o4;J. y. Mcclure, 90; Chas.
q; Fry, 50; {. Graham and J. b.
Workman, 81.
SILvERsIDE.
May 4th, 1880.
IL requires nerve tor man to face
poyyder hat a x.y,..,,.... -
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The West Virginia Pres A ssooi.

The West Virginia Press Associa-
ton will meet at Wellsburg June
18th. We do not agree with Bro.
Charming, M. Smith who is OBJ
posed to an excursion at that time.
Attend to business first, then take
pleasure. A majority oF the mem.
bers Of the Association cannot af.
ford to spend the time and money
that would be necessary to have
more than one annual meeting.
Bro. Smith has accepted the Office
OF Corresponding Secretary and
should not shirk the duty Of arrang.
ing for an excursion.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

West Virginia had two hundred
men in the military parade in n. Y.
city last week, who acquitted them
selves nobly. Gen. Gof should
have been there as the Governor OF
our State.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

The next issue of the Proctorville
(Ohio) Nc,cs will end its first year.
after which time it will be $3.50 per
annum instead of 500, rs hereto
fore.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

The New York Methodist Con
ference recently passed resolution
deploring the custom of raising
money by festivals, fairs, bazars
and suppers.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

New York City was full OF PEG.
ple--and number of the people
were full Of "booze' week.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

BRO. Ballentine, of the Milton
Star, will please be little more ex.
Piicit about the TIVE business.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

w. n. Darnum, Chairman of the
National Democratic Executive
Committee, is dead.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

1t requires nerve tor a man to face
powder, but a woman has no such
dread Of face powder.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-05-08

The Lincoln Citizen is three
years old. 1t is healthy and bright.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
ENGULFED BY A TIDAL WAVE.
Commodore schIey's opinion of the
Great Storm at Samoa.
Why 1t was Not Thought Necessary
to Buy Australian Coal.
A Washington offIciai's Account Of
Widespread Dishonesty.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Respecting the
San Francisco despatch critieising the Navy
Department for its failure to accept an offer
of coal from Australia for the American
men-of-war at Apia, Commodore Schley, of
the bureau of equipment, said:
1--WE do not yet know that the loss of our
vessels at Apia was due to lack of coal,
My latest advices; which were dated the last
week in. January, show that there was a
supply of coal on the beach amounting to ISIS
tons. Some nine weeks ago the Mononoa-
tela sailed from San Francisco for Apia
with 600 tons of coal which we had on hand
at the Mare Island navy yard. 1t was not,
therefore, regarded necessary to buy Well
lington coal at $40 per ton when we had coal
of our own which had been bought and paid
for. The Wellington coal will not bear ex-
posure to the weather, and it would not be
economy to lay in stock of IL at place
where we have no provision for shelter. As
for the purchase Of coal In New York, /
know nothing about 1t, except that it was
bought and shipped, That was done by an
other bureaus Under instructions from Secre-
tary Whitney"
Commodore Schley continued "The es-
cape of the Calliopeunder the circumstances
and in the manner detailed in the later de-
spatcheS, confirms me In my opinion that
the hurricane which overwhelmed our yeS-
sells was accompanied with a tidal wave of
sufficient force TO drive our vessels and the
German vessels ashore, even if they were
under steam. l think the Calliope was near
est the entrance to the little harbor, and was
able to escape, while our own vessels and
the German ships were embayed, so to speak,
and dashed ashore almost instantly. In a
few days we, shall have full information on
the subject"
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
DISHONEST POSTAL CLERKS.
An official Says There Are Lots of
Them In the Service.

WASHINGTON, April ia startling state
meDt was made by one of the officials of the
postoffice department in connection with the
recent arrest of one of the clerks in the reg
istry division of the city postoffice here.
Said this gentleman: THE department is
aware that there are hundreds of clerks in
the different offices throughout the country
who are constantly abstracting money from
letters passing through their hands.
''Owing, however. to this carelessness of
the general public in sending small sums
through the mails it Is exceedingly difficult
to catch the thieves We know that there
are others in the Washington office who are
stealing, but it will be some time before an
other is caught, because they are always
more wary after an arrest Another thing
which is peculiar is that we seldom catch the
man we expect to nab. 1t is usually another
and one who has never been suspected of
peculati0n who is caught One of the prime
reasons why postal clerks steal is that they
are the poorest paid men in the government
service. They work harder than any of the
sibility than any similar set of men, yet the
minimum pay in the postoffices of the coun-
try is $500 year, and the maximum about
$1,000. Clerks who enter departmental SER
vice through the civil service commission be-
gin at $500. Men in the postoffices must
work eight or ten years before they can hope
to receive 5000. The parsimony of Congress
in appropriating for the support of the pos
tai service is therefore responsible to great
extent for the temptation to steal, which so
many men cannot resist.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
PREFERS A SOLDIERS DEATH.
General Sherman On the Slow Tor
ture Of Handshaking.

CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE congress Of
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States closed its session here
this afternoon. The next meeting will be
at ST. Paul, MINI, four yeare hence.
Over $50 members sat down to the banquet
at the Gibson House,last night given by the
Ohio Commandery in honor of the congress.
Many letters of regret were read, and among
them was this from n.:Sherman
| have received your kind and fiatterng letter
OF the 22d, renewing the invitation for me TO at
tend the annual banquet in Cincinnati, urging my
presence once year, etc. No one better than
yourself knows that we live in big country, that
the army societies, Grand Army encampments,
Loyal Legion banquets, etc., exist by thousands
dred.
New, as these social demands have killed of
my contemporaries you Join with the throng,
suppose 10 ascertain which of these shall kill
me. ii compelled TO choose mode OF DEATH
would prefer centre shot by bullet to the slow
torture OF handshaking, or the humiliation of
cringlng TO some lnon-combatant for an office TO
smooth The path of some old faithful orderly No
my good filend. have laid out my chart of life
for the next season and 1t does not include Gin
cinnati. Nevertheless you may safely assure the
companions OF the Loyal Legion that my name Is
on their muster rolls, that propose 10 keen IL
there till | am summoned to meet the great army
beyond the river, and that, without promisInp +
will come to Cincinnati on some future OCCASION
w. L. SHERMAN.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
BOUND FOR PORTLAND.
The Tempestuous Voyage of the Bath
Ship Alice M: Ninott.

NORFOLK. Va. April 1.-THE wrecking
steamer Victoria j. Peed arrived here today,
having in tow the hull of the ship Alice NJ
Minott of Bath. Me-, before reported dis
masted off the Carolina coast, with every
spar gone. The captain today noted pro-
test, the following being synopsis Of his
statements On February last he sailed from
Buenos Ayres for Barbados, in ballast, and
on the 25th Of that month"; In about lat. 81 N,
long. 35 W., he encountered gale; which in
creased to hurricane, carrying away the
jibboom, foretopgallantmast and foremast
He repaired the damages as well as possible,
and proceeded, arriving off Barbados March
i1th. There he remained until ordered by
the owners to Portland, Me-, sailing at once.
was again struck by a hurricane, which blew
all the sails out Of the bolt ropes. On the
7th the wind shifted to the northward, blow
ing with tremendous force. The captain at
tempted to bring the vessel around. but
failed on account of the loss of sails, and
the vessel meanwhile drifted towards the
beach. At about midnight he sighted Bo-
dies Island light, and the morning of the
Sth he was off Pea Island life-saving station.
In order to save the lives of those on board
he let go both anchors and cut away the
masts. The anchors held; and after getting
clear of the wreckage and its attachments,
the ship rode comparatively easy. On the
morning of the 9th they were net by the
steamer Benefactor, and the captain offered
to take off the ships company. but the offer
was declined. The steamer proceeded, and
yesterday the steamer Victoria J. peed went
motifs windlass was gone, the anchors could
not be raised. The cables were broken by a
dynamite cartridge. and the ship taken in
tow by the Peed.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
imposters Shown Up.

To the Editor of the Press:
Last spring we warned our citizens against
the clever appeals Of Mrs. Boyd. This sea-
son we find the same person masqueradng
as Mrs. Donovan. The story varies in some
respects but the sick husband is kept upon
the stage. We would give the real name and
address of the woman but as she always
gives false ones no good purpose would be-
served. We could have her arrested but a
woman perfectly well able to support herself
thus becomes bill Of expense to the city
The matter Is easily remedied il our citizens
will absolutely refuse to respond TO such ap-
peals at their doors.
This woman Is utterly unworthy her story
is false in every particular. IL she ever had
a husband he had the good sense to die long
ago, and she has no one dependent upon her
for support. She Is good worker, has a
wholesome prejudice against the aims house
does not like jail life and II she could not
beg successfully would support herself by
honest work.
woman bent with age is also doing a
very successful business going from door tC
door. She has comfortable home, children
Ia prosperous circumstances, able and will.
ing 10 give their mother good support. II
am not misinf0rmed they do amply pro.
vide for her. She begs either from vagraney
OF disposition or to aid an unworthy son. Fol
the sake OF her children l do not give hel
name but ask our citizens to be on their
guard against thus encouraging falsehood
and probably other vices.
assert again what said before, there /:
not poor person in Portland who does moi
know that there Is a better way to obtain aiC
than by street begging If there is anything
genuine In their claims IL you cannot per
sonally investigate the case send it to us anC
we will cheerfully do so.
NJ. j. LILLY,
Sec'y Asso'd Chartfiae
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Edgar Swan, the defaultIng teller Of the
Lynn (Mass.) City Bank, has been sentenced
to five years imprisonment.
The Malloy line steamer San Antonio, at
New York, reports that ON Sunday, off Fry
ing Pan Shoal light ship, she left the steam
er Texas, of the same line, lying by to take
five seamen off wrecked bark after the sea
had abated.
The new Inman steamer City of Paris
completed her first voyage yesterday, max
ing the trip from Queenstown to New York
in six days, eight hours and ffty-tnree
minutes.
The four men who robbed an Atlantic &
Pacific train in Arizona, on March LIST, were
overhauled by officers April 1st, 800 miles
from the scene of the robbery, and captured
after they had exchanged fifty shots with
their prisoners.
Two hundred and fifty miners at Hogsett's
coke works, Pittsburg, Pa, have struck, 0w-
ing to cut in wages.
Three children have died at st. Joseph,
Mimi, from eating wild turnips.
The storehouse of the Chelsea (Mass.)
Cordage Company burned yesterday. Loss,
$l50000; insured.
Lydia Watson. of Leicester, Mass, died
yesterday, aged 102.
There is a general strike among street car
men in Minneapolis, owing to a cut in wages
Cars were not running yesterday morning.
w. p. Woods, his wife and five children
perished in their burning house Wednesday
night
Edwin Booth will rejoin his company at
Cleveland Monday.
The Chicago Herald says that strike on
all the western roads centering in Chicago i:
one of the possibilities of the near future
The impression prevails among the men that
the western roads have determined upon Q
general and sweeping reduction in wages.
Mrs. j. f. Hartt, of Brookline, Mass, who
was so badly scalded in the accident on the
Chicago, Santa Fe & California railroad
near Joliet, ILL.,, died at the Mercy Hospital
in Chicago, yesterday morning. The physi
clans say that Mr.. Hartt and the others who
were wounded are doing well and will prob
ably recover.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
GRANITE CHIPS.

The Maine Granite Improvement Compa-
ny, in Belfast, are increasing their crew.
During the past week Is new men were add
ed to the roll, making in all 10 men employed
In the yard at present. The outlook is that
there will be plenty Of work this summer.
The Oak Hill Granite Company In Belfast
offer for sale or to rent, their entire property
consisting Of one of the best quarries in the
country, together with their sheds, derricks,
ETC.
At West Sullivan, business looks prosper
Gus for the coming summer. Crabtree &
with Providence curbstone. They employ q
large crew of men. paving breakers, stone
cutters, quarrymen, etc. G. w. Pettengill &
Son had loaded one vessel with Philadelphia
cur0stone, and one with paving for New
York. They intend to run larger crew this
summer than last. Hooper 81 Havey have
made new derricks and are getting ready for
business again. Capt. Al0nZ0 Abbott has
rebuilt his stone wharf and made other i'm
vessel with curbstone. He Is running his
usual crew.
Mr.. W. M. Howard, of the firm of Howard
and Greene. granite contractors, BluehiH, in
forms the Ellsworth American that they are
dOOut CoupACtinb ldIko DtduLlIul SOL
diers' monument for Waltham, Mass. They
are also constructing statue for a soldiers
monument in Winslow, Me-, and are making
a large number of monuments and other
cemetery work for various places in the
county and out
The Fort Payne (Ala.) Herald Of April Sd
came out with large heading over the dis
covery made there by Belfast man, and
stated that several weeks ago George Mayo
OF Belfast, Me-, arrived in lown to see what
he could find, and before he left for the east,
ACCOMPLISHED the real purpose of his mis-
sion, which was the discovery OF ireestone
miles from town, and that he was going
home and wind up his business as soon as
possible, and return to start one of the larg-
est freestone factories In the South.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12

that there was a crowd in the room-to in
vestigate and find the truth, while another
spirit somewhat vaguely observed "many
dear ones are waiting and listening every
where for some sign to prove that we do
come into the room."
Then followed more Of the same. States
were passed about from under the table,
raps were heard, blows struck, and, in short,
good test given.
The magician goes over his tricks one by
one, and shows how they are done, but he
objects to having the manner of
doing them described, preferring to do
it himself. "All is delusion and
naught is truth" but when he Is at work you
can't for the life of you see how It's done.
His spirit writing, with the spirits left out,
was done in about minute and half, and
yet there was nothing to show how it was
done. Even with his assurance that it was
all trick, he was beyond detection by the
writer, at least.
He invited detection in every way. The
raps were produced on a slate held at arms
numerous tests, such as lifting his hands,
sitting back from the table and the like.
Mr.. Mcconnell proposes to duplicate any
trick DIR. Slade may do while here, and then
when he has convinced the public that there
is nothing in the way Of spiritual manifesto
tion in it at all. he will show the world how
it is done, and thus enable any one to be his
own medium, and to that extent at any rate
his own magician also.
Next Wednesday evening w. II. McLaugh-
lin, of Scarboro, will deliver lecture at Re-
form Club Hall. on Spiritualism, and Mr..
Mcconnell, assisted with his present force
of spirits, viii give slate writing tests in .op-
position to those Of DR.. Slade. His rooms
are at 4991 Congress street.
1t should be added that Mr.. Mcconnell is
himself firm believer in the reality Of spirit
communication, but is down on slate writing
mediums, and others who are. as he claims,
deceiviDg the people.
just at present he has long list of ap-
pointments ahead. He made bold an
nouncement, and there is a general disposi-
tion to take him at his word and to insist
that he do all DR.. Slade attempts. and he
is ready he says to all he has undertaken to
aecOmnlish
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12
A Careless Uncle.


Last Saturday afternoon Bath lady and
two of her children were passengers on the
train bound for Bath. In the same car was
a gentleman with baby girl about two and
one-half years old. At Brunswick the gen.
tleman stepped off to mail postal and left
the child in charge of Mrs. Clarke. The lit
tie one was well contented, and the train
started. but no gentleman appeared for his
charge. The accommodating lady did not
know what to make of this, but supposed he
had missed the train. The child could not
tell her name nor that of the gentleman. All
she would say was that she was ''going to
ride with Uncle Tom A valise left with
the baby bore the letter "P." On her arrival
in Bath the lady took the little girl 70 her
home. where she was well contented with
the little children of the family. Later a
telegram came from Uncle Tom" stating
that he got left, but would be in the CITY In
two hours, and wanted the child left at such
house on Centre street. In due time the
gentleman arrived. The baby lives in LYNN
and was coming to Bath on visit. The
child was fortunate in falling into such good
hands,