Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-01
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

-. -. EVANS . wealthy FARMER. who
has been in jail 90 Morgnntown since
February on attachment proceedings
to make him tell the whereabouts OF
1000 borrowed to pay n court judg-
ment, has just been refused writ OF
error by the supreme court of appeals.
and will now remain in Jail indefinite.
ly until he hands over the money and
all personal property and real estate
to his creditors.
OWEN BARrRAM, q prominent citizen
of Huntington. was shot and danger
ously injured by Franklin wolcott.
Tho latter was shooting at Frederick
Miller and the ball went wide It's mark.
G. l.. WEST, OF the publishing houses
of Rush, West & Co., Philadelphia, was
acquitted the other day In the circuit
court, ut Morgantown. OF the charge
of forging contracts. West took orders
for the history of Monongalia, Marion
and Taylor counties, and some of those
of whom sketches were published In the
history claimed that they had not
signed their names to the contracts
that We're presented when the books
were delivered.
PARKER & DEEM, who have n lease
on the Jacob Schild farm, in the Big
Kate or Williamstown field, have about
completed well on their lease and are
much elatcd over the prospects of a
big strike, rs the well mt the top of the
sand made u good showing, and big
gas pressure with considerable oil came
forth.
The Willow Island post office and
Norris store were burglarized the other
night Money and stamps to the value
of $50 were taken.
COMPANY of Parkersburgers who
have lease of I, 500 acres Mt Walker,
Station, have let the contract for drill
ing well to Dotson Bros, of Par<ers.
burg, and work will soon bc com
menced on the well.
The Flat Top Central Electric Power
Supply and Traction Co, organized ut
Pocahontas the past week, and to he
Incorporated Mt once with n capital
stock of 100000, will operate line OF
electric cars from Pocahontas To Nor.
wood, and In addition furnish power TO
the mines of the Flat Top coal field.
fully n dozen in number, that are now
preparing to put in electric mining APP
paratus. The operators have found
that only the most advanced methods
of mining will enable them to continue
successfully in competing for the trade
of the northwest, where the bulk of
their product in the west has been go-
ing of late.
YOUNG man named Ashby, OF Tun-
melton, was run over and killed in the
Grafton yards while seeking shelter
under n box car during n storm.
DR. w. ii. BOYD, n prominent phy.
stefan of Hampshire county, dropped
dead on the street at Alaska the other
morning. The deceased was seated in
front of his Office when he was taken
suddenly i'll and died before he could
reach his home. He was formerly of
Wheeling and was 80 years of age.
FEW days ago n patent was granted
TO Charlotte M. Johnson, Charleston,
on safety pocket.
a FIvE-YEAB-oLD son of o. II. John
son, of Tyler's creek, was killed by
horse the other afternoon.
The Big Injun sand is putting forth
slight showing of oil in the South
Fork Oil Co.'S well at Manganese. The
sand is thought TO be over sixty feet
thick. as tho drill Is now in IL about
forty feet and will be sent on down TO
| the Berea.
a CLoUDBUBsT on Lee creek recently
| raised the waters three feet in as MANY
minutes. Many acres of crops were
ruined, fencing swept away and foot
bridges washed into the Ohio river.
James Sped and w. H. Bush, of Park.
| ersburg. crossed the creek almost dry
| about noon, and coming back In 20
minutes were compelled to swim their
horses to get over, so sudden and great
| was the rainfall.
Lon BAUMGARDNER and Charles
Myers, young lads, were discovered the
other morning cutting and stealing
| copper wires from the electric car line
in the suburbs Of Huntington. When
the officers appeared the boys ran and
climbed To- the top of tall tree, and Il
was hours before they could be per-
suaded 10 come down.
The following pensions Noce issued
to West Virginia people a few days
| ago; Increase-Philip +. Walters. Lime.
stone Hill, Wood county. Reissue and
increase-John Butler. Terra Alta,
Preston county. Original Widows, Etc
-Juliana McGraw, Cove Gap. Wayne
county; Rebecca Morgan, Al pha, bod
bridge county.
DAVID j. RoMINE. n prominent farmer
OF Wood county, has brought suit for
5000 damages In the circuit court
against the Ohio river railroad for
failure TO keep up fences and for dam
aging spring on his farm through
which the road runs.
AUSTIN MCGRAIL, one Of the men whC
robbed the drug store at Terra Alta, on
the fourth Of the present month, and
who was taken out 20 that town n few
days ago by Lieut.. Clemans, has ex.
pressed his intention of turning states
Agidence and says he will implicate a
number OF young men Of bod family in
Preston county, In the commission OF
the crime. lie says the robbery was
carefully prepared plot, in which three
or four others took leading parts, and
be does not propose that he shall be the
only man 10 suffer for the matter.
When MeGrail was first arrested, or
an arrest was attempted, man pulled
a revolver on him and told him 10 sur.
render, but McGrail took the revolver
away from the would-be captor and
I w0'xed of.
/ AfHB North Penn Oil Co. brought ia
/ their ROgersOn No. 3, the other night,
/ and rouorfe from the vucII ,yoro tb.t a.