Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-15
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

and she At once ran into the yard and,
dropping her babe upon the ground,
she ieaped into the cistern. where she
was few moments later rescued by
her husband She was found to have
been burned internally and died n few
hours later The babe is still alive.
but VIII probably die. Mrs. Dolan was
well known in that section.
TBE proposition of the Electric Light
Co tn put in "A system of water works
AT weston. has been accepted by the
council. This work will be commenced
at once.
The accommodation train from Park
ersourg The other morning ran into "A
landslide near Petroleum, wreclSing
the engine badly. Albert Lucas. of
'rafton, the engineer. was badly hurt
ana may die. Thomas Huntington
hreman' of Grafton, WAS slightly hurt
The following postmasters were APP
pointed the other day: Calvin Manlxin.
at EIomera; August Gisseler. at Sand
mn; John W. Grim, ut Bearsville. and
>. W. Crow at Pleasant Valley.
DETECTIVE CAPT. ". W. BALDWIN, of
blueheld, in company with Mr.. Hogy.
went To North Carolina and arrested
and brought back :. d. Douglass as be
ing the murderer of the unknown trav.
eler IN the Rich mountains in Tazcwen
county, Virginia. "A short time since
ENGINEER ABGABRIGHT, who was 50
seriously stabbed by the Negro Fitz.
gerald, at Bluefield, is improving.
\ POST OFFICE has been established at
1anlleedam, Clay county, with Clement
Il. Lewis as postmaster.
THE drill IN tho oil ,.-an IN,
Drake farm, Ave miles from Parl<ers-
burg. struck the Cow Run sand. the
other morning, and proved veritable
gusher. II is estimated that the well
Will prove at least a barrel pro.
duccr. The strike created great excite
ment among oil men. as the well il sew
era! miles nearer that city than any be-
fore found.
CHEF HEAToN and Officer Nc Nerney.
nt Parkersburg early the Other. morn
ing, succeeded in capturing jasper
Athey. for whom they have had war
rants on record one year. Athey. who
Is charged with robbery, was locked up
for trial.
a. II. BECKwITH. while walking on
the street at Parkersburg. the other
day picked up package of paper
valuable receipts for money, paid out
10y the city of Parkersburg in 1886, to
the Northwestern Virginia railroad.
How the paper. which are very valu-
able, We're placed on the street is "A
mystery.
TIN MerchSuts' Coal company. of
Baltimore, will rebuild their .chutes at
Tunnelton. which were burned on the
N II =. 4 I
rebuild them of iron. This is coalinp
station for the Il. Il o. trains
REV. WILLIAM MARSHALL. lately pas-
tor Of the Southern Methodist church.
at Lewisburg, was confirmed bv Bishop
Peterson at the Episcopal church at
Martinsburg the other day Rev. Mar
shall intends to enter the Episcopal
ministry, and will be ordained at the
church council in June
Thomas THORN, of Thorn's Run. was
killed by falling tree the other dav.
Mrs. Thorn found him lying. crushed
10 death. with the trunk of "A larg. tree
lying across his body
Mrs. ELIZABETH JOINS LEoNARD died
at Moundsville, few DAYS age. aged
10. She was born in Switzerland, and
bound out to- an American family when
Is years old. She served three wears
in Philadelphia family to paw her
passage. She married at % and out
lived nine children. She was up and
around till three hours before her
death. She remembered distinctly the
war OF 1912. Her grcat-great-grand-
children lived in Allegheny CITY and
Steubcnvillc. o.
TIE miners and mine workers in the
Fairmont coal field received an adj
vance in wages April l. The miners
were allowed 81 cents ton. and the
other workers about the mlnes. pro.
portionate advance, about eight per
cent. Coal trade in this region is i'm
proving somewhat, though ii is far
from brisk yet.
AT meeting OF the city council of
Weston, the other night license was
voted down. This cuts off revenue of
80, COO
CHRIS FITZGERALD. Negro. con-
monty called buster met Engineer
Argahright on the street at Bluefeld.
and, il is said. stabbed him several
times in the abdomen. There was great
excitement among the railroad men,
and threats of lynching are being
made. Fitzgerald is in Jail and Arya-
bright viii die
HENRY ST. CLAIR. a hagman on TIE
POcahontas division of the y. q w.
railroad. was caught between the run
ming boards of the caboose and the rear
car. near Keystone. and fatally injured.
~. Clair is from Montgomery county.
Virginia
TIE y Il g. east-bound accommoda-
ton run into rock on the Silver Run
grade near Salem. badly wreckiug the
engine and seriously injuring Engineer
Albert Lucas.
MRs. MICHAEL JoNEs committed sui
eide az her home on Jones run. near
salem. Cause unknown
SIsTrRsvILLE is making great prep
arations 90 entertain the West Virginia
editors y May.
THE contract for carrying the United
States mail from Clear creek 90 Mac
Donald has been awarded to y. l..
Mayncr Of Mac Donald.
Ar Wheeling Mrs. Emma Brown.
daughter OF the late Gen. n. T. Fceney.
and q cousin Of the late Col. W. l..
Thompson. president of the Ohio River
Railroad company. was killed by an