Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-09-02
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

slRht OF ms left eye cut in two by
broken glass from a bottle which
burst from the pressure in filing. The
sight is destroyed and his face is badly
cut
WHILE hunting, near Elizabeth, Jas
X. McIntire shot himself in the leg.
SCATTERING the bone
ANOTHER good well was drilled in on
Sancho creek-in fact. it is the best
well that has ever been drilled in that
section, and 1T opens up big lot of
new territory. The well in question is
that of IL. A. Moses & Co. on the
Hughes heirs farm This we'll was
drilled TO the top of the sand the other
night and made n good showing; in
fact, so good that it was estimated to
be good for not less than 200 barrels a
day. A late report received from the
well is to the effect that it had been
drilled deeper and that il was showing
up for 400 barrels day.
C. &. DUKE was appointed postmas-
ter at Frozen Camp.
COMPANY is being formed To oper-
ate the old plant of the West Virginia
Bottling Co, at Central City. 1t will
be managed by the same persons who
were figuring on starting the old Elson
glass factory at Martins Ferry, and
who have abandoned the idea of put
ting the latter plant in operation.
"A BARN belonging to Thomas Pol
lock, at Valley Mills, burned with the
contents and several head of horses
and cattle, among the number being a
very fast trottcr. The loss will exceed
81. 800.
HE democratic county executive
committee met at Grafton and called a
mass convention at the court house
September >.
The engagement of Miss Bessie
Hutchinson, daughter OF the late Hon.
John y. Hutchinson, to Mr. Samuel
Logan, Il. * o. ticket agent at Parkers-
burg, is announced. The wedding will
occur in September.
News reached HUNTINGTON of n
family row near the waters of Guvan
river, IN Lincoln county. Joseph Cline
and his two sons, Adam and Harrison.
were returning home from their DAVIS
work, and stopped at the residence of
Margaret Brown. While at her home
a trouble arose, and Adam, the Younger
son, seized revolver lying on the shelf
and began firing. One bullet pierced
the arm of his father and another pen-
etrated the left breast of his brother.
The fathers wound is a painful. but
not serious one. The brother is in a
critical condition, and fears are enter
tanned regarding his recovery.
MAGGIE BUCKNER was the other
day appointed postmaster at Leach
town.
REEcE BLIZZARD, of Roane county.
was Tod fp,. ind, Of Il, -:
Judicial district at the republican con-
vention held at Spencer. judge Shil-
ing, OF Spencer, was his only oppo-
ncnt.
The secretary of state has issued a
certihcate of incorporation to the Syn
Coal and Coke Co., of Bend, Fave tie
county, with an authorized capital of
500, 600.
On Harris Creek, Book Conley, Melve
Conley and Waub Conley got into an
alteration over COW, and in the quar-
rel Haub Conley was probably fatally
STABBED and the other two badly cut
up. Melve and Buck were both ar
rested, and after preliminary hear
ing before Squire Adams were bound
over 10 await the action of the grand
jury.
HEAVY thunder and electrical
storm visited Montgomery doing great
damage to crops. A curious phenom-
enon occurred on the Kanawha river
at that point, the high waves being
thickly covered with dancing balls of
IRE "A landslide is reported on the C.
and O. at Edgewater.
IHE hamlet of Rivesville, in Marion
county, Is passing through an epidemic
OF typhoid fever, nearly every family
in the place being afflicted. Three
new cases broke out the other dav.
making total of % persons now sick
The majority of the cases are Going
well, though they are all in the early
stages, and the final results can not be
predicted The cause of the epidemic
has not yet been found.
T. c. EWING will abandon the we'll
being drilled by himself and Others on
the Burge farm, near Parlersburp.
when the drill reached the Berea the
other day it was decided to drill on
down to the Gordon. When the drill
had reached "a depth of , $50 feet. n
telegram was received from the owners
directing the contractor to cease drill
ing and pull the casing with a view of
abandoning the well.
GAS gusher in which a number Of
Weston people were interested. was
drilled in between the famous big
Isaac well and Troy. in Gilmer
county.
WILLIAM STANLEY, tcamster in Lo-
gan county, was run over by saw log
and all the flesh was torn from his
lower limbs
TELEGRAM received from the chief
of police at Piedmont, says that they
have Earl Willsrun under arrest there.
1t will be remembered that he broke
jail at Weston some four weeks ago.
AT Gray the large hotel belonging to
the land association was totally de-
stroycd by fire. There were also de-
stroyed grocery store and barber
shop located in the basement of the
building. The loss will reach SO 600
with 81, 800 insurance. Their were sew.
cral succumbed 20 the intense heat
LINNGE MCCAIN. the little vcar-old
daughter OF Benton McCan. residing
on Gould avenue, Parkcrsburp. was at.
tackled by vicious dog belonging 10
WIN. Quinn, a neighbor. the other
evening, and one Of her limbs was ter.
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