Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-29
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

II. ID. DovtNER was renominated for
congress without opposition by the
First district republican convention nj
Clarksburg.
HoS. WARREN 1rfrER was renomin.
nted for congress by the Fourth dis,
trict republican convention. He had
NO opposition.
Ink Putnam county republican con.
vention, which was held ut Winfield,
nominated J. ii. Collins for the legisla-
tare, X V. Dorsey for sheriff, David
Santrock for county clerk, j. L. Stew
eason for prosecuting attorney and
James Martin for circuit clerk
WnuE freight train No. ST. ON the
Norfolk and Western railroad, WA
coming through Dingess tunnel, neux
Ceredo, the conductor. w. IL sutt~<.
was In some way knocked of and In
stantly killed
PATRICK Gk1Ixs sat down ON the C.
\ O tracks between Montgomery and
Handley and fell asleep. lie was struck
by {. n q. west-bound passenger Mo- I,
cutting both of his arms and legs or
and killing him almost instantly.
j. NJ. STEELE, Alex steele and w. NJ
Scaggs had quite an exciting expert
cnce in the little town of Victor, Fu-
yette county, with bear. Scnggs
heard hog belonging Co him squeal-
ing vigorously in n thickct near his
house, and went To the rescue. He
found the hog u fnc 200 pound fellow.
in the clutches II big black bear.
which was making rapid Roadway in
despntching IL. Scuggs had no weap-
ON and threw rock ut the bear. The
bear then dropped his hold on the hog
and started for Scaggs Scaggs made
n run for IL through the brush. At this
1uncture James Steele happened 10
arrive. and having revolver, took
shot at the running bear, and evidently
missed him, or at least did no serious
harm, for the bear turned upon him
and soon put him TO flight. Both
Steele and ScaRgs ran to Scaggs' house
and locked the bear out. Alex steele.
hearing the commotion, got his gun
and came upon the scene His first
shot failed to bring down the bear, but
1T evidently scared him, for he took to
the mountains. Several other shots
were fred ut him but he finally es-
capped. "A bear hunt will be organized
and the farmers in that section are
looking forward to great sport, for this
Is the first bear seen in that section for
years.
CHARLES VINCENT, lnborer en-
pioyed by Wilson & Spies, was arrested
ut Weston on "A charge of criminal as
sault on 12-yenr-old Lena House. of
near Newton. He walked to Weston.
The officers were in waiting for him.
The child may die.
The new Baptist church Mt Clarks-
burg will be dedicated August q The
sermon will be preached by Rev. L. C.
Dargan, prominent divine Of Louis
vile, Ky. Every arrangement is being
made for an impressive service. e~
A MERCHANT named Ed. Ais was at
tackled 10y vicious dogs near his home,
several miles from Parlsersburg, and
his legs and hands were terribly LAGER
atrd.
WEBSTER ID. SMITH, n prominent citi-
zen of Coalburg, became violently In.
ane, and walked to Diego clad only in
his night Clothes where he was cap
tured by friends.
AN Italian mined Frank was fnstant-
ly killed by fall of slate In the Cres-
cent mines, Montgomery.
AT New Cumberland, two italian
pcddlers were held up and badly beaten
and robbed of S75 Constables chased
thN hiShW men, DuJ iney cbcupeu.
The West Virginia conference OF the
Mormon church, which embraces also
eastern Kentucky, begins July 81, at
Vanccburg. Ky, continuing until W
ust 3. Forty elders will be -
Eliza Kimball pres dent. Of tho
southern missions OF the church, will
preside
A PATENT was granted to Gustavuis
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coupling, and-to Richard s. Sample, of
Huntington, on spring bed bottom.
PEOPLE at WilliamstOwn are kept in
a state of uneasiness all the time --nce
the discovery of the smuggling Of nit
ro-glycerine into and through that
place has become generally known.
The opening of the oil fields aboat the
city has made IL necessary To in somo
manner get the deadly explosive 20
the wells and various methods are re.
sorted to-
TIE several republican judicial con.
ferees Of the Fourth district met in
Middfebournc and nominated Col
Romeo III. Freer, of Richie county, for
circuit Judge. There was no opposi.
ton to Freer and he was nominated by
reclamation. The following executives
committee for the district was APP
pointed: Tyler county, K. l.. Moore;
Doddridge county, w. II. Chevront;
Richie county, j. X. Marsh; Wetzel
county, G.. w. Shepherd.
THE Bellaire (O) stove Co has
awarded n three-ycar contract TO j. Ii.
Hastings, of Parkersburg, to make by
MS improved process, steel castings for
their stoves, the work to commence
July f6 at the company's plant
WILIAMsTOwE was visited by ire.
mendous downpour Of rain the other
afternoon about five o'clock, which,
was accompanied by n heavy wind.
Tie damage 10 crops was very heavy.
and a report comes that two derrick
x the Big Kate 6eld were blown down
by the severe wind The worst dam
age was along the small streams The
storm last over an hour.
r. X SMITH was appointed postman.
ter at Schultz. and j. G. Jones at sylvia
MARY THOMPSON, cOiored, who WA
sentenced 20 five years In the pen for
grand larceny escaped from the eountt
jail at Huntington early the other
morning. She was a truaty person
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