Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

oest known men IN Southern West Vir-
yinia- died suddenly at his home in
Huntington me other evening. He
was 81 years old and his death is prob
ably due to apoplexy. He is the father
of Thomas H. Harvey, Judge of the
Eighth judicial district of West vir.
ginia- and w. III. Harvey, of Chicago.
who is the author of Coins Financial
School" He has lived in Huntington
Tor quarter of n century and had ac-
cumulated much wealth.
III. j. oBERHELMANN, Pittsburgh
grocer. doing business at No. lac Wa
bash street. Wheeling, was drowned at
the foot of Forty-eighth street while
bathing. His body was not recovered.
he leaves wife and eight children.
GeoReE SHAMBLIN was inside of the
nre box OF boiler Mt the railroad
snops at Huntington, the other after.
noon when steam valve burst, scald
ing him so badly that he will die, the
nesh slipping from the bones
AT huntington Mrs. Bowden. wife of
City Jailer w. NJ. Bowden. died. the eff
fects of being overcome with the in.
tense heat.
WHILE force of men were laying
steel rails on the Hardwood Lumber
COS railroad on Big Run. in Webster
county, few days since. the car sud
denly became uncomfortable and start
ed from the top peak of High mountain
with hive men on the car. Stark Daw-
son was the only man on the car when
IL stopped, after running three miles
when Dawson went back he found
James Moffatt lying in pool of water
dead, with his skull crushed. Jacob
Hoicomb was picked up 300 yards down
the mountain, terribly injured, and
Charles Long was picked up also badly
injured. Dawson is bruised. but com
paratively unhurt.
AT Charleston the jury in the case of
Martin Luther Davis, the colored law
yer, charged with defrauding the
United States government, returned n
verdict of guilty, the other night. This
is the second trial in this case and the
second verdict of guilty. Judge Jack
son sentenced Davis to two years in the
peniton,iary and to pay fine of $50.
AT farkersburg Joseph Kavanaugh
bridge contractor, assigned a few DAYS
ago, TO George Rornine Assets. So. 600:
liabilities, $1,000.
PRICE PLACKARn, night Waterman at
Kadnor. was run over and killed by
passenger train No. ON the Norfolk
and Western the other night. He lived
at kenova, TO which place his remains
were taken. He has relatives living i'm
Cincinnati.
OVER one Thousand persons heard the
baccalaureate sermon delivered bv Rev.
j. ;. Ramsay, of New York, before the
graduating class of the West Virginia
university at Morgantown. The annual
commencement of the university tool,
place few days later. There were so
graduates.
SUIT was brought at Parlxersburg by
the administrator of Consul Fred
Munchmeyer, citizen of Parkersburp.
who died of yellow fever in Salvador
recently, against The Provident Savings
and Life Insurance Co. of New York.
for 10000 Consul Munchmever was
insured in that company.
CHAs. SToLZBNFELs, JR., aged 10, was
found dead in his room at Grafton. the
other morning. The cause is unknown
THERE is great excitement among
the University students over the an
nouncement that during the reception
given by President Goodnight to the
students, few nights ago, five canes
from valuable collection owned by
the president were stolen. The presi-
dent secured them while travelling
abroad and some of the stolen ones
were valued at $50 and 500. The col
lection Is one of the finest in the coun-
try. Those taken were respectfully
from Jerusalem, Rome, Damascus. the
site OF the city of Dan at the head of
the river Jordan, and jacksonville. Fla.
This is the fourth or fifth theft in the
University this year and the faculty
will make every effort to ferret out the
thief or thieves and hand them ever TO
the civil authorities
III. l.. BALL, chief of the weather
bureau, reports: That the occurrence
of good rains has further benefited the
crops and has made prospective yields
appear more sure Wheat is not head.
ing as well as usual, and il is generally
thin and short. Corn is growing rap
idly and in some sections has been cul-
tivated the second time. Oats. rye. no.
tatoes and gardens continue in good
condition. Grass and meadows are
looking we'll Apples are dropping
from the trees, and in some places bad
~. The peach trees promise a good
yield. Other small fruits are good
G. ID. HAMPTON, Wayne county mer.
chant, was robbed of SIG in Central
City few nights ago. The robber en-
tered Hampton's room.
c. G. HALE was the other dav an
pointed postmaster at Vivian, Mellow
ell county, vice III. c. Zacharias. re-
signed.
A COMMISSION has been issued TO Ahab
Stemple as postmaster at Hur, Calhoun
county.
MANFoRD MORE, of Marion county.
and Alfred Weekly. of Randolph coun.
". escaped from the Reform school the
other night.
AT the election held at Weston. a
few days ago, paved streets and sewer.
age were voted down. A very small
vote was polled.
JONI Korean, a section hand on the
Il. and o. was struck near Moundsville
by falling stone. and died a few hours
later from his injuries. He leaves q
wife and three children in Europe.
Two more wells have been located on
the Grier and Hannet farms. near
Parkersburg, and one each on the Joe
Way. sr., and Joe Way ir farms