Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-18
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

fisoF. a L. .WuIrErIIL. chemist of
the West Virginia university. with the
rays located a ball in the arm, of a
Negro shot recently.
Ar Charleston William Keller took
poison with suicidal intent and win
hkeiy die. The rash act was the result
Of a long continued dissipation.
SHAY * McMUrLEN's No. /. ON the
Dan "eekiey farm. an important test
we'll located northeast of the CLYDE
wei, was drilled in the other afternoon
anu Il Rowing at the rate of 90 ba rrel,
an hour
MISS FLoYf Orr, daughter =. A. Orr
travelling salesman for the Vance Shoe
1o-' died at her home in salem. the 9TH
er night. OF typhoid fever
The preliminary trial of James Ste
pnens for the killing of Hardie Comp
ton took place ut Parkersburg the other
afternoon. Witnesses for the state
testified thet Stephens shot Com pton
without the slightest provocation. Ste
phcns has every appearance of being
mentally npbala necd. He was held
without bond
THE president has par.ioped Charlie
Z. Rose, sentenced TO five years in the
reform school and a tine for passing
countcrfeit money.
lie court commissioncrs of Marshall
county met in special session the other
day at bioundsvilie and granted the
right of way over the county roads to
the wheeling Natural Gas Co. TO Law
their pipe line from the Cameron well.
The company is experiencing trouble
with the farmers in getting across their
farms in number of places. and will
be- compelled To resort to condempa-
ton proceedings in the circuit court.
The secret service bureau has infor-
nation of thearrest of'Belle Freclan nd
for passing raised notes at Clarl<sburg.
She was held for the grand Jury and
in default of s., 500 bail was failed. In
1874 she was arrested and convicted of
raising notes but after "A short term i'm
lah was pardoned by President Clevc-
iand- She belongs TO highly respect
able family ia the state.
A. T. WILSON was the Other dav an
pointed postmaster at NutterfarIn.
The following West Virginia post
masters were appointcd few DAYS ago:
aberdeen. Ahmedi Wolverton: ALBION.
Lloyd Weekly; Cecit franklin. McDan-
lei fahsMiil, j.. b. Cogar. Lightburn,
Joseph Reed; Miller, ID. c. Piguc: Shook,
W. 4. Bolinger.gq rtr.ff
TIE house judiciary committee few
days ago decided to hear arguments re-
garding the time and place for holding
the circuit and district courts in West
Virginia on March %
REV. JESS RosEBERRY. who was ar
rested for drinking liquor in funeral
procession ut Central City. one month
ago, stated the other day that he would
bring snit against the town for SIC. 900
damages. The minister claims the
drink was taken for medicinal purposes
only, as prescribed 10y his family phvsi-
clan.
The town of Kcnova has offered to
donate free site for the new court
house of Wayne county. as well as add
several thousand dollars to the build
ing fund provided the county seat is
changed from Wayne to that town.
The elections of the different pradu-
atiug classes for representatives on
commencement day. resulted i'm the
choice of Miss Mabel Reynolds to repre-
sent the bachelor of arts class: r. C.
Melee to represent the bachelor of
science class: w. +. Baker to represent
the class of bachelor of science in law:
u. III. Hare to represent the class of
bachelor of science in mechanical and
civil engineering. and r. w. Haught To
represent the class of bachelor in science
in agriculture. The law class elected
c. w. Gore to represent them after one
OF the most holly contested class cleo
tions ever held at the university. G.. NJ.
Ford was the opposing candidate.
THE following pensions have been
granted to West Virginians: Additional
WIN. A. Burdett, Forks of Little
Sandy. Reissue--C Christian Nav. Elm
Grove; John'W. Cunningham. Walker:
Nathaniel Hart, Bruceton Mills. Orig
inal Widows, Etc.-Mary Johnston.
South Side; Julia +. Warren. Kin0s-
bury; Sophronia Lang. Dola; Matilda
Doyel, Wheeling: Nancy Calhoun. OK
ford; Lydia NJ Greffin Mole Hill: min
ors Of Charles w. Brown. Rome. In
crease-Mark Poore, Huntington: How
ell T. Williams, Oal<ton: Washington
Elliott, COTS. Original Alfred Games.
Roseby's Rock. Renewal and Increase
Charles Price. Ripley; nenry J.. Spen-
Ger, Shirley; Eli ID. Wells, shiloh: Jas
III. Given, Parkersburg. Renewal
Edward a. Hammer. French Creek.
Rcissue and Increase James y. Bog
CESS, Colfax.
TErE internal revenue receipts for the
month of February fo- the Parkers-
burg district are as follows: Fines.
penalties, etc, STts4; beer stamps. So
's'9. 50; spirits, sto,s4O.1f: cigars. sis.-
tG7.32; tobacco, sl3 1efa.Q2: licenses. s372.
a.: total, S44, 1884. CT
FIRE destroyed thefarge barn Of Geo.
stout at Washington. near Parlxers-
burg Che other night, together with a
lot OF feed, seven cows and farming i'm
plcments. The loss j. estimated at
5000 partially covered by insurance.
The fire is thought to be OF inccndiary
origin.
TIE secretary of state has issued n
certificate OF incorporation to the Bank
of Warrington, OF Warrington. with an
authorized capital Of $780, 600.
THE president the other dav sent TO
the senate the nomination Of Hon.
Chas. H. Wells 10 be United states mar.
shall for West Virginia. The nomina.
ton was later confirmed by the sen
ate in executive session.
THB big gasser of tlIe McTaRpart OIL