Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-03
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

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we'll ut Manganese. near Parxersburv.
is now progressing slowly. the well
caving almost continually and giving
its owners deal of trouble.
"nE South Penn Oil Co. have located
well ON the John j. jackson farm.
about three miles north OF Parkers-
burg, and will commence drilling as
soon rs preparations can be nude.
The location is far ahead of present de-
veiopments and IL the well proves a
good strike Petersburg can well be
called the oil center of the state.
Tns police OF Parlxersburg have been
killing dogs A mad dog ran amucls
the other evening. biting dogs right
and left, and then went into the coun-
try.
ihE Lincoln county mass democratic
convention the other day instructed
the delegates tothe state convention to
vote for Gen. Watts for governor.
WALTER WunuRx. in Jail Mt Weston
awaiting trial for felony. broke out
iew nights ago. Hewas captured next
morning at his home.
"HiIE Frank c. Burdette, n promi-
nent young attorney OF Charleston.
was standing in front OF livery stable,
some loose brick fell so feet from
chimney, knocking him to the brick
pavement, the back of his head strilx-
ing first He is seriously injured.
bon COOPER, who N few days ago fell
from the Sixteenth street bridge. Hunt
ington, died the other morning from
his injuries.
IiiE trial of Jim Sherman, the mu-
latto who is now i'm Jail Mt Parkers-
burg, charged with attempted criminal
assault upon little Lulu Wctherell. and
whose capture Mt Uniontown, PA.
created such sensation. came up be-
fore Judge jackson at criminal court "A
few days ago. The evidence Is said to
bc very strong against sherman and
his chances for severe punishment are
very good.
THE l5-year-old son of w. q. Jordan.
prominent citizen of Huntington. was
coasting on bicycle late the other
evening, when he YVES seized with an
cpilcptic fit lie fell to the pavement
and received injuries from which he
viii die
AT special session OF the county
court Mt Ceredo, TO be held the first of
June, the county court proposes To
submit To the voters proposition TO
issue bonds for sum sufficient TO sat
isfy the Judgment against the county.
The amount of the debt is S3i, 900.
FIVE hundred citizens of Huntington
met few evenings ago and organized
free silver club. Several addresses
were made by eminent speakers. The
meeting was very enthusiastic and
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republicans.
THE people of Clarksburg were sur
prised by Waldo Romaine Diminishing
his suit for $4,000 damages against
Noah Stone, his fnther-in-law, for
alternating the affections OF his wife.
THOMAS j. GArTEN was the other day
appointed postmaster at Binnto, Wood
county, vice Vida Adams, resigned.
and o. III. Groves at Rilla, Calhoun
county, vice Andrew Parsons, removed.
THE stock of goods formerly owned
by jacob Ieiglcr, who assigned at Hum
tington few days since, which stock
he alleged he sold to Schwab e. Co. has
been levied on by Cincinnati creditors
and the store closed. The liabilities OF
Ieigler will probably reach $50, 900 and
the assets are unknown. The Cincin-
natl creditors allege that the sale to
Schwab X Co. was fraudulent.
CONGRESSMAN DovENER, the other
day, introduced n bill to pension ut S73
a month Robert Sanders Northcott,
late lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth
! West Virginia volunteers and breyes
brigadier general of United States VOL
unteers.
TIE other morning at Cullodeon,
80 miles south of Huntington. during n
severe thunder storm, lightning struck
the house OF Ewell McKeny, probably
fatally injuring Miss Nora White. his
sister-in-law She is still I'm an uncon-
scious condition, but some hopes are
entertained for her recovery. An elder
brother was also severely shocked.
JAMES COCHRAN was the other day
appointed postmaster at Orem, Wood
county. vice Sarah Amos resigned.
FoUR-YEAR-oLD child chokcd to
death on a grain of corn at the home OF
its parents, Mr.. and Mrs. james An
Miss, near Landport, a few days ago.
The democracy OF Mcdowell county
instructs for Watts for governor and
Tierney as delegate from the Third dis
trict TO Chicago.
Gro w. TfPPETr, OF Point Pleasant.
announces himself as democratic
candidate for auditor.
JACOB IEGLER, clothing merchant of
Huntington. assigned the other morn
TO n. Il. Vinson. Assets and liabilities
unknown.
THE Maritime Coal company at
Thacker, on the Norfolk and Western,
made general assignment the other
day. Assets and liabilities unknown
WEST VIRGINIA pensioners: Original
Samuel NJ. Clemens, Valley Grove,
Ohio; Catherine Mulhenrn (nrrse).
Wheeling, Ohio. Original widows. etc,
Harriet Slaughter, FallsmilI. Brax-
ton; Mary Ann Smith, Copleyville,
Wayne.
PATESTs were granted TO the follow
ing West Virginians: Madison NJ. Ben
son, Fairmont. copy holder; Darwin G.
Boyce, assigner of one-balf TO j. M.
Clark. QuinDimont. cradle dump; Rob
ert Densmore, assigner OF one-ha1f,
Tom Greenstein. Weston. magazine fire
| arm.
THOs. }. GATTEN was appointed post
master at Binola, and O. n. Groves, at
| Rilla.