Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-26
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

night. His body. was recovered soon
afterward
j. NJ. SANDERS, of Mercer, was NOM
mated on the thirteenth ballot nj
Bramwell by the republicans for cir
cult judge OF the Ninth judicial dis
,ric;.
Ilik other day, near Clay Courthouse,
Do miles up the Elk river from Charles,
ton, at an Iron Side baptist associa-
uon' Ea.'y 9-ag~ shot and Instantly
Killed his cousin. Joe Bragg. in front
Oh the church. An old grudgc was the
cause, The murderer escaped to the
mountains
Tbs teachers institute was In ses.
sion ut Weston for week 1t was sue
cessful in every particular. They gave
as part of their programme several
evening entertainments
JACK LEE. n colorcd man living In
hrooks. five miles west of Hinton, wac
run over and instantly killed by pas
senger train No. 10 in the yards at Him
ton. few nights ago.
BsfoIE daylight tho other mornings
boiler at an oil well on the Suil farm.
ON the Ohio side of the river. opposite
Sistersville, exploded. SCATTERING many
windows throughout the city and
nrousing the whole town. Fire fol-
lowed, and n a5o-barrel tank was con-
sumed. Loss. 81, 500.
The Sixth Judicial district demo-
cratic convention the other day nomi-
mated Hon. n. c. Prickett on the lsath
ballot, after being in session % hours.
IHk Ogdin oil fields was the scene
the other night of the most brilliant
spectacle ever witnessed I'm that Sec
ton. The famous Ncwbanks oil well,
which is also strong producer of gas,
took fire through accident, burning the
derrick and several thousands OF bar
reis of oil. When the pressure was re-
duccd Mt the mouth of the well the gas
broke the spouting oil into sprays,
throwing IL into the air more than 100
Feet The flame is in the shape of N
huge torch, the spraying oil forming
INTO glistcning drops in the mir
ana dropping in dazzling shower,
while the smoke, densely black, Is lift
ed way above the mountain. The hills
Tor miles around were covered with
sightseers, who came from nil over the
region. The loss To the owners In
enormous as the well was producing
200 barrels day. There Is no way TO
put out the fire, as the gas and oil
pressure are constant and the roaring
heat OF the flames terrific.
AN order extending the time OF filing
exceptions to the confirmation OF the
sale. I'm the case of Gratz VS.. The Vol
canic Land and Oil Co., was passed bv
Judge jackson at chambers at United
States court ut Parlsersburg. few
days ago, The purchasers OF the prop
erty deposited I'm bank, subject to the
order of the court, the amount of the
pavoh.sa money.
SINTEEN men were dropped from the
ohio River railroad pay roll, few days
since ut Parltersburg. The cut Is made
necessary on account of dull trade, and
the men removed are from the varioua
departments of the shops
NOTHING further has been heard
from the Kanawhas well on the Rob.
inson farm at Wick, which gave them
about I'D barrels when 80 feet In the
sand. IL Is thought, however, that
they viii get 300 barrel producer.
HE Preston County institute con-
vencd Mt Terra Alta the other d ~ with
lnrge attendance. There are $50
teachers enrolled Profs. A. L. Wade.
OF Morgantown, and j. Russell Trot-
ter, of Buckhannon, were the instruc-
tors, aided by many able men of prom
inence.
JOHN 7. HEAfY, member of the
firm of Healy Bros. saloonists OF
ParlSersburg, died the other night.
aged 40 years lie was i'll only short
time.
THE T. ". Barnsdall well on the
Ygul LOT fe..t -
which was reported rs OF no conse.
quence when drilled in N few days ago.
is now showing up for n good well.
The well is a Waverly freak.
THE WnyDesburg Oil Co. have con.
demned great deal of territory near
Lubbock. Wood county, by drilling sew
eraI crooked holes and keeping no log
Of the formations. etc. 1t is Thought
there il oil in this territory and the
action Of the above parties seems very
strange to parties owning adjoining
farms.
The democratic state convention In
session at Wheeling nominated C. G.
Watts for governor. w. III. BooQs OF
Pendleton county, was nominated for
audIor on the second ballot, defentinc.
Camden Sommers- J. w. Tucker. OF
Writ county, got the nomination for
state treasurer ON the third ballot. He
Defeated d. a. Dorsey and J. NJ. Rowan.
Virgil A. Lewis. for superintendent of
schools, was nominated by acclama-
tion; Hon. 7. S. Riley was renominated
for attorney general by acelamation.
and for judge of the supreme court.
John Holt, Of Cabcll county. won easily.
The selection OF presidential electors
was left totbe democratic and popnlist
executive committees
JOHN KIEFEB. for - years ID. O.
traek-walkcr, was killed by n train.
near Cumberland. while on duty. lie
walked into train withOu. apparently
seeing IL.
IIW r. j. Neal hardware house.
Parkersburg. wRs buriarized the other
night. and $3.50 in reviewers stolen.
JOnS IioUsE. Of Davis, has been
granted a pate Rt on window curtain
and fixture
MRS. JONI WATEss. the largest WON.
ar in Fayette county, and probably tho
LARGEST in The state, died few davs
ago from sueoeation. caused by tho in
tense heat She weighed 500 pounds
and had many times been offered poei.
lions with museums, but she preferred