Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-27
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS


face and hands while eude.yorluy Il
save his property
n FATTY of Standard OH Inep nave
been on Il tour through the oil fields OF
tins state inspecting the interests of
the company, and are now on their
way 10 the Ohio Geld on the same mis-
sion.
WORK on the Lubbock Oil Co.'S well.
Iarkersburg, which will toe cleaned
and shot again, il progressing at "A
rapid rate, and the outcome of this
shot. which will be carefully planned.
II looked forward to- with much anx-
iety by local oil men.
ZIG celebration and trades display
on July 4, in Parkersburg. is now al.
most certain, and ma jority of the
mcrchaStS and business men are found
To bc very much ia favor of il. The af-
fair - now fairly we'll settled. and it is
said that meeting will soon Ice held TO
perfect the arrangements.
WILLIAM ANDERSON. hotel cook. of
Wheeling, Is missing. He was assault
eel the other night. both jaws broken.
right eye knocked out and skull frac-
tured. After his wounds were dressed
~ ''"Pt''"S' INC Cast II very mys-
tcrious.
ut PAKkERsnuRG the jury in the case
OF lanes Stevens, charged with kill
ing Sebastian Compton several mouths
ago. was secured few DAYS ago. and
the trial begun. Stevens attorneys
viii try to prove Stevens insane
FIRE destroyed a frame dwelling be-
longing TO 4. G.. Holt, ut Kenova. The
dwelling was surrounded by a large
number OF other buildings. and it took
heroic work to save the block The
loss will probably reach $500. partially
insured IN the Fire and Marine Iusur-
ance Co. az Wheeling.
WILL passing through the Ohio
River railroad yards at Sistersvlle. on
his way {" church e. l.. Russell. aged
~, and onv-lcsgcd, was struck by an
express train and cut completely in
two.
G. NJ. CIunrsrEii candidate for pros
ecutinE attorney of Lewis county. en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages against
Thomas \. Harnes. president of the
state prohibitiouiSt association, for
slandcrous publications.
Ar huntington Robert Cooper. AGED
~. son Of Widow Cooper. fell % feet
into an underground crossing aud will
die
The seventy-frst annual commence
ment exercises of the jefferson Medical
academy, of Philadelphia, were held at
the academy hall the other evening.
MIR. Robert NJ. Dcvine of Wheel
ing, is student at the insti-
tuition and was the OILY stu
dent not Il member of the graduating
class who was honored by the faculty.
He received gold medal for the best
essay on subject pertaining to chem
istry. Mr. Devine was chemist for
some time at the Wheeling steel plant
The well on Slate creek. near Park
ersbmrg, is down $50 feet, and as vet
no showing of oil has been found.
The owners expect to drill the well in
but do not expect oil at a less depth
than 1000 feet.
TIE sevcrest storm that ever struck
that community passed over Hunting
ton, the other evening. While there
was no material damage done in the
city beyond the uprooting OF shade
trees and the uuroofng of outbuild-
ingS' Central City. two miles west. SUI
fercd considerable havoc The Beader
EoN company's factory, large, sub.
htantial, two-story brick building.
seems ~ have suffered more materially
than any other yet heard from. The
roof and frame work was carried 2Oc
feet, coming in contact with the c. &
o. depot, causing considerable damage.
The brick walls were thrown down to
I Ill
dows. Mr.. j. w Graham. the manager
Of the concern. with eight nf his en-
plOyes, were in the building at the time.
all of whom escaped serious injury.
with the exception of the former. who.
1T was at first feared. had sustained Sc.
rious injury. Heavy damages are sc.
ported from rural districts hut details
are mcayer.
THF annual session of the grand
lodge Of West Virginia OF the Shield of
Honor was held in Wheeling. The
lodge met in the odd Fellows build
ing, corner Twelfth and Chapline
streets. The Shield of Honor is a Sc
crct fratcrnal and beneficial order. IL
has six lodges in this state. four i'm
Wheeling. one in Grafton, and one in
Shephcrdstowu The total member.
ship in West Virginia is about seven
hundred
RornERs gathered at water tanl,
near Nolan on the NorfollI n Western
railroad {" stop the north-hound ex.
press train. The crew were notified by
telegraph. aud the train dashed bv at n
high rate Of speed The crew saw tho
robbers trying to signal with a rcd
/ light. hut paid mo- attention To their
/ signal.
Ike HAYMuNp. u colorcd porter AZ
| McAvcy's hotel. Grafton. was return.
/ ing to his home in West Grafton. The
I superstition Is that he stepped Oft the
track Of an approaching train in the
way Of nn engine which was coming
out of the ~" This is the sixth or
seventh victim who has met his fate in
q similar manner His body was mutt.
lated almost bcyoud recognition.
HuEGLARs attempted 10 force an en-
| trance Into the residence Of MARY
Suoddy Huntington. aud the pluckv
woman chased them half a SQUARE.
hiring at them with q revolver. The
! police arrested the woman and the
burglars escaped. The police Judge
released her after an explanation.
PATENTS were granted to the follow.
ing West Nirriuians. Osa a Runner.
Prunytowu, folding iron bcdstcad:
Philip s. Knots and ". NJ. VOL. Eel.
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