Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-11
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

Ex- CONGRESSMAN JOHN BLAIR HoaR
lied Mt his home in Martinsburg few
Jays ago OF acute indigestion, aged II
years lie was born in Richmond vn
was educated for the bar, and prior To
the war located in Martinsburg. He
served In the Virginia house of dele
gates from 1888 to 1859. and was n dele
gate To the national Democratic conven-
ton winch met ut Charleston and Bnl-
timore In 1860. He served in the con.
federateN army In both line and
staff duty until paroled in 1855. For
short time after the war he
engaged i'm Journalism, but i'm 1870 re-
snmed the practice of law. He was :
member of the convention Mt Charles
ton in 1872 that framed the present con-
stitution of West Virginia, and w,a :
member of the national democratic an.
ecutive committee from 1872 to 1870. He
WINS elected judge Of the Thirteenth
judicial district and held the Office nm.
I'll 1850, which he became candidate
for congress and was elected to the
Forty-scvcnth congress- A short time
afterward he was appointed United
states district attorney for the District
OF Columbia, by President Cleveland.
After the change of administration he
returned To Martinsburg where he lived
In retirement until his death.
HON. G. ID. ELLrorr, president of the
state Republican league, Is actively az
work to make the big meeting al
charleston, on March %, coIhpieta
success, and is leaving nothing undona
that can add in the slightest degree to-
ward bringing about this end.
a DWELLING house owned by n. M.
Reese, in Grant district, about two
miles from Fairmont, was burned. the
other afternoon. Very little of his
| furniture was saved.
THE fruit growers of Southern Ohio
and West Virginia have made n report
To the effect that the recent cold wealth
err has damaged the next years peach
crop from 40 to- 80 per cent.
CONGRESSMAN DovESER the other
day presented I'm the house petition
signed by c. b. Scott and ii0 other citi-
zens of Bethany, this state. praying for
the granting of bclligcrcnt rights.to the
Cuban insurgents,
The damage suit for $40. 900 now on
trial in the circuit court Mt Parl<ers-
burg, in which George w Tice sues
Drs. w. :. and A. =. Keever. of Belle
vile, and T. A. Harris, OF Parlsersburg,
Tor damages, charging the defendants
with malpractice in performing an
operation upon his wife, which he nj
leges caused her death. recently, is pro-
crossing slowly and much interest Is
manifested by the large number of
spectators who All the courtroom.
AT Bclington, the other day, Charles
Ball, while attempting To shift n belt mt
ID. H. Hanlsey's planning mill without
using stick for that purpose, had his
left arm broken.
THE building of n railroad from the
mouth of the Buclshannon. up that riv-
err To BuciShnnnon this summer appears
To be fixed fact.
THERE appears To be considerable
Leasing of oil territory in Upshur coun.
ty by Elliott Morris. of Fairmont.
TIE matter OF revolsing the license of
all saloonkeepers in Huntington who
were indicted at the recent term of
court was defeated by IN overwhcim-
ing vote mt recent session of council.
THE town of West Union, Doddridge
county, granted license the other day
for the first time since 1880 to saloon
keepers. The corporation tax was
| fixed Mt $500
JESSE POLLING. the green goods falfcr,
captured by Chief Heaton and Officer
McNerncy, at Parkersburg, the other
day, with packages of fake money,
after he had swindlcd farmer out OF
IA large sum OF money gave bond to an
swer indictment. The officers say they
will get the entire gang.
JAMES SHERMAN, the alleged assault
ant of little Lulu Wetherell, was iden-
titled by the child in court ut Parixers-
burg, few days ago, and held To await
the action of the grand jury Sherman
refused to allow photograph to be-
taken of himself, and Chief Heaton was
told To seize him. The order to string
him mp was given, and n rope, pulley
and tackle were procured, and he was
then strung up by the wrists The
prisoner seized bottle of red ink and
spread IL over his face to prevent a good
likeness being taken, but fair flash
exposure was taken while he was
swinging in midar.
THOMAS RICHARD, John Deem and
Bert Ford, who burglarizcd Marshall's
store in Richie comfy. were tried and
convicted at Harrisville and sentenced
to four years In the peniteptiary.
COMMISSION has been iSued 10 Jas.
u. Shrieye as postmaster ut LeebelI.
Randolph county.
4 TRAMP the other day had leg and
arm broken and his skull fractured
while trying 10 board the Wheeling and
Cumberland accommodation at Pied
mont. He can not recover.
The dwelling owned by Thos. Pead-
ro,corner of Eleventh and Avery streets.
Parkersburg, burned the other evening.
Loss, 81 500; insured.
ANDY GAVIN. Of Wheeling, was re-
leased from the pententiary the other
day, being pardoned by Gov. McCoriele.
He served two Of five years sentence
for burglary.
THE 11-year-old daughter of Richard
BumRardner. "a miner, was run rand
killed by the II. q o. Chicago express
the other day at the Glendale coal
works, near Moundsville.
RoxIE Cox was the other day appoints
ed postmaster at Crook and +. w. Arm.
strong nt Mentor.
CUT Of five cents on the ton for
mining coal has been made by the oper-