Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-03
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS


THERE are Ia cadetships in the West
Virginia university, 40 Of which are
still vacant.
The grand lodge, knights OF Pythias,
of West Virgi-ia, convened ut Charles
ton few days ago.
MRs. MorLiE FosrER has sued her
county, for divorce.
AN epidemic of diphthcria is raging in
Peasants county. II is especially fatal
In the neighborhood of Hebron and
along Bull creek.
THOMAS EckARr. while working ut
an oil well near Middle bourne. was fa-
tally injured 10y u premature dynamite
explosion.
foeEsr fires are devastating the tim
Der along the Alexandria Il Rich Mount-
ain railroad.
LIE Cixws and Albert Mathews, col
orcd coal miners at the Chiefton mine,
were Infatuated with the same girl.
and Views took her out for u walk the
other afternoon. Mathews saw the
pair, and arming himself, shot Clews.
killing him instantly. Mathews cs-
capped.
WV. DALE, for~erll resident OF
Point Pleasant, is a %andidatc far
mayor of Utah City, vtah\ ON the icrnoA,
cratic ticket.
SYNDICATE has Purchased 300. 900
acres of land in the ccnNrN portion of
been mapped out
The High Explosive Co. iSrrNting n
building i'm New Mnrtinsvillc in\yhich
they expect Ia mannfucturc ylVNgrin
cans, tubes. etc. ~
Posi- OFFICES have been establiSh
in West Virginia ~ follows: GilboS
Nicholas county, Alex NJ. Stephenson
postmaster; Osgood, Mongolia county
Dora Arnctt. postmistrcss.
SEVERAL brass thieves were arrcst,dV
at Martinsburg by u. ~ O. Detective
Riordan
Tnn wild turkeys are eating M the
farmers little supply OF corn In Hump
shire county.
THE Cleveland (O) chamber Of conn
mercc was the guests of the Wheeling
chamber the other day.
THE Wheeling chamber OF commcrc.
will make an effort To secure the loca-
ton of thc government arfnor plate
works
"FIouriNo TOW" Coorrn. PcnnsyI.
venia desperate, is in the vicinity az
Morgantowp and officers are looking
for him
STATE SENATOR GARRETT has the
promise from the government for "a
consignment of black bass for Twelve
Pole, i'm Wayne county
An attempt was made To wreck the
Western Maryland passenger train
near Martinsburp. Some one put nm
obstruction made OF crosstics on the
track, which fortunately was discov-
cred 10y Frank Dayhoff and removed.
IL is thought il was the work OF
tramps
{. {. BE a merchant from erosion.
alleges that hc was sandbaggcd. aud
That an attempt was made To rob him
in ParlScrsburg in the rear of tile post
office
GASP that is attracting much at
tcntion all over the country.
especially in the railroad world.
that will bc decided ut This term
of the Richie county court * the
Richie Coal Oil Co against " :. Viii
son and others for possession of the en-
tire line Of the Cairo " KanaNha Val
belonging 10 the railroad company.
which were sold by the state for taxes
Now the original owners desire To- re.
deem the land and coniiscatc the rail-
road. Thousands of dollars are ia
volved.
NORFOLK & Western passenger train
No. IL. from Columbus. o.. to Norfolk.
Va, was wrecked near Wclch the other
day The engine. mail car and bag-
gage car went down AN cmbank ment
about twelve feet turning over on
their sides Engineer a. i Mays was
killed aud Fireman Frank Riggs had
his right hand cut or Mail Cleric
l'owles was slightly injured No plsl
sengers were hurt. The accident MAS
caused by breaking rail.
Mrs. SARAH JANE M,Riry. OF West
Fairmont. obtained IL divorce from her
husband the other morning 10 the in.
termcdiate court aud IA the afternoon
married NJ. Wild
TnE office Of Superintendent Robin
son. OF the ~ 81 w. railrond. and con-
tents, at KenOvn. was totally DESTROYED
by fire the other morning.
Col a HOWARD FIFMiNG received "a
telegram saying lie would bc appointelA
postmaster at Fairmout 60
a SrMEEH Of city and county officials
were indicted at Charleston foi alleged
bribery and cmbezzlcmcnt.
WAvERLY's iron oil tank which was
uscd as a Jail has been sold. and the
town is preparing 90 build new lock-
mp.
THE following fourth-class post
masters were commissioned II few DAVIS
ago: Hartford. Mason county. Robert
Rea, vice l.. G.. Carlton. resigned: Nor
gansvii.e. Doddridgc county. r.. ~.
Sherwood. vice j. ~ Frashure. resign
ed: PowcIton. Fayettc county. Floyd
Kellar. vice a. T Massey. resigned:
Tomahawk Berkeley county. u W.
shipper. vice j. IIictt. resigned
Mr.. ANp MRs WV. r. MuLFn. Of
near Fairmout, celebrated the fftieth
anniversary Of their marriage at their
hospitablc home few days ago.
MILToS CLOSE. who escaped from the
Nicholas county Jail few weeks ago.
breaking an arm IN doing so. was cap
tured 10y Chief Tyrec and Officer Davis
at Huntington the other night lie ~
said 20 be wanted az SummerBeld Tor
bffro,far,