Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-16
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

eldest sister was brought into town in
the same condition and is now an in.
mate OF the Weston asylum Both are
insane from the same Characterization
by their lovers.
Ton WILLIAMS and Gus Bunnell, ar
rested at ClarkSburg, charged with
torturing Farmer Forsythe, but dis
charged, Immediately upon their re-
lease went to Bridgeport and beat two
men who were instrumental in their
arrest. They disappeared and are sup
posed TO be hiding in the mountains
warrants against them have been is
sued.
ATTORNEYS for the First National
oank of Parkersburg have filed a sup
plemental bill in the Prayer case.
Many additional and sensational
charges are made against the Prayers,
julius katzenstein, of Cincinnati, and
many others of that city.
IRA c. BARNET, n student of the
Methodist Conference seminary of
Harrison county, at Buckhauuon, was
drowned in the Buckhaunon river lie
was member of the class OF gradu-
ates.
QUESTION is being raised concern
ing the legality OF the $50, 900 of
charleston bonds issued by the council
the other night without the authority
Of a vote of the people
TuE following fourth-class postmas-
ters for West Virginia were commits
stoned few days ago: Andy, Wctzel
county, w W. Yates, vice a. 4. Fnir,
resigned; Baileysvillc, Wyoming coun.
~, W. c. shannon, vice 4. +. Bailey,
resigned; Chiffon, kanawha county.
= r.. Childress, vice II. 4. Farley. re.
signed; Elgood, Mercer county, Samuel
Holdren, vice T. J. Monroe, RESIGNED:
ELK Garden, Mineral county, stephen
Davis, vice NJ. j. McNally. removed;
tu1eu, Monroe county, l.. = Evans.
vice j. w. Pine, resigned; Gould, CLAY
county, Nj. Il. Friend, vice Joseph De
laney, resigned; Spruce, Upshur coun-
ty, j. Il. McCuc, vice l.. q. II. Nickel.
removed; Summcrsville, Nicholas coun.
~, A. j. llorahan. vice j. a. Mearns.
removed; Woodlands, Marshall county.
Norman Sutcr vice Cyrus Miggs.
PRoF. TuEoDoRE SurRo. president of
the Music Teachers association. Of
New York city, has appointed Miss
Minnie f.. Smith, OF Parkersburg, on
the organ committee.
SEVERAL days ago n Mrs. Tanner,
living in "a small cabin near Richard
son, in the interior OF Calhoun county.
became the mother of twins. since
which She has been in delicate health.
The other night she retired early, talk
ing her babies in the bed with her,
and, being exhausted, slept very
soundly all night Upon awakening
in the morning she was Mortified To
find one of the children dead. il hnv,
ing been killed during the night by
rats The little ones eyes were eaten
out, its nose and one check torn off
and its entire body was terribly multi
ated, giving evidence that "A large num-
Der of rodents had feasted upon IL.
The body was buried the same day.
FLORENCE WILLIAMS killed her lover
in Mcdowell county the other even
ing, after heated quarrel, and es.
capped.
SILAs f. SHAFFER was killed by a
horse at Bulls Eye" bridge, near
Martinsburg.
1nE newly appointed board OF re-
gents OF the university met the other
day and organized by clcctng George
Z. Sturgis president and Prof Samuel
Brown secretary. The other mem bcrs
are: Randolph Mcmahon, Judge John
q. Campbell, T.. G. Atkinson, James l..
iiamill Rev. w. H. Powell, James Il.
Brown and DR.. Kunst. Great pressure
Is being brought 10 bear 20 secure the
removal OF President Goodnight and
/ Dr. John a. Myers, director of the
J state experiment station. James H.
/ stewart, OF Putnam county, is making
/ A vigorous canvass for the latter place
and Or. Reynolds, professor OF meta
physics in the university. is promi-
nently mentioned as "A successor to
President Goodnight. Many other
changes in the faculty are limited at
but nothing definite is known as yet.
Mrs JEFFERSON WrLFONG the other
day threw herself into the Mononga-
hela river, at FairmO1t, intending TO
end her sorrows. Friends reached her
Just in time. She separated from her
husband two years ago and has since
that time been in possession OF the
only child that blessed the union.
Early the other morning the husband
stole tie child and Mrs. WIlfOng de.
cIded 90 drown herself After coming
70 she went in search Of the child. but
has not yet found IL. The father has
it in hiding.
Is Mound county. Virginia. near the
West Virginia line, WIN. Conner and
Buck Amos got into "A row in an Illicit
whisky shop the other day. Conner
shot Amos three times i'm tho lungs
and bowels, wounding him fatality
Conner is now being chased by officers
JoHS FrSS, OF BclIeville, and Nelson
Smith, Of Ford, got into a dispute the
other night over an appointment as
teacher Of the Ford schools smith
used knife, cutting aDd slashing
fiiun, probably fatally. Smith es-
capped
GEo. r. SHERIFF and associates, OF
Washington, have secured coal lands
in berkeley county. near Martins burg.
and will develop 10 as the George X.
Berkeley Coal Co. with an authorized
capital stock 81 500, 900
AMOS BEowS1NG. terror % the peo-
pie about williamson for years. has
been captured by Deputy Shcrifs sla-
ter and llawlcy. Browning has shOt n
number Of persons, and for a long time
dehed the officers
ELLIS GUBEHT and John Fluhartv.
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