Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-13
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

the state is nearly completed M Ie,,,
FAIL crops have been literally burn
cd up in this state 10y the drought.
Water Is scarce
| NoN. ATKINSON has appointed Henry
{. jackson. of parlSershurr. a membs,
OF the Nashville exposition commission
inE following West Virginians wer,
| granted pensions few DAVIS AGO:
| orlginal-John W. Hodges, Hunting
ton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NJ. &.
| Moorehousc. sherman. Increase
Joseph W. Stringer. HOLIDAYS
Cove; William d. Banks. elf
ton. Original Widows. Ete.--fR.-
issue. special, September eD Sarah NJ
Nunlcy, Montgomery.
OWING tn the dry spell throughout
Lewis and adjoining counties travel
ing people upon the public roads arc
compelled To pay as high ns rs cents
per bucket for water FOR horses from
wells All streams are dry. There is
much suffering among stock.
HARRY JARlEI. dairyman living
near Columbus, O., alleges that he was
held mp and robbed of II small amount
of money and gold watch two mile.
south OF Ccrcdo the other -'ght
The kannwha coal operators have
positively refused To pay the 65-ccnt
rate demanded by the miners i'm mass
meeting, but offered Oh cents. The
miners have suggested arbitration, but
the operators decline and the latter
threaten To cvict all miners from their
tenement houses who refuse To po to-
work ut once, and say they will put
new men in their stead.
JAMES &. MCtiRkw and Kate A. Me-
Graw, of linrpcr's Ferry. made an ms
signincnt the other day of all their
property tn James NJ. Mason. jr., for
the benefit of their creditors The as
signment covers the brewery, which
was built by MIR. McGraw about three
years ago, costing $50, 900, and other
real estate in llnrpcrs Ferry. estimated
Ia he worth sl0. 900 and about $40, 600 of
personal property.
ADAM l.. NYE, of Morgnntown, has
resigned as treasurer of the Prcsbv-
terrain Sunday-school there. lie held
office for - years.
CItARLEY LEE turned up at his home
IN huntington II few days ago after an
absence of ten years, during large
portion of which time no one knew
where he was.
GEO. THOMPSON. aged 20 wears, claim
ing To bcfrom Philadelphia. dice, at the
brunswick hotel. Parlcrsburg. few
lays ago from excessive Cigarette
smoking. The address OF his relatives
is not known.
TuE statistical report of the West
Virginia Methodist Episcopal church.
as reported the other morning. ia. i'm
round numbers: Ministerial support.
slO4,0Oo; increase. 5000; differences
claimants, $1,000; increase. $500; mis-
sionnry collections, $1,000: increase.
~ 900; conference seminary collection.
$1,000; value ~ parsonage property.
siO5.000; church membership. s.5oo:
number of Sunday-schools. 1s1; in
crease, ~; number of scholars. 456. O26;
Increase, 500 number of churches.
636; increase, 30; value. SDOI .D7O: in
crease, Sl1,SII
TnE Interstate Sugar Co.. of this
state, has been Incorporated with cnsh
capital of $500, 900. $50, 900 of which is
paid mp. The incorporates arc @. X.
Lapbam and ID. j.. Scwalt. Staunton.
Va; John Mcconnell Chicago: Charles
Clayton, Clayton, and John w. Alder
on.
JAMES BAsuAM shot and INSTANTLY
lSi He'd Harry Hammers. ON Keeney's
creek, near Montgomery. A woman
figured prominently in the ease. BASH
am gave himself up TO Sheriff McVey.
JOSEPH EMsHEMER. retail dry goods
dealer Of Wheeling. assigned the other
morning. Liabilities, $40. 900: the AS
sets will cover them. He couldn't real
ize on the stock. 1t WIS the fourth
largest concern in the city.
IL NrWMAN huE k.,.u
postmaster at Creston. Vert county.
vice W. H. Armstrong. removed.
ID w GALL, of West Nirpinin. n di-
vision chief in the Office of the auditor
for the post Office department. at s.. 900.
has been reduced % a clerk OF Class q.
at 81 900
TIE long-continucd drought in tho
vicinity Of Charleston is proving very
disastrous, especially To farmers. who
have been unable to SOW wheat. and
unless rains come within short time
that crop must necessarily he n failure
there next year All the streams ex-
cept the rivers are entirely dry. and
with few exceptions the wells arc
failing. Cattle aud other live stock
are being driven many miles for water.
and the pasture fields are almost com
TIE Ohio River Railroad CO. is build
ing handsome new brick and stone
station at SisterGvillc and making a
great many other improvements.
AT Blucfcld Lettle Stevenson. aged
IL committed suicide and left note
requesting that the picture OF her
sweetheart be placed in her coffin.
SQUIRRELS are unusually plentiful in
Tyler and Wctzel counties this wear
and hunters never come back from "A
tour without having bagged "a large
number.
WooD county will be 100 years old
December IL 1898.
j. u. WATSON has been commissioned
postmaster At Dobbin. Grant county.
vice J. NJ. kOOntz, resigned.
Jobs n. Hon has been appointed
storckecpcr and R1uger at Martins
Durg.
IiE thirty-sccOnd annual meeting OF
The West Virginia Baptist General As
'ociation will hold It's next session al
Huntington October 1917.
Tue trial Of Irving Brown at Harms
vile, Richie county, will commence Oc-
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