Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

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AN expert chemist, Il. II. Hyndman,
OF Pittsburgh, who has been inves-
tigating. claims 10 have found clay near
hurricane. such as il used in manufac-
turing earthenware. He Is trying 10
induce capitalists To develop the find.
The following West Virginians were
pensiOned few days ago: Original
Morgan Wade. Morley: Daniel McCol-
lum. Phiiuah. Restoration and Increase
-Georgc W Morton. Original Widows
ctc.-Olive j. Chichester. Nandalia. Sa-
rain Hell. independence; Sophronia a.
Walker. Advent.
JENNIE PETERS. a little hunchback.
was attacked by an unknown woman ON
Sidney street. Petersburg, the other
night and terribly beaten. Her life is
now hanging by thread The weapon
used was a heavy club. The cause of
the assault is not known.
FIVE prisoners escaped from Jail at
Wclch a few nights ago. Among them
was William Lee, sentenced 10 life inn
prisonment for murder.
MR GEORGE BRADFORD. who carries
the mail between the railroad station
and Fayetteville. received injuries in a
runaway Nilt OlntE nlBnl from MnlCn
he will die. He Is 90 years old.
Ar Williamson Judge Doolittle the
other night sentenced Lando Lane. pre-
viously convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree, TO ten years in the penitcn-
uary. The Mingo circuit court, after
most remarkable session. adjourned
the other night at midnight amid a
perfect clamor OF attorneys for trial of
cases. The regular session of Wayne
court convened "a few days later. and
the judge necessarily had To go there.
In order to facilitate matters II special
Judge was chosen and two courts acted
from in the morning till midnight.
At the time the report OF the
Mounts and Ellis killing II man
sitting on a jury in either
court was relieved of duty for the rca-
son that the father of one and the
uncle of the other was killed i'm the ar
fray. Each trial went on with q jury
of II men. \ special session is already
called To convene two weeks hence.
In the celebrated SlO.O damage suit
of O. +. Jones ". \. Il. Hatfield for the
alienation of the affection of Jones
wife, the jury awarded Judgment of
SSO4 TO the plaintiff. Both men are
prominent merchants and were former
ly partners.
Ar keystone, near Wclch Tom Ma
iOr fought a woman. \ warrant was
issued for his arrest and placed i'm the
hands of Special Officer Newt Hines.
who went up the railroad in search of
the man. When he was Just above
town some one shot and killed him.
Major was arrested and lodged i'm iuil
at keystone. The other dav large
mob gathered with the intention of
lynching him. Sheriff Nhvtc and dep
uties, Attorney General Edgar T. Ruck-
/ II and Prosecuting Attorney Ilcrndon
went To the scene and succeeded in get
/ ting the prisoner from the Jail To a
freight engine and tool, him To Wclch
and lodged him in Jail just in time TO
| prevent the mob from accomplishing
/ its purpose. Excitement was running
high. and tins affair nearly caused q
race riot.
The first indictment returned 10y the
criminal grand jury at parllcrsburr was
one against Mrs. Edna Kitchens.
| charged with the murder of William
| Beatty, thc oil operator. by throwing
vitrol ON him. The woman has not
/ been arrested
/ THE following fourth-claSs po,tmas-
/ tiers were commissioned a few days ago:
liolton, Morgan county, Louis lIa>cn-
/ buhlcr. vice j. +. Fuss. rcSigncd Ruc<
/ man. Hampshire county. r. G.. Cool, vice
/ w. Il. Daugherty, resigned.
WITHIN the past sixty days hundred,
Of deeds have been recorded in Mellow
ell county, covering many thousand
acres of land. the considerations aggrc-
eating hundreds of thousands of dollars.
all which are believed to bc fraudulent.
/ There is now on the land book deeds
for over 100000 acres of land. when in
fact the county contains but 600 900
acres all told. 1t is be-
+ Eevcd that a gigantic scheme of
fraud Is being pcrpetratcd in the large
eastern and western cities by gang
OF swindlerS. Nearly every week
strangers arrive at the county seat
| with deeds for thousands of acres OF
land. which show all straight ON the
record. but can not be located outside
of the book.
\ POST OFFICE has been established
at Dorr. Monroe county. with Samuel
w. Bean as postmaster.
III. hHhi' VI we posi- once Ut IOdF'
ing Creek, Randolph county. has been
changed To Fisher
THE city officials OF Parkcrsburp
have taken possession of their ncv
quarters in the new city hall. every
thing having been @, mplctcd and the
building fully furnished
Il. f. HfcKNAN was appointed post
master at Zig Bend, Calhoun county
vice Salathiel Stump. removed.
TnE West Piedmont feed aud planini
mill plant. destroyed 10y fire recently
will be- rebuilt
TnE other evening a. l.. Walters sho
and almost instantly killed Louis Bar
Gus at Elk Fork. BarcuS had beer
drinking and had attacked Walter,
with knife. The shooting wa, don,
i'm sclf-dcfcuSc. and after am invcstiga
tion bv the coroner. Walters. who ha,
given himself mp, was released fror,
custody
\ HANDSOMELY dressed girl wa.
elected from cab and left on the side
walk ON Second street. Parkcrsbure,
about II o'clock the other morning. 4
physician found that she was under TN,
influence of some powerful drug. Whcr
aroused she said that She came 90 ParI,