Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-22
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

pumphouSC, and causing the tearing
down OF several buildings to prevent
the burning Of the town. The pipe
from three lowing wells was cut and
the oil turned a. waste away from the
fire. This waste will continue until
new tanks can bc built The loss is
very heavy, though NO estimate can be
obtained a. vet
DErECrlNE HARRISON ASH is said To
have stated nj Charleston the other day
that he had been awarded the $3.50 re-
ward offered hy sheriff McNcy for the
arrest 81 Albert NoircS. ard that he
would divide the amount with some
others who ass stcd in arrcSting Noircs
IL is learned that Chief of Police Bran
nigan. of Montgomery, claimed the re-
ward for himself, Mayor Dunbar and
Constable Paxton.
TuE Western Virginia conference of
the NJ. T. church south met at pnnlcrS-
burg the other morning with Bishop
Cranberry in the chair. The following
local preachers were ordained local
deaconS: W. l.. Reid, Il. r. Ball, Al
fred l.. Cole, George W. George, VIII
liam \. Austen, William y GoodpaS-
turc, Peter FanShaw and George \.
Liston. The election of altcrnateS to
the general conference in baltimore
next May resulted rs follows: Revs.
McClung and H. +. Gosling Catlctts-
burg. Ky, was chosen for the next con-
ference.
TuE West Virginia State Sportsman's
association Is the name of Il new or
ganization which held its first meeting
in ParkcrSburg September II and lG.
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Mountain State Gun club, of Par.
kcrshurg. and big shoot was given at
the same time.
TIM following fourth-clasS postmas-
ters for West Virginia were commits
stoned few days ago: Ona. Cahcll
county. j. j. McComb. vice J. j Me
'lary. removed; PanSy, Grant county,
w. {. llarman vice y. L.. Ours re-
moved; White, Preston county. Luvina
I1icr. vice G.. W. White, removed; West
Milford. Harrison county, G.. W. Mof-
felt, vice r. VI. Smith. removed: Wood
hinc, Nicholas county. j. l.. Hicks. vice
w. \. Music, resigned
JUsr rs Rev. Mr. Mountfort, OF the
Presbyterian church at Cairo. reached
the secondly" i'm his sermon the other
church door and intcrrupting the scr.v-
ice asked that lac marry them at once.
lie consented. the principals exhibiting
great nervousness during the ccrc-
mony. Hardly had the final words
been spoken when another carriage
appeared coming down the road at u
furious pace Paying the minister the
fee, the newly welded couple, who
were Lowcry Roach and Miss lei
Paugh. jumped into their carriage and
drove rapidly away. the bride shouting
back To the man in the second vehicle,
Pa, tell ma YOU saw me
REV. W. H. WILEY. of Fairmont, is
the minister who came into prominence
recently through being cnjoincd 10y the
federal court from agitating the min
crs To strike. lie entered the Metho-
dist ministry in 1888 and has been liv-
ing in mining communities since 1873
Rev. Wiley claims that he only preach.
ed the Gospel to the miners and denies
that he cncroached ON the property of
the operators Presiding Elder j. En-
gle, of the Clarksburg district. ccrtifics
that Rev. Wiley is AN acceptable local
preacher. Rev. Wiley is believed to bc
the only minister in the United states
ever cnioincd from preaching the Cos
pei.
SEPTEMBER IL. at midnight all of the
saloons in Sistcrsvillc were closed bv
order of the circuit court and for two
| days the town was as dry IA bone.
! The saloons never did such a business
/ in their history as that of September
IL. There are no licensed places in
- 80 100. H.. a q
account of about 500 Indictment,
found ut the recent term OF court be-
ing enforced. Eight places are affect
ed. 4 number Of spcak-casys hav,
been started mp along the river and al
| points more than a mile distant from
! the city.
ALBEIT NorREs, the murderer who
escaped from the Fayetteville Jail Il
| few days before he was 90 have been
hanged. August ~ was rccapturcd AT
| The home OF his brother Ed, in Charles
| ton, late the other evening. where hc
says he came from the mountains Of
tampbcll's creek, near Charleston
Chief Of Police Brannigan. OF Mont
gomcry, has been keeping close watch
and located him the other dav. He
says Inc was fixing 90 90 west 4 large
number o. officers and eager citizens
surrounded the house, and Noircs. who
was well armed. refused at first to sur
render, shooting bullet through Hran-
nigans hat brim. Several other shots
were fired but he finally agreed
90 surrender % Detective Ash
who first arrested him, and who
tried TO get the governor TO commute
the sentence Noires appears perfectly
different as 30 his fate, and expresses
confidence that he will not hang. Sew
cral lawyers arc claiming he can not
be hanged without a new trial. rs the
day Of execution has passed, while 9th
crs say the governor can fix day
Noires says no one aided in or knew Of
his escape except "a party who fur.
nishcd him flies. and whose name he
avows he Will never divulge. He SAYS
the night lac escaped. about ten o'clock.
the death watch and guard had taken
several drinks and were asleep. He
was taken back 90 Fayetteville
ABOUT dozen gun clubs over tho
state have responded 81 an invitation
from Edward o. Bower, 81 the Sisters
vile club, 90 send representatives 20
ParkersburR by September 10 90 or
game state association for the pro-
motion Of trap shooting and for the