Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-25
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

The children sent to the resorts of
this state for two weeks recuperation
/ toy a fTesh-air society of Baltimor. are
returning home. Cool brecze> and
( pure mountain water has transformed
them into health and heartiness. and it
I looks pitifui 10 see them have To return
To their homes in the city. Homes have
been found for many in different parts
OF the state.
AT Harrisvile the other night. all
the prisoners escaped from the Richie
county Jail. including Edwin Brown,
murderer; Mrs. Eckhard and son, poi
soners. and Hustled. forger
\ SELECT society party at Keyser
were enjoying a hay ride when officer
West arrested the entire party for dis
turbing the peace
The survey of the boundary ,;r,. be-
tween West Virginia and Maryland
may give the latter state part Of
| Preston county
Ar Wheeling. George Emblem and
William O'Neal under arrest for bur
glary, have confessed To having stolen
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty
The trial of Fred IIoscher for killing
James Sayre, in Jackson county. re-
suited in acquittal ON the grounds of
self-defenSc
MANNGNGroN is to have a military
company under the command OF " T..
Sine
THE annual conference of the VI J..
church of West Virginia meets at FL
lcnboro.
GOV. ATKINSON has appointed Mis-, l..
Il. Bonny. Of Wheeling, a notary pub
lie.
w. CALVIN MILLER. who was the pop
ulist candidate for state auditor last
fall, is dead
ASA POWELL was waylaid and stabbed
in huntington. Officers are after the
guilty parties
Ar the Tunnelton camp grounds the
other day while the religiously inclin-
ed persons were engaged in worship.
horse trading and whisky selling were
in progress near the grounds six ar
rests were made Frank Wilson, "A
fugitive from the Pennsylvania officers.
was arrested in the group. Deputy
| nited States Marshal u. r. Jackson
arrested three violators Of the revenue
law who had been fugitiveS for several
years-Mark Shahan, moonshiner.
Amos Snyder and Emery Erwin, whiS-
ky vendors.
WHILE Rev. Il. VI. Marshall, a Roane
county farmcr-preachcr, was moving
in his bayfield,. Geo. w SNYDER and
Miss Emma X. Owens. Of Big Sliding
Hill, drove up beside the fence. and,
presenting a license said they wished
To toe married Driving his moving
machine underneath large sycamore
tree. MIR. Marshall mounted the seat
and I'm few moments made the couple
happy.
Hoor VAN MATRE, Is, was bitten by
copperhead.Snake while hunting near
Mason City, and will die
AT huntington. Jacob c. Ruuvans. "A
policeman. was assaulted by a gang of
young men who he attempted 70 arrest
while they were in bathing Runyan.
was horribly cut about the face and
head and would have been fatally in
jurcd had not Constable Gimcs arrived
on the scene.
THREE boys discovered a cave near
MartinSburg which, on partial explora-
ton, was found To contain a skeleton.
number of arrow heads of rare work
manShip and many Indian relics.
j. l.. THTRkIELD. telegraph opera
tor, left Point Pleasant on an excur-
sion to Columbus. August Il. intending
To return the same evening. He has
not been heard from since. Friends
fear foul play.
The residence OF Yes Hendricks on
MerrittS creek burned early ,h, other
morning
ON Moody farm near Indian Fork
Miss Davis. while looking at a thrash
ing machine in operation. rot her
clothes caught in the machine and
She was ground up in a horrible man
nCr.
The SiX-ycar-old son Of Conductor
Charles McDonnie Of the G. Il u. rail
way has been missing from hi, nome in
Huntington for several DAYS. An eff
forts of the family, friends and police
to locate him are unavailing Some
think he was drowned in the river.
while Others think that he has been alb
Quoted.
The village of Waverly uses an emp-
" tcn-foot oiltanL as a lookup for the
occasional drunk and disorderlv per
son One was hustled in day or two
ago. and then the tank was rolled about
| 10y crowd of villagers. while others
beat violently upon il with clubs. Two
hours later the unhappy prisoner was
i'''HN'Nr lhu'l bIulStu ana quite sober
ALI the saloon-kecpers in Sistcr,villc
were fined SlOand costs each for failing
to close their places on SUNDAY
| REv. d. i. FORREST rector OF tba
/ Episcopal church. Clarksburg. has re-
signed. lie will take church near
san Diego. Cal.
InE opinion is general tina. Gcorga
/ w. Troy who committed suicide AZ
Parkcrsburg the other day. wa, insane
Gov ATKINSON will not interfere in
the case Of Albert Wars who f., 20 hang
! at Fayetteville August "a. with Jerry
Brown. sheriff McVcy is making pren-
arations for the double hanging
The Ncafiold through which CIa-l, Lewis
| dropped ON June - will be- used
| carr j. IT, McPmErERs Of Parkcrs-
burg. has been appointed deputy i'm
spector Of rivers new position The
salary Is $1,000 Tie will INSPECT In.
Monongahcla. Cheat and Allegheny
rivers ''
JouN Nr,sEH wealthy Iraebto,yp
farmer who recently had patent fork
placed no hi, barn, stood under the ma.
l fa| 10 Hrt.. HIe.. D.