Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

Sistersville from Virginia, and when
near the oil town Young shot Crull
and threw his body into the river. The
murder was committed on the 12th
inst, and the body was found on the
18th Young refuses to ascribe ms
motive
Ed Bowen was probably fatally in
jured near ProctorsWlle, O., late the
other evening during an alteration
with Dave and Dan Foods. brothers.
The Roods escaped TO West Virginia,
but were captured at huntington.
The following were the other day
appointed mem bers Of the pension ex-
aiming board for West Virginia: West
Union, VI. +. Griffin, Homer Freeman
and V. Gather
THE hotel Nelson az Spencer was de-
stroycd by fire. Loss $1,000.
The summer law school OF the West
Virginia university is open.
DAN EVANS was killed by falling
slate IN the Beecnwood mines ON New
river
SARAH COOK has been arrested At
BriscOe on the charge of beating
hve-yearold child 10 death
SAMUEL j. BOYD, aged - retired
wholesale shoe dealer of Wheeling.
feI from the second-story window of
his residence At o'clock the other
morning, breaking his back. lie died
within half an hour He was worth
$3.50, 600 and was pioneer merchant
of the valley.
c. L STRAIN, aged 30, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, was arrested at Cherry Run. late
the other evening, while trying TO
climb TO the top of the railroad bridge
At that point over the Potomac river
lie was found to be violently insane
and was committed To Jail at berkeley
Springs. He was machinist by trade
and the only support Of "A widowed
mother, 90 years old. He left home
several days ago in search Of work and
was unable to find any.
THE report OF the state suDer.ntend-
ent of free schools OF West Virginia
shows that the children of school are
in the state number 5OJ.52s. Last year
they mum bercd 29G.5l1. The increase
from last year in white children was
3,is6; colorcd children, 53G; total, 4.Ol2.
THE governor the other dav issued
respite TO Albert Wars, sentenced to
be hanged for the murder Of Charles
Gibson, and Jerry Brown, under SEN
tcncc TO be hanged on the same dav
for rape. Wars respite is for 90 davs
and Browns 30. According TO this ar
rangcment only Clark Lewis was
hanged at Fayetteville. The reason
for Wars respite is a confession that
he has just made OF the murder of
John Cochran, in which he implicates
Wiley Lewis and Wilbur Slaughter.
jerry Brown is TO be given chance
to show ground for new trial. The
people. as a rule, are much incensed at
the action taken by the governor, they
believed the respite to be UNIV variant
ed. The sheriff, fearing violence to
the men, left with them for Charles
ton.
IT is reported that the Standard Oil
Co., Is behind "A plan TO build rail
road from Sistcrsvillc to Warrington.
IRA c. BARNETT, student at the
seminary, was drowned while in bath
ing near Buckhannon. His home was
at Jarvisville.
LIGHTNING struck the house Of Alex
ander Boise, near Clarksburg. burn
ing the house and probably fatally in
iuring Mrs. Boise.
a REWARD of $500 is offered for
evidence sufficient TO convict the
man or men who so cruelty mistreated
Henry Forsythe, of Bridgeport, re-
Gently.
FRANK CROSS was convicted of man
slaughter for killing his sister at Har-
risville and sentenced to five years in
the penitcntiary. At the first trial
Cross was condemned to be hanged
SAM C. BURDETrE, of Charleston. has
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attorney to Joseph II. Gaines
PARKERsBURG is pleased over the
appoin tment of Editor A. Il White to
the Office of collector of internal reve-
nue..
DEER are so numerous in Hampshire
county that farmers, in spite OF the law
to the contrary, threaten extermina-
ton. The animals are DESTROYING the
growing crops.
Mrs. HENRY G.. DAVIS. widow Of the
ex-senator, has announced her inten-
ton Of erecting hospital in some
town along the line of the West Vir-
ginia Central railroad in memory of
her son larry, who was drowned in the
Atlantic ocean last winter
LEE Is. MCFARLAND. Of Park
ersburg, will bc prosecuted by
the government for appropriating
SAC. 600 TO his own use while teller
at the Second national bank. Ever
since the United States court convened
there the matter has been Under con-
siieration in the district attorneys Of
fee. and steps have been taken 20
bring il mp at this term Of court. The
special bank examiner who came from
Washington when the dcfalcation be-
came known has been summoned 90
appear before tre United States grand
jury, 20 give evidence. Should an i'm
dictmcut bc found the case will be one
OF the most prominent in judicial cir
Giles i'm the state
IHf West Virginia Sunday school
association will be held at Parsc-s.
burg August . and 8.
INUICruESrs were found against 60
spcak-casy men az Morgantown
THERE are 10 applicants for Deputy
United States Marshalships in Cabcll
county.
THE Fair association. OF Randolph
county, will hold day OF races at
Beverly July 3
IUE Terra Alta Oracle has changed
bases from an independent 90 re.