Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-11
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

The peach crop in the vicinity of
rerre Alta Is the largest for years
Large shipments are being made.
BRONCO JACK" n travelling cvangel-
lst, was ordered out of Parkersburg
FOR disorderly conduct
MRS y. r. CoNKLINo. aged 81, re-
Gently removed her subscription to n
Charleston paper for the seventieth
time.
AT kingwood Sanford Collins shot
ms wife and Albert Raymond and
He'd to the woods. thinking he had
killed them. Neither was seriously
hurt
WM. FoUGnr, who was assaulted sew
eral months ago while accompanying
young woman to her home near Da-
visville, and whose life was despaired
OF Tor long time, came TO Parkcrs-
ourg the other day. His mind is q
perfect blank as To the past. His eye
sight rs affected so that he can not
read. At times his mind becomes much
cionded, though his physical condition
Is apparently good. His alleged as
sailants, Bert Hickman and steve
WeclSley, are still awaiting trial.
Ar Williamson the county court I'M.
annulled the order for new court.
a SPECIAL grand jury will be conf
vcned at Grafton To indict Robert
Eastman who shot Col. Thompson last
spring
THE farmers near Union arc keeping
lso Baltimore children during the hot
season for the Fresh Air society of
that city.
FARMER MARTIN MULIIaAN, living
lrarn .lsat, l.gI
coppcrheads in one field in one day.
The late populist candidate for gov
ernor, G. Ralphsnyder, has organ
lied "A I(londylSc prospecting company.
WILLIAM C. FERREI. of ParlSersburg,
10 whom girl baby was born on sun
day Is now the fatherof three children.
each OF whom was born on August
in different years
FIRE bsolSe out the other morning In
II. 4. Bells store at Lewisburp and
before IL could bc checked DESTROYED
STATIONS hotel. two banks. two drug
stores and ten other buildings. The
Roncevcrtc steam engine was tele-
phoned for and saved tho town from
total destruction. Loss, about S75, 900;
insurance, $4,000. The fire was in
cendiary, and the second within n
week
Ar Pennsboro the case OF Irwin
Brown, the alleged murderer of Eman-
uel Crull, was continued on motion of
the defense, which presented an afH-
davlt that n number of their witnesses
who live in New York were not pres
ent Brown was seen in Jail, but he
refused To talk for publication, except
that he had made n confession and
that ~ was in the hands of the Judge.
Brown states that he killed Crull in
self defense when the latter had at
tackled him with hatchet while
drunk. This is said to be untrue. The
case will come up for trial October 10.
The Echard poisoning case will also
come up Mt the same time.
The other evening eight prisoners
escaped Jail at WEIGH. The prisoners
made key to unlock the cells, went
from the cells To the corridor, called
Assistant Jailer Morgan TO the door,
and when he opened it they sprang
upon him, knocking him down. Four
prisoners were recaptured. VIM. Lee.
who was sentenced to life imprison-
mcnt ut the last court, laid the plans.
lie was among the captured.
| Two MEN brutally assaulted Nam
ME Winters, daughter OF n promi-
ncnt farmer at Horseshoe Run, while
picking berries IA few days ago She
rs fatally injured. Her father found
her unconscious in the woods. She de-
scribcd her assailants as foreigners.
and 30 armed men are hunting the
brutes
ELI w. C. CARR and NJ. A. c. Pack
ard, of Charleston, have left for Sc
attic, where they will join Senator
Davis and Bernard Moore, OF Mont
gomcry, and proceed to the Alaska
gold fields Geo. u. Nelly has sworn
20 be in Klondyhe next June Others
have the gold fever bad.
car HATFIELD. the noted outlaw.
who broke Jail at Williamson the other
night, has been located near the head
OF Island creek, in Logan county,
about twenty miles from williamson.
The place where he was sighted Is near
the old log fort where he and his des-
perate clan OF which he for years was
the leader were wont TO rendezvous
during the Hatfield Mccoy warfare.
The supposition is that Cap. surround
ed by "A number OF his daring kinsmen.
are fortified in the mountains near
there, ready TO meet attack. Sheriff
Keadle and Il corps of effective depu-
I
Hatfield, and are determined he shall
be reimprisoned or killed Gov At
lsinson has signifed his willingness to-
render any assistance possible Every
thing is being made ready TO advance
upon the supposed hiding place OF the
fugitive and "A battle between the Off
GERS and Hatfield's clan is almost sure
10 be precipitated.
THE following fourth-class post.
masters were commissioned the other
day: Alvey, Tyler county, ID. f. Parks.
vice T. H. Mcintyre, removed; Forest
Hill, Summers county, T. NJ. Hutchin-
son, vice {. w. Garlar, removed; Johns
town, Harrison county, +. j. Jett, vice
Samuel Lewis, resigned; Racine, Boone
county, T. l. Foster, vice j. d. Nc
Nicely, removed; Vannoy's Mill. Bar
bour county, Joshua Moore, vice A. IL.
Nannoy, removed.
Miss DORA RIDENOUB, a young girl,
started across railroad trestle neAr
Bingwood, missed her footing and fe'L
10 the ground, 30 feet below. She was
terribly bruised and cut, but will re-
cover. Her face will be SCARED for