Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-18
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS


having been the same
TnE Cattlettsburg electric plant is to
supply kcnova with electricity.
NEW railroad Is talked of from
tniontown, Pa. via Waynesburg and
MoundSvilh To Wheeling.
CHARGES Of bribery against members
OF the Charleston city council will DC
Investigated by n special committee.
TIER of seats collapsed at an Indian
show in kingwood and one woman lost
her false teeth and another her pocket
book
STATE TREASURER KENDALL. has issued
report showing his disposition Of the
state funds among the various banks in
the state. The total amount is S9s4,.
sos. %
MRS. CATHERINE WEAVER, nee Baker.
of South rarlScrsburg, is among those
who are contrasting for an estate i'm the
principal part of Philadelphia, valued
AT SSiS, ZOO, 600. The ground over which
n contest II To bc made was leased by 10
pioneer named Baker for 80 wears.
which lease is said to have expired.
Mrs. Viewers interest is said To he slO,-
100000. She resides with her son-iu-
law, Mr.. j. W. Davis. The heirs to the
vast estate are scattered all over the
country, and Mrs. Weaver has been Wis
tied by parties both from Pitts
hurgh and East Liverpool, o., who are
leading the fight
AFTER the efforts of Tucker county
authorities To indict Col. Robert W. East
ham for killing Col Frank T.. Thompson,
on n West Virginia Cen trail train March
Is. last, Judge Dent, OF the supreme
court, the other night iutcrfcrcd with
u writ ~ prohibition restraining Judge
Holt, OF Tucker county court, from pro-
rrcding further with IA grand Jury or
from trying any indictment which NAV
he found and the matter il set for "A
hearing 10y the supreme court Mt
Charleston, September -. This tenn
pnrarily stops proceedings in the most
remarkable criminal case in the
history of the state. Since last
spring four grand jurics attempted
to indict Col. Eastman. The,
first prcscntmcnt was for man
slaughter and was set aside by the
court. The second grand jury failed
To agree few DAYS ago a special
grand jury was convened but also failed
to agree. and "a few days later fourth
met with no result. when Judge Dent
interfcrcd. Eight attorneys for the
state and nine for the defense, all
among the most noted lawyers In the
state, were in the ease. and Tucker
county people are equally divided as tn
whether Eastman should be hanged or
freed. Politics and business are both
badly mixed up in the casc, and excite
mcnt is high.
AFTER the meeting at Tyrconncl the
other night strike agitators organized
miners union, and il is claimed that
nearly all the Tyrconncl miucrs signed
the list
CHAs. BUsEMAN shot Chas. Roscn-
baugh in the shoulder Mt Morgantown.
Buscmnn jumped in the river 20 com.
init suicide, but was pulled out The
parties are brothers-in-law and had
quarrclcd.
TICE LESTER while berry picking
near kenova, killed "a rnttlesnake that
measured inches across the back, 81
feet long and possessed 20 rattlcs.
SANFORD COLLINS, for whom re-
ward was offered, gave himself up To
the sheriff at Kingwood and demanded
the money offered for his capture. He
tried to kill his wife.
MAYOR KICK, of Morgantown. is in
Viting all the mayors OF West Virginia
towns To go on an excursion TO Allan
tic City
THE trial Of Mrs. G.. w. Atkinson.
wife of the governor, ON the charge of
forgery will be held ut the September
term of court.
AT Camden-on Gaulcy three men tried
to hold up hotel-keeper. Shots were
fired nd ~ II
was seriously injured
The Methodist Protestant conferences
meets at Huntsville.
&. NJ. MADDOX, who has been the Is.
< O. agent at Cairo for several years,
has resigned.
The colorcd folks are preparing for
monster celebration at Weston ON
Emancipation day
CHARTER has been granted to the
Fairmont Telephone CO., of Arnos,
Marion county.
TnE certificates Of stock i'm the o. r..
NJ. 6. V. and X. - g.. railroads. agQre-
eating S75, 200, 900, belonging 10 the dis
| tricts of Jackson county, together with
notes for 81 200 for railroad money
loaned, are missing. They were kept
in tin box, which was in the custody
OF the county clerk. IL is said by the
president Of the court that the clerk
has not seen them for two years
TnE general store and distillcry of
John Trapper, at New Baltimore. near
Piedmont, was robbed OF S35 i'm cash,
81 900 in notes and $500 in stamps. The
safe was blown open
a POSSE has been organized at Logan
- hunt Cap Hatfield who recently es-
capped from the Jail at William
son where hc was confined for involun-
tary manslaughtcr.
LiGnTNfNG played queer antics the
other day at the home Of Allison Bart
lett, Parkcrsburg II tore clock ON
the mantcl into hundred pieces and
set ON fire the stock Of n loaded gun,
which was discharged. the shot tearing
large hole in the floor. Mrs. Bartlett
was severely shocked
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were the other day commissioned
for West Virginia: Amos Marion coun-
", y. H. Martin, vice T.. j. Collins. re-
moved lIcdgevillc. Berkeley county, G.
NJ Brown. vice g. T. KrcRlow. rcmov-
rT AauIulfu ia. -.