Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-10
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

out rider. a searching party went
TO look for Milum and found that he
had started for home from PCcahon-
taS Several days were spent in try
Dg to find him. A few DAYS later.
when the high waters of the river had
III bsided his body was found near
Welch in a lot of driftwood. His
friends are divided as 20 whether he
was accidentally drowned or killed
and thrown into the river lie had a
watch and considerable money, which
were not on his person when found.
MRS TAYLOR GIBSON was burned 10
death four miles south OF HUNTINGTON
IN the -Four Pole creek by her clothing
lgniting from CRATE. Only her two
little children were present One of
them, not yet seven years of age.
threw basin of water On the almost
lifeless form. She lived only few
hours
Ar Huntington the two ear-old
child of John Flockenstein, a baker.
fell backward into a vessel of boiling
water and was scalded TO death.
Two well-dresSed men registered at
the Cunningham house, Sardis. the
other night, and, as the hotel was full
they consented 20 occupy one room.
During the night they ransacked near
ly every room, and when the proprie-
tor and his guests arose in the morn
ing there was but little of value left.
There is no clue to their identity.
Al o'clock the other morning a
lamp exploded in Mrs. Harris board
ing house. on Thirty first street, Wheel
ing, in a room occupied by John Hem
derson, his son Percy and James
Brady. All were horrib bly, burned, and
Henderson and son will die.
FRANK SHANNON, a Baltimore & Ohio
shop employe At Parkcrsburg. who
was struck 10y lever while assisting
in raising car, died of paralysis. his
spine having been broken.
HE internal revenue collections for
February at the Office in Parkerskurg
were SIS, 356.3l; for February, 1896,
S44,34s.Gl.
THE dwelling OF Frederick Waddy.
on Heaters lork. in Gilmcr county.
caught fire and burned the other
night One OF Waddy's children, a
boy asleep in the kitchen and was
burned to death.
SYLVESTER ScoTr, from the coal
fields, was arrested at Huntington
while passing counter -eit money. lie
had quantity OF spurious coins on his
person. He was bound over bv Com
missioner Gibson to answer TO the
United States grand jury.
The Riverside steel works. at BEN
wood, resumed work the other morn
ing. Fifteen hundred men were given
work. The works have been idle a
long time Repairs have been made in
all the departments.
A FATAL shooting ARRAY occurred on
Smithers creek, two miles from Mont
gomery, the other night. Grant Hill
shot at French butchers because of the
latter's refusal to drink with him
whereupon Butcher fred with Win
chester shooting Hill through the neck
and breast Hill will die.
AT Parkersburg William Cross was
convicted of involuntary manslaurhter
for killing his wife.
ELMER WEATHRHoTz, who ATTEMPTED
to murder his wife, died in prison at
Parkersburg from drinking pure alco-
hol.
REVENUE OFFICERS WHARTON. MAR
CUM AND PORTER made the most i'm
portant raid in year the other night
IN Wyoming county. They found Mar
ion Burton, Fred French, Joe Parsons
and Buck Daniels in charge of three
stills. All were drunk, defiant and
heavily armed. officer Marcum went
to where the moonshiners were under
the pretext of buying some whisky.
lie brought the other officers by sig
nal, and after shot or two the men
were captured, the stills DESTROYED and
the moonshiners were brought before
Commissioner Neagle for trial
The flooding of the capitol and i'm
pediment to the work of the lerisla-
ture caused by the waters has again
renewed an agitation OF the question
OF moving the capitol to some other
section of the state. A few years ago.
when Senator EllSins was becoming a
power in West Virginia politics. and
was building his beautiful country
home Halle Hurst" at Ell,ins he
laid out superbly situated park. stud
ding 1T with beautiful trees. enamed
1T Capitol Park, and said to some init =
mate political friends that one dav the
statehouse would be located in this
park. 1t is said Senator Elkins IT, ONLY
waiting an opportunity TO put forth an
effort TO accomplish his wishc, His
friends here are recalling his predi.-
ton about the park, and it is certain
that II the question had come mn while
the state solons were boating il out 70
the statehouse, Elkins or any other
place would have got a big vote
The chairman OF the republican
state committee, William NJ q Day.
son, was. the other day, appointed tn
the position OF secretary OF STATE
GOV. -ELEcr ArKINsoS announced the
following appointments the other
night Secretary of state vs. NJ q
Dawson. OF KinRwood. state librarian
&. 7. Scott, OF Ohio county. Weston
asylum board, J. r. liver. Er,xton.
Leroy Shaw, Preston: Plex Ncyei,,b
Miller, Green Brier; Joseph Keller
Woods; j. u. Floyd, Kanawha. o "
o. Hardman Taylor; VI. X. Wolf OF
Ohio. fifth member OF the peniientiarv
board, and DR.. ID. Meyer. Of Charles
ton surgeon general OF the West Vir.
ginia national guards.
CHIEF oP PoLICE HRArov c,p-ursJ
Feeder Forshay. Charles Saudy and
Marion Bartlett the other day The
were suspected as the parties who bur-
glarized Buddle & Princes store. PARK.
ersburg, and stole n large amount Of
goods. BARTLETT turned states evi.
dence, and disclosed the place where