Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEW 5

RosCoE MCCLuRE killed a hen hawk
1T Nclch which measured four Sect
Sour inches between the wing tips
IlE salary OF the president OF the
State university At Morgantown will
ne increased from s., 500 to s., 900 =
year.
AT Sistersville Pugilists Sweeney
and o'Leary, of Pittsburgh, fought
two rounds when Sweeney was knock
ed out and the police interfered.
ONE thousand six hundred miners nj
fairmont Will not strike, and the field
will do big business while the men
elsewhere are out Operators have
advertised for 500 more men
GAIT FRANZ J. LEsAoE died ut his
home in Huntington, aged c. He was
soldier in the war of the rebellion
and has bccn a leading republican
politician for years.
THE other day every street car in
Nheeling was run by young women.
charity was behind the innovation and
the cars were patronized on that day
rs never before.
FRANZ FISHER, of Peoria, Ill, was
run over by ten cars at Pennsboro.
iiis body was crushed into shapeless
mass.
In is estimated that the loss TO log
booms caused by the recent rise i'm the
Little hanawha river will exceed $50. :
600.
JUDGE NATHAN Corr has formally
announced that he will be a candidate
| Tor United States senator to succeed
| Senator Faulkner.
IHE oldest oddfellow in the state of
West Virginia is Capt Albert Me
Daniel, who resides at Mason CITY. He
was born in Washington, DC. August
-, 1909, and joined the oddfeuows in
that city when he was - years old
On Worthington creek, near Par.
kersburg, several head Of cattle were
killed 10y eating sand which had been
washed from the bed of the creek and
lodged ON the grass in IA meadow.
GEORGE HORTON, aged IL years, was
drowned in the Ohio river near Blcn-
nerhassett island the other day Mt
noon while bathing.
GALE REED, of Belmont. was Kicked
IN the head 10y "A horse the other div
and died n few days later OF lock Jaw.
His skull was fractured.
AT Grafton Clarence Nuzum. son OF
Thomas Nuzum. died of lock law
caused by running n nail in his foot.
JonN EAsTET, who murdered DIR. q.
X. brewster on Trace was shot and
killed by Detective w Il. Bevins in the
mountains south OF Williamson while
resisting arrest
InE tive-year-old son of w. T. Roy
ers, living two miles east of Grafton.
while playing in the yard. stepped on
large copperhcad snake and was
terribly bitten. The child was disfip-
urcd, and is suffering terrible agony.
john T. HoLr, of Parkersburg,
known as Lucky holt" Is said TO
have made 500, 900 within the past
three months out of oil deals at Corn
wallis
DIR PITCHER an insane doct5r, ter
rorzed the people of Parkersburp bv
running through the streets with t,ro
large revolvcrs in his hands lie was
caught.
HE Little kanawha river is still on
tear, bringing down immense guam
titles OF property. Thirty-eight lock-
ages OF logs belonging TO the Nicola
Lumber Co S fleet gave way at o'clock
the other morning and came down with
rush, involving loss of so, 900. The
river and tributaries are falling above
and the danger is apparently over.
GEo. iIORToy, aged u, was drowned
In the Ohio river at Belpre while bath
ing. Uirarn Welch, who attempted to
save Horton, was taken from the river
exhausted and his life saved with
great difficulty.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed few DAYS ago for
west Virginia: Cherry Camp, Harrison
county. i. j. Coffman; Coco Kanawha
county, j. c. Ross; Cottage Vile, Jack
son county, c. NJ Chalfant; Orchard.
Randolph county, J. r. Russell; Glen
Easton, Marshall county, o. c. Cham
bcrs; Janelow, Lewis county, II. f..
Swishcr; Laurel Point, Mononpahela
county, Chas. L. Martin; Malta, Bar
bour county, w. H. Sanger; Mt. Clare.
Harrison county, ID. w. Cork; Paw
Paw Morgan county, S. u. Edmiston:
Painville, Wyoming county, Alice Hall:
Pruntytown, Hampshire county, M. X.
PurRit; st. George, Tucker county, A.
a. II. Close; Shenandoah Junction,
Jefferson county, c. g. Brown; Simp-
son, Taylor county, II. {. Davis; Tan
ncr, Gilmer county, 4. II. Stalnaker;
Terra Alta, Preston county, w. II.
Glover.
The West Virginia Educational asso-
citation was called 10 order at Charles
ton in twenty-seYenth annual session
the other morning by Prof James Rus
sui Trotter, state superintendent of
free schools, president The attend
ancc was the largest in the history of
the association. about 300 A numb Der
OF interesting papers were read by
prominent educators An address OF
welcome was made by Mayor NJ. ".
Thompson and Prof John q. Cuttings
and others read papers end made ad.
dresses. Judge COR was 10 have dc.
livcred an address. but was compelled
70 BE- ont Of town ON legal business
bouquet was served 90 the associa-
ton by the local committee at Trader,
hotel The meeting continued in ses-
sion three days
joins hCoED. well known lumber
man, clipped with Mrs Jessie Browning
from Williamson Accord leaves wife
and family and Mrs. Browning a hus-
band.
At Green Springs Robert White.
Mamin Zones and Albert ZONES Doc.
came involved in % dispute. White
shot and killed Namin ZONES and
seriously wounded Albert homes.
White made his escape Frank Zones