Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-24
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS


On Lick Creek, in the southwestern
part of Putnam county, 20 miles east OF
Barbonrsville, lives a most remarkable
family named GRAHAM. The parents
are both stout, able bodied people. but
the children are dwarfs, girl of 10
and boy 10 two years her senior be-
ing not over three feet in height Hun
drcdS of people who pass that way stop
TO see them.
WAYNE HArrIELD, OF Logan, was ac-
cidentally shot while handling y re-
Volver. lie will recover.
Mis-. CLARENCE GORDON. only daugh-
ter of j. NJ. Gin. general supcrintend-
ent OF the Cincinnati-liintond division
of the C. n O., died at Huntington. She
was married less than "a year ago,
T'uk {. 4 q. Railway Co. is preparing
TO build branch road from st. Adams
to Gallipolis, o.. to connect with its
road, the c., IL. V. & L. railway. The
road will follow the left side of the
kanawha river to Point Pleasant.
thence down the river to Gallipolis,
where 1T is understood, they will
bridge the Ohio.
IL Logan county William Brittcn-
tine was shot by Oliver Davis and is in
n serious condition. Davis, In default
of $1,000 bond, was sent tn Jail. Brit
tentinc is n cousin OF Davis.
TnIs time IL is the estate of Lord
George Walden, estimated to bc worth
sac, 900, 600. for which American heirs
arc wanted. IL is said that J.. w.
Walden, of Buckhannon, this state, il
n direct heir
A GHOST which tears about at night
/ .s. - n
in blue bingham, is soaring the wits
out of the family of 5. H. Boyd Mt No.
30 Twentieth street, Wheeling.
PAR SWEENEY, n pugilist from Cincin-
natl, was arrested and given hearing
Mt Sistcrsville for robbing man
named Niece. lie proved an alibi at
the hearing and was discharged.
TluE announcement OF Gov. AtlSin-
sons candidacy for the scnatorship has
caused more than the usual stir In re-
publican politics In this state. In the
fourth, or "Shocstring district" friends
of Congressman Warren Miller, now
serving his second term, are urging
him To make the race for the upper
branch of congress in the event OF re-
publican success i'm the state next fall,
and IL is reported that he has consent
ed A host of men are after the place
Miller fills and are already making n
campaign for delegates to be appointed
next year The latest man out IL Dr..
A. II. Burbcc, of Point Pleasant, Masolf
county. i
THE water works fight at West
Union, Doddridgc county, took on =
new phase the other day, when thoSe
opposed To the movement secured an
injunction against the newly elected
mayor and town council restraining
them from issuing bonds 90 pay for the
construction OF the system. Fritz Mael
was arrested and placed under $1,000,
charged with buying votes. The bit
tcrness of this local fight was mere a aed
after the election by those who fnvored
the water works. In celebration Sol
their success on the face of the -
turns, they laid out "A graveyard on The
common, building mum be'r-of smali
mounds in rows and placing at the
head of each "a board bearing the name
of each of the most prominent oppon-
cnts of the project. Legal complica-
tions may follow the joke.
WARRANTS have been sworn out for
William Scnnlon, Mart Gray and
Henry Priest, who are now in the Elk
fork oil field, Tyler county, by Taylor
Thompson, upon whom they commit
ted an uncomfortable crime Their
arrests are exected at any time.
NEGRO employed at Sistersville as
n cook was arrested for entering two
houses on Hill street and stealing a
couple Of watches and IA sum of money.
His name is Hunt, and the police think
ne is the fellow who has been syste-
matically going through number OF
residences i'm Sistersville during the
past couple of weeks.
CHRIS NTEwASGER, of Genoa, Wayne
county, went to Huntington with
about 5000. He purchased 500 worth
OF goods and shipped them back TO his
home. He was noticed there the other
evening. but now no trace can be-
found of him. His relatives are there
searching for him and allege foul play
AN injunction has been granted
against the newly elected mayor and
the city council OF West Union from
taking Office and the issuing Of bonds
for water works until the Legality Of
the election is settled. IL is also charg-
ed that Mayor Bland, not being land
owner is not eligible TO office. Charges
of fraud are made IN the election.
or. has been struck near Pcttyville.
TIM box factory at DAVIS Is running
overtime
THERE is talk of "a new electric car
line at ParSersburg.
SToNEMAsoNs are wanted at Thomas,
Tucker county.
LARGE bear was killed at Sand
Fork, Lewis county.
THE chrysanthemum show at Park
ersburg was great success.
MoNONGALIA county reports 81 pump
| kins on one vine.
a PAEKERsBUHG husband drove his
wife and child out in the rain.
The Knights Of Pythias at Pennsboro
are erecting lodge building.
HoBoEs arriving at Martinsburg will
be introduced 20 the ball and chain.
THE government has just completed
the erection at Harper's Ferry, near
the monument erected 20 John Brown.
Of five iron tablets giving the history