Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-04-07
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

West Virginia daily.
TIE editors o. the state will meet at
Weston May >
FISH are plentiful in the West Vir.
ginia mountain streams.
WILD flowers are blooming on the
mountain sides.
AT Montgomery two more of the
robber gang were arrested and jailed
few days ago upon information given
by a citizen who says he overheard
them arranging a place of meeting. II,
is ascertained that there are ~ in the
gang. and arrests will be made as rap
idly as possible. II is learned that a
plot was on foot to kill Mayor Dun bar
and Chief Brannigan several nights
ago, but it failed. Wiley Lewis was
recaptured at East Sewall. 80 miles
east full confession of all the
crimes of the gang IS expected from
him.
IHE baltimore * Ohio freight depot
at Pennsboro, 20 miles east of Par<ers.
burg, was robbed the other night by
gang OF boys, Ia desperadoes. II is
SAID the boys are thoroughly organ
Yea. and have terrorized that vicinity
Tor some time. Officers are giving them
not chase. All officers between Park.
ersourg and Grafton are watching for
them The amount OF goods taken can
not be estimated at present
WHILE playing about the river Cairo
bows found portions Of a human head,
evidently recently placed where found.
Officers are making every effort 10
clear up the mystery
CYNTHIA SPARKS. a middle aged lady.
who lives on Dry Fork. Mcdowell
county. heard n commotion among
some sheep confined in pasture lot
near the house. She called LARGE
dog and ran to see what was the mat.
Ter. and found hal:-growu bear had
killed and was carrying of lamb
he dog, large and power ul animal.
gave chase and soon brought bruin tc
bay IN the corner of a very high fence
Inc bear was very thin and poor. and
whenever 1t attc mpted to climb the
fence the dog would assail it and pull
~ back TO the ground. The brave
woman got an AK and struck the bear
stunning blow. and, with the aid of
her l6-year-old son dispatched it, II is
the only bear that has been seen in
that section for some time, and was
probably rendered desperate bv hun
ger.
JERRY Bows. who assaulted Mrs.
Radford at Deepwater last month. was
captured AZ huntington the other dav.
identified 10y the victim and taken to
Fayetteville Jail, heavily guarded.
Tn body Of Charles Gibson was
found in an abandoned mine near
Montgomery few days ago. Gibson's
wife has confessed that he was muir
IN
Clark Lewis, colored, with whom She
has since been living. Other members
of the gang Of which Clark Lewis and
his brother were the leaders have also
confessed TO killing John Cochran. who
disappeared some time ago. Clark
Lewis was arrested but escaped from
Jail force of men are digging for
more victims in the old mine.
Is 1876 John Whaley. a young mer-
chant at Myekell'S Mills. in Monroe
county, married Mary Tanian. farm
er's daughter. They lived together
as hus band and wife for nearly a wear.
lie went east To buy goods. purchasing
a ticket for Baltimore. She never
heard from him until a few DAYS ago.
when he came back and found her still
his wife. Her son, aged 81 wears. was
'.
who was postmaster at the time he
left was informed that charges were
made against him, and that was the
reason he fled. He gives no Satisfactory
statement as to where he has been.
They will again live together.
GRAND LODGE. a. O. L. w. will NEE.
At Parkers burg May 4
FRAND MEDiCK of Wheeling. will go
10 West Point as a cadet
AT Philippi, J. w. Talbot, discovered
the body OF well-formed two months
old boy baby floating on the river.
There are marks on the throat that
indicate that il was murdered The
coroner's inquest revealed nothing.
TRAFFIC on the third division of the
Is o. was delayed six hours the
other day 10y an accident to passenger
train No. :, east-b bound, going up the
Terra Alta grade. The rails spread.
throwing the front engine over on it's
side and derailcd several cars. The
engineer and fireman had to iump for
their lives
AT Moorcfield the other night Frank
Hainse, son OF Mai. H. C. Hainse.
was fatally shot 10y Charles letters.
who was carelessly handling a revolver.
As Col JONI PATTON. supervisor OF
the Monongaheia River railroad. was
crossing the Il. & O. tracks at the
depot at Ciarks burg, the accommoda-
tion struck him. breaking his leg and
njuring his head, from which he died
in few minutes
THE old depot at Brighton. near
Point Pleasant, used for warehouse
by T.. $. Bright burned down the 9th
or night
PAEKEEsRuRG now has a curfew
ordinance and all children must be off
the streets az q o'clock.
BLUEFIrrD is enjoying a substantial
boom in business
IHE Dry Fork railroad. in Tucker
county. has large force Of men at
work on each end Of its road, and il is
thought will have its trains running in
two or three weeks
ANDREW J.. STEWART, the democratic
nominee for mayor Of Huntington. is
native Of Scotland. and is foreman OF
the Michigan Central railroad shops.
BETWEEN 80 and so men are at work
ON the new railroad 70 be built down
Cheat river, ON grade about one and
oue-half miles below Rowlesburg The
tools and horses arrived the other dav.
Man who has been epUaged ia