Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-24
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

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GEoRGE COLLINS, the GILMAN, who
cut Attorney NJ. X. Duty at Harris
Vile recently. has been given three
months in jail
ar WEIGH the large sawmill of w. NJ.
Ritter has started. The mill was
erected ut an expense OF $50, 200, en-
pioys GO men and has capacity of 25,-
GOO eet OF lumber per day 1t has a
full two years run in this lease. and
starts under Gathering prospects
PARKERsBURG minister, in n SER
mon. recently paid his respects in vig-
oronS language TO the highly colored
spectacular show bills that ornament
cd the dead walls OF the town.
JAMES EDWARD PRICE. the young
man who was arrested ut Grafton the
other day for attempted murder in
Chhlicothc, 10y leaving his sisters
young child ON the street, was prom
incnt citizen of Newburg, holding the
position of assistant postmaster.
MoRGASrowN and vicinity must DO
set down MS happy land The re-
ceipt OF n large sum to be devoted to
the needs OF any destitute family of
the town led to diligeut investiga-
ton by n charitable institution with
the result of establishing the fact that
there was not in the town or adjacent
country n family so poor tina, it needed
the money.
News of the murder of Aaron DAY.
ton by his two sons In the extreme
northwest end of Belmont county.
about two miles from Flushing, was
received in Wheeling the other MORN
ing. The assault occu FRED few DAYS
before. Mr.. Dayton and one OF his
sons, while clearing thiclSet, quar-
relied and the father flourshcd an AK.
The boy disarmcd his father, but tho
old gentleman overpowercd him and
threw him to the ground The father
had hold OF the sons throat and was
slowly choking him to death, when
the other son came To his brothers. as
sistancc. He struck his father over
the head with n heavy handspilSe,
crushing in his skull. This ended the
battle. IL was reported that the boys
gave themselves up but Mt st. Clnirs-
vile this is denied. The murdered
man was about - years OF age and his
two sons are not much over 20 Pub
lie sympathy is generally with tho
boys. II is believed the boys will give
themselves up.
On Ten-Mile Creek, in Lincoln coun-
ty, stones were thrown mt Mormon cid
ers who attempted to speak.
AT Coalsburg Henry Burke and Walls
tor johnson fought after church serv-
ices, and Burke shot johnson.
JACOB HADDoX, farmer living near
Gladesvillc, lost his dwelling by fire n
an early hour the other morning. Ia
his effort 20 cNtinguish the flames h.
fell down stairway, receiving in
juries that proved fatal in two hours.
THE other evening the Floto Baking
Co., doing business at No i02 Sixteenth
street, Wheeling, made an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, and
G. Floto, the principal stoclSholder, is
carried down in the wreck The liabili-
ties are about S26, 1000, with assets some
what less.
FIRE at Elkins, a few days ago, de-
stroyed business property worth 800, I.
600.
DIG sensation was created ut Park
ersburg by the discovery that for the
past eight or ten years it has been the
custom OF the prosecuting attorneys
Office to settle fines levied by the court
upon tho payment of costs. Judge
Jackson Immediately directed the sher-
III To issue several hundred capiases
and collect fines upon which costs have
been paid. The amount due the coun-
| ty will aggregate about SO, 900. Tho
present prosecuting attorney is not in
volvcd in the matter.
WHILE awaiting n train at the Ohio
railroad depot, Parkersburg, the other
evening, young girl. whose name
could not be learned, but who il said
TO be resident OF Harris Ferry, crossed
the trcstle over the street to bid good,
by TO the person who had escorted her
90 the station. She was caught on the
track by south-bound train, and, not
having time TO return to the platform,
she climbed over the railing and hunr
by her hands in midair 80 feet above
the street until the train passed and
she was rescued in n hysterical condi4
ton.
EASTERN capitalists have been in
Santa Fe county, New Mexico. lately
negotiating for the purchase of 60, 900
ncres Of land known as the Ortiz mine
| grant. and owned by Senator ElSins.
OF this state; X. c. Kcrens, OF St
] Louis, and others. The property con-
| tains gold mines, some OF the workings
| being over 100 years old.
THE Lincoln Citizen said the other
day that there we're but "a pianos in
that county. That does well when
one remembers that no farther back
than 1878 there was one county (Clayl
in the state which had but one wagon,
carriage or vehicle OF any kind. Now
that county has railroad and lots of
wagons, pianos and such like.
VIM {. Wears an insane man. Gre
ated no little excitement and conster-
nation in Gov. Atkinson's Office the
other afternoon by hourishing a load
ed revolver unfortunately about his
head. He was overpowerod without
any serious result
SEvENTY-EIGHT mill men, Of the
Alexander Lumber CO.. at Alexander,
Lewis county, have gone out on a
strike, not for higher wages, but for
back pay.
GEo. WISE mas received the indorse-
ment o. Capt. Dovener, congressman
from the Ciuritsburg district. and win
receive the appointment for the post
nastcrship ~ Wheeling
JUDGE NATHAN Corr will be nomin-
ated FOR senator, as Editor Hart, OF tho
7 Intelligencer, has Withdrawn in his
favor
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