Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-21
WEST VIRGINIA Stale k1aS

CHRIS SiKBKE was drowned in ths
Ohio river at Wheeling.
Ar Huntington w. ID. Burton. toll
cgraph operator. was drowned in Tug
river while bathing.
MYSTERY surrounds the death OF
Abraham + hard. who lived near Har-
risville. IL is believed he was killed
Tor his money.
CABINS Posr. OF Weston, has brought
suit for sS, 600 against his father-in-
law for the alleged alienation of his
w!fe's affections
REV. C. FoREsr MookE, n Methodist
minister Mt ST Johns church, Pied
mont, has been admitted to practice
law IN the courts of Mineral county,
this state, and Allegheny county,
Maryland. He was formerly q Judge
in Virginia
The case of ex- Rank Teller McFar-
land, charged with en- bezzle ment, was
called In the federal court Mt Parkers-
burg the other morning, but tho hear
ing was postponed. lie Is indicted on
90 counts and Is charged with the do
falcation of $40, 900.
WILSON CALVERT, of Dudleyville,
aged SO, who used tobacco rs years,
"sworc or on his cighty-fifth birth
day and has not used the weed since.
PosrMAsrERs are being swindled by
North Carolina company, which
sends them worthless watches ''by
mistake, and rather than have them
returned" accepts seven dollars for the
timepieccs.
ThE district grand lodge of q. u. q.
| OF o. F., in session ut Buclkhannon,
elected the following officers for tho
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"A. Courtney, ID. G.. NJ; l.. H. Burbridpc.
ID. q. y; j. III. Hughes, ID. G. r; +. p.
jackson, ID. q. ID.
In is said that Judge Nathan Goff
will be elevated TO the supreme bench
of the United States by President Nc
hinley when the first vacancy shall
| occur.
The war between the city council
and the county commissioners Mt
Charleston over the granting OF LIQUOR
licenses is Mt an end, rs far as tho
council is concerned. The city is now
granting licenses.
Col. CLARENCE l.. SMITH, commander
OF the First regiment, West Virginia
National Guard, has announced that
there will Toe no cncampment this year
because of n lack of funds.
j. Il. DuFFIELD, teacher. WINS ar
rested Mt Parkersburg on the charge of
forgery.
Ar Huntington Asa Gas 2-year-old
child fell asleep on the railroad track.
lie was run over and killed
The state board OF health was in ses-
sion at Charleston Tor the purpose of
ehecting an organization.
Ar st Adams Homer Wilson, n tel,
egraph operator, was seriously wound
ed by the accidental discharge OF "a re-
volver.
AN election will be held October 8 i'm
randolph county on the proposition to
remove the county scat from Beverly
to Ellius
THE West Virginia Historical society
rs making an active effort to secure
the celebrated Grave Creek mound.
which stands near Moundsville. The
mound has Interested antiquaries more
than any other of the evidences Of
prehistoric times in the Ohio valley.
IL IL In danger of destruction, ms the
present proprietor is unable to- hold IT,
IL ~ 90 feet high, and covers about one
acre of ground. IL is covered with forest
trees. From time To time explorations
have been made In the mound.
and many interesting discoveries
made. Recently n drift was car
ried from the northeast base to the
center, n distance of III feet, where n
chamber by IL was discovered. This
had been constructed of stones and
| timber, and contained two human skel-
etons, with many personal adornments,
such as mica plates shell plates, etc.
Continuing explorations, a shaft was
sunk from summit to base, intersect-
ing the lower chamber. At depth of
80 feet another chamber was discov-
cred, which contained many interest
ing objects. One human skeleton was
found, surrounded by ornaments, the
most important find being n stone tab
let bearing certain unknown characters.
This is the celebrated Grave creek in
scription which has attracted marked
attention from archmologistM
THE new state board OF pharmacy
met in Parkersburg for organization.
All OF the members were present and
the election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, II. l. Boggs, Of
Charleston; vice president, T.. i. Reif-
snyder, OF ParkersburP; secretary, W.
$. Hamilton, OF Fairmont; treasurer,
c. w. Windsor, Wheeling y
NEAL HAMMOND, of Richie county, :
| was InlJlaJeu into secret society n
short time ago, and tho excitement of
the initiation made him insane. lie be-
came violent He was confined in jail
at Harrisville, and died there a few
days ago.
The Slicer hotel at FrostburR was
on fire the other night and burned to
the extent of 80 500 damage.
LOCAL papers say that the business
outlook in Wheeling Is better than for
many years.
THE North American Oil Co, capital
$500 900, has been Incorporated at
Charleston. Parkersburg will be its
headquarters
JESSE OLEABY was attacked by
three hungarian miners at Keystone.
and he was so badly hacked with
hatchets that he died within few
/ hours
At Raveuswood n tramp assaulted a
little boy and posse is searching for
the man.
THE effects OF the miners strike was
first seen in the Wheeling section Of
the state when 200 Marshall county
men laid down their picks The