Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-09
WEST VIRGINIA STATE NEWS

vania oil Co has completed its No. 20
l. ID. Morgan, and has n a5-ba-rcl
pumper. The same compauy's No. 1
II. Underwood, in the Big Flint dis
trict, noddridge, has been completed,
aud : a strong gasser.
NiSr 81 tho Conway developments I'm
Tyler county. Hulings & Co have
drilled their well on the Schrivcr
form into the Big Injun. and have n
show Tor n we'll The hole filled up
200 feet with fluid from the first pay.
As soon rs the we'll began TO show oil
1t was shut down To erect tanlSage.
TRFMoI OF the ,arsh " ~ felt at
Huntington At four nj Iutcs past two
o'clock the other afternoon. The most
solid buildings in the city were shaken
and people ran into the streets terror
stricken. The trembling continued
ten minutes
Al Charleston the earthquake shock
few minutes after : o'clock the other
afternoon was very considerable aud
lasted about eight seconds. Resides
cracking brick walls i'm few tall
buildings, no damage was done
CHARTER has been granted aud
work will commence Mt once on tho
Red Star line railroad, from Red Star.
IN Fayette county, on the Loup Creek
branch of the Chesapeake Il Ohio rail
road, with branch lines on ArbuclSle
and Meadow Fork creeks
In the Hebron district the Carter
Oil Co. has drilled in its No g. on the
A. Broadwatcr farm, and has "A 100
barrel producer. ! he same company
has drilled in n test on the a. l.. Hill
farm, west of the Broadwatcr farm,
and has n show for we'll In the Zig
lniun.
KITTY WINAN, the iS-ycar-old daugh-
ter of Squire Zen iamin Wiuan, of Lit
Ito Hooking, while busting her fathers
room accidentally knocked over the
rifle, which stood in the corner The
gun was discharged, the bullet strik-
ing tho young woman in the mouth
aud passing out at the top of her
head, killing her instantly. She was
To have been married in few DAYS.
NEAR Bluofield two Negroes attack
ed Morris Malone the other nipht as
he was crossing East River mountain
on his way home from Bluchcld. lie
cut one OF them i'm the face. lie claims
that the other was Jim smith, who Inns
served time for robbery, and that
Smith knocked him down and took
Sis and gold watch from him. A
posse OF citizens, headed by Constable
Frapcis is in pursuit
In is claimed 10y members of the con-
! stitutional committee that enough
| promises have been made by senators
and delegates to insure the necessary
three iifths OF each house to compel
Gov. Atkinson To convene the legisla-
turc so that tho work of the committee
may he acted on. 1t Is further said
that the session will be held i'm October
or November next The committee
adjourned the other day subject To "A
call OF the chairman, and IL is under
stood that this call will be made n
short time before the time for the con-
vcning of the Legislature in special
session provided such session Is called
by the governor. Gov Atkinson stated
To n correspondent positively and en-
phatically that he will not call n
special session. Unless, as claimed.
the committee can get n three Gfths
vote, IL is likely that all the work done
will Toe OF no avail. as the Legislature
20 be chosen next year may make other
provisions for revising the constitution
WALTER REED was shot and instant
ly killed at Greenland by n constable,
] N.
Reed rushed at him with big knife.
and the constable shot him in self-de-
Tense. Reed was suspected Of burn
ing the store OF his brother-in-law.
Jesse Hays. on account OF family
quarrel.
A SEVERE earthquake shock was felt
at Williamson, the other day. Mt
o'clock. The shock was so strong as
TO cause houses 20 shake considerably
and bells To toll lightly. At Dclorme,
10 miles east OF here the storehouse of
Peter Brushart was shaken down
FRANCIS II. PfERroNT, who was row
ernor of Virginia during the war. and
who is called the Father of Virginia.
is living at his home, in Fairmont,
Marion county. lie is 80 years old.
and, though he is feeble, his health is
good and his mind Is clear.
OCTOBER 20 has been set aDart as
West Virginia day at the Tennessee
centennial at Nashville Arrange
mcnts are being made all over the
state for large attendance OF West
Nirginians on that day The West
| virginia Editorial association decided
the other day at the Weston meeting
TO visit the exposition in July in n body.
AUSTIN TERRELL, colored, who In
slavery days belonged TO the family Of
the late Alonzo Lurf. and who has
been living on the Audley estate since
the war, died few days ago aged 07.
Austin's mother was Martha Washing
toms maid Austin was born on the
! Mt Vernon estate. He had a very
/ good recollection OF Lafayettc's visit
10 the United States in 1925.
THE following West Virginians we're
| pensioncd "a few days ago: Original
Jenkins Nichols. Wells. Brooke. In
crease-.Iohn H. Taylor. Oakville,
Roane, John l.. McMurray, Raven
wood, Jackson.
TIE kanawha Oil Co.'S No. is ON the
Mills tract, in Wetzol county. has been
drilled into the stray above the Gordon
aud has been shut down 90 put in
liner The same company is drilling
Nos. II and ~. and has six rigs M and
ready 20 start the drill on the same
tract.
AFrER an absence OF 81 years. and
believed 90 be dead Geo Lowry. who
/ lived a. the fork Of Wheeling creek.
in Marshall county has returned aud
Del.