Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-09-07
State News Happenings.


JouN JAHvis farmer OF Roaus
county. near Spring creek, was killed
n few days ago by tree. which fell
In a contrary direction from that en-.
pcctcd
Mns HonER ilorKfSs, OF Parsern-
burg. built lire with coal oil Her
| injuries will terminate fatally.
WOMB has reached Ripley that q
/ young jockey named Dufour was in-
stan,ly killed at Walton race track.
while In a running race. riding Queen
| LII
JonS NrUcn, tho alleged slayer Of
Tony Paste, waived examination az
iarkcrsburg aud was rcmandcd with.
out ball until the grand jury mccts IN
September IL Is understood that
Ncuch has made clean brcaat OF tho
murder.
MuLE Ira COZ. a relative 81 Judge
Con, aud Miss Lucila llardmnn. niece
of eN-s senator Hartman. were driving
near rcnnsboro the other day. their
horse was frightened by "a bicyciist and
became uumanagcable. throwing the
couple from the buggy. COZ fell
heavily To the ground and Miss Hard.
man was dragged several hundred feet
10th are In precarious condition.
Ar Wheeling, large steam shovel
broke from tho clamps aud fell on
Anos Irwin. an employee Of the Wheel
ing aud Lake Erie railroad. who lived
at Miugo station, q. Irwin was killed.
luE democratic senatorial convcn-
ton for the diatrict composed Of Wood,
Writ Giimcr and ricaAants counties.
was "a long-fought and hardly contest.
eel affair, ending Ina tho nomination Of
Hon Il. r. Kidd, of Giimcr county.
Wa FAiSr, aged so. "a farmer. 81
Stone Coal, Wayne county. Is ia Din.
pcss displaying hugh mastodon
tooth which he found la silver creek.
Wayne county The tooth weighs Eve
pounds. H. eight Inches across tho
crown ono way and four inchea tho
other From top OF crown TO end 81
fang is six inches Its back tooth
! from The left lower Jaw has Eve POINTS
and is in good condition. II is the
trat mastodon tooth ever found Or aeen
in that section and has created quite a
commotion.
TIM farmers institute 81 Mingo
county was held at Williamson a few
days ago - NJ. Moore. secretary Of
the state board Of agriculture nt
| Charleston. conducted the institute.
~ the close 81 tho meeting county
organization was effected. with Leo
Ellis - Gilbert president, and James
Chapman, ~ Nolan. secretary Mr..
Moore has gone 10 Logan 60 hold ara in
sututo in Logan county and get u or
gnnizcd. out of 55 counties in the
state, g. arc already organized.
JoE iiApp0X is la Jail az Glonyille,
charged with burgiariziug Ward a.
CO. p store at CoN'a Mil.
MHs TATE CumrScE committed
suicide the other night az Pnrsons by
| cutting her throat with a knife and
lcaping into the Black Fork river near
her home. The woman was acspon.
dent from poor hcnlth
Tux following West Virginia peopls
were pcnsioned fcw days ago: la.
crease -J0hn l.. Mclaughlin Ravens
wood. SIG 90 Si2 Original widows
Elizabeth Lowe. Bolton. g.
TnE dead bodies Of Matilda r. Mul-
lena, aged If. and Isaac r. Mullens.
aged 10, the children OF Isaac n Null
| lens, merchant OF Charleston, were
| found the other morning ln n deem
| pool Of water Of Bakers Ford creek.
The father Of the children sent them
| with message % "a man az VIII
sons Hollow two miles east Of
Charleston. They were instructed
90 cross over the mountain % their
country home on Bakers Fork creek
and bring home some vegetables IL
seems that The children did Is they
were directed and were on their re-
turn home when they were met, by one
or more human acnd and murdered
| Whom the bodies were found the hov
had ono ofhis ears cut OFT aud "a deep cut
behind tie ear aud his mouth mashed
in as II 70 had bccu done with a club.
Upon the girl thece were no
great marks % violence, but there was
evidence that there had been q strug-
gle aud IL is supPOsed that an attempt
was made 10 commit criminal ssssuit
No ciew % the perretrators ~ tho
deed
AAnos Yosr an old resident Of Mar
tins Ferry, while walking on the
tracks Of the Wheeling aud Lake Erie
railroad in the uelghborhood OF Pat
/ tons creek, WAS struck ~ the engine
81 passenger train and instantly
killed.
CosrEAcron T. q smHAEz, Of New
| Matamoras, o. who built tne state asy-
ium az Spencer and She ancst N. b
| church lB ths state az Maunlngtou.
now receiving the finishing touches.
laid the corner stone az Parsons. toe
other day. Tor Tucker eounty's negv
courihouse--a long felt want
JEssiE DrsTT coiored woman. is
charged with having drngYed . col
Ored man az Huntinzton aud robblnr
him % So While being pursued -
the police she attrfa nt-d - escape -
Ohio in a skin and when shs of.eers
drew near she leaped into sne river.
she waa rescued and 60 now RI iail
The following West Virginia bost-
oiicss have been dlscontiuued. Chase.
Jackson county. maii 30 Ripley. san-
flower Raleigh county. mail b Eriss.
THE Standard Oai Co. through Geo
/ keener. has purchased o one-half
Interest iu The Noolford gas well. pay.
ing $4,000 The STANDARD owns the
Weston gas plant and b, tle deal ~ll
alspeuso with probable co-nuet. tioa
and gain controi - valuable property.
Experts pronounee ere Woodford ons
~ toe best gsssers iu ibe state
az Whee-lug the state Fair rtsoeI a.
ItIo1 leased its t-acs b. Size Wreetins
Jockey club Coz Sis montts terlunlnF
heptember iE Ias iusurfs winter