Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-12-27

SThTE NEWS ITEMS.



the other day adopted a resolusiou de
handing am Increase of II cents "A ton
or it's equivalent for mining. TO take
effect April |. 1900. The following Of
t;cers were elected; President. :. {.
Hairless. Diego; Vice president. George
loNnter, rNrconuell; secretary treas.
crer. George Scott. Macdonald. Mem
b"rS of the state board: " r. lar
rSon, rhacker; y. j. I.uSk. South
tapertou; Robert Perry Mt. Hope:
1atrick Conuor. TNrconurll v j.
1ranham. Gillian. The nest meeting
will Toe held on the "Wednesday pre-
NiouS Ia the holding OF the national
convention. The place will bc selected
later.
Private advices from Hinton say
struck i'm the undeVclopcd territory
rCighboring 80 feet. The field is idcn-
tlrai with that OF burning Springs,
where oil and gas was produced in
paying quantities. Excitement among
od men is at fever heat.
y new oil company, known as the
Anglo-Amcrican Oil and GAS Co. with
iis principal office in Chicago and field
offices i'm Petersburg, closed pur-
chase of the Peasants county oil
property of the Mallory Bros. ~ Stew
art. consisting OF sol acres or land
upon which are 80 Wells producing
1000 barrels daily The new com.
Iany has paid-up capital of 81 600
COO. all OF which is To bc invested ia
shallow well property i'm this state
The nfinp uniI IA N.nA,.,.'. III
WAS $4,000 cash and IA large block
Of Anglo-Amcrican stock
The Guyandottc Valley railroad has
completed it's survey. making "a unc-
ton with the {. II q. at BarboursvilIe,
locating II Y on Capt Kuhn's we'll
known place. Large damage will he
allowed.
Thomas Shank and John Williams.
Cf Clifton, aged : and 10, went out
in the country looking for Christmas
trees, and ON losing their way they
wandered through the woods all
n pht. and when IA searching party
found them they were badly frozen
and in IA critical condition.
An additional charge was made
against Ellis Glenn, at Parkcrsburg.
the woman who masqucradcd as a
man, 10y W. l.. Bccson. who indorscd
a note for 5000 made in third persons
Tdme. so Glenn could use it, He said
l' had to pay it, Glenn is in scchI-
sion.
The Spilman Il IIcnSlcy oil well that
was drilled three miles east OF Cliff
ton. was shot "a few days ago. The
casing was blown 200 feet in the air
and the oil flowed all over the ground.
The prospects are that il will be
paying well. Five more wells will
I've drilled at once.
=. Y. Pullins. aged 33, one of Mason
C"untN's prominent school teachers.
died AZ his home at Henderson from
typhoid fever.
The following West Nirginians were
Icnsioned II few days ago. Increase,
Leonard j. Every. Bruccton Mills.
- 10 ST.; Joseph Il Henderson. Mac
1arlan. - to so.
John l.. Cole. aged ~. a civil enpi-
nicer well known for his humor and
Wit, died az Charleston Of pneumonia.
He wa" poet Of ability and was au-
thoritN ON early Indian history
Ned Jones. one of the best known
citizens Of Hartford. is dead. aged 81.
The coal tipplc and Heathingstonc' y
mines at Bellairc, operated Ivy Rose
q Morgan. were destroyed by an in
cCndiary fire the other morning. One
hundred and fifty men are thrown out
OF employment
Srmi-oilicial information the other
chased the Monongahela River rail.
way, of - milcs, from ClarhsLurg to
FairInout. for SG.OOO.OOO
!. =. Martin. New York copper
king" is at Clarksvillc looking into
the recent oil Development I. NJ.
Kelly, local associutc received an Of
fer the other morning for his inter
est 10y rival operators. but declined.
Martin viii 90 10 Nenin and Cipcin-
matt 10 confer with other associates
before developments are made.
The other night Henry Carncy.who
two years ago shot Allen Jones
~ quarrel. and who was acquitted
iu trial at Charleston i'm the Grim
iual court - few weeks apo. went
home intoxicated and started u quar-
re! WITH his Ij-Hcar-old brotbcr-in-Iaw
without cause. The result was that
the lad was cur number Of times.
one slash being fifteen inches long.
~ Us pronounced fatal. Carney lives
near Charleston. Ilc is now under
indictment for disturbing religious
worship.
Squire G.. W. Griffin has instituted
q damage suit Of 5000 against the
mayor for $1,000. charging false ar
rest.
). Louis Johnson. q Baltimore trav-
cling salesman. was thrown from q
buggy at Piedmont in front of train
o. cars, but saved himself bv rolling.
VI w. Prindlc OF Blucfcld, petition
cd i'm bankruptcy Liabilities $1,000.