Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-12-20
Stats News Happenings.
Observation-Disclosures -


pensioned few days ago: Original
Granville Hawkins, Freeport. IS. Res
toration ana lncrease-Talbott Burch
| (deceosed), Ella. SIS to $50 Increase
Augustus {. Godfrey. Coopers, IS to
SIP; Martin V. II Gon. Rowlesburg.
SIG to SIT.
At Parkersburg Ellis Glenn was ar
| raigned and held under bond of g.
600. in default of which she is i'm iail.
She says bond will be given. She is
confined in the women's department.
Judge Jackson will have physician
determine her sex beyond dispute. She
was recognized at Parkersbury bv
many as n former resident named
Moiiie uhl Raeder. The prisoner is
sharp, and examined the warrants and
legai papers with close scrutiny to
detect possible flaws. She has no at
torney.
The sale of West Virginia & South
err railroad, connecting with the G.. d
u ac Brownstown, and extending UP
Lang creek through valuable coal
lands, was consummated the other
day TO the Marmet Co., composed OF
| William and Edward Marmct and Ru
dolph Kleyboltc of Cincinnati. O. By
the same deal the Marmet Co. the 9th
err day assumed control of the Brab-
oin' 'hariemane & Black Band coal
properties under Ave year lease
Sheriff Hill, Of Pocahontas county.
has returned home from Springfield.
Ill, having I'm charge Charles Apper-
! son, wanted for the murder of Mrs.
julia "A. Simmons. Apperson and Kel-
hson went to the home of Mrs. Sim
mons on the night of September 49,
Ihey became boisterous, and Mrs.
summons ordered them away. They
left, but returned and shot her.
n vulcanizer exploded in the dental
rooms OF DIR. George j. Caddle, nj
Huntington the other day, almost
completely demolishing one room. DR..
Earnest Gruber was badly burned.
The authorities will be called upon
TO investigate the sudden death of Sa-
die Moore, aged IS, at Rohr, after a
few hours illness. The doctor declines
| TO make statement. Her parents
were ut Pittsburgh when she died.
boiler exploded at 'he South Penn
pumping station, near Kenton, bod
bridge county, the other day, scald-
ing Fred Holmes. The in iured man
crawled three miles to the nearest
pumping station, where he died two
hours later.
The execution of Frank Walker, col
ored, which was to have taken place
/ at o'clock the other morning, at
Moundsville. was postponed until $50
in the evening by Gov Atkinson, who
telephoned Warden Hawk to that eff
feet about midnight that night. At
exactly 4:30 Walker was taken from
his cell to room back of the gallows.
where Archdeacon B. NJ. Spur, his
| spiritual adviser, administered com
munion and prepared him for the last
hour. At 5:35 he was taken to the
platform of the gallows, preceded by
Warden Hawk and followed by Capt.
Reece and half dozen assistants
The condemned man stood up under
the ordeal well, walking to the gal
lows with steady step. AS he step
ped on the trap door and Capt. Recce
ndiusted the rope around his neck the
condemned mans lips were seen NOV
ing in silent prayer. He looked heav-
onward during his prayerful attitude.
Once only groan escaped his lips AS
Rev. Spur placed his hand upon his
head in pronouncing last blessing
When asked If he had anything TO say
he shook his head. The black can
was placed over his head, and he Join
ed Rev. Spur and Warden Hawk i'm re-
peating the Lords prayer. When the
last amen was upon his lips Warden
Hawk touched an elcctr ical button at
the side Of the platform and Walker
fell six feet. The trap dropped at $40
and Surgeon S. NJ. Steele pronounced
him dead at $3.50 His neck was bro
KIN and ne died without IA struggle
The heavy rains which prevailed at
Huntington is the direct cause Of a
disastrous wreck on the Norfolk d.
Western railroad, i'm which two lives
were sacrificed early the other morn
ing. At Panther the railroad runs
along the side Of an cmbankmcnt. and
the hard recent rains caused land
slide, which completely covered Il large
portion Of the tracks The crew Of
passenger train No. were unaware Of
the obstruction. and the engineer. who
was making up for lost time had the
throttle wide open. The pondcrous
monster was running fast rate Of
speed when il crashed into the OBJ
struction. Engineer w. s. Bishop. of
Huntington, was instantly Killed. and
Fireman Coontz, Of Blucficld. was so
frightfully rnanRled that his death is
expected momentarily. Several pas
scugcrs were injured. but none fatally.
The following fourth-class 70
masters in West Virginia were ap-
pointed q few days ago. Crtmp's Bot
tom, Summer county, George J..
Webb; McGill, Putnam county James
a. Phillips.
I'D Boggs, II Rig otter, lost his