Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1900-01-17
State News Happenings.
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s. to SO. Original widows (speci
act, December 3O)-Harrict u. Sea
bury. Dudley, S12.
James O'Leary, well-known pus
Hist is under arrest at Wheelu
charged with robbing j. c. Green.
oil man. of $500, after drugging hi,
O'Leary denies the charge.
The Wheeling consolidated &C
trust, which is branch of the n
tional trust, has absorbed the folio
ing plants: Elm Grove Coal Ct
Richmond Coal CO., Boggs Run Nj
ing and Manufacturing Co.. GIendal
Coal Co. and the MoundsviIle Mimi
and Manufacturing Co.
Isaac Medley and George Neeley.
father and son, of Cameron, were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Boyd at Wheeling on charges
OF selling liqDOr without a license.
The father, aged man. pleaded
guilty. but the son pleaded not gull
~. Both of them were held for the
next session of the United States
court. .
Henry Tigglebeck is held before
Justice Rogers, of Wheeling, charged
with stealing gold watch from Mrs
{. w. RiNey. Just after his arrest
Tigglebecll admitted that lie married
Nellie Brewer, of Bridgeport, in Pitts
burgh. by having a sham ceremony
performed, although his lawful wife,
formerly Miss Rose Clatterbuclt, re-
spectacle woman of Wheeling, was
then living at McKee's Rocks, Pa. Mrs.
Iigglebeck No. 1 charges him with
robbing her OF $50 in cash and a gold
watch. also with robbing Squire Bry-
an. of Mckee's Rocks, of $40 in cash
charter has been issued. by the
secretary of state to the Ohio 81 Little
hanawha Railroad Co, with its prin-
cipal office at GAINESVILLE, o. The. road
is TO run from Burnsville, Braxton
county. this state by the most prac-
teal route, direct to ParllerSburg
thence into Ohio and through Wash
lngton county up the west bank of
the Muskingum river through Morgan
county into Muskingum county to and
into GAINESVILLE. The capital is $4,000,
divided into shares of 500 each. 4
preliminary survey will be made at
once.
AT dance given at the home of
James Melvin, in jefferson county, a
quarrel arose between Edward Stri-
der and George 5. Lewis over the at
tcntion of Lewis to one of the Young
ladies present. After the dance S+-i-
der and Edward Dunlap, assaulted
Lewis. This drew into the fight j. NJ.
Milcy, who went to the assistance of
Lewis. and John Spinks, who aided the
other parties. In the fight Strider
cut deep cash in the right wrist of
Miley, and Lewis was stabbed in the
chest twice and in the back with a
knife Strider and Dunlap were badly
beaten. All of the parties are mem
bers of aristocratic families.
G. J.. Ninson. of Charleston. petit
lions in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $s,.
16j, no assets.
Taylor county grand jury scored
the county court, because of the. filthy
condition of the courthouse
Blucfeld wants a, 100000 federal
building.
State MEDICAL socinty is, after mcdi--
cine peddlers.
Mormon elders induced several Lin
coin county families TO move TO Utah.
Alex. Gurley, Wheeling abductor, iss
believed TO be insane.
Wheelings death rate fon the, past
year was 13 to the. 900.
Mrs. Emma Bruncr will SUE Mariet--
tn for unlawful dhtention. She was;
taken from HUM ington on "a charge
of forgery.
The state bar concluded its annual
session with banquet at Martins
burg.
g. ;. SUhpup. who was, locked III, in
jail in Wheeling, at his own request,
for fear hn might commit some crime.
was taken to hospital. where surg
icm operation Will he performed on
him. Some time ago he was taken
TO Wheeling and treated at a hospital,
and after while was discharged. TO
all appearances nc was cured. Lat
err il was found. however. shat @lien
under unusua! excitement he acted
strangely. Not long since nc returned
Go Wheeling snd says h. is determined
60 burn down the city. He went about
with "a box of matehes. but ols ID was
raining hat night they Svere dam
pencd and rendered useless.
Frank Dumas made his esSre frorns
the Wheeling workhouse aud
awuv with him q ball aekg 80;
L, Mathews declined = mt
mcnt of assistant attorat - for
the state. Ills pieSaat - - as
chief clerk in the a6llitorA e is
more lucrative. g. 80
Senator Scott is Bow abge y occupy
his scat i'm thc seease ~
Brooke count feal cslate,is valued
mt SCISSORS. a HccreaseseJ sJt4.44s.
Decrease is due. to ,kHifselh reduction
of - per acre aslssment on farm
lands. "a
HIntiugt OIits kula4rr has issued q