Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-06-26
State News PiGk-uDS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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ated with several New York capital
lists, but they will retain the control
ling interest. The mines absorbed in
this deal comprise practically every
mine in the Fairmont district The
annual output will bee over six mil
lion net tons.
At Wheeling Richard Smith was ar
rested for beating his mistress. In
his cell Smith tried TO Kill himself. but
when his razor tickled his jugular his
nerve failed. aud he gave the alarm.
His life was saved.
The spring meeting OF the Parkers-
burg driving association opened the
other afternoon with over 100 horses
on the grounds. Weather. track and
attendance were all good. and several
very exciting races were run.
double drowning occurred at Ca
pom iron works. in the waters of Lost
river. four miles from Wardensville.
The victims were Mrs. Maliuda Keller
ana her l2-year-old nephew, John
Mckeever. \ man escaped from
drowning after a desperate struggle
in The waters. Mrs. Keller. her nephew
and the man were in buggy. and
when they drove into Lost river the
water was only two feet deep Some
thing became broken about the buggy
ami the man got out i'm the water
10 repair the break. Suddenly the
river became raging torrent and
the trio was washed down the stream.
The bodies of the woman and her
nephew were found about IA mile be-
low.
Regent j. Il. Trotter. of the univer-
sity. appointed Roy Roger and Will
liam :. Morris. of the faculty of Mar
shall College. teachers i'm the Philip
pines at $1,000 a year.
The West Virginia Editorial assoc
citation convened in Fairmont the
other day. The meeting continued for
three days. Senator Elkins. y. H.
Scott and other prominent men de-
hvcred addresses.
The West Virginia Editorial Associ-
alton adjourned after electing the fol-
Brown: Secretary. !. Il. Hess: Treas
urer, II. G. sample. The nest meeting
will be held at Wheeling.
At Parkcrsb,rgh.C. ID. Dunn. Wade
Mitchell and John Bowles. all self-con-
fessed periurerS. were sentenced i'm
the United States Court. the former
two two go days each in Jail and the
latter TO is months in the penrten-
tiary.
Evidence was given TO the United
States grand jury at Parkersburg ia
J. l.
ton county's health officer. who chain
ed a mail train TO the track few
days ago. because the officials Of the
road would not remove "a box car ina
which there was a case of small poN.
AT Hurk's garden sidingr near
Bluefeld. on the Cinch Valley div
zion Of the y. d w. an engine OF
WesthOund freight left the track. Five
EARS were deraied. 4 stove in a car
fired the wreck. burning up all the
cars. James Pruett was crushed. Rev-
erly Kinder fell under the wheels ami
died in an hour Engineer Heabolin
saved himself 10y jumping.
The following fourth-class post
masters were commissioned few
days ago: Meridcn. II. y. Cornell: Cis-
ko, Jas. =. Bccl(ner; Alton. j. II. Ten
nCy.
The identity OF Ellis Glenn. the man
woman has been established Glenn
is Il woman. T.. -. Hutchinson. Of Ad-
Olson. Webster county.a { nited States
commissioner who is at Parkcrsburg
attending Federal court. states posi-
lively that Ellis Glenn is no other
than Cora Alice Cunningham. who
married Melville {. RAIDER. She was
born and reared i'm Webster county.
and left there after her husband had
been shot and killed 10y William Coe.
who served life sentence i'm the pen
itentiary for IL. She went 10 Phila-
delphia and Harried - man named
Ross. 10y whom she had child. who is
now living with its grandmother. She
went to Florida. where she was re-
ported 10 have died. and her mother.
Mr.. Miller, recently sent a tombstone
90 he placed over her grave. with her
name. etc. on IL. When Cora's ef-
fects were sent home one trunk con
tanned her hair. cut of close to the
head. IL wos just after her reported
death that r. H. Glenn appeared ON
the scene Of action. Her story told
in Illinois that she died and was bur
led aud WAS dug up 10y grave robbers
seems 90 have been literally true. ex-
cert that her death was not genuine
At Fairmont. while engaged i'm
quarrel Joseph Wiley. aged % and %
pumpcr. was struck blow across the
head with bottle iu he hands 81
a. y. Jansou. causing concussion Of
the brain. Wiley was not thought 90
he dangerously injured. and. without
any assistance. went 10 his boarding
house. where hc died. His mother
and "a brother reside at Cypcut. Ohio.
Jausou was arrested.
The board OF regents OF tine uui,cr-
sitv elected Prot. IS. T. Hare principal
al Che preparatory department. Prot
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