Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-03-20
State Odds and Ends.
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Ellis Hatfield. sent up couple Of
years ago from Mingo county for the
murder of Deputy Sheriff doc" Cum
ningham. Hatfield, whose petition IL
signed by many OF his friends. al-
leges that the killing was done in
self-dcfensc.
Robbers the other night rnidcd the
town of lladlcy. One thousand iol-
lars worth of goods were taken, but
little money was secured.
\ boy found the body of newly
born baby under n barn ut Mcdonald
few days ago. Its parentagc is TN
known.
On Loup creek James Kcarney shot
and killed \. L. Watts. The men
quarrelcd about pair of shoes.
At Montgomery fire destroyed the
st. John BAPTIST church, residences
of Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Janet Love,
Mrs. William Kinney, The store of L..
q. Evans and the stable OF A. ".
Slaughter. Loss, $4,000.
Chester \. Lowe sued the National
Steel company for $4,000 for in
iurics received when the Bellairc fur
mace exploded. January 81. John
Hare. another victim. sues for So. 900.
Friends of Thomas Murphy and Val
entinc Rcdman, who were killed, are
negotiating for n settlement.
IL leaked out the other day that
Leonard X. Via, young Parkers-
burg attorney, was secretly welded
December . last To Miss Lillian Os-
borne, OF Leesburg. Va. Both par
ties belong to prominent Virginia
families.
Ali the miners in Lick Fork and
Logan mines went out on a strike the
other day.
In the criminal court ut Wheeling
Judges llughus imposed fines of $40
and costs each against 80 saloon
keepers.
The writ of habcas corpus in the
case of George Carter, sentenced To
he hanged March % was refused.
Carter killed NerG Whistler.
The 9-months-old child OF ID. T..
Saunders, Of SistersviIIe, was burned
to death. Thomas Martin, n one
eyed man. lost his good eye putting
Frank Hoge, aged 60. who built The
stone arch bridge. the largest and
heaviest of it's kind in the world. over
Wheeling creek at Wheeling. dropped
dead in that city.
The Wheeling police the other even
ing found man wandering ns if
dazed on Market street. followed by
couple OF graftcrs. In his pocket
was found pocketbook containing
$1,000 in bills. He is not known i'm
Wheeling.
At Parkcrsburg Investigations az n
| divorce suit between James and Nan
ME Dyke developed that they had
been united in this state by virtue OF
license obtained in Ohio, their mar
ringe. therefore, being illegal.
At Charleston the strike ut the
Mail-Trihune office is off, the print
crs having agreed TO the propositions
made them by Receiver Kendall, and
the paper will appear a. usual.
II has been found that an insurance
policy on the recently burned Shcp-
| herdstown Normal school expired n
year ago. Other state school policies
| will be investigated
Dave OLeary, a messenger boy.
| aged Ii, was caught robbing the post
| Office box OF +. Shenck e. Son, and
held under $1,000 bond. lie had stolen
the keys TO the box.
Isaac Ncwsome, charged with COM
| piicity in the murder of Minnie Ham
and her son, OF Whitcsburg, KY, was
| arrested in Camdcn-on-Gnuley
Mr.. +. T.. Way, Of st. Adams, while
trying to cate! a chicken in his yard
ran into wire clothes line. break
ing his jaw and otherwise severely
| injuring himself.
East-bound freight No. o2, on the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad. struck Is
stone on the track near Parkersburg
and the engine and six cars were de-
rallied and badly damaged The
| track was torn up for 800 feet.
At Charleston the republicans elect
ed George :. Morgan mayor by ma
| iority Of 200. and the rest of the tick
! ct. except recorder. which is "A tie
| and will be- decided by council The
republicans elected councilmcn in
| five out OF seven wards.
Oscar Castcle, cOlOred, wanted for
the alleged killing Of two men at
| Jackson, Ohio. in November last, has
been arrested at Montgomery.
Near Greenland Wilbur Secrcst. 10
years old. was dragged 10 death be-
| hind = runaway horse.
Relatives nj James Gorrell, who
died recently in Australia, leaving a
| fortune estimated mt $4,000, 900, have
learned that nc left will They had
ut first been informed that ne died in
tcstatc, and we're taking steps to Sc
cure part Of the property. IT Is
now stated that the will may be q
forgery The Gorrcll family is prom
incut in Tyler and Peasants counties
| in This state