Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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TO death while fighting fire To Ave his
fence.
The state board OF normal school
regents selected plans for new build
ing to replace the Shephcrdstown
normal school, destroyed by fire.
Flans prepared by Harrison Albright.
OF Charleston, were approved. They
contemplate a Cleveland stone and
buff brick building To cost S35.0C0.
| y. II. Amos. n wealthy farmer. of
tairNiew, had his pocket picked of
$500 in money and checks. lie catine
to Fairmont TO attend circus and
TO deposit the amount i'm II Fairmont
bank.
| At ParkcrsburS. remarking Here
| 40. lc2ys. TO my long sleep" Her
ocrt Stafford swallowed u mixture OF
| liquor. laudanum aud morphine. Iie
died.
| The body of ID. {. Baumgarncr. OF
SiStersville, who was drowned. was
found at Middleport ice piers n day
later.
l'ecausc thee men who laid of to
go TO the circus we're discharged, all
the drawers at the Wheeling Pottery
struck.
W. II. Elliott. q farmer OF Edonn-
gal, sucidrd by shooting himself
through the head. lie had been i'll.
The body of John Lufr. drowned
during the recent flood was rcco,-
cred Mt Wheeling.
At Williamson, fire that started
/ Ia.
Hoyt swept To the other end of the
block. consuming two saloons, the
post Office building. IA icwelry store.
confectionery, n millinery store aud
a Wholesale and retail hardware
store. The loss ut lowest estimate
will reach $4,000.
The Empire Coal and Mining Conn
pany, which has bought five mines
| and 10000 acres of coal land in Bel
mont county, o., filed it's charter ut
Wheeling. The capital stock is 3d.
100000. and the incorporators are
Charles III. Wilson, Covington. KY;
William j. Weivcl Allegheny. Penn;
i. :. Cain, {. \. Mntson and j. u.
Somcrvillc, of Wheeling. The COM
pany is backed by Pittsburg and Gin
rinnat capital.
During "A performance by the Ring
ling Brothers Circus NJ Wheeling, a
high wind arose, cansing the canvas
to flap violently and the quarter poles
and even the big center poles to hop
up and down violently. The exit was
clogged with humanity i'm an instant.
and number of women tainted, but
were promptly cared for. In 10 miu-
utes there was not a spectator left
in the big tent. IL is considered nil
raculous that many were not killed
and many more injured. The panic
occurred just after the ring perform
nncc had closed and the hippidrome
races were about To begin.
novel operation was performed mt
the office of DR.. Alexander Copper. ut
Hinton. Three years ago Andrew
Reed, of MI. Hope. was shot IN the
ankle. the bullet lodging among the
small bones and defying every effort
10 extract IL. The wound had healed.
but the joint was affected. Reed WAS
first placed under the N-ray machine
md the bullet located. after which 81
was removed, the operation being
performed with the assistance of
| spinal anacsthesia. - method never be-
fore attempted in this state. The pa
TENT was rendered unconscious from
the waist down by the injection OF an
| lnaesthctic into the spine about mid
way of the column. Throughout the
operation he sat wide awake and waa
conscious Of all that was done. watch
| ing the doctors narrowly as they cut
his flesh and worked among his bonea.
| After the county commissioners at
| Wheeling had refused liquor licenses.
~ number of so-callcd hotels Chn4.
Miller. one Of the men turned down.
severely beat Commissioner Charles
bowman.
Thomas Morgan suicided Mt CrcsceSt
Springs by shooting himself.
There is n contest on between the
city council OF Moundsyilic aud the
II saloon Keepers whose licenses tx
PRED the other night. rhe city coun-
eli, with tie idea OF raising more rev
rnue, raised the saloon license fror.l
$500 year TO $500 This the cqloon
keepers refused 10 pay. and asked
thnt the action be rescindcd. The
council met and reafIirnod its action
| The licenses expired. and not one or
tic u saloon keepers appIi- Il under
t5c new ordinance. The town is ~
] dry US . bone. and there will be- no
| liquor dispensed for some DAYS. ~
| n meeting. which lasted well into the
morning. the saloon keepers decided
thar they would try a new plan. II
was decided that the n saloons form
Ia fsrrsaI.frr l.
iu tee central part OF town. pay the
$500 license fee and run only he one
m1oon in the city The plan Is per
frctcd. ull but deciding the division
| Of profits. \ plan for settling this
fas been agreed upon. and the new
saloon will hc ip operation. il Is said.