Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-15
Stats News Happenings.


Missionary Societies at the Preshy-
crian church in West Virginia adj
ioUrncd To meet next May i'm Sisters
lille. The Home Society elected the
following officers; President. Mrs.
Henry Runner. parkersburg; Vice
President, Mrs \. NJ. Buchanan, Nor
yantown; Treasurer. Mrs. =. r. sta
| elcton. Petersburg; Corresponding
secretary Miss Sallie Russell. Sisters
lille: Recording Secretary. Miss Kath-
sriue White. Parkershurg; Secretary
II Literature. Mrs. II. &. woodward.
spencer; Secretary of y. y. =. &. T.,
Mrs. II. G.. Stoczcr: Fairinont: Mis-
1onarN Correspondent. Miss Flora
cooper parkersburg: Delegate to tho
General Assembly. Mrs. !. H. Finnu-
gan, Grafton; Delegate To Syuodicai
meeting mt Scranton. Penn. Mrs Heu-
~ Runner, Parkcrsburg.
Henry smith, alias Henry Williams.
| alias Freight Train" who shot aud
killed n Negro mau and his wifc mt
Tauley Bridge seven years ago AMI
has been a fugitive ever since. has
been arrested in Pittsburgh.
An officers arrived at Montgomery
with Lizzie Burhes and j. IT, Jack
SON, from Virginia. who are charged
with melting duel between Joe Fen
ny aud Walter Bryant. OF the Rig o.
Mountain.
Charles Nshbcv. colored. formerly u
porter ON the Baltimore a. Ohio rail
| road. WAS put OIL II train nj rord's
Crossing, near Wheeling. lie threw
n huge bowlder through a window.
striking an unknown woman in the
| side. lie was arrested.
The new board OF trustees OF the
state property 1t Bcrkeley Springs
leased the springs and hnths for fr-
| ~ years To Messrs. Charles 4. Jack
and \. Il. unger. Capitalists will
build hotel.
| While making his first run rs brake
man ON the H. e. o. railroad, james
Grove. OF Connclcvillc, was caught
| between freight ears ut Morgnntowu.
| lie will die.
| the State Epworth League adj
| iourncd to meet ~ Grafton next year.
Officers elected: President. CIrmeut
X. Jones. Morgantown: First Vice
| President. II. u. Clark. Grafton; Sec
| ond Vice President Ethel Uonaficld.
Iunneltou: Third Vice President. y.
+. Kendall. Fettcrman; Fourth Vice
President, Lilly Elliott, Kingwood:
Secretary. Bessie Compton, rafton:
Treasurer. Luna Hartley. Masontown:
Junior superintendent. T.. Coombs.
Morgantown.
The proprietors OF 20 speak -cnsies
doing business in the oil fields about
Salem passed through Morgantown.
making their escape into Pennsylvania
To cvadc warrants.
Capitalists from New York, Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia have bought
$3.50 acres of coal lands in the Cru
ham and Waggencr districts.
\ cloudburst in the Capon valley.
Hampshire county. created havoc
along North river. which rose 10 feet
in two hours. Household effects were
lost. much live stock persisted and
crops ON TIE Iowlands are ruined.
| At Wayne fire DESTROYED Walkers
hotel. Nnpicr's livery stable. w. T..
Bootons dry goods store. l.. l..
Davis residence and many smaller
structures. Loss. 10000.
j. Milton Gutman. of NJ. Gutmnn tE
Co. Wholesale clothiers. Wheeling.
vas found dead in bed the other morn
ing.
''IIarewood," one OF the old George
| Washington estates. situated i'm JEFF
| fersOn county. will he preserved by
the people of the United States az
* Mount Vernon. With this project
in view Edwin Fairfax Naulfy and
Gcorg" Steptoe Washington. Of Phil
adclphia, representing the Washing
ton Manor association. have been
spending some days looking over the
estate and interviewing John Angus
tine Washington. the present owner
Of 'Harcw God" 'HarcwOod" * the
oldest and most notable OF tho Wash
| ingtOn mansions. IL * of stone aud
was built about 1856 by Gen. Wash
ington for his brother samuel WASH
| ingtOn. IL has become Of special
interest becausc IL was here that Gen.
Washington entertained Lafayette.
Louis Philippe. the duke of Mont
pcnsicr and Count BcaniOlias. and IT.
* here also that Dolly Payne Todd
became Dolly Madison. who aftcrward
reigned eight years as mistress of the
white house.
80 bismarck Miss Polly MoTeland.
who T. 80 years old. but spry and
| youthful for her years. was married
by Rev. i. II. Browning TO Grant bur
CESS, aged -. Ever since burgess
was small boy he and Miss More
land have been the best OF friends.
and have been together whenever OPP
portunity offered. burgess is well 10
do. and Miss Morcland Is quite well
fixed. The match is purely case Of
/ love.
Mifiin Bowen. who was under bond
for beating his old. infrm and blind
mother. was surrendered by his