Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-29
State News PiCk-uDS.

way ut Clifton. jumped the track.
running 40 feet into the Peacock salt
shed. Four passengers were hurt.
The new board of directors OF the
reform school at Pruntytowu. have
elected +. o. Darnell superintendent
OF this institution. His wife is ma
tron-
Homer Mounts. n Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman. was struck by light
ming, knocked from his train and Ia
tally hurt near Parkersburg.
Gov. Atkinsou's friends say that he
has been pulling the wires effectively
during President McKinley's trip west
and will probably yet land the federal
Judgeship in the new district.
Andrew .Iackson Johnson. colored.
Charged with having assaulted his six
year-old daughter, has been held 10
the grand jury at Morgantown ON
recommendation of II physician. who
examined the girl.
At Grafton the county conrt has
prohibited the officers from putting
any one in Jail for drunkenness on
Decoration day. There is talk OF man
damus to compel the court tn rescind
The order.
Reliable information gives the slate
Tor several state institutions as fol-
lows: Superintendent OF Weston Asv-
lum. DR. \. III. Kunst, of Weston sue
ceeding DIR. Stathers; Superintendent
OF Spencer Asylum. DIR. \. j. Lyons.
of Petersburg: Superintendent OF
Home for lncurables at Huntington.
DIR. j. Y. Guthrie. now superintend-
ent OF the Spencer Asylum; President
OF State University. DIR. ID. h. Purin-
ton, OF Granville. Ohio.
Hugh Sutherland. foreman at the
Marquette Coal Co.'S coal mine nj
New Cumberland. broke his left arm
just below the elbow This is the
fifth time the same arm has been bro
ken.
\ wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. south of Centralia, was duc
to landslide. Fireman Crutchlev was
killed and Engineer Carrico badly
Rcalded.
The annual reunion of the West Vir-
gipia department, Grand Army of the
Republic. which was to have been held
here April %, but which was post
poned on account of the food. was
opened the other day. Hon. Charles
;. Grosvenor. of Ohio. spoke at night
At Parkersburg the Six Brothers
Oil Co. drilled in flowing well. The
oil ignited from the boiler fires and
destroyed machinery and a derrick,
valued at $1,000.
Fire OF mysterious origin DESTROY
ed valuable heirlooms and relics of
Mrs. Charles Tracewell. of Parkers-
burg, some of them 200 years old. Fur
niture and goods valued at S., 900 were
destroyed.
The $50 women and girls employed
in the George X. McMechen q Sons
Preserving works. tt Wheeling. are
ON 4 strike. They want an advance
from 50 week 10 $3.50.
Charles. thirteen-year-old son Of
Henry Ben. OF Wheeling was attack
ed 10y a vicious dog that lacerateG his
face horribly.
At Wheeling Clark Gilbert was
standing before an emery wheel when
ct burst. lie can not recover
Bruce Wade, a contractor. was
caught by a fast train and crushed
to death al Moundsville.
Mrs. Mary Bond. of QuietdeH: DR..
Richard Bond, Of Aurora, Ind. and
Lewis Bond, of Washington. ID. C..
aged "a. IS and IS respectively. the
only remaining members of the fam
lily Of -, had reunion at Pennsboro
at the old home they had not seen
for 60 years.
The Ohio county grand Jury re-
turned indictments against The pro-
prietors OF the Wheeling Park. No
selling beer on Sunday.
Henry G. Cassidy. of Martin county.
ny, was arrested i'm Clay county by
Dan Cunningham. on q charge of hav-
ing killed Joseph NJ. Kirk. in Ken
lucky two years ago.
Albert y. Jennewcin. Of Pittsburg.
while going to Bellaire ON "a street
car lost his pocket book containing
$3.50. No ciev.
At Camden-on-Gu ulCy. Albert Quinn
and Jerry Lewis engaged I'm a politi-
cal discussion. Quinn shot Lewis who
is at she point OF death. and escaped.
IT'S a good policy for husbands to
\ behave themselves in this state now.
Already q large number have been
to jail Under the provisions Of 4
law which makes 10 a prison OF.
Sc 60 fell TO support ones family.
,cuis lIushrod, 60. committed sui
h. drinking carbolic acid at y.
leell 3
At SUFFOLK Frank Rountree has
BEN held without bail on q charge OF
2httemptinp 10 assault fifteen year-olJ
Maggie Whitehead
In "A WILL West e.ero a., am .,.,..
tCnr play nt Clarlwburp. Luther
Moore used bali cartridge and acct.
dcntaily killed W. H. McCmug. an
other actor.
John Kelly. Of Pennsylvania. was