Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-05-22
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| are greatly exercised over a t,ccu filed
IL the county clerks office by X. ID.
liunin. colored, a lawyer. OF Wash
ingtou, ID. e., who represents Rnlfi-
more ana Washington parties who
claim 10000 acres OF valuable coal,
oil and farming land on the waters
oi Ten Mile. Sycamore and Lime
stone creeks, Harrison county. The
| deed flied MAS executed March H..
1901. by Max r.. Fclka and Amelia
| Fclka, OF Baltimore, aud \. N. Fcll<a,
Marion I. Felka and Augusta Frlka
tn Robert X. Roberts and Mary Goto-
| aid. trustees. of Washington, ID. G..
| The grantors warrant the convey
ance. The parties claim the title un-
der grants by letters patent issued INA
| l'SI AMI 1877 under Edmund Ran
dolph esquire, governor of Virginia,
to John Rces, assignee OF Thomas
l.aidleN. The scope of land Includes
a number OF surveys and II tracts.
The claimants allege that they have
an older title than the present OWN
crS of the land and that it can bc
successfully defended aud enforced.
II appears true beyond doubt that tho
| claimants have genuine title To the
| sNN''s Fh' Nitlntl " tNn ne SHOWN
that their claim is outlaved hN non
| payment of taxes is the point ON
which the defense will contest tie
matter. The property in controversy
- nov worth considerable over ST.
| 600 900.
Floyd Eaton. OF HighNicw. was mis-
taken FOR IA dog by H. T.. Johnsion
while in the woods. Johnston fred
both barrels Of n gun loaded with bird
shot. Eaton will recover.
| -Four miles below Pikc,illc. c. Rey-
nolds. II Methodist preacher, was shot
and fatally wounded from ambush.
He was on his way to offlciate at the
deathbed of n ncighbor.
Carl Hunter. who was, injured by
the Pennington explosion. is lead,
making seven dead ia all.
| City council OF Clarkshurg passed
nm ordinance tn submit to a vote June
4 u proposition To issue 10000 i'm
bonds for street improve ments.
The body of Louis lIushrod. aged
60. who left homc in North Wheeling.
was found on hillside the other day.
He had committed suicide by taking
carbolic acid.
The home Of Otis Watson. one mile
from Fairmont. was burg CARRIED about
{ O'Clock the other morning. six hun
dred dollars worth of silscrwnre was
carried away.
dispatch from ST Marys SAYS
George Washington Anderson. aged
0b, recently cloped ~ Parkcrsburg
with Mrs. Martha Wells, aged "a, who
| proved 10 be his 18th wife, all Of
whom are living but one No. II lived
with him only II few weeks. then filed
| suit for divorce and sent him to the
poorhousc. Minnie Martin, aged 26.
half witted, was also al inmate of
the poorhousc. few night ago An
derson having won her affections,
constructed Il rude platform by which
he reached her window ON the second
floor, climbed with her IA his arms
10 the ground and elopcd TO Marietta.
where they were marrjrd They have
| returned":o th" poorhuuse for hon
cymoon.
Frank Burch, of Piedmont. owns "a
| rooster, fine appearing big Ieghorn,
that has acquired the drink habit.
The chicken will drink either beer,
whisky or wine. and seems TO enjoy
it.. He becomes very beliigerant IN his
attitude when under the influence.
and viii fight anything that wears
feathers. He wandcrs about town,
entering saloons seeking drinks, and
many OF the bartendefs give him 4
nip whenever he appears lie has come
10 be we'll known, and j. allowed to
20 about town unmolested by boys
and mon.
Miss Frances TART. Of Euchannon.
daughter Of Mrs. V. y. Hart who *
quite an expert at workmanship. aud
Mr.. GOcn Arnold, he seventcen-yenr-
old son Of Mrs. T.. T.. Arnold, were
preparing to shoot at "a mark Miss
Hart did not know her revolver was
loaded. but cartridge had been
placed in IL few moments before by
Mr.. Archie Hall She snapped the.
! trigger, shooting Mr.. Arnold. the ball
| entering just belo" the breast bone.
Doctors pronounced The wound scri-
ous, yet not ncccsaaiily fatal Miss
Hart is prostrntc1 with GRIEF over the
affair. Both are prominent society
people.
Col. John \. Vance, president Of
the Ohio River Improvement assOcia-
lion, Wheeling. attending the bank
crs' convention. said that be aud T.
+. Wilson, secretary Of the associn-
ton, arc arranging % conference Of
Of al business. river. manufacturing
and mercantile interests of he Ohio
and Mississippi valleys. 30 be held az
Cincinnati TO consider means Of i'm
pressing upon thc United States fhc
ncceFsity Of river Improvement and
90 condemn rules which permit one
senator 10 destroy meriiorious meas
ures. The conference will represent.
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