Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-24
Stats News Happenings.
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ing while n was in motion. The train
was passing n steep bluff. and IL in
supposed the snake. frightened by the
| train. attempted To strike at it. pass
ing through the open window by ac-
| cident.
At Parkersburg David Reeder. line
man, fell 40 feet from the top of a
pole and will probably die.
Bids have been asked for the con-
struction of the Parkersburg and Ma
rietta Electric railway. The company
promises TO run ears this year.
Clarence Reece. aged rs. G. and O.
fireman. of Russell. Ky, was killed
by being struck with the lever of N
switch he was endeavoring to throw
| at Huntington.
At Huntington about 60 physicians
attended the meeting of the Tri-State
Medical society. DIR. Lester Keller.
of lronton, o., made the opening adj
dress. The next meeting will bc at
Ironton, q.
The National Guard election ut
farkersburg resulted in the selection
OF Colonel Clarence l.. Smith, of Fair
mont, for brigade commander. sue
ceeding Brig. Gen. George w. Martin,
resigned.
At Wheeling a party of young men
returning from their work I'm the
riverside Tube Works threw stones
mt the home of Tony Barlowitz. A
boulder smashed n window and bare
~ missed n baby in crib. Barlowitz
fired his revolver out of the window
in the direction whence the stones
came, and n bullet struck John Fish
err, % years old, n member OF the
gang of stonethrowers, woundinR him
fatally. Barlowitz was arrested.
Henry Alexander, who shot In
death Ben Carter and Fillmore Ben
nett at Dingess, was captured. He
claims self-defense.
Gov. White the other dny appointed
the following state officers: DIR. w. c.
Spangler. Maybury, member OF the
board of health, term OF Office four
years; Justin Collins, CharIeston:
Mark Foster, Acme; Thomas Davies.
Montgomery, and w. H. Reed. Clay
county. members of the board of di-
rectors of the Miners hospital, Nc
kendrie; Jerry Westlake, of Ohio
county, mine inspector to succeed
'NiaJ @hNhhts utttuHeN. ne rGSlRnfl-
ton OF Capt. II. +. Thomas. of Clarks-
burg, as mine inspector for the First
district, was accepted. He takes the
general managership OF the Consoli-
dated Coal Co. for the Clarksburg dis
trict
The buildings and tipples at the Ev-
erson coal plant. located along the
NJ X. division of the b. g. o. railroad
and within n few miles of Fairmont.
burned to the ground the other day
and the loss tc:the owner, the Fair
mont Coal Co, is about $15, 900, eXcl-
sive of the insurance.
West Virginians pensioned-In
crease, David Tracy, Cameron, $io:
Rolln +. Martain. Albrights, $14; Ly.
man ID. Bogue, Parkersburg, IS; VIM.
j. Jordan, Rutherford, s12: Eli I,ur.
dett. Legg. So; Andrew j. Steele, Ma.
jorsvillc. 81.
Officer Matt Sprndling. while at,
tempting TO arrest six young men On
a warrant for malicious cutting. shot
and fatally wounded Monroe Asbury,
n farmer. one Of the parties wanted.
The young men live on Kelley'a
Greek, and when arrested were barri-
caded in Asbury's house and .wero
armed with shotguns. They attacked
Clayton Bailey and Lucius McClcna-
han at picnic some days ago and Sc
riously cut both Of them. Officer
SpradlinR gave himself up. but WAS
released by Justice Cottrel.
At MorgantOwn the members of thu
MononRnlia county bar, pursuant TO
an agreement. closed their Offices the
other day and will attend 20 no L.
gal business for one month. People
who want 10 GO 10 law will have 30
wait until August IS. az no lawyer
will take up a case before that tine.
Most Of them will spend their vaca.
ton at summer resorts.
fast freight and work train on
the u. d. o. collidcd near West Union.
breaking Engineer j. X. Turner's leg
and bruising several workmen. Two
car loads of cattle were killed.
\ most deplorable accident occurred
NJ Ada. four miles east Of Bluefieid.
when John II. Callers young life was
crushed out under relentless car
wheels. The Inflated man was FIRE
man on Passenger Trains Nos. 3 and
4, and left this city the other day on
his regular run 20 Badford No.
stops at Ada tank for water. It was
in the line Of young Callers duty 20
attend TO the watering apparatus. and
when this duty was performed he sig
nailed the engineer 20 start. just az
the train pulled out the unfortunate
young man became entangled in some
way ira the rope attached 20 the spout,
and was thrown 90 the ground. fall
ing between the tender and baggage
coach. The entire train. composed Of
five coaches, passed over him. Ills
body was picked up in pieces.
Amos Steelsmith has the greatest
oil Gusher known In Writ county since