Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-23
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welded by his brother and killed. The
latter is insane with grief
Eric Jones, a farm hand. was thrown
from horse at Bo1nsboro. His foot
became entangled in the harness and
the horse dragged him To death
Attorney George s. Wallace. OF
Huntington. was nominated by the
democrats of the Fifth senatorial dis
| trict for state senator.
At Huntington the trial of Oscar
Phipps. colored. has ended. the Jury
returning verdict OF murder In the
| first degree, recommending mercy.
Judge Matthews. anticipating n YER
| dict of this kind. at once sentenced the
| murderer to the penitentiary for life.
This is the speediest murder trial on
record in Cabcll county. the murder
having been committed less than two
weeks ago.
state Henry. the convicted MUIR
derer of VIM. Richardson. in a Wetzei
| county mining town several months
ago. must hang. The pardon board re-
fused to recommend that his sentence
be committed to life imprisonment.
holding that the alleged confession OF
! hanged, who said he himself slew
Richardson. was too vague Henry Is
to hang August l.
The second delivery within three
weeks occurred at the Wood county
jail ut o'clock the other evening.
Three desperate men confined there
escaped and two OF them are still at
large. William Hawkins. alias Ben
Craig. was recaptured. The other two
| are Ellis Cain and Harry Cedars. All
were United States prisoners. Craig
and Cedars were arrested for break.
ing into the post ofie at Welcome
| CAIN had been convicted of robbing the
Vavennerville post Office.
Mary a. Brooks. colored. is dead
| near Rockville. aged 10S years. of gen
eral debility She is survived by one
Grandchid. A popularity of the old
woman was the care with which she
guarded the papers which set her free
in slave times.
Negotiations have just been closed
at Clarksburg with New York capital.
lists for steel plant. glass factory
| and a locomotive works. They will be
situated on the Silas Ash and James
| smith farms just outside of the city.
| Inc deal was promoted by T. G.. Brady
| ana assurances are given that work
| OF construction will begin within n
| short time. The concern which will
| erect the locomotive works will be
| known as the Standard Motive Power
Co. The plant will cost 100000 and
furnish employment to / 400 men Tho
| CHnapitV ha
| The steel mill will cost between $3.50.
! 900 and $500 900. 1t will furnish en-
| ployment to 600 men and will be ready
| for operation April /. The glass fac
tory will be built and operated by the
| Brooks Glass Co. of New York The
cost Of the factory will SIS 900, and It
will employ 1875 men.
Joe Gillian. II years old. colored.
shot Albert Kirby three times through
each arm and right groin at Thurmond.
Kirby will probably die.
II. b. Crane. a prominent young
business man OF Sistersville. was
drowned in the Muslnngum river meas
| Marietta. o.
| Luther Castro's store at Hodgevlll
was robbed of a quantity of jewelry.
A posse with bloodhounds is follow
ing the thieves.
Mrs. Samuel Sobreist, wife Of a
prominent farmer. was killed while
| driving Her horse became frightened
at a bicycle and threw her out of the
| buggy. fracturing her skuu.
William Rustemyer, an employee of
| a Wheeling planning mill. lost three
| fingers on his right hand under a saw.
! Two years ago, while at work at the
same saw, three fingers of his left
| hand were cut off
Fire totally destroyed the Peoples
Family laundry on East Seventh
street. Parkersburg. Loss $4,000.
with $1,000 insurance The losers
are Edward Hazen and George Nae
Donald
w S. Hughes. OF Washington. Pa.
who was arrested in Wheeling several
days ago for drunkenness. and vino
fractured his skull by jumping from
the patrol wagon. is dead.
The other day a crowd Of boys ard
! Negroes were swimming near the Pull
ask iron furnace near Bluefeld. Tho
| white boys decided 10 run the Negro
! boys from the pond by ducking them.
| and finally pelted them with stones.
one colored boy. Eckman Terry. moro
revcngeful than the others. sat down
on the creek bank and awaited bis
chance TO rctaliatc when Hal cox.
one of the white boys. came from the
pond Terry picking ~ piece Of scrap
iron. and with full force struck cox
ON the head. Terry vas arrested aud
taken before Mayor Loyng Who. after
hearing the evidence. held Terry or
the grand jury. Young Cox is in a
critical condition ard it is claimed
can not possibly recover.