Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-17

State News PlGk-upS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

anu sustained 1atal injuries.
w. T. Russell. of Lima. O.. president
of the National Consolidated Oil Co.
the other day sued Lawyer Farber. OF
Baltimore. in the Wheeling court. for
$4,000 damages on the ground that
in suit recently entered by Farber
in the courts against Russell. the lat.
tors reputation was injured.
At Clarksburg Deputy Marshal Jack.
son arrested \. \. Rogers. of Jimtown,
on the charge of taking check for
$25 from the mails and getting cash
on the same. The United States com.
missioner held him for the federal
grand jury in the sum of $500 the
other morning.
The east.bound express on the Ches
apeake Il Ohio railway was derailed
Mt Whitcomb by a landslide of rock
caused by the long and continued
rains during the past two or three
days Inc engine. postal car and bag.
gage car were derailed. and the en-.
gineer and fireman killed. The bag
gage master was hurt slightly. but the
postal clerks were unnjured No pas.
sengers on the train were hurt
John Nandyke and James Akers
fought bloody duel with knives on
horseback. The two men. who were
bosom friends. had been together i'm
Tazewell and were returning home
when they quarreled over trivial
matter. One drew knife and the
other quickly unsheathed his weapon.
They lunged at each other and began
n desperate combat while mounted.
Each was too good a horseman 90 be
at disadvantage and IL was finally
agreed that they should dismount and
fight it out They hitched their hDrses-
to trees and began the fatal contest.
The fgth lasted for quarter of an
hour. at the end OF which time Van.
dyke was mortally wounded He was
badly cut about the face and body
and was SO disfgured as to be almost
unrecognizable. Akers was not seri
ously injured.
VIII Walters, Of Wayne. while in.
toXicated in Huntington made an as.
sault on his shadow in plate glass
window at a hotel. thinking the shad
ow an enemy. The pane of glass, val
ued at 500. was broken and the in.
toXicated man almost bled to death
from severed arteries in his right arm
He is now i'm jail.
AS J. w. Carroll. OF MONTGOMERY
was passing the home OF Matte Ellis.
at Thurmond, late the other evening.
the woman, who was sweeping ner
porch. swept some dirt into his face
This made Carroll so mad that he
stopped and an alteration ensued
After heated quarrel of few min
utes Carroll drew his revolver and
shot the woman. killing her instantly.
c. q o. train No. 6 was just pulling
into Thurmond and Carroll got
aboard and went to Hinton. Special
G. & o. Agent T. G. Cochran went on
c. e. o. train No. 2. As minutes later.
and arrested him and took him to Jail
at Fayetteville. Carroll was organ
izer for the United Mine Workers.
Gov. White sent to the state print
Ing commission his veto OF the award
to j. G. Upton OF Huntington. OF the
state binding contract The contract
was awarded Mr. Upton a week ago
at his bid OF 1887, which was the
lowest received. The commission has
readyertised for bids, which be opened
December 81
Senator Stephen b. Elkins and G.. C.
Sturgiss bought the Union Gas and
Water Co. OF Morgantown. for $500
600.
Elkins and Davis college will have a
fund of $4,000, besides a beautiful
site for buildings and campus. with
which TO begin it's career OF this
amount 1885, 900 and the grounds will
be donated by Senator Henry c.. Davis
and Senator Stephen b. Elkins. The
other night public meeting Of the cit
liens Of Elkins was held i'm Posten's
opera house, at which the promoters
OF the institution made some very in
teresting announcements TO the PEG.
pie of Elkins. DR.. Hamilton, who has
had the matter Of raising funds in his
hands, stated that ex-senator n. G..
Davis had proposed TO give. I'm add.
ton to the $50 900 offered by himself
and Senator Elkins. $4,000 for the i'm.
provements OF the grounds and $50.
OOOO for endowment When Lexington
PresbyteTy raises the necessary S..
600, and Winchester Presbytery com
pletes the subscription Of $4,000. these
two presbyteries will have $4,000 and
the site donated by Senator Elkns
with which TO found a college. The
board Is as follows President. Hon
Henry g Davis. OF Eikins. treasurer
Mai w. J. Armstrong. Of Efkins; sec.
rotary. Frederick r. Barron, of EIkins
Hon. s. 3. Elkins. Hon. G Wood Dai
Icy, Of Elkins Hon. j. j. Davis. Of
Clarksburg; Rev Dr. f. NJ Woods. Of
Martinsburg; Rev. A. NJ Frazer. OF
Stanton. Va; Rev G w Finley. OF
Baskerville. Va: Rev. a. n. Hamilton
Of Raphine. Va A meeting Of the
board will be held within few weeks
at which time the erection Of the build