Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-16
State News PlGk-uDS.


WINE the husband and father was
away from the farm on business for n
Few days the elopement was arranged
Judson sold some cattle and with the
proceeds they left for parts unknown
The husband. William Rice. is in his
10th year and respectable. well 10
do farmer living near Sistersville.
At Montrose. when the wedding
guests and the minister were in wait
Ing. the bride-tobe. Miss Irvie Thomp-
son. eloped with w. II. Rennix. who
took her TO the nearest railway station
and proceeded to Cumberland. where
the wedding occurred shortly after.
ward. Miss Thompson was TO have
been married TO Il. II. Willing. The
wedding party, parents and would-be
bridegroom gave chase. but when they
reached the station they found the
train disappearing around the hill.
a charter was issued TO the Con
solidated Glycerine Co. of Parkers-
burg. to operate in Pleasant county.
to purchase. sell and manufacture
nitroglycerine and other high explo.
sives. Capital stock 10000. In.
corporators: c. c. Middleswart. +. II.
Davidson. Lewis Schaffer. j. Il. MI.
lildD and j. p. Hare. all of Mari.
eta. O.
Democrats Of the Third congressIon-
nj district nominated James II. Miller.
OF Hinton. to oppose Congressman
Gaines for reelection.
j. A. Franz, a Pomeroy confectIoner
and grocer found an enormous taran.
"A Of hn,
attempted to capture II. the big spider
jumped at him and showed fight. and
for awhile kept the place In panic.
his spidership was finally Gagged how
ever. ana now occupies a corn pepper
In the show window.
A fatal shooting occurred at Iaegar.
the principals being Jim" Duncan and
his wife. Pegleg" Wooten and Gard
Carmichael. Wooten Is said to have
visited the house while Duncan was
away. Unexpectedly he arrived home
and found Wooten there lie opened
fire. shooting off two of Wooten's fin
gers. Carmichael. who was near.
interfered and received a fatal bullet
In the groin. Duncan has not been
arrested
Harvey BlaclIwood. aged 60. mar
shall of Barboursville. and the oldest
official of the kind In the state. has
resigned. During his term of office.
lasting two years he never made an
! arrest, and in that period the town
lookup never had an occupant. He
was loved by all.
Ray Walters. aged II. OF Grafton.
"a uVsiy, aYfv
swung out over Tygart's river on a
| grapevine. dropped 80 feet and
drowned
Two survey corps began n survey
at Wayne for the Big Sandy. East
Lynn e Guyan railroad
Capt. Blackburn b. Dovener. repub-
lican. was nominated for his fifth term
In congress from the First district.
DR.. John p. Hale. antiquarian. his.
torian and ex-capitalist. died at
Charleston. aged rs. He was president
OF the State Historical society AMI
was at one time identified with many
important business enterprises. For
many years he has lived In retirement
and comparative poverty, devoting
himself principally to literary pursuits.
While Harry Yorke, aged 10. was
bathing In Pawpaw creek, near Fair.
view, he was attacked by a one-horned
COW, who pursued him into the water.
Believing and frothing at the mouth
she plunged into the water. following
the terrified boy. who was swimming
to the opposite shore with all posi-.
bic haste The animal however. was
swifter than the youth, and Just as he
emerged from the water into q clump
OF willows he was borne down by tho
infuriated cow and trampled and hook.
ed into insensibility. The boys father
happened along and found his son ~
ing apparently dead, the COW having
rushed on down the river. Young
Yorke was taken to the city. where a
| physician dressed his wounds and he
was prepared for the Pasteur institute
at Pittsburg. Later the COW was shot.
Snyder & Co. conducting a general
store at Martlnsville, made an assign
ment 10 Attorneys ID. G. Westenhayen
and Allen b. Noel. trustees. The crcd-
itors are Wholesale clothing and fur.
nishing houses in Baltimore, New
York. Chicago and other places. Tue
liabilities Of the firm are $500; as.
sets $500.
Because her lover. ed Johnson. had
refused 20 marry her. Nellie Core aged
p. committed suicide the other night
at Clarksburg by drinking four ounces
Of carbollc acid She left a note ex-
planning the cause.
Edward Beatty. oil we'll driller. was
probably fatally burned by a boiler
explosion on the Collins farm in the
Copley field.
Ed Cuddy. an italian, was killed by
falling slate in the Berrysburg mine.
and Dick Berry. American, seriously
IL furod