Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-13

State News PlGk-uDS.
SssssssssssssssssssassaS

which was going at full speed caught
hre late the other night and a panic
ensued. but no one was injured.
ID. j. Williams. of Clarksburg. welt
known oil man. has entered suit
against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co for $4,000 damages for loss of his
left eye. Williams alleges that when
riding on train some noisy young
men threw beer bottle against tho
car. near his seat. fragments penetrat-
ing his eye. causing loss of the sight.
The plumbers strike was settled Mt
| Clarksburg The workmen by thu
agreement get an advance OF % cents
n day and 53 hours for weeks work
While riding with her parents tho
4-year-old daughter OF MIR. and Mrs.
Doak. of Sistersville, was kicked On
the head by a runaway horse and in
stantly killed.
After attempting to hold up Con
ductor M. Il. Nuzeum In the railway
yards at Fairmont. a Negro. giving
the name of Ed Hudson. was shot by
n policeman. He will recover
kidnapped and forced to marry the
| girl he really wanted to wed was the
experience of Harry jennings at
Wheeling. The Kidnapping was en-
| gtneered and executed by McClelland
Moore. the father OF Miss Nettte
Moore. The young man was invited
TO take a carriage ride. and after he
| got into the vehicle IL was started at
break-neck speed toward st. Glars
vile, IL miles distant The young
woman had preceded them. The st.
Clairsville authorities refused to is
sue license and the determined
Moore proceeded with his party to
Steubenville. where they were more
successful. They were welded and
returned happy. but 1t will not end
here. Old man jennings is wroth. He
says he is determined to bring n Grim
inal charge against old man Moore.
Moore laughs at jennings and says he
Is crazy. Jennings is now at Steuben-
Vile. consulting the authorities. The
West Virginia authorities will hardly
take up the case. for they say It Ia
really within the jurisdiction of Ohio.
| There was almost tragedy at
| Camp White" among the national
guard boys the other night A discus.
| sion arose among the men in mess OF
Company A. LIST regiment. from Wheel.
ing. Bad feeling sprang out of It, and
suddenly. with his mess knife in hand.
| Trumpeter George Dobbs sprang at
Private Campbell and plunged his
knife twice into his breast. Campbell
started to protect himself. and friends
prevented further trouble. Campbell
was taken to the hospital tent and
Dobbs to the guardhouse
William Grandon. OF Parkersburs.
fireman on the Ohio River division of
the b. q o., slipped from the pilot OF
his engine at Berry Run and was run
over He will probably recover
BY the falling of an unfinished con
crete floor in the new Camden hotel.
Parkersburg, two 0en were probably
fatally injured. They were John
Brockton and NJ. G. Brown. and both
were horribly bruised and crushed.
They were at work on the fourth floor
or the new structure. working on the
night shift when without any warning
a large section Of the fifth floor gave
away and crashed down upon them.
Durylng them under a mass OF heavy
debris. They were taken out alive and
physicians were summoned, but IL is
not probably that either will recover.
The floor that fell was in the same
building In which the test of the con-
crete floors was made few weeks
ago in the presence of a party of Gin.
cinnatians. The damage to the build
ing was slight.
At Cameron. Mrs. A. + Durbi,"
armed with big navy revolver. forcen
her way past the guards and into 4
gambling room where several games
OF poker were in full sway and fully
hfty men were seated about the table.
An attempt was made to put out the
unbidden guest. but she stood off the
whole crowd until she caught her hus-
band, who was playing poker. by the
ear and marched him out Of the place
toward their home She did not even
wait for him to cash in" his chips.
but took him on the run. Mrs. Dur
bin saw and recognized many OF the
players and II Is said that she. will DO
summoned before the grand jury.
Harry Watson. aged q. a draughts.
man in the city engineers Office
Wheeling. fell through the skylight
Of the Peabody building and sustained
fatal conclusion on the BRAN.
street duel occurred at Bluefell
between Detective w c. Baldwin. A.
r. Baldwin and Thomas H. Feltz. who
each exchanged shots with Thomas
Menifee Menifee had been an err.
ploye Of the Baldwin Detective agency.
but few days ago was discnargef.
The trouble grew out + remarks mad,
by Menifee about w. g.. baldwin.
About twenty shots were irca. bre
only two took effect. Menifee being
pierced twice in the hips. he was
arrested and fodood fr iaf1 srd D., ,.,,,