Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
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State Odds and Ends.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;

locate her. A telegram was received
at Parkersburg by the chief of police
from Miss NJ. NJ. Jones. OF New York
city. a daughter OF Mother" Jones,
stating that she would like him TO give
her the address of her mother or the
name of some one who could do so.
She said she had lost all trace of her
mother and wanted help in locating
her She is not in that part OF the
state
Seventeen men were brought from
Cincinnati the other day by the Dnu.
loop Coal Co. TO work in its mines on
Loop creek. near Fayetteville. After
arriving, and being made acquainted
with existing conditions they refused
TO go to work. Being without means
they attempted TO beat their way back
on freight train. for which offense
they were arrested and given severe
sentences. All in jailed at Fayetteville
Miss Madge Meeks. OF Sewell was
struck by c. & O. train Her left
leg was broken in three places below
the knee and three fingers were cut
off. She will recover Her parents
live in Caperton.
TO one year in the penitentiary for
manslaughter. escaped from jail at
Hinton
Perry ). Minshall. expresident OF
the county commissioners and mem
Der OF the hardware firm of Suffer &
Minshall. at Piedmont. killed himself
by shooting. His mind was affected
At the state fair grounds Benjamin
Groves. of Wheeling. and Harry Lynn
fought. Groves fired. slightly wound
ing Lynn. The former was jailed.
Twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Jas
Parent was married in Canada and
lived there for five years. when they
became estranged and Parent came
to Clarksburg. He is now one of the
proprietors of the Walker hotel. The
other day he met his bride of % years
ago in Philadelphia and she consented
to come on to Clarksburg and live.
During the 10 years they saw each
other three times
The work of laying the concrete
wall at Lock No. in the Big Sandy
river has been resumed after several
weeks idleness. brought about by the
inability of the contractors to secure
cement. Three hundred barrels OF
cement are consumed daily.
At Potomac James Billy was struck
in the head with a stone thrown by
John Allen, and it is reported he died
from the effects of the blow Allen is
in jail
James Craig a B. & o. brakeman.
was caught between the cars at Ben
wood the other morning and squeezed
to death
The sale Of lots worth 100000 at
auction in the suburbs OF Morgantown
lnsures the bringing there of five large
manufacturing plants, which will EN-
ploy 1000 people and add from 10000
TO $1,000 TO the population of the Guy.
charter has been issued TO .e
Standard Fidelity Co. of Clarksburg.
to do general real estate and insur-
ance business. Capital $4,000. Incor-
porators: r. Funkhouser. A. VI. T. Gun
ningham- Leggett. NJ. G. Gun
bingham and NJ c. Leggett
on Otter Lick. a branch of the Big
Otter creek in Clay county. John
Hicks shot and killed his father-in-
law, Henry Kirby, and then surrend-
cred to the authorities It seems that
Hicks and his wife had some trouble
and the latter went 10 her fathers
home. Kirby went TO his son-in-laws
house to get his daughters clothing
and quarrel followed Kirby fired
at Hicks without effect and Hicks re-
turned the fire, two shots taking effect
in Kirby's body, killing him instantly.
Burglars were surprised by officers
while trying TO crack the safe OF the
Panhandle passenger Office at Wheel
ing battle ensued and one of the
burglars, who gave his name as John
Doe was killed. His partner Philip
Martin. was captured and is now in
Jail The authorities believe the gang
is the one that has been operating
successfully throughout West Virginia
- Tor several weeks.
G. {. Pierson. aged q years a prom
inent citizen OF Clay county. dropped
dead while reading a paper at the
home OF his sOnin-law. F. G. Arnett
In a terrible windstorm the New
River hotel. at Hinton. was badly
damaged. The rear end of the build
ing fell through to the bottom floor
badly injuring Mrs Charles Mocb and
the daughter of Policeman Yancy.
Miss Elizabeth Proctor. one of Hunt.
ingtons most highly respected young
ladies' dropped dead while engaged in
a conversation over the telephone
Rev Maurice Wilson. who nearly
severed his wife's head with razor
at Genoa, was found wandering aim
lessly about in the woods near Genoa
i'm All emaciated condition. He was
so weak that he could not sneak
re is undoubtedly insane and will be
kept i'm confinement until an inquiry
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