Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-09
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8 State Odds and Ends. 5
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tractors are anxious to get the large
undertaking as well under way as DOS
sible before fall The building will
cost over s125.OOO. The cornerstone
will be laid by the Masonic order in a
month or so.
The b. & o. killed two men on it's
Ohio river division. One was Frank
Winan, OF Erie, Kan. employed at the
sheet mill of the Parkersburg Iron e.
Steel company, and the other is IN
known
w. f. Heck. P. s. Peck and W. T.
Hood. of Farmont. sold a tract Cf coal
land in Marion county to Ohio and
Pennsylvania parties. The tract con-
tains 800 acres.
w. b. Brooks. consulting engineer
for the Fairmont Coal company, 6ied
at Clarksburg from congestion of the
lungs.
Charles Martin, accused OF post
office robbery. one of eight prisoners
who broke jail at Parkersburg the
other night. was caught at daylight
next morning by Lieutenant of Police
Smith and brought back. Kline. who
returned to Jail after being out long
enough to buy a few drinks. said the
prisoners picked the lock with a wire
from the inside by means of a mirror
on the end of a broomstick The story
seems incredible to the officers. Mar
tin says the door was standing open
and the whole crowd simply walked
out. 1t is believed they had assistance
from the outside. and there will be an
investigation. The jailer and sheriff
had been warned that there would be
an attempt TO escape soon. A reward
has been offered for John Kyle. &C
cused of the murder of Joseph Daley.
The others are: George Fowler. as
sault: Garfield Alpheus, theft:
Charles Humphrey. petit larceny; Mar
tin Keller, postofice robbery, and
Wesley Currence, lunacy.
While returning to his boarding
house II. c. Cook fell from a railroad
bridge and was killed at Weston His
home was in Philadelphia.
AT Parkersburg Fourth Of July fire.
works set fire to and destroyed a
house owned by Whitney Stewart and
occupied by Mrs. Clara Morrison.
Loss, $4,000; small insurance
Mrs. Mary Morrison MacCorkle.
aged 65. relict of the late VIM. Mac
Corkle Of Rockbridge county, Virginia.
and mother of Ex-Governor VIM. A.
MacCorkle, of this state died at her
home in Charleston after a short i'll.
ness. Three children survive. ex-Gov-
ernor W. A. MacCorkle, A. D. Mac
Corkle and Miss Mae MacCorkIe. all
of Charleston.
AT Huntington, after a trial lasting
two weeks, the jury in the case of the
state against John Farr for the killing
OF Owen Ross, announced that it was
impossible to reach a verdict. This
was the third trial of the case. Farr
Is one of the leading republicans Of
the southern section of the state. and
is influential and wealthy.
Rachel Dives. 10 years of age. went
into Wheeling late the other night. in
pitiable condition. having walked
from her home in WetZel county. a
distance of 80 miles, without anything
to eat. She told Mayor Sweeney that
her parents drove her from home and
refused to furnish her with shoes. She
was cared for by the associated chart.
ties. The authorities will investigate.
At New Martinsville. Framan Wat
kins celebrated his Tooth birthday. Mr..
Watkins took part in the big parade
there the 4th, and was the chief CEN
ter of attraction.
Christian Smith, the Oldest Iocomo-
tive engineer in the country. now 80
years of age, is spending the declin-
ing years of his life on a farm a few
miles from Harper's Ferry. He began
his career of railroading on the BaIti.
more & Ohio railroad in 1892 when
horses were used to draw the cars.
Since then he has served in the caDac-
lty or fireman, engineer, conductor. SUI
peryisor of engines, assistant super
visor of trains and station agent hav.
ing been agent at Martinsburg and ut
Relay before the civil war.
While a drove of steers was heinz
driven through the streets at Fairmont
one of the animals broke from the
herd and jumped two fences. He then
ran onto the roof of the Is. e. o. water
tank and broke through into several
Feet OF water which was standing in
the reservoir at the time. and the ami
mai swan about for an hour before
any plan could be devised to save him.
At length ladder was put into the
tank. and, taking a chain. several men
Iassoed the steer and wrapped the
chain about the ladder, thus support.
ing the bather until the water could
De run out OF the tank. On account
or the accident the yard engines had
10 quit work. The steer was finally
landed on dry ground with the aid OF
derrick
A big oil strike has been made in
the Bethany wildcat field. The com.
munity Is greatly excited. and believes
that a new rich pool has been discov.
cred