Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-03
State News Happenings.
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Thomas Nj. Donahue. travelling sales
man FOR the Hart Produce Co. OF
Clarksburg. was robbed OF $500 in
checks and over 500 in cash as he
was leaving train.
The plant OF the Huntington Stove
ana Foundry Co. recently completed.
was totally destroyed by fire Loss.
$50 600.
| John Ruble. blacksmith. at Saga
more colliery. on Crane creek. and
Barney Schumate. guard. were firei
on by concealed men and Ruble was
killed. w. II. McQuaf. president OF
the Sycamore colhery, was shot at
through window OF his office. but
was not hurt
At Morgantown. In fit of anger at
her mother. Ella Wood, aged II. drank
a bottle OF bed bug poison. Her life
was saved after heroic efforts by ply
| sicians.
Attorney General Freer has APP
pointed William Matthews. chief clerk
In the auditors office. assistant at
torney general, vice Alex Dulin, re-
signed Mr.. Matthews qualified and
assumed the duues OF his new office.
AT st. Mary's. Il. c. Cooper. who
blew out his wife's brains with a shot.
gun on April 6. was convicted of muir
der in the second degree.
Thos. Shreves, aged 40. was struck
by north-bound passenger train mt
Clarksburg and received injuries from
which he died. He was hard OF hear
ing.
Willie Roush. of Clifton. aged 10.
was kicked in the head the other day
by horse. fracturing his skull and
jawbone. He is I'm critical cond-
| ton.
Mrs. Henry Caldwell, OF Limestone
HILL and Miss Pearl Langfitt. of Park
ersburg, while driving to prayer meet
ing near Limestone Hill, were thrown
from their wagon by the seat giving
way. Both fell on their heads and the
physicians think both will die.
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
against j. f. Koontz developed tho
other day that his liabilities will be
in excess of $50 900. and his assets
much less than that amount The
creditors offered to compromise with
him for 75 cents on the dollar, but he
refused. He owned and operated n
saw mill and lumber business. ID. NJ.
Miller, of Parkersburg. Is creditor I'm
the largest amount
Mrs. Il. |. Jones, OF Bethany Is the
first woman candidate for any Office
in West Virginia. She desires to be
-t.,t..
schools and her name has Deen placed
on the democratic ticket.
Frank Day and Edward Harrington.
while playing poker at Sabraton. be-
came involved in political argument
AS result Harrington lies in the city
hospital with three bullet holes in his
body, and will hardly recover Day
fled to Pennsylvania
r. w. Bell. aged 27, an employee of
the Connersville Coal Co, was run
over the other day by a Wheeling &c
Lake Erie train. Both legs were am
putated later. He may recover.
The issue of $4,000 of bonds of the
city of Charleston for street improve
ment has been disposed of to w. NJ
Harris e Co, OF New York, at a pre-
MUM of 81 cents
William Clendenning and William
Mccarthy. proprietors Of the leading
hotel in Moundsville, are In jail for re-
fusing to pay a fine for selling liquor
on Sunday
In street fight in Weston George
Coburn crushed in the skull OF Len
mel Warren. Warren will die Coburn
has been arrested.
John Carter and wife. of Oak Grove.
were thrown from their buggy. fractur-
ing Mrs. Carter's skull and breaking
her arm. Mr.. Carter was only slight
ly injured.
The other evening at Sun, Fayette
county. James Nesbett aged 10. and
several companions were gathering
apples when another crowd OF boys.
among them John Crouch aged Is.
ordered them TO "trot." Nesbett and
his companions refused TO go. and
when Crouch advanced upon Nesbett
the latter throw a stone. which struck
Crouch over the heart Crouch took
a half dozen steps and fell dead. His
father. Thomas Crouch. aged so. while
sitting at his home the other morning.
suddenly fell over on the floor. and
when members Of the family reached
his side he was dead His death. ply
sicians say. was caused by heart fail
ure. superinduced by the excitement
following his sons tragic death
George Hickman was fatally stabbed
and Walter Goodwin and Charles
Buckley we're seriously cut in a mye-
terlous stabbing ARRAY just outside
a resort on Ann street Parkersbure
The men had been at the place. II is
stated and were just leaving when
two men. whom the injured men pro.
fess not TO know. attacked them i'm a