Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
State News Happenings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p

Hon. Bernard Pratte. OF this city.
and Col G. A. Garrigan, of Cincinnati.
passenger agent of the G. & O. and
Big Four. were coming down the prin-
tipal street at Huntington the other
morning in an automobile. when the
vehicle collided with a span of mules.
The mules eXtricated themselves from
their harness, deliberately turned
around and began kicking the auto
mobile. The dashboard was torn away
and the machine badly damaged Both
Garrigan and Pratte We're painfully
bruised
Wilson Cruss, Of Fayette county.
has been sentenced to the state peni-
tertiary for two years for stealing
copper wire from along the line of the
c. q o railway. Cruss once served a
term in the Ohio penitentiary for steal
ing wire. and this was his 10th arrest
in this state for similar offense.
While at work at his home at Dur
bin, ID. NJ. Goodwin. a prominent bust
ness man Of Wheeling. slipped and
fell upon the prongs of a pitchforll.
He was brought TO the Haskins hos
pital and will die.
Delmer Smith. a young man en-
ployed at the Wheeling Stamping Co,
was arrested for stealing s54 and
watch from his roommate. Elmer
Courtney.
NJ. Caravan. b. & o. brakeman.
was knocked off his train near Wheel
ing. falling in Wheeling creek. and
was killed. His home was at AL
toona
John c. Kyle. who broke Jail while
awaiting trial for the murder of JOS
Daley, was captured the ether day at
Elkins.
Charles Isleman, OF Warrington. a
barber, shot himself above the heart
and can not live.
The huntsville q Eastern Railway
Co. filed map and profile in the coun-
ty clerks office at Buckhannon. The
road leaves the Kanawha river near
the Upshur county line and comes
down Fink's Run to Buckhannon. 1t
will be part of the Wabash system
Real estate is bringing double prices
and much of it is changing hands.
At Wheeling "Pud" Gowdy was eX-
aiming a five-dollar gold piece belong
ing to companion. He placed it in
his mouth to test it, when down it
went. Gowdy had but So in his
clothes, yet he went broke and Dor
rowed 81 more to liquidate for the lost
gold piece. He is now taking the wa
ter cure
Mrs. Mahala Smith is dead at Pleas
ant Dale, Hampshire county, aged 101
years. AS young girl she was famed
as a Virginia beauty and belle.
The Jackson Iron and Tin Plate Co.
is preparing to increase it's plant at
Clarksburg to the extent of $500 900
when it will give employment to 500
men.
Jackson Marshall, of Park ersburg.
aged II years, who had been drinking
and was respondent. drank carbolic
acid and will die.
At Charleston w H. Hardwick was
sentenced TO be hanged October 81 for
criminal assault Aprn 3 last on a girl
aged II years.
Hon. Owens Mckinney, OF Marion
county. was nominated at New Mar
tinsville for congress at the First dis
trict democratic convention. Hon. J..
Davis, of Marion county, was with
drawn.
Charles McCullom, aged As. died at
McKendrie. Jesse Hoskins, a 14-year-
old boy of Huntington. having shot
him seven times. McCullom was ac-
nv ha 1oI %
attention to his mother The other
day, after his father went out. Jesse
obtained a revolver and crept to the
door of the sitting room. He found
McCullom there. After a word he be.
gan shooting. Seven shots took effect.
The lad coOlly walked down the street
after the dreadful affair and told
friends Of his work He declared that
he was proud Of his skill in pegging a
man seven times. Hoskins was sent
to the reform school. 1t is not likely
that any other punishment will be
administered
The Morgantown Glass Fixture Co.
on demand OF the glassworkers' union.
made ten per cent advance in wages
pending decision of other factories TO
pay the advance when they start up.
This is the only factory in the country
running now
An unknown Pole was drowned
while bathing with a companion at
Glendale.
Judge Melvin confirmed the verdics
Of $4,000 damages for Joseph Lindsay
VS.. the Wheeling Traction co. for the
loss OF both legs.
Clifford Johnson. aged %. while
Jumping from freight train at
Charleston fell under the wheels. re
died at the hospital a few hours later.
Obey Claypool was taken into Gus.
tody by Officer Boylen at Buckhannon
dressed in womans garb. He is now
in jail pleading for mems clothes. The
officer says he shall go to trial dressed
a when arrested