Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-30
Observation-Disclosures
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Observation-Disclosures

the past three years, was arrested on
houseboat near Benwood on the Ohio
river, by Chief of Police Yost and
taken before Justice Lacy at Wheeling
for trial She was later released on
promise to hereafter dress according
TO her sex, and she was taken in
charge by Wheeling woman, at
whose home she is said TO be staying.
Harry Myers. OF Shepherdstown.
who shot James Bremen was dis
missed on the charge of attempt TO
warrants for IL boys who were in the
gang that attempted to run him when
he fired
John Wesley Tucker and his step
son. John Cumberland. quarreled over
a trivial matter at Parkersburg, and
Cumberland struck Tucker over the
head with club, probably fatally in
Juring him. Cumberland escaped.
Charles Hood. OF Fairmont. is per
haps the youngest person in the enl-
ploy OF any street car company in the
country. He entered the employ OF
the Fairmont & Clarksburg Electric
Railway Co. the other day I'm the ca
pacity of conductor. He is aged ~
years and is son of Smith Hood. the
manager of said company.
The roof of mine fell in on VIM.
Gowen at Fairmont. His skull was
fractured, all OF his teeth knocked out.
his right hand cut off, the middle
finger broken and three ribs caved in.
yet he lives. with a good chance for
recovery.
Attorney General Freer received a
telegram from Gov White. who is at
Mountain Park, Md, instructing him
to go to Elkins at once to take crimi-
nal action against the members of the
mob engaged in the wholesale lynch
ings which have been in progress
t.ere for several days. The governor
says he considers the conditions seri-
Gus, and that the lynchers have gone
beyond the limits of reason. 1t is re-
ported here that the number Of Ne
groes killed up to a late hour the other
afternoon was five. There is no term
or court for that county until October.
but the attorney general will at once
order a special term and special
grand jury, and will take up the pros
ecution of the cases in person.
At Morgantown Mrs. Thomas Ever
ly, aged Is, was shot accidentally by
her husband while he was handling n
revolver. She may recover She has
babe 3 months old.
Engineer Frank Limerick. aged 50.
was killed at Burton, on the main line
of the b. & o.. by falling from his en-
CINE, while reaching for orders from
the operator
Albert T. Curtis died very suddenly
at Anderson of heart failure. He was
married in April to Mrs J. Orr Nickel.
OF Anderson. and has since made his
home there. The other night. in con
Versation with his wife, he remarked
that in case he died first he wished
her to have him buried under a large
oak tree in the family burying ground
at his home near Cincinnati. His r.
mains were taken to Cincinnati for
interment
Mr.. and Mrs. David Brannen of
wheeling, engaged in a hand-to-hand
battle at the dinner table. over the
simple subject of passing the breaL.
The hubby was getting the best of il.
when Mrs. Brannen picked up bucket
hlled with boiling water and dashed
the contents over her husband. Rrar-
mems back, head and arms were hor-
Tidy scalded and he was removed to
the hospital in half-dying condition.
HIS burns are considered fatal The
wife Is not under arrest.
Bud Wilmoth, chief f police nj
WomelsdOrf. was shot and instantly
Killed by an unknown Negro who &
supposed to have escaped in the d,.
rection Of Philippi. Nine Negroes arr
under arrest, and officers are taking
into custody every Negro in sight
Armed men are in pursuit Of two sus.
provisioning Negroes who passed
through PhIlippi the other night.
Charles Rhodes. p. e. O. fireman Of
Piedmont. was killed by his train the
tender coupling breaking. He was =
widower and leaves two children
The supreme court has decided that
unless health be jeopardized or I'm peril
uelehdants convicted or felonies can
not get temporary liberty on bonl
pending a settlement Of their cases by
appeal TO higher tribunal.
The Glen Elk Furniture Co.'S fac
tory and stock at Charleston burned
Loss about 100000 covered by s37..
600 Insurance. Frank Woodman. of
Charleston. was the principal owner.
Tho plant will be rebuilt
Tom Scott a miner. was found on
the c. & o. track near Thurmoud the
other morning with horrible wound
IN his head. He will probably die.
His assailants are unknown
a special election to authorize the
issue Of $4,000 Of four per cent. bonds
Of Charleston for street paving result
cd in the bonds carrying by a large ma