Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-10
State News PlCk-uDS.


Jealousy Was responsible for tray
edy In the little mining town OF May
nard. Angered because his cousin
paid marked attention to young
woman, with whom he himself was en-
amored. Joseph Seachy shot twice ut
Michael Seachy and killed Joseph
kosma. an innocent bystander, who
was . close friend of both. The first.
ball entered the breast OF his cousin
and inflicted a dangerous wound. Tho
second struck Kosma under the eys
and passed through his brain He
lived about an hour. The murderer
fled Augered foreigners soon collect
ed and formed a mob. A constable
managed to overtake Seachy before
the mob caught him and quickly got
him inside the county jail at st. Ciairs-
vile.
When the n. n w. passenger train
pulled into Kenova from Columbus. o..
bound for Norfolk the other morning.
wrapped almost entirely around tho
front axle of the engine was found the
frame of bicycle. About the axles
and wheels were blood spots. Tele-
grams sent To every station between
kenova and Columbus failed To- throw
any light on the mystery. No one IL
reported missing.
George Barker. aged Is. was run
down and killed by freight train at
Rush Run.
l.. G. Lilly. miner employed by tho
Lamont Mining Co. was crushed be-
tween the rib" and a coal car and
killed
The threatened strike OF the Wheel.
Ing Traction Co. employees was avert
ed by the company's granting all tho
men u cents an hour. and the abolish
ment OF the graded scale.
Mrs. Plyborn, wife OF Jacob Plyborn.
ex-member of the legislature from
Wayne county. drove from her home
In Huntington ten miles to see sister
dying OF fever. Mrs. Plyborn was as
well as usual when she entered the
room Of her sister, but n moment la
ter she expired suddenly. Physicians
claim her death was due to- excite
ment.
The testimony in the case OF federal
court at Charleston against John Lalng
and Stuart Hurt charged with killing
John Hairless. one OF the striking min
oluded. Judge Jackson directed each
side to file briefs within 90 days. The
judgment OF the court will be reserved
until December Is. The habeas corpus
cases OF Deputy Marshal W. C. Sum
mers and Edward Gaujot will be post
poned until December.
III the verdict OF the court stands
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Co.
Will have to- pay Mrs. G.. W. Spriggle.
OF Charleston. $4,000 damages, because
OF the fact that she was carried past
her destination while passenger on a
G.. IL o. train.
John y. Reh. proprietor of the pump
factory and cigar factory at Kenova.
was drowned there while out selning
in the Big Sandy river. He leaves n
widow and five small children.
William Mann, guard in the Nc
Donald colliery on Loup creek. was
shot and killed by a Negro miner. who
was resisting arrest The killing was
an accident. the Negro having fred
at man named Dixon. To avoid n
possible lynching the Negro was takel
to the Fayette county Jail.
destructive storm, amounting al
most to cloudburst. visited Letart.
Trains on the Ohio river division on
the u. Il o. were delayed Is hours by
numerous landslides In the vicinity.
Big damage was done to- growing
crops.
Col. Joseph l.. Beury. aged 81 died
at his home. at Bury Fayette county.
He was a native OF Pennsylvania. com
IN fnia In,
which time he has been extensively
engaged in the coal business. and
amassed large fortune. He was the
pioneer operator OF the great New Riv-
er coal field. and at the time OF his
death was connected with large num-
Der OF operations. He is survived by T.
widow. one daughter and three sons,
the latter being prominent coal opera
tors Interment occurred ut the home
place in Fayette county.
Coroner John w. Schultze. who was
also a county commissioner and JUS
tice OF the peace IL dead at Wheeling
He was one OF the most remarkabie
men or the state. He weighed 400
pounds and with difficulty could get
about. but he managed to- administer
the affairs OF his three Offices so sat
isfactorily that he was retained in of
flee for years He was elected n JUS
tice In 1867. and was in the office until
the time Of his death. As lie was a
member Of the knights of Pythias and
past chancellor commander OF the or
der In this state his funeral. which
occurred the other day. was attended
by several companies OF the uniform
rank
DR.. u. II. Sample. OF Huntington. won
the state championship at the trap
shooting contest OF the West Virginia
SpOrtsmen's association. breaking 43
out OF 80 largnls There were 40 CON.