Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-24
State Odds and Ends.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


ing. was struck broadsides and every
tent on the grounds. numbering some
20 odd. was leveled. Twenty or more
persons were injured by falling poles
and whirling debris. and Nine. Ro-
dolla. who has been doing a slack wire
stunt, was struck in the head and ia
tally injured. She was taken to the
North Wheeling hospital. where she ia
novering between life and death.
Charles J. Schuck. n prominent local
attorney and politician. was badly in.
lured by falling scaffolding The car
nival gaities were put to sudden end
and the companies packed up their be,
longings and left for Cleveland. The
devastation OF forests and crops I'm
and about that part OF the state will
amount Into the thousands.
Two men wanted to marry Miss Do.
ra A. Starr. the handsome young
daughter OF Charles l.. Starr. the SUI.
perintendent OF the Two Lick mines
at Clarksburg. Each secured a license
at the county clerks office Karl
Reusch secured n license first Next
day jay Il. Fox, a travelling man. who
halls from Columbus. o., obtained one.
Fox. however, was day too late. for
Miss Starr married Reusch at Mt.
Clare, In the presence of her parents
and several intimate friends.
Miss Theresa Gray. n member OF n
wellknown family Mt Benwood was
shot by stray bullet the other night.
and 1t is thought she can not recover.
The tragedy Is clothed in the deepest
mystery.
William Gray, carpented engaged
in building coal tipple on Cabins
creek. fell from strlnger to the
ground beneath and was instantly
killed
While boating on Buckhannon river.
Fay Roger and her sister Josie and
Miss Tenney were caught in the cur
rent and all swept over the dam Miss
Josie and Miss Tenney were rescued
with difficulty. but Miss Fay was
drowned.
The Montgomery family. who practi-
cally own the town OF Montgomery,
held their annual reunion in the Mont.
gomery theater. There are over 100
direct descendants OF James C. Mont.
gomery. an early pioneer OF that re-
gion and brother OF the Montgomery
who commanded the American forces
in the attack on Quebec and lost his
life In that movement. Nearly all the
family were there from all parts OF
the country.
The stork, which came to the home
OF j. l.. Curtis. at Wolfpen. Gilmer
county, the other night. left four
bright babies, three girls and boy.
They are all doing well. A telegram
was at once sent to President Roosc-
welt
Mallory Bros. & Stewart. numbered
among the most prominent oil firms
OF West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
have just drilled in the last well in
string OF q producers, breaking the
record for deep-sand wells in this
state. Not single dry hole punctu-
ated the entire string.
Judge Reese Blizzard United States
district attorney for the Northern dis
trict OF West Virginia, was suddenly
stricken dumb while making an oral
argument before Judge Jackson in the
United States court at Wheeling, and
IT is feared he has suffered the perma-
in the midst of heated speech in the
case Of the state VS.. Bowers, a Wheel
ing mail carrier, charged with open
ing mail matter. and had asked for a
continuance OF the case. He suddenly
began to stammer, halt in his speech
| and his peculiar manner excited the
spectators to mirth, they thinking that
he was taxing the patience OF the
judge. Finally, however, he lost full
| control Of his power OF speech and the
excitement i'm the court room was in
tense. A physician was called, who
has insisted upon complete rest OF the
patient. believing that he may recover
from the shock. Judge Blizzard has
been prominently mentioned as the.
republican candidate for governor i'm
1904.
The Panhandle train from Pitts
burg arrived at Wheeling the other
morning with the pilot supporting the
body Of an Italian who had been killed
a short distance above the city, togeth-
or with his companion. They had
been hit while the train was turning a
curve, and the engineer was unmind-
full Of his grewsome load until the dis
covery OF the body in the station. In
the evening they were Identified as
Andrew Doko and Gabriel Haucha. two
miners employed in the Tiltonville, o..
district.
The West Virginia university re-
gents elected J. N. Callahan. lately OF
Johns Hopkins university. professor
Of history. and W. l.. Fleming. OF Co
lumbia university, assistant professor
OF history. Prof Callahan succeeds
Prof. r. Il. Fast, who resigned.
Thomas Tucker, colored. who muir.
dered Mary Bell, white woman, be
cause he loved her" at Parkersburg.
was sentenced TO be hanged in the pen
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