Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-22

State Odds and Ends.
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sickness.
In head.on collision on the Chesa.
peake & Ohio railroad near Handy
between shifting engine and an east.
pound freight train Pump Inspector
holiing was killed and Engineer Reecc
ana Fireman Walker were badly hurt.
George Li2emore was shot and XIII.
ed by William Grimths at WEIGH. Tho
former was in company with the lat
ters sweetheart ut the time. Grit.
hths escaped
AT tho university az Montgomery id
vices from the Philippine islands an.
nounce tho death there OF smallpox OF
Price w. Cooper. A. H.. of the class of
'"oi. who Immediately upon gradua.
ton was given n good position there
I'm the public schools.
While large rock was being hoist
cd near Vaughn's Co. camp. BlucHeid.
large guy rope broke causing the
derrick To fall. Luther Barber. OF ca
ry, was instantly killed. N. C. Book.
err. barsdale. was probably fatally in
jurcd. Foreman B. l.. Lughler had
his leg broken.
T. H. Lowry, prominent merchant.
was arrested at Bluefield on n war.
rant sworn out by Post Office Inspec-
tor Ed Allen. charged with sending an
improper letter to n young girl I'm
Blueheld. Lowry. who Is married, was
held To the grand jury.
jacob NJ. Mckinney. aged 62. for 25
years n prominent merchant OF Park
ersburg. died after lingering illness.
Swartz. young man OF Columbus
o., died Mt Fairmont from a gunshot
wound inflicted. Il Is said. by James
Carlow. who Is I'm Jail.
Luke Hawkins. IL Is charged. made
desperate attempt to kill his wife
and infant daughter at Fairmont by
striking them with Ratchet. His
wife was struck over the head. II Is
doubtful If she RECEIVERS.
At Wheeling robbers ATTEMPTED TO
enter the plant OF the Pabst Brewing
Go. Waterman Kress says he wound
ed one OF them. The ground was
sDrinkled with blood.
At Parkersburg Lieut. of Police r..
S. Harpold. suspended for alleged de-
the mayor.
Mrs. Emma Gertrude Dudley, wife
OF Sheriff John w. Dudley, died In
Parkersburg AS the result of an opera
ton.
j. c. Hall. farmer of Echo. hanged
himself with pillow line the other
morning Hall had been In the asy.
lum
Kenncr c. Hall. wealthy far~nr.
hanged himself I'm his barn. 20 -,ilns
south of Huntington. No cauee as
signed.
Gov. White granted respite 20
Edward Phillips, the condemned Nc.
Dowell county murderer. until June ).
John Davis killed James Starr Mt
Naugatuck. the trouble being the re-
suit Of a dispute over the question of n
wage scale between the miners and
coal operators OF West Virginia
George NJ. Reedy. OF indianapolis.
national organizer of the United Mine
Workers. was waylaid at North Fork
and his skull was crushed with
stone. Reedy was en- route to con
ference in Huntington
Ed Collins. coal driver in the Spit
man mines. Clifton. was caught be-
tween car and coal and crushed In a
horrible manner John Russell and
Latham Van Meter were also hurt.
Wheeling police captured VIII Ed
wards, who is alleged to be one OF
the cleverest pickpockets and thieves
In the country. He robbed the home
here OF DR.. G. l.. Fawcett IL is alleged.
Judge Hugus has given orders that
all women Of questionable virtue shall
dumping ground.
William NJ Warren member of the
Legislature from Fayette county. was
walking on the G. & o. track at Hunt.
ington when fast train came M be.
hind him In attempting to step frofa
the track his foot caught I'm the frog
Of switch Realizing that he coulI
not extricate himself in time he drop
ped sidewise 10 the ground. breaking
the bone in the leg in two places He
lay in this position until the train
passed over his foot lie viii re-
cover
gang OF shoplifters have been ply
ing their trade in Wheeling for some
time. and until the other day have
been able TO eyade the police. but one
Of them. James Delaney. a 1e gave
his name was bagged through tho aid
Of a young lady clerk In a local store.
Three Of the gang entered the store.
and while two OF them engaged the
attention OF a male clerk the other
proceeded 10 the rear OF the store ard
filled two large sacks with choice
silks. lie failed 10 see the young lady.
who was standing behind a partition.
She closed the door upon him and
called for help. The other two made
their escape but Delaney was easily
apprehended by the police
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