Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-17

State News PlCk-upS.


ing developments In that city. was tho
other day compromised. The suit has
been withdrawn.
While playing with n Flobert rife.
Willie Dawes was shot and fatally
wounded on Cabin creek by a play
mate. The boys were playing Indian.
An appeal has been refused Thomas
Tucker. colored. condemned to be
hanged for cutting the throat of u
white companion.
Twelve hundred employees at tho
Chesapeake & Ohio shops I'm Hunting
ton. which include even the Office
force. went on strike the other morn
ing, the cause being. perhaps. the odd
est ever known. William Davies. q
carpenter, who is member OF the city
council, recently voted along with
the majority OF the council, to take
from Mayor G. NJ. Buck his authority
to name the standing committee for
the ensuing year. this being the ter
mination of stiff fight between the
mayor and the chief of police. Po-
iiccmen appointed by the mayor were
discharged and others named contrary
to his wishes. Mayor Buck. being a
member of the Blacksmiths' union. his
fellow-laborers demanded that Davies
be discharged. The G.. & O. refused.
hence the strike. II is rumored that
other industries in Huntington may
become involved.
While fishing I'm the New river. 15
miles above Montgomery. with hand
line around his waist II is reported
that William Skeese was drowned by
an enormous fish in that river The
supposition is that he fell asleep and
one OF the immense catfish with which
this river abounds being caught upon
the hook. pulled the unfortunate man
into the water.
Stakes Tunstill. proprietor OF the
Bailey house. Weston. was committed
to the insane asylum. Insanity was
caused by excessive cigarette smok.
ing.
The greatest excitement has pre-.
vailed for several days I'm the little
town OF Shepherdstown. I'm the eastern
part of the state. whore thc Shepherd
college, branch OF the state normal
school. IL located Ladies fought in
the street and men went cunning for
one another The normal school cadets
were ordered out by the governor to
assist the sheriff I'm preserving the
peace. The principal of the normal
school went about for n time with n
body guard. and finally left. The dif.
hculty arose over some charges against
one OF the teachers. Prof y. +. Good
win, OF Grafton. is the principal. and
last winter he engaged Miss Salone
Windgate rs professor of music. She
Is beautiful young lady Prof. Good
win requested meeting Of the board
OF regents OF the college. They inves.
tigated the charges. Their decision
was that there was nothing In them.
The community. however. divided on
the matter Some sided with the pref
~ music teacher and the rest with
Prof Goodwin.
MIS-. Nancy Zickafocsc was taken
before the mayor OF Harrlsvile i'm n
quilt She Is an cid woman and Iiyes
alone. The boys OF the nelghborhood
take delight in tormcnting her. and
goaded TO desperation. she shot into II
crowd Of them n few nights ago. No
one was hurt, but she was summoned
TO appear before the mayor Wlen
City Sergt. Hickman went after her
she barricaded the doors and sworc
she would shoot any ono who attempt
cd TO enter her house. She vas Gnally
secured and. refusing to walk. was
bundled up in a quilt and carried by
four men, one at each corner OF tho
quilt In this manner she was taken
a IF ha
fined her. She refused to leave the
courtroom, and was again placed T..
the quilt and airieh back home i'm a.
At Wellsburg J. w VIRGIN. aged 25.
glassworker. s1Ot and instantly kill.
cd himself with an old revolver. with n
weak spring. He plnyfully snapped g.
at his wife and child. and finally said
I'm not afraid; I'll try II on myself"
swapping the pistol frst at his head.
then at his breast. At the last snap
an unsupported bullet plowed through
his body near TIE heart.
Rose -. Myer8on. proprietor Of the
Globe clothing store. Parkersburg.
went into voluntary bankruptcy the
other day with $4,000 liabilities and
assets considerably less. Tho princi-
pal creditors are in Baltimore.
TIE annual commencement OF tho
Fairmont state normal school was held
ne other day. Tho graduates were
Kisses Clara and Anna Reinholmer.
Rose Mckinney. Dora Pritchard and
Grace Mitchell. Marion county; Wini-
fred Crookshank. Nicholas county:
Ora McCuskey. Marshall county.
Fire al the plant Of the Big Ire.
Lumber Co. formerly the Devereaux
Lumber Co. Of Charleston destroyed
four large dry kiias. together with
about $1,000 feet Ct valuable lumber.
The loss Is estimated at between s12..
600 and $4,000. partially covered by
insurance