Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-05-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

mas are dead. and Denny Cotton can
not live on account of injuries receiv-
ed py the caving in of a roof OF slate
IN the mines at Glenn Run.
by the premature explosion of a
olast IN the railroad excavations at
t1oiloway three workmen. James Jor-
oan, Thomas Long and Winfield Fog
GIN. were. perhaps. fatally injured.
The strike at the Hickman coal
nine was amicably settled the other
day and the men returned to work.
II affects GOO men.
AT least 500 miners on Loup creek
refused to go to work few days ago
in compliance with the recent strike
order issued by the United Mine Work
ers. Operators are fearful that there
VIII be reduction in their forces at
the mines the coming week.
Moreland and Glasscock. attorneys.
closed deal for Miss Caroline Morris
and Miss Leggett. wealthy young Ia
dies OF Mt. Morris. Pa. IL miles west
OF Morgantown. by which the ladies
become the owners of over 100 acres
OF Goa! in Battelle district. Monongalia
county. on the proposed line OF the
wabash railroad. This is one OF some
haif dozen tracts lately purchased by
these ladies'
Gov. White has refused TO interfere
in the case of MILFORD Davis. convicted
OF killing the chief of police of Elkips
and the condemned man must die
June 3. David Phillips. the Wyoming
county murderer. will be put TO death
on the same date.
q. h. Colville. j. w. Huddleston and
y. r.. Huddleston were going ND the
river the other day in gasoline
'@uncn shooting at ducks At Spring
Hill. six miles below Charleston. a bull
let glanced from the water and struck
farmer named Richard HAYS. in the
bushes on the bank. killing him. The
boat went on to Charleston the men
being unaware of the fatality until of
hcers, who had been telephoned. stop
ped the boat and arrested them They
gave bond for their appearance All
are men of prominence at Montgomery.
where they live. and no one believes il
anything but an untoward accident.
Bridgeport, Harrison county. suffer
ed fire loss of $4,000. Geo. Camp's
store, the Kester hotel, Geo. Corpen-
ing's store and building John Duncan's
store and Frank Corpening's meat mar
Eet were reduced to ashes.
G. s. Richie. cashier of the First
national bank OF West Washington.
purchased 1000 acres of land from the
farmers in the Wheeling section at
500 per acre the deal being made for
Pittsburg parties. The tract is under
laid with Freeport coal
f. +. Coopman. manager of the Unit
ed States stamping works, Mounds
vile. was shot twice and assaulted
afterward by Charles 10y. who cher
1shed fancied grievance on account
of family troubles Coopman is in a
critical condition and 10y is in Jail.
wild mountain lioness was seen
the other day within three miles OF
weston by no less than ten different
persons.
John Blasko and Thomas Okenka.
indicted for housebreaking. were ia
ken into court at Clarksburg for trial.
Iney were placed in one OF the Jury
rooms, where, in the rush OF business.
they were forgotten. and got away.
At Clarksburg the jury in the case
against Oscar Greathouse and William
and George Hanschumaker. indicted
Tor the murder of Ernest CottreH. re-
turned a verdict of not guilty OF muir
der but guilty Of conspiracy to infict
bodily harm upon Samuel Daugherty.
Lloyd Johnson and Ernest Cottrell.
Three glass manufacturers from In
clana have decided upon the ID.
M. Shinn property in Shinnston as the
site for new factory. The town will
give four acres OF ground.
Cleo Barker aged IA. was accident.
ally drowned in the Ohio river above
Raven Rock.
At Golfers. the store and dwelling
Of w +. Poole. store Of A. J. Thorney
and residence of Charles Poole were
destroyed by fire. Loss. $4,000. with
little insurance.
A wreck that will probably reach
damages Of 10000 occurred on the
r. & o. within five miles of Fairmont.
me mail sack Of passenger train 46
dropped in front of a passenger car
and caused it TO leave the track
Robert a. Chidsey. OF Parkersburg.
agent for the Adams Express Co. who
was overwhelmed with work. shot him
self through the head and died in a
few minutes. He went there from
Mansfield, o.
a monkey belonging 10 an itinerant
organ grinder entered the home Of G..
-. Brockunier, a retired banker OF
wheeling. and stole a diamond pin val
ued at $500. The owner Of the mon
key stoutly protested that he did not
take the article. but he was locked I'D
and later produced the stone. He was
released.
F. Hanna. aged co. tipple weight
boss Of the Kanawha and Hooking
Coal and Coke Co. I'm Mammoth. was
Eilled i'm collision hetween trrn o.,1