Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
STR1E NEWS ITEMS.


West Virginia has secured bronze
and silved medals on it's exhibits of
fruits at the national exhibit OF the
American Pathological society at Bos-
ton. II is the first time the state ever
competed at this exhibit.
Hal Mayberry. the former Jockey
whose reason was dethroned by a fall
In race at st. Louis, and who tried
the other day to kill his mother and
himself, has been adjudged insane and
was taken to the asylum at Spencer.
On the application OF the Economy
and Seneca tumbler factories mt Nor.
gantown. Judge John NJ. Mason. Of tn
circuit court, granted an injunction
against number of union glass work.
ers. restraining them from interfering
with non-union men employed by the
factories.
DIR. Fitzgerald. recently. elected Il
MI the vacancy of instructor of ar
Client languages OF the university. caus
cd by the death OF Prof. Chollet. has
declined the honor. DIR. Andre Beziat
de Bordes. who Is at present a mem.
Der OF the faculty Of the University of
Michigan, has been elected to take his
place. DR.. Bordes IL native OF
France. and has taught In Barcelona.
Spain. and in Columbia university.
The Ex-Union Soldiers association,
OF Marion county. held its annual re-
union at Fairmont Representatives
were present from the 10th New
York. 18th Illinois. 10th Pennsylvania,
4lst Ohio and others. Officers elect.
ed Were; Colonel, II. II. Narr: lieu
tenant colonel. T. n. Snichcr; major
John N. MILAN; adjutant. j. Ensle
Henry Stocker. engineer on an A.,
&C.. l.. 4 w. freight train. was killed in
an open switch wreck 30 miles west OF
bridgeport the other morning. Joseph
Connolly, fireman. was badly hurt and
Samuel Russell. also fireman, was
dangerously injured.
Mrs. Hannah Harmon. OF Hunting
ington. has sold to an eastern syndi.
cate n coal tract In Mcdowell county,
near WEIGH, for $500 900. The new
purchasers will erect mills and coal
tipples and will build n feeder to con.
meet with the Norfolk & Western ut
Tug river.
| Col. Benjamin Wilson Byrnc. aged
80. died at his home In Charleston. He
was member Of the Virginia constitu.
tional convention. which In 1861 pass
cd the ordinance OF secession. Three
members of this convention survive
him-John s. Burdett. OF this city;
John McGrew. OF Kingwood. w. Va,
and John Goade, OF Norfolk. Va.
car loaded with watermelons.
which arrived at Charleston over the
chesapeake & Ohio railroad the other
day. and for which no way bill had
been received. was opened by Local
Agent Warren. Within was found the
body of white man. The mans skull
had been crushed by n blunt instru-
ment. and his pockets had beer rifled
Several papers were found. including
a way bill, showing the car was In
charge of A. J. Isbell. consigned by
T. III. Isboll. from Alice, Va, to r. L.
Isbell. in Huntington. w. Va. The hill
allowed stop-overs in Charlottesville
Hinton and Charleston. II Is thought
the murder was committed either in
Hinton, whore the man was last seen
alive the night the car left that place
or Charleston. He had sold a number
OF the melons. and the motive OF tho
murder was no doubt robbery.
| The body Of Miss Ella Zane. aged
2i. was found wc1ged between the
rocks on the West Virginia shore Of
the Ohio river at Wheeling. The body
was devoid OF clothing. except hose
| and shoes. Bruises on tho body indi.
cate TOul play. The case Is enc OF
the most mysterious in the annals Of
Wheeling and the police are puzzled.
| The woman had been missing for one
| day She was beautiful and was an
| Instructor In music. Theories OF sui.
| eide were advanced, but the absence
Of any clothing after y dilligent search
does not bear out those rumors. and
| The detectives are working OF cew
which may terminate in the arrest Of
suspects in q short time When the
woman left home she wore neat ap.
parel aud 1t Is missing Her where.
abouts between the time she left home
and the time Of the discovery Of her
| body remains . mystcr".
The last of the JIatfelas has left the
vicinity ~ Matewan. with tho excep.
ton OF Devil Anss." Oh thOse who
| left the other day there were 80. and
al were bound for the state Of Wash.
ington. where tley will mako their
future home. "Anse" babe n touch
Ing farewell 10 his kinfolk going from
ono TO the other kissing the babies
and women and warmly grasplng the
hands Of the men while tears trlckled
down his checks.
The greatest deyclOpm Ont in coal
along the Ohio river Is that planned
90 which has about 10000 acres Of
con- surrounding Moundsv;llc. ~ miles
below Wheeling Contracts have beer.
awarded for three INN nsc double
mines and a large barge works which
Will manufacture the barges the com.
pany desires for its river shipping.