Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-08
State News Happenings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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are employees OF the winifrede Coal
Co. There had been quarrel be-
tween Calvert and Mrs Snodgrass.
Calvert was lodged in Jail.
At Boomer, a mining town near
Montgomery, John Nunley was shot
and fatally wounded by young man
from Kentucky over a game Of cards.
The kentuckian escaped.
On Loup creek. Fayette county. two
brothers named Godby were shot and
killed by man named Pennington.
IL seems that Pennington had been
paying attentions to young woman
of the neighborhood to which the
Godbys objected. Meeting Pennington
In the road just after he had left tne
young lady's home the Godbys Mt
tackled Pennington. and the latter
drew pistol and opened fire. Ono
or the Godbys was killed instantly.
The other was wounded so seriously
that he died SO hours later mt Nc
Kendrce Miners hospital. where he
was taken for treatment. Pennington
Is In jail ut Fayetteville.
Al Wheeling Chas Blake. while
making desperate effort to murder
his wife. was mortally wounded by
Edward Jefferson. who was attracted
to the scene ny the screams of the
woman. Blake. who IL well known to
the police. quarreled with his spouse
the other morning and. while I'm n fit
OF anger. drew revolver and told
her to prepare for her Maker" The
woman screamed and Jefferson. who
was friend of the Blakes. ran into
their apartments Just as four shots
rang out in rapid succession. The
bullets. however. failed to strike the
woman, and Blake was about to re-
load his weapon and fire again. when
Jefferson shot him twice. He will die.
TWO weeks ago the lnemen of tho
West Virginia Western Telephone Co.
went out on strike, and other line
men have been mt work. The other
day lines were cut. cables had nails
driven through them, putting them
out OF the business, and acids were
poured through almost invisible
cracks in cables. rendering them use
less, and making 1t almost impossible
To find the place. Detectives are
searching for the men who are doing
this
Earl Dubois, of Morgantown.
plunged into the river at Point Marion
and rescued A. Fanville. who was
drowning. Hardly has lie rescued. his
man when Miss Eva Schmidt fell in.
She was rescued by Alex DuBrocaus.
The 3-year-old daughter of oliver
Sears was probably fatally injured
by toy pistol in the hands of her
4'yearoid brother. ut Parkersburg.
Lew Patrick who shot and Killed
Jack Gilkerson at Wayne. has surren-
dered asserting self-defense.
Conductor William Newman. of Ke-
nova. while sleeping on the Norfolk &
Western tracks at Echo was run over
and killed
Henry Anderson, John and Thomas
Morrison. brothers. have been released
from the penitentiary by Gov. White.
after having served over three years
OF ten years sentence. II Is the
general belief that they were subjects
OF conspiracy. having been sent up
from Hampshire county ON conyic-
ton Of highway robbery They bore
n good reputation In the community
In which they lived. and nothing has
been proven against them until some
one whom. il is now alleged bore a
grudge. gee evidence which. mt the
time. seemed to- prove their guilt con.
clusively.
Three weeks ago Marie RUSSELL mar.
ried Anthony Fossett. Of Morgantown.
ut Oakland. Md. George Householder
went to Morgantown from jamestown,
N. Y, and had the woman arrested on
the charge or bigamy claiming she
married him two years ago. She gavo
bend for hearing July g. House.
holder was arrested for being disor.
DERBY and sentenced TO ten days i'm
jail and held in 800 bond on tho
charge Of assaulting George Bennix,
with whom his alleged wife and hus.
band No. 2 reside. Tne woman Is n
beautiful blonde Of 10.
Freeman Coulter. west Virginia's
Oldest citizen. died on his farm nv
Woodlawn. Marshall county. in his
105th year. He is survived by his sec.
ond wife and IL children. all Of whoui
have grandchildren. He farmed all
his life. and last year worked in the
harvest field. He had been III since
April
warrant was issued ut Charleston.
for the arrest OF John n. Burdett.
justice OF the peace Of Poca district.
near Charleston. on the charge Of vio.
latIng the laws OF the county board of
health. Burdett was infected with
smallpox about week ago and his
house guaranteed. The squire be-
came tired Of his bondage and ventur.
ed out. soaring his guards away. since
which time he has been going about
the ncighborhood. The county physi
clan procured the warrant for Bur
dett's arrest The squire will either