Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
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u Is claimed upon the authority 81
rnc close to Gov. White that he will
taI special session OF the Legislatures
Tor March or April Ia consider "a re-
vision OF the method OF state taxation.
which has become a political issue. It
Is Said that by calling the Legislatures
together at that time the members will
DO pnt on record before the primary
elections are held and will keep the
tax issue before the public as an issus
during the nomination period.
Mrs. James Trassler. OF ParkcrsburS.
Was awakened The other niyht hy n
rash and found that Miss Mabel
Thompson. fancying that she was pur.
eucd, had rushed To the front door oe
he TriSslcr home and. finding 1t clos.
ed, jumped through the glass part OF
The door. She was cut aud bruised
ana her clothing was almost torn or.
Rev Geo, w Gray. medium OF
The Wheeling spiritualists was united
In marriage To the girl whose face he
says he saw in n vision before he had
seen her in person or became acquaint-
ri with her Tine young woman IL
Miss Mamie : Helling. daughter or "A
wealthy farmer residing near Martins
Ferry
George Woody. Lee Payne and VIII
Douglass. prisoners in the county jail
1T Hinton. escaped by ovCrpnwe, ing
tho jailcr. A reward will be Stc,i
for the prisoners.
Eort Perkins. of Sutton. snot hims eli
Ian tyft
lace the trial on charge of attempt.
ing criminal assault. II is alleged he
had forced an entrance into house
occupied by Il woman and tried to as
sault her, but was driven away He
killed himself when notified that off,
GERS were after him with n, warrant.
The Wallace Store Co at Wallace.
made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors The firm is ,cAinpuaad .pfj
y. f.sJs - .s.u Celia Robin son.
Assets estimated at $1,000: liabilities
about 10000 Sherman c. Dcnham!
assignee. Is principal creditor Pod
collections is the cause
Before the closing session of a
sixth annual convention OF the VIZ
Virginia Daughters of the Confcd sra
at Parke'sburg Mrs. Virginia Mes
ry, of Martnsburg. was elected
delegate from West Virginia To I,
tional Daughters of the Cunfed
watch Will bc ia
Charleston. :. G.. November IL Tho
officers elected by the state chapter
are: President. Mrs. Virginia Il Me-
Sherry. of Martinsburg: firsi vice prcs.
ident. Mrs. l.. G Burlington. Of Hunt.
ington: second vice president Mrs.
Butler Of Wheeling recording secre-
tary Mrs. NJ u Anderson. of Charles-
ton; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Powell. OF Sheppardstown: treasurer.
Miss Lulu y. Burks. OF Huntlngton:
state historian. Miss Mary G. Strlbling.
of Marfinsburg. The closing feature
or the stay- meeting was reception
held In Progress hall, One hundred
and fifty society people attended The
next meeting will be held In Blue.
field
Tom Dickson shot and instantly
Killed mis- sweetheart, Lucy Clayburnc,
aged l6, ut Sugar creek. near Mont
6omcry. They had Giarrcied over n
ring and the girl threw IL on the
ground and tramped It, This angcrcd
Dickson and he drew his revolver. and.
placing,it close TO the girls body. fired
two shots. which took effect in the alb
domcn. killing her almost instantly.
Dickson has been arrested
An attempt was made to murder An
drew Closson and John Weaver. bag
gage master and brakeman respective
ly on passenger train No. 20 Closson
and Weaver took walk after coming
In on their train and. Just rs they pass
ed the Acme Co.'S building some per-
son fired at them from the corridor OF
the building and only ten feet distant.
A policeman nearby saw the fash OF
the revolver and ran to The building.
but could find M person. Tic bullet
struck CIosson in the right arm. but
missed the bone Just below an open
window on the side Of the building a
revolver was found with one empty
chamber and a man and woman's
tracks led from thc window ia the
street. one track made by the woman
being directly across the revolver. n
is thought that the man and woman
burglars uistOok the raiiroaders for
policemen. and. thinking they were
eorncred. attempted IN KIN them.
Both succeeded In escaping
Mrs L.,Is1suIImi6 iaiSuuiussaaasuai sIs