Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-01
State News Happenings.


bramWeii jail the other night, but offt
GERS had taken him to Princeton.
Charles Wesley Currence. the man
OF many aliases. who Is now In the
kanawha county Jail for alleged pen
sion swindles. the other day took car
boiic. and was In n very critical con
dition.
j. III. Pine. city clerk OF Sisterville
WAS arrested on charge OF misappro
priating $4,000. II was alleged that
he drew checks payable to fictitious
persons.
Lem Dillon. a Il. 4 o. inspector. was
beheaded by a fast train near Graf.
ton
On HIS refusal to- pay a fine OF $500
Tor selling whisky to n minor. Judge
Bennett, OF Weston, ordered the sheriff
to close Frank Dury's saloon.
The 18th child OF William and Mary
Safreed OF Parkersburg. born few
days ago. was christened Gods Pler.
ty." This fact became known upon
the filing OF the birth certificate. IN
which the number OF children born To
the same parents and the name OF the
latest one were given. II IL said the
parents gave the name to- tho child
In desperation. having exhausted their
favorites among the common names
OF both boys and girls. and that Il was
the unanimous sentiment Of the pa.
rents that IL was Gods Plenty"
A fire has been raging for some days
on Mt, Pisgah. I'm Clay county. assum
ing such n threatening nature that tho
people in that locality are praying for
rain. The village OF Clay Is reported
to he I'm imminent danger of dcstruc
ton from the fire.
The West Penn Telephone Co.
which has headquarters at Wellsburg
| and which has been in the hands OF
receiver for some time. has been
sold to- II. w. Irwin. of Washington.
Pa. for $4,000. IL will be continued
In operation.
Ellie Waggy. who shot Ralph Nc
Dannold at Weston. surrendered and
her father furnished $1,000 bail. The
second ball has not been found. and
young McDannold Is in n precarious
condition.
MILFORD Davis, condemned to die oil,
the scaffold at the state prison on
April 3 for the murder OF the chief OF
police OF Elkins. has been granted n
respite OF 60 days by Gov. White.
At New Cumberland Samuel West.
1t is charged. MORALLY shot Marshal
Hobbs above the heart. West alleged
that Hobbs was too attentive to Mrs.
West.
James Brown. colored. aged %. was
arrested at Clarksburg on the charge
OF forging w. T. Rau's name to nu-
merous checks. He waived examina.
ton.
George Hockenberry, an escaped pa
tient from the Weston asylum, was ar.
rested on the street at Parkersburg
and placed In Jail to await instruc.
tions from the asylum authorities.
The gasoline boat Calhoun. on the
Little Kanawha river. was captiZed.
The crew jumped to- some barges and
were saved. The boat was almost a
total wreck and the cargo was lost
Owing to- freight congestion It is re
ported that fires will be put out in
1000 or more coke ovens In the New
River field. as 1t is impossible TO sc.
cure cars for transportation OF pro
ducts
Robert Rexroad. superintendent Of
the Alexander and Rich Mountain
railroad. was riding log train down
the mountain side. near Alexander.
when the logs rolled off the car and
Mr.. Rexroad fell beneath them. His
body was horribly crushed
The proposed New Martinsville &
Middlebourne electric railroad will re
ceive its power from an unique
source. The company has bought the
famous jug" in Middle Island creek
and will utilize the power from It's
falls for making electricity very cheap.
The United States steel corporation
put in operation more than 800 new
coke ovens on Tug river As many
more will be completed within 30 days
This will be the greatest coking field
In the country.
After entertaining his friends ~
his home in Wheeling. Robert Nc.
Clurkey. well-known young man. sue.
denly stepped into an adjoining room.
A few secon6s' later The guests wero
Startled by the loud report Of q gun.
and as they rushed into the room.
they were Mortified AT tho sight that
met their gaze. Lying on the floor In
a pool Of blood was the frig1tful mi.
tilated body 81 McClurkey. who had
shot himself with dOubIe.barreled
shotgunt The cause OF his sudden
rash act Is unknown
Charles Arnott. son Of the late Col
w. w. Arnett the famous criminal
lawyer. committed suicide at Wheel
ing by walking into the Ohio river
from the foot Of Twelfth street Hc
refused TO grasp a long board handed
10 him. Dependency Is presumed M