Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-08
!; State News Happenings.

My',lc Bostlc. the 5.ycarold daugh.
ter OF j NJ Bostic. n miner. of New
lyn. was criminally assaulted by How
ara Scott, aged is. according to her
story To the authorities Scott let on
n freight train
Nicholas Plum. aged 80. we'll
known business man. died in Wheel
Ing. Fifteen years ago he was a noted
broker ON Wall street and made a
fortune. which he afterwards lost
AT Hinton William II Woodrum. n
farmer. died from tho effects OF drink
Ing about half pint of carbol,c acid
IN mistake for liquor lie leaves n
widow aud ~ children
In the riunickinnict mines Duncan
Bonncll and John Shove were caught
beneath Il fall OF slate and instantly
killed
Charles barnett was murdered by
William Quilt in the state pcni,cn.
tiaty. Both are Negro conviots sent
from Washington civ. Quill for NJ
tempted murder aud Barnett for
houscbrcaknE The murder was tho
result of dispute about Qnius wife.
who recently was released from th,s
pcnilcntiary. Darnett's wife is now
in Moundsvillc prison. The murder
occurred suddenly and silently in tho
sweat shop whore the convicts work
with knives. Barnett walked To the
prison hospital and zen dead on the
floor with his throat slashed from ear
TO ear.
AT Johnson's lane. the dividing limo
between Huntington and Central CITY.
n daring hold-up by highwaymen was
attempted shortly after midnight.
benjamin Edens and John G. Steph.
ems. prominent contractors who were
walking toward their homes. lust
south of the latter town. were con.
frontcd by two men who demanded
their money and valuables Both
Edens and stephens were unarmei.
but they began "A battle with the dos.
pcradoes Edcns and Stephens USING
their bare fists. the deSperadoes being
armed with bludgcons and rcvolvers.
Stephens early i'm the fray was knock
cd in the head. and. after he had
fallen to the street unconscious. one
oi the highwaymen placed pistol
against his breast and fired bullet
through his body. Edens. realizing
his perilous situation. made breals
for steep cmbankmcnt along Four
Pole creek. and. with bullets whizzing
after him, he plunged into the oppo.
site shore The outlaws continued
their fire and Edcns was shot once I'm
the neck and another bullet pierced
his shoulder. He will recover. Stcph.
ems is in "A critical condition, with lit
tie hope of recovery. The shooting at
tracted neighbors and the highway
men made hasty retreat. not even
tarrying long enough To- relieve Steph-
ems of his money. quite sum of
which he had on his person. 1'he po.
lice of both cities were soon on the
scene. but as yet every effort to run
down the highwaymcn has proved IN.
tile. Edens and Stephens were part
ners In business. and had been in
Huntington until after the midnight
hour engaged in settlement with
some railroad contractors. and n is
believed that some local men were
aware Of this attempted robbery
Capt. j. ~. Pine. the alleged de-
faulting city clerk os SlstersviIIe. WIS
rearrested the other day for the third
time. The last charge is for forgery.
In lieu Of $4,000 he was placed IN tho
county jail at Middebourne.
Geo. G. t'laccus. wellknown re
tired business man of Wheeling. died
a few days ago. aged 81 years.
Felix James. aged Q years. vas IN.
tally burned by the explosion OF pow
der IN an old tin can at MoundsVille.
Because the teller OF the national
bank of West Virginia. Wheeling, give
Abraham Lincoln Mills 800 instead
Of $40 recently i'm payment OF a check
and the latter kept IL. Mills was held
In bond of $500 TO await the action
OF the next grand jury
petition signed by over one hun.
drcd citizens. mostly members OF the
Carpenters union. was presented to-
the MOrgantown council the other
night. asking that Chief of Police Y.
II. Price be removed from Office. Tue
trouble grew out Of the chief Interior
ing with q meeting of the Carpenters
union in municipal hall
AT MOrgantown in the municipal
election the republicans made an al.
most clean sweep. clecting all their
candidates. Mai. William &. McGrcw
was elected mayor and Willard 4. Sir.
clair recorder.
,. Mrs. Nancy A. PurintOn. mother OF
President ID. 70. Purlnton. OF the West
Virginia university. died aged ~
years. She was the widow OF Rev.
Jesse Purinton and lived in New York
nearly all her life.
At Morgantown James Blair aged
13. was committed to the reform
school on the petition Of his father.
The lad. IL Is charged forged bis IA
Tiers name 20 several checks for