Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-03-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
State Odds and Ends.
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charge Of lettering. declared that b,
was minister OF the Gospel. and that
the Lord had sent him out into tho
highways and byways To preach the
"oSpel to the down.trodden and op-
pressed: that. while many other min.
listers preached in fine churches To-
educated and wealthy CONGREGATIONS
" was his calling 20 minister 90 tho
weary ones who were content To ride
the bumpers Instead OF in Pullman
cars and to live upon the charity Of
others rather than by the sweat OF
their brows. He was allowed To y,
free
Late the other night Mrs. II NJ.
Henderson swore out "A search war.
rant for her husband n. & o bag
gagemaster charging fonsupport and
neglect The police burst open tho
door OF The Senate" at Weston and
arrested eight occupants. Henderson
was not caught
Charles Barrett aged Il. while at.
tempting 10 catch moving freight
train at Pisgat. was thrown under tho
wheels, and both legs were crushed
oH tie VIII die.
The Wabash Railroad Co was given
n franchise to pass through the east
side OF Fairmont by the city council.
Work on the road must be commenr-
cd within nine months and cars run.
ming within - months
G. o. passenger train No 6. bound
Tor Cincinnati. ran over and instantly
killed Chas NJ Lowe prominent
merchant of Buffalo Shoals. Wayne
county. at Cercdo Mr. loves wife
was with him. and she lost both her
lower limbs. they being severed iust
below the knees They were en- route
TO Cincinnati and had stepped from
one track TO avoid n freight train when
the passenger. coming from the east.
cut them down. The injured woman.
with her husbands remains. were
sent on n special TO Huntington
According to "A ruling In the circuit
court at Welch. Mcdowell county.
Negroes head is considered "a dan.
gerous and deadly weapon" Frank
Martin brought suit for $4,000 against
James Knox. "A prominent attorney ~
Welch. for damages sustained by be-
ing pounded with pair OF steel
ltnucks. Martin is n colorcd man and
has head OF abnormal proportions.
The testimony In the case was that
Martin became incenscd at the attor
ney. while the latter was i'm his place
of business. and that the Negro bowed
low and started to butt" the attor-
ncy out Of his shop, The attorney
sworc on the stand that he regarded
the Negroes head las dangerous and
deadly weapon" and that To defend
himself and probably save his life hp
dealt him few blows with steel
knucks. Evidence was adduced whirh
went TO show that Martin had at dif.
fcrent times "butted" people ont Of
his shop The Judge gave n verdict i'm
favor OF the defendant. ruling that I'M
der the circumstances he regarded tho
Negroes head as "A dangerous auh
deadly weapon" and that the attorney
acted in self-dcfense
James George was arrested at PARK
crsburg ON a warrant charging him
with passing a worthless check on
Thomas Dcvanney at West Union
William Cooper. an oll-well drilcr.
was arrested at Parkersburg. charged
with passing forged check with tho
name of w S Sarbcr signed TO H.
Cooper is "A brother OF Harry Cooper.
who broke Jail at Marietta while await
ing trial for murder.
The trial for the $4,000 damage suit
OF lisa Irvine. colored servant.
against Mrs frances T. Ihrg. the
West Virginia coil Queen" is in pro
gress at Parkersburg. lisa Irvine tes-
tilted against her in criminal pro
ceeding and she had her arrested for
alleged larceny. After acquital tho
girl brought the damage suit
John and Bob Shanklin broke Jail
at Union Monroe county. They. to.
gether with their brothers. Henry amt
William. were lodged in Jail about
two weeks since. charged with about
ten separate burglaries during tho
past six months a reward OF 81 900
has been offered for their apprehen-
sion
Charles Rittenhouse. aged n. ~
porting 10 have been signed by his
uncle. and Is supposed TO have gone
10 ST Louis.
Mrs. Ice wife OF Capt Ice. OF Joe.
town. retired and when she got I'D
she was totally blind. For two weeks
before her sight left her her vision
was better than IL had been for years.
She is past 10 years OF age.
The body Of Raymond McDade.
thought 10 have been drowned at Burn.
ing Springs II months ago. was found
the other day near Petersburg.
caught under a log raft How IL got
there Is n mystery
Arlington G. Pixler. we'll known
among Knights Of Pythias in West VIZ.
ginia. drove his team into the Monon-
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