Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-01-07
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of the peace, being the first Negro in
West Virginia to hold any judicial of
fee He was elected i'm democratic
ward.
The wife of NJ. NJ. Thompson. of
Clarksburg. died after Il single days
illness. The sad event distressed Mr..
Thompson TO such All extent that he
became dangerously i'll and "a hours
later was a corpse. He died of bro
ken heart The funeral of wife and
husband was held the other afternoon
and both bodies were buried in the
same grave Mr.. Thompson was A
years old. was mayor of Clarksburg
1900 OF. and was one OF the most
prominent lawyers and philosophical
citizens of Central West Virginia. lie
was the author of "a Magistrates
Manual and Forms" book in the Ii
brary Of nearly every lawyer and court
officer in the state.
James FIceland. OF Montgomery.
shot and killed Mrs. Charles MCGEE.
of Longacre. at the home of the lat
ter The woman died before state
mcnt could he had from her as to tho
cause Of the shooting. and Flecland
refuses TO talk.
In n saloon fight at Williamson Jas.
Adams was shot and instantly killed
by Ben Adams and the latter serious
ly wounded. Henry Swiegert. by
standcr. was struck by a bullet and
slightly injured
The Fairmont Coal Co. has granted
tic nInunc Of
cent in wages. The car supply which
has been short during the past few
months will be much better. in the
near future. and the mines will load a
maximum number daily.
Jay T. Drake. nephew of Congress
man Hughes, was killed at Williamson
while coupling cars on the ~ q w.
He lived at Ceredo
At Sistervlle George Shriver was in.
stantly killed by falling from an oil
derrick cast of Middlebourne
The second annual report OF the
commissioner of banking of West Vir-
ginia shows tremendous increase in
the wealth of the state. The total de
posts in state banks alone is now
nearly S33.000.O0O. an increase in the
past ten years of more than 5000
600. twenty-five state banks were es-
tablisEed during the past year The
total deposits in state and national
banks is $54,727,O74. or more than $50
per capita for the entire state.
Stephen w. Ripley. formerly chief
Of police of Wheeling. aged 90 years.
and a civil war veteran, expired sud
denly in Chicago.
j. F. Shirley. Main street jeweler.
Clarksburg, made an assignment Liza
bilities are $4,000 and assets $2.244.
" Scott was appointed trustee
Newton r. Lyddle who claimed to
be a detective and that his home was
in Raleigh county. was shot and in
stantly killed by Russell Lilly. a promi-
nent citizen of Mercer county. Lilly
had been deputized to arrest the al
legged detective by magistrate The
arrest was resisted and Lyddle was
trying to shoot Lilly wi n the latter
got his gun into action first
William Coleman, aged 60. and vet
eran of the civil war, committed sui
eide at Wheeling the other day by fir.
ing a bullet into his breast near the
heart. While breathing his last he
was asked what caused him to com.
nit the deed and he replied: TROY
BILE"
The dead body of Christ Fagin was
found beside the track of the Ohio Riv
er railroad, just below Moundsville
Foul play is suspected.
DIR. +. p. Buckley. a prominent ply.
stefan of Flemingsburg. was run down
by II. e o. train and mangled. He
lived but a short time
Joseph Crabtree, aged 81 a native
of Smythe county, was run over by
car loaded with coal and instantly
killed.
At Wellsburg. Joseph Chambcrlir
was struck by fast train in the Penn.
sylvania yard and perhaps fatally
hurt.
The operators Of the Flat Top Goa
field gave their miners an advance of
10 to- 20 per cent beginning January
Twelve thousand men arc affected.
While running at high speed, three
hours late. fast train No. 3. on the G.
q - 'dlhc Htdl otIHS WIttNcu by
running into cut near Ona. The en-
sineer, by quick work stopped his
monster engine within five feet of the
obstruction.
Allen Lewis who had left home os
tensibly to go to Weston. returned to
Gillespie 20 find Ira Hyer. n railroad
brakeman. seated at his table with
his IA 1ily. lie grabbed a Winchester
and atcd at Hycr's head. but a son
of Lewis hit the gun with broom
handle and the ball struck Hyer in
the abdomen. innicting n probably IA
tai wound. Tho son prevented his
father from shooting Hycr a second