Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-30

State News Happenings.


At a reunion OF the blue and this
gray at Ravenswood the other dag
James Sargent, who wore the gray
with Gen. Morgan in the civil war. and
John Noll. who marched with Sherman
to the sea, engaged in a terrific battle
Noll was stabbed and Is in a serious
condition. while Sargent, the ex-cop.
federate, was picked up unconscious
from the ground. and his death is fear
ed. The old veterans had been re.
Sargent took exceptions to an alleged
slurring remark about the Johnny
Rebs. In the battle that followed Sar-
gent used a pocket knife with telling
effect. Other soldiers were with diff.
Guilty prevented from taking sides liz
the ARRAY. The blue and gray reunion
has been an annual occurrence for sev-
eral years and this is the first time
the meeting Of the confederates aud
northerners has not been harmonious.
Capt c. C. Wheeler. aged 81, a vet.
eran Of the Mexican war. died at his
home in Charleston. His death occur
red on the anniversary of his birth.
He was a native OF Maryland
Harry T. Metz, aged 35. formerly OF
Roanoke. Va, late manager OF the
Charleston Granite and Marble Co. OF
Charleston is in Jail charged with EN-.
bezzling between $500 ED $500 of the
company's funds. He was located In
Newport, Ky. An officer went to New
port and returned with his man.
Society's realm Of Wheeling was Civ
u, h.
came known that Ross Coffman and
Mrs. Lucy Arnett. of Bridgeport, O..
both married society people, had elop-
ed. The fact that Coffman is a Grip
pie made the fact all the more sensa-
tional. Coffman was injured several
weeks ago. and while confined to his
home his wife often allowed Mrs. Ar
nett to visit him. An intimate attach
ment formed. and the other day Con-.
man requested his wife to come to
Wheeling and purchase him crutch.
When she had gone he made a hur-
ried preparation to clope and left the
city.
The discussion OF the plans OF z
gang to rob the X. & NJ. pay car at
Gauley bridge the other night was
overheard, and as result the car was
not sent out the next morning. The
X. & NJ. special detectives are work
Ing on the case. Arrests will follow
1T is thought the men are tramps, as
the boy who discovered the plot said
they were a rough-looking lot of men.
who had camped in cut The lad re
ported what he had heard to the tele-
graph operator in time to keep the car
from going out.
w. c. c. Leonard, of Parkersburg.
vice president and manager of the Beg
semer Line Co, of Martinsburg. has
made an assignment. Liabilities about
$4,000; assets small.
large shaft, which was erected by
patriotic citizens over the tomb of Neil
McCombs, a soldier who was killed in
the civil war. is missing at Parkers-
burg. 1t has been stolen from the
Catholic cemetery. in the heart of the
city, and the detectives who were put
on the case have no clue to it's where
abouts. 1t has also been discovered
that several other monuments have
been stolen, it is supposed by an or
sanized gang of vandals who ship them
away and have them recut The Nc
Comb monument was valued at sew
eral hundred dollars and was erected
by popular subscription.
William r. Bennett. Judge OF the
criminal court at Montgomery. has an.
nounced his candidacy for the repub.
hcan nomination for judge of the cir
cult court, which embraces the coun.
ties of Fayette. Greenbrier and Poca-
hontas. Judge J. NJ. McWhorter. tho
incumbent, will be candidate for -.
nomination.
The body of colored boy. probably
10 years of age. name unknown. was
found in fence corner at Narrow.
near Bluefield. the other day. His
head was beaten into a pulp. The
body was buried in pottcr's field.
There is no trace of the murderers
The annual reunion OF the blue and
the gray i'm Ravenswood was address
ed by Gov. a. b. White Several thou
sand were present
The select castle. Ancient Order NJ
the Knights of the Mystic Chain az
West Virginia. adjourned at Parllerg-
burg the other day to meet next year
at Berkeley Springs. after electing the
following officers: Select commando.
j. r. Arnholt. Of Elk Garden: vice se
lect commander, p. II. Lawyer. OF Der.
Kelley Springs; select marshal i. r..
Simmons. of Parkcrsburg select re.
cording and corresponding scribe. Geo.
Hopwood, Of Wheeling. reelected: Sc.
lect treasurer. John Cardona. Of Vince.
ing, reelected; select inner guard. ..
A. Feather. Of Wilson; select outer
guard J. NJ. Wolfe Of Kcyser: select
trustee for three years. J. NJ. Tenant.
OF Parkersburg; select chaplain. Rev.
j. F. Dayton. of Keyscr
Laura Mitchell. employed by a fam
lily named Check. in Beury. was found
the other day with bullet through
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