Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-10
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and IL years old. We're drowned in
knapp's creek. near Marlinton. Tho
two boys while swimming in u deep
hole just above an eight-million-foot
drive OF white pine logs were caught
by treacherous current and sucked
under the jam. In trying To extricate
the bodies the father too. met death.
Henry O. Middleton, a prominent at
torney~ ON being refused poison mt n
drug store at Charleston the other ev.
ening. stepped before n mirror AMI
made an attempt to- sever his jugular
vein with penknife. Bystanders
wrested the knife from him. and he
was removed tn n hospital, where he
is In precarious condition. H. is said
he has been drinking heavily for sew
eral days.
A pitched battle resulting i'm four
people being seriously injured occur
red In the outskirts of Parkersburg the
other night The injured arc: j. Il.
Vaughan, bruised on the head and
body: Laura Marshall. body bruises
from blows received In the melee:
Richard Marshall. struck on the leg
with rock. aud badly injured: Ike
head and body. received as a result of
an assault. The trouble occurred over
line fence. and has been carried on
Tor months. The Marshalls are badly
hurt and results may be fatal II is
feared several lives may be lost as 4
result OF the encounter and every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent an
other outbreak
Bert Boston. of Bridgeport. while Inv
ms fathers store was bitten on the
thumb by tarantulu which was hid.
ing I'm n banana bunch The young
man became seriously i'll and was seiz-
ed with commissions. Physicians have
doubts of his recovery.
The coal shipments from the New
river coal field for the month of July
exceeded all previous records in the
history of the field and reached a total
of 452O25 tons, which Is almost 5O.-
600 tons larger than that shipped dur.
ing the month OF June, which was con-
sidered record breaker. The load
ing for June was 400. $50 tons in addi-
ton To considerable quantity of
coke. The coke is not included in the
July shipment and amounts to- several
Thousand tons.
Morgan G. Trumbo. democratic men,
Der OF the legislature from Pendleton
county. died from Brights disease
The congressional convention of tho
FIRST district was held In Fairmont
and j. Walter Barnes. of Fairmont.
was nominated by reclamation a. the
candidate for congress from the Firs,.
congressional district of the state of
West Virginia
AT the democratic state convention
held at Parkersburg the following
ticket was nominated: Governor.
John ]. Cornwell. of Romney: secre-
tary OF state, William c.. Peterkin, Of
Parkersburg; auditor. William l..
Mansfield. of Wayne; superintendent
OF schools. n. ID. HelmiGk of st Ma.
rvs; attorney general. Lawrence A.
Reymann, of Wheeling; treasurer.
Robert 8. Carr. of Charleston: SUI
preme judge. Henry Gilmer, of Green.
brier; electors at large. r. Preston. OF
Charlestown, and Lewis Bennett. OF
Weston.
George w. Williams was found gull.
~ or criminal assault upon Miss Lau-
ra Kanode, near Harper's Ferry. four
weeks ago. His victim positively iden.
tilted him and no time was wasted in
the trial He was sentenced to be
hanged Friday, September o. and was
taken TO Moundsville under the escor.
OF two companies OF the state militia.
who were on duty at Charleston tn
prevent his being lynched. They pre-.
vented an early morning attempt by
d. T.HO
nine ringleaders. who were arrested.
were fined for carrying concealed
weapons and placed under bond IL
keep the peace.
United States Marshal Dan Cunning.
ham. huntsman of the law. left
Charleston for the Upine mountains to
arrest three Austrians charged with
numbering james Lewis and MORALLY
injuring Charles Young both of Lew.
isburs. The processes were issued by
former Gov. Atkinson. who Is acting
United States district attorney Gun,
bingham goes first to Cherry River.
Nicholas county. and then into one OF
the widest sections in West Virginia.
About seven hundred Austrians arc
there In lumber camp II is charg.
ed that some OF them are engaged in
the Illegal manufacture and sale of
liquor. A few days ago Lewis and
Young. II is reported went into tho
upines to- purchase supply of whis,
by. The Austrians became suspicious,
thinking they were revenue officers i'm
disguise. and fell upon them, literally
hacking Lewis % pieces with an ak.
Gov. Atkinson said that the people In
the vicinity of the Austrian camp has
for y long time been terrorized and
ne had determined TO bring the offend.
ers to Justice
The democrats have nominated
Samuel w. Walker. of Martinsburg,
for cppprpea in tho Cocond dgstr;ot 80