Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-18
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ne oruer disseminating the post OF
Noes Mt Pleasanton, Athens county.
Science Hin. Harrison county. has
been rescinded.
A new Office has been established at
Rowan. Raleigh county. with William
X. Cook as postmaster: also. Train.
Lincoln county. with James w. Lively.
Eugene Chandler. who was shot the
other night at political meeting. died
n few days later mt the hospital. His
assailant, William Leachman. was ar.
rested by detectives, but released on
81 900 bond
George Holman, white. and four Ne.
croes were caught under falling slate
In tunnel No. l on the Naugatuck e>S.
tension OF the Norfolk a Western near
Williamstown. Holman was instantly
killed. Three of the Negroes will die.
At Weston while dressing one OF her
children, Mrs. Reed Goe swallowed n
pin which lodged in her throat She
was taken to n Baltimore hospital in n
dying condition.
Lee Smith. colored. OF Montgomery.
was fatally cut by his brother. VIII
Smith. with an AK
Page Settle. brother OF Superintend.
ent n. ID. Settle. of the Turkey Knob
Coal Co, was fatally shot by James u.
Lewis. Lewis claims he shot in self
defense
James Thompson was convicted OF
murder In the first degree for killing
Leander Gilkerson. in Huntington. on
the night OF the republican convention
two months ago. The Jury recon.
mended mercy. His sentence. which
Will be for life, has not yet been i'm
posed. Thompson, while being taken
To the county jail. laughed as he talk
ed OF the verdict and said 1T Is bet
ter than | expected. but then didn't
care how the verdict would go" Gil
kerson was one OF a half dozen or
more men who have been murdered ms
the result of the political fight i'm that
end OF the state Thompson Is the
first of the murderers to have n trial
The other night Alex McDay. county
1ailer, heard a disturbance within the
inner walls OF the jail at Welch. where
40 or more prisoners were incarcer-
ated. several of whom were indicted for
murder Mr.. McDay, arming himself
with n pistol. went inside the halls to
ascertain the cause, when he was set
upon by half n dozen men who had
freed themselves from their cells. Nc
Day was knocked down and disarmed.
After beating him almost to insensi-
bility the six prisoners escaped. VII.
liam c. Eubank, OF Charlottesville. Va,
hotel clerk. went to the Jail. and find.
Ing the prisoners escaping rang the
court house bell. Then he went I'm
pursuit. The plucky young clerk came
upon Joseph Grant In the outskirts oe
town. Grant. who had the jailers pis-
tol, opened fire. Grant and Eubanl,
continued to fire at each other until
Grant fell MORALLY wounded. Reload
Ing his pistol Eubank, who by this
time had been reinforced by other cit.
liens. some OF whom were in their
night garments. pushed on after the
other fleeing prisoners and all were
captured Jailer McDay Is in a crit.
cal condition from his injuries. Flu
banks, who is hardly out OF his teens,
is the hero OF the hour and Is being
congratulated from every quarter.
The annual conclave of the State
Grand Lodge Knights Templar adj
1ourned the other day. Fairmont was
selected as the next place of meeting.
The following grand officers were
elected: Samuel N. Myers, Martins
burg, commander; willard j. Row
land, Fairmont, deputy commander;
Joseph Ruffner. Charleston. generals.
simo: William WI Whyte, WEIGH. cap
fafr 4. NJ
ton. treasurer; Frank Il. Nichols.
Fairmont, recorder; Chas. w. Brown,
Charleston senior warden; II. p.
Baguely. Wheeling, standard bearer:
j. NJ. Hawkins. Huntington. warden;
A. c. Nadenbousce. Martinsburg. cap.
tain Of the guard; G.. II. Malone.
Charleston. prelate: Ed S. Bower. sis.
tersville, swordbearer.
horse belonging to- Jefferson Adj
kins, of Bell creek, is incidentally re.
sponsible for that partys death The
horse, by continually kicking against
n plank at the back OF the stall. had
loosened IT, and the other morning one
kick detached IL from the rest OF the
building. At the cave Of the stable
against this plank. on the outside. Mr.
Adkins had hung a scythe and when
the plank was kicked loose II hurled
this scythe against Mr.. Adkins, who
was standing near. with sufficient force
TO sever the jugular vein.
Officers as follows were elected the
other day by the State Federation Of
Labor. which was in session at Park.
ersburg two days: President. Harry
w. Wright. Of Montgomery: first vice
president, George McKenna., Of Wheel
ing: second yice president. RI. H.
Cross. OF Tunnelton; third vice presi
dent. s. " Wagner. OF Charleston;
fourth vice president. A. J. Lowther,
OF Parkersburg; fifth vice president. l.
j. Warner. OF Huntington; secretary.
treasurer. j. II. Nightingale, OF Park
ersburR.