Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-16
! Stiasss News Happenings.
Observation-Disclosures

N'NN NAA' NAiiNt ikiuiulUE III AkdSnNtlt".
Tenn. His home is in Parlcrsburg
His widow and daughter reside in that
city. Mr.. Church was one OF the
founders OF the republican party. cstab-
lishcd the State Journal in ParlScrs-
burg. and was one or the wealth.ast
oil operators in West Virginia in the
days following the civil war. He wa
correspondent CT the Kew York Trib-
rne during the war. Aftcrward he
went into the oil business in Parkers.
burg, and cleared a fortune. lie erect.
Ell the handsomcsj home in that part
OF the state. and filled 10 with costly
ornaments from all parts dE the word
The Standard Oil Co. adopted his plau
of piping oil. aud entered into con-
petition with him. He lost .s,t he had.
Mr.. Church Soric years ago, sued the
Standard tor damages. allcgSng cor
/ spiracy. lie lost Broken hearted by
his failure and prohibited by a,as from
engaging in a,aivc business. ha dies.
In poverty. His home was sol,l sew
eral years ago. hi;s costly ornaments
were auctioned Med scattered For
some time his fanIiIy has been sus-
tained by friends The man Cune
wealthy. hut whose fortune was swept
away. will be buricdl at the expense. al
his friends
Daniel Hitchcock. ui assistant ina i,,.
department of agriculture AT the WcSu
Virginia university. mystcriously dis
appeared the other night. All efforts.
To get clcw of his whereabouts have.
failed tie boards in the suburbs 80
town. and started to town To get Il
check cashed. 1t is believed he met.
with foul play. with robbery as tho
motive
Sale blowers the other morning
broke into the post office in Chester.
After shattcring the safe they stole
over $1,000 in money and papers val
ucd at $50 900. Entrance was gnin-
ed without trouble and the men work
ed without the least interference. Dyu-
amitc was used. The safe was blown
20 atoms. Postmaster johnson report
od the following losses Money order
department. 1854; postal funds. sl32:
stamps. $I31, money held in trust
$l9IS; funds of "A lodge. s25. In addi-
tion were money order blanks which
could be filled ont To the amount of
$50, 1000 Local officers arc working
ON the case and the postal authorities
have been notified. The only clew the
police have is that two men were seen
walking across the East Liverpool
bridge from Chester at . a. m.
AS the climax of church fight
which has been going on for year:
the entire board OF trustees of tho
First Christian church. Parkersburg.
rod Of
ed the other night at a meeting of the
congregation. There has been trouble
I'm the church ever since the arrival OF
the pastor. Rev J. ID. HUI year ago.
Recently tho trustees demanded his
resignation bnt he refused and called
meeting Of the congregation for tho
other night At that meeting his
friends were i'm the majority. and the
trustees wcrc removed. They claim
that the call for the meeting did not
state its object and was therefore lille
gal Fifty of the friends of the trus-
tees have withdrawn from the church.
which is built with roof garden. and
Is known as the roof garden church.
In "a heavy windstorm at St Allana
the tin roof on the McConihay build
ing vase blown off and carried across
the top of two other buildings. knock
ing tho chimncys down and consider
ably damaging them. Tho roof was
deposited on tho Sutherland building
Knocking chimncys down and wreck
ing things generally. Small buildings
and trees were blown down. and "a good
deal OF damage was done in tho Goun-
try.
vention OF District H. which was in
session in Charleston. adjourned until
March %. when action will be taken
upon the scale cOmmittec's report
Vice President r. L. Lewis. of the ma
tional organization. addressed the del.
egatcs advising that consideration OF
the scale committees report he post
poDed until the proposition of the
joint committee AT indianapolis he
submitted TO the vote of locals in the
affected districts on March 10 An
amicable adjustment Of the wage scale
for District II is expected
J. w Carroll. charged with the mnr.
der Of Minnie Ellis at Charleston has
been freed by the authorities. "a mis-
trial being claimed. Carroll IL Is said
Is well connected in Virginia
George A. Arnold. jr n farmer OF
Long Run. about 20 miles from Wheel
ing. was shot and instantly killed by
Jacob Rizer. n tenant whether intcn
tionally or b. accident is not known
a petition in involuntary bankrupt
cy has been flied against the Morgan
town Tin Plate Co The petitioners
are common creditors. Tho fires have
never been lighted in the factory. and
It will take about $50 900 to complete
the plant. which mp TO this point has