Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-02-17

State News Happenings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

with the plans of Prof. Walter X.
Brainerd. head of the dairy depart
ment of the university. In trying such
an experiment to demonstrate the
earning capacity OF the COW and The
quality of milk it will give when car
ed for along scientific lines. Prof.
Brainerd is firmly convinced that lac
teal fluid as furnished by high grade
bovine is in sufficient demand To yield
large enough returns for young man
TO live on and receive an education
and he proposes to bring raw coun-
try lad to the university have the
young mans father provide a cow, and
let the student work the problem out
for himself
Mrs. Jane Pennybacker. the oldest
woman in Jackson county. was burned
TO death the other afternoon at the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. Mary
Stansbury, at Ravenswood. The house
was damaged to the extent of 200.
An ore pile. so feet high. caved in a
few days ago at Mingo Junction. O.,
20 miles north of Wheeling, crushing
four men.
Robert G.. Huntington. aged CT, a
member Of the masonic fraternity. and
who for years held many state Offices.
died late the other evening at his
home in Fairmont of heart disease.
T. j. Meserve. a ID. & o. freight con.
ductor living in Fairmont. was struck
! In the head by projecting beam at
the Hutchinson mines while the train
was running rapidly the other morn
Ing and instantly killed.
A report was received at Clarks-
burg from Salem that GO bumpers of
the South Pennsylvania Oil Co. struck
the other morning
BY the explosion of can Of nitro
I glycer.n near Metz's Station, G. II.
/ kean. an oil-well shooter. was blown
I 10 atoms. The defamation was heard
for miles around. A part of Kean's
/ skull about as large as a mans hand
was the largest piece of his body
found: Kean, while carrying the en-
! plosive from magazine to n wagon
near by, tripped and fell with the nj
troglycerin in his arms.
/ William Millen. organizer for the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and
Steel Workers. was arrested at Park
ersburg the other day on the charge
Of contempt of court. He is charged
with Offering non-union workmen in
the plant of the Parkersburg Iron and
Steel Co. where tho union men are on
strike. money and railroad tickets
to leave town.
Harry Ludlow. steward Of the Cam
den hotel. Weston. claiming Cincin-
natl as his home. attempted suicide
by drinking carboiic acid. The cause
is net known.
Zeb IL. Springer, the FairmCnt stu
dent al the state university. who. as
result of being haZed by n gang of sew
en- few days ago. thrashed two of
his tormentors. and the next night
added another student to his list of
victims. Springer has expressed his
determination Of whipping all students
impliC ated in his hazing. and the four
fraternitios have issued signed state.
lncnts guaranteeing fair play One Of
the forms of hazing to which Springer
was compelled to submit despite his
prctestatons was singing the song
Just Break the News to Mother"
His mother had just died three weeks
ago. and he sang the song with tears
in his eyes amidst the rough Laughter.
1t Is said. of his tormentors
Jim Bowman aged 1G. shot his faith
er. John Bowman. a! Rcdefield with
shotgun. killing him almost instantly.
Jim Bowman, though only 10 years old.
is married and made his home with his
father. The trouble arose over the
father whipping his wife and daughter.
ih-law Young Bowman went to WEIGH
and save himself up. and is now in jail
awaiting preliminary hearing
The announcement was made the
other day by eX-Circuit Clerk Grant p.
Hall of this city. that Re will be n
candidate for secretary of state before
the republican convention to be held
ut Wheeling. July ~. Hall is an act
I've republican and an ardent supporter
OF j. J.. Caldwell. Of Huntington in his
night for the seat q n. B. Scott I'm the
united states Senate. The announce
ment is an assurance that the cam
paign in Kanaw1a will be one of The
most interesting ever waged.
Shortly after the Traders national
bank closed at Clarksburg. the public
was pacifed by the assurance that n
statement q the banks affairs would
be forthcoming at an early date. and
It's numerous patrons. whose money is
tied mp in it. waited i'm vain. There is
a loud clamor for a report
\ sensation was sprung in the lower
end of Wood county when neighbors of
William Heasch and Mrs. Thomas Ma
come learned the pair had eloped cur
Ing the night. Heasch Is a prosperous
merchant. Mrs. Macome is the wife Of
one Of the wealthicst farmers in Wood
county. She is about 80 years Of age
aud mother Of three children. Heasch
left wife and child Macome swears
vengeance. and left for Portsmouth.
whore il was heard the clippers have