Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-01-11
State News Happenings

Inns. and his aunt. Mrs. Cynthia VIII
hanson. by pulling them from a
houscboat as il floated from the river
bank into the icy water of the Ohio
at Huntington. Mrs. Collins. who
could swim. struck out and had al
most reached the bank. when she was
seized with cramps and sank Her
son. who had already rescued his
aunt by swimming with one hand
while he pulled her through the water
with the other. returned and also saw
ed his mother The boat was drawn
from shore into the river by the rapid
rise.
Lunsford Patterson. In the peniten-
tiary. sentenced to hang for murder
committed I'm Mingo county. was re-
prieved by Gov. White till March "a.
to give him an opportunity to take an
appeal.
Five-yearold Rex Smith was drag
Ged into an old shanty on Eighth
street. Fairmont. by half dozen play
mates who wanted to punish him for
tritling offense. and, after locking
the door. they set fire to the building.
The little fellow finally managed to-
kick a board of and his protruding
foot attracted attention from neigh
bors In the nick of time The shanty
burned down. but young Smith was
only burned slightly.
All speculation as to Gov. Whites
plans after he steps out OF Office was
settled by his brother, w. 4. White.
or Parkersburg. the acting internal
revenue collector, who said the gov
ernor would become head OF a bank
ing and trust company I'm Parkers-
burg.
Fire totally destroyed the Blue
Front restaurant at Clarksburg. Half
dozen girls employed as Mattresses.
who slept In the building. had to leap
for their lives from a third.story win
dow In their night clothes. None was
injured. rs the heavy fall OF snow on,
the ground broke the force OF their
fall. The property loss was $4,000.
Mrs. Simeon Lower was roasted
alive at her home in Proctorville. her,
clothing catching fire from an OMEN
crate. Her husband, who had gone
to the stable. heard screams and saw
his wife. encircled by flames, rushing,
wildly around the yard and shrieking.
Before he could reach her all her
clothing and hair had been burned and
she had fallen quivering. uncon-
scious heap in the yard. Death re-
suited I'm n short time.
Mrs. VIM. Carrick was perhaps IA
tally burned Mt her home at Montgom-
cry. She was attempting to rake out
q coin which had fallen beneath the
H. TIL
burning. In bending over her head
was brought close to the fire and the
heat ignited n celluloid comb in her
hair. Her tresses caught fire at once.
She jerked the comb from her head.
but IL fell upon her shoulder, setting
fire TO her dress. Neighbors came to-
the rescue, but not before she was
severely injured
Especially holly contested were mu-
nicipal elections in many OF the
smaller cities. In Central City prob
ably the greatest interest was mani
tested, the contest there being purely
on political lines. while elsewhere To-
cal issues predominated At Central
City for a time it looked as II a riot
might break out shortly before the
averted. George Wallace, editor OF
the Argus, who was commissioner,
was thrown into jail on some pretext
or another. and another commissioner,
j. *. Suitor. quit the voting place,
taking one OF the keys to- a ballot box.
A new commissioners was put In his
stead and the key being missing. the
ballot box was chopped open with an
AK and the counting proceeded, which
showed the election OF almost the en-
tire democratic ticket. Judge Doolit-
tie issued writs for some of the COM
missioners, but they responded not.
and deputy sheriffs arrested two of
them for contempt OF court
The Pickens and Fairmont accom-
mediation train on the West Virginia
& Pittsburg division of the Baltimore
q Ohio railroad ran into a landslide
ut Craddock. and was wrecked. The
engine plunged into the West Fork
river. and Engineer Carrico, of Fair
mont. was pinned under the engine,
fatally injured Many Of the passen-
gers were bruised and shaken up, but
none was seriously injured The mail
and baggage cars were buried under
rocks and dirt. and dynamite was
used 90 remove the debris.
Miss Anna Margaret McCorkle.
niece Of cx-Gov McCorkle, at Hunt
ington, was locked mp charged with
being an escaped lunatic from the
Virginia asylum in Stanton by At
tcrney =. ~. Marcum. OF Huntington.
She has been making an effort to Sc
"A nf
which sse proposed to- fight for an
imaginary estate in Virginia. She is
81 years old. and small fortune left
her some time ago was lost by those
who handled IT, II Is said
James Jenkins. a mine driver. was
kicked I'm the stomach by n mule and