Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-02-15
State Odds and Ends

coWrhission. ana reported without rec
ommendation. house bill 272. to per-
NIT fishing in Cheat river with seine
or dip net at stated periods. House
Dill 295. allowing the independent dis
trict or Ripley to issue bonds. and
house bill $50. relating to compulsory
vaccination and quarantine. were
passed
Gov. White sent to the house a mes
sage vetoing senate bill No &c. Great
ing the independent school district of
Warrington, on the ground that IL puta
the power into the hands OF the board
ot education To levy greater amount
OF school tax than Is permitted to any
similar body in the state.
In tho senate Mr.. Marshall called
Tor reconsideration OF the vote by
which senate bill No. ~. limiting the
indebtedness OF country school dis.
tricts and municipal corporations wax
indefinitely postponed Mr.. Caldwell
moved To lay the motion ON the table.
which motion prevailed The follow
ing new bills were introduced: To
establish an industrial school in Ca
bell county; to establish "A high school
ir Richie county.
Charters have been granted to Es.
kew, Smith g. Cannon, of Charleston.
capital stock 100000, and the Stand.
ard Porcelain Co. of New Cumber,
land. capital stock $4,000.
The Traders National bank and the
Peoples Banking and Trust Co.. OF
Clarksburg. will consolidate April |
into the Union National bank with a
capital OF $500 900 and more than 500
stockholders. Two-thirds of the stock
holders have agreed to the merging.
In n row mt n dance given by Alonzo
Sizemore and wife at their home near
forkville, bullet from ii.caliber
revolver penetrated the head OF the
eight-months-old baby of the Size.
mores, killing the infant instantly.
The trouble occurred between the Cur
ry and Patrick brothers. Both par.
ties, IL is said. opened fire with re-
volvers, and scene of widest con.
fusion prevailed. Mrs. Sizemore rush
cd into the ballroom with the child
in her arms. Just as she entered tho
door shot from one OF the rcvolvers
struck the infant in the head.
AT Logan. the jury brought in YER
dict of first degree murder against
Floyd Stollngs for the killing of Rose
White. and recommended that he be-
sent to prison for life. as the evidence
against him was circumstantial The
state having finished examining its
witnesses. the defense. declaring a
case had not been made against the
accused said they would not intro
1,tnn
ments before the jury were made
The prosecutor led for the state. fol-
lowed by Lilly. Hager aad Marcum
for the defense. Stafford closed the
argument for the state, after which
the case went TO the jury. The jury
returned ils verdict Of murder in the
first degree. with recommendation
for life imprisonment i'm one hours
time. The murder was a coldblooded
affair. The girl. who had been a
sweetheart Of Stollings. and whose
condition was likely TO cause trouble.
was lured to lonely spot. where her
head was crushed with clinching
iron and her throat cut with razor
Ballard Stollings and his wife. cous-
ms OF Floyd Stollings. are In Jail TO
answer to the same charge.
Bernard Cox. aged 80. met with n
serious accident in the Radford pot.
terry yard at Clarksburg His sister rs
employed at the pottery and as he
attempted to get off a train to seq
her, he slipped and fell under the
train. sustaining a broken collar bone.
The broken bone penetrated his left
lung. lie is i'm a critical condition
Mr.. Miller, from the committee on
finance. reported fayorably senate bill
No. 210. originating i'm the committee.
relating TO the assessment OF taxes
Mr.. Cooke called up the bill relating
to gaming and gambling tables. which
had been reported adversely by the
committee. The senate refused TO re-.
jet the bill. and Il was advanced to
its second reading
In the house Delegate Lanham
made an attack on Delegate Carlin.
The bid to create n school book board
was being discussed. when Carlin
said he had been Informed that tho
measure had been introduced at the
behest Of the school book trust Ian
ham arose as soon as Carlin sat down
and said he had been informed that
Carlin was employed By the American
Book GO 10 fight the bill Carlin
made denial and the incident closed
Tho house passed the bills prevent
ing tho employment Of children under
IL years Of age in mines. factories
and mercantile establishments. aud
authorizing the board OF education OF
Grafton independent school district TO
issue bonds 10 refund It's present in
debt edness and build new school.
house
Tho bill providing for the separation
OF the blind and the deaf and dumb
schools into separate schools and the
building Of school for the blind AT