Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-02-22
State News Items

Mud tunnel and was instantly killed
Mrs. Jacob Becht. of Mineville. was
attacked by vicious bulldog and was
almost torn to pieces. Ii required
some time to beat the dog of. and
Mrs. Becht was unconscious for sew
eral hours. Chief of Police VIM. Ar
mold killed the dog
Meredith J. Simms. member of the
county court of Fayette county. has
entered suit for $4,000 against w. II.
Rardin. delegate from Fayette county.
because OF statement made by the
latter during the course of q speech
In the house a few days ago.
In line with the sensational charges
made against the members of the
state senate. charges were made on
the floor of the senate that Gov. White
had violated the law by receiving a
division of the fees received by Sec.
rotary OF State Dawson. his appoin-
tee. resolution for investigation of
these charges was presented by Sena-
tor Caldwell with instructions that IL
found true articles OF impeachment of
the governor should ensuc.
Bills were introduced in the house
as follows: To prohibit the sale of
cigarettes in the state. Reference TO
committee was dispensed with: reiat-
ing TO the fees of officers. Reference
dispensed with; TO amend the law re-
lating to the appointment OF commits.
sioners in chancery. Referred TO ju-
dietary committee.
Miss May Mason. daughter Of Jas.
nj. Mason. jr.. prosecuting attorney of
Charleston. and granddaughter of the
late United States Senator James NJ.
Mason. of Virginia, was married In
the Episcopal church To Philip Speed.
of the New York World. formerly of
Kentucky. Bishop w. l.. Gravatt. of
this state. performed the ceremony.
assisted by Rev. John S. Alfriend. of
Charleston
Al the executive mansion. Miss
Katherine Vaughan White. eldes,
daughter of Gov. and Mrs. Albert
Blakesley White. and Mr.. William III
Wolfe. jr.. of Parkersburg. were unit
ed In marriage by Rev. II. II. Merrell
of the kanawha Presbyterian church
Che bride was attended by six ribbon
girls. Misses Bessie Potter. of Glen
Falls, n. Y; Alice Jencks, of New.
port, II. L.; Jean Brown and Ashton
Wilson, of Charleston; Amy Kothe. OF
indianapolis, and Virginia Snodgrass.
OF Parkersburg: and the maids of hon.
or. Misses Grace and Ethel White, her
twin sisters. Judge Hunter Moss OF
Parkersburg was best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolfe White left on night train
FOR Florida, where they will spend
two weeks before returning to make
their home in Parkersburg.
In the senate these bills were intro.
duced: Relating to the fees OF off.
GERS; providing for the registration OF
the voters of the state
Senate bills passed: To establish
n state board of education; to estab.
lish the Independent school district OF
Warrington.
Another legislative investigation
will be opened in the West Virginia
legislature as result OF a special
message sent by Gov White to the
state senate. He refers to newspa.
per article accusing the Legislators Of
boodling in connection with liquor and
medical legislation.
G.. Lewis. aged 81 committed sui.
eide at Byron He had been i'll for a
month, and. leaving his bed, he got his
revolver and shot himself through the
temple.
The large pumping station that sup
plies water for the insane asylum at
Weston burned. main near the
plant burst and the gas ignited.
When the tax measure came up in
the house of delegates the other day
1t was amended to tax oil and gas ac-
cording 10 recommendations contain.
ed in the report OF the original tax
commissioners The tax measure is
an administration bill and passage OF
the tax amendment on oil and gas is
considered victory for the democrats
by whom IT. was proposed.
At Huntington Bert Thrayer. aged
IT. was convicted Of the murder Of
Samuel Benedict and sentenced to the
penitentiaTy for life Chas. Friend
Thrayer's accomplice. was given a
similar sentence recently
- ul'd9uIt ~ TAX tOdl. vi anu Ed3
in West Virginia passed to third read
ing in the house of delegates. The
bill places tax Of one-third Of q cent
per ton on coal. one-haf cent per bar
rel on oil and one-half cent per hun
dred thousand feet on gas II was
only after a bitter political wrangle
that the measure was advanced to this
stage.
Fred Moore. Mrs Rose Logan and
Didc Sampson were taken into Gus
tOdy i'm Clay county charged with the
murder of Lucy Ann Boggs. an old
woman, committed mysteriously four
years ago. Fearing lynching they
were transferred TO jail at Charles
tor. Two men were tried and acquit-
ted for the murder at the time It was
committed Moore cpufpaepd havfucr