Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-09-26


ing A. 6. Holt as Chairman and
Walter Ross as Secretary.
Mrs. A. Alley now lives with
her daughter, Mrs. James Hunt, Jr.
Architect J. II. Gieske left for
Bristol, Tenn, on business last
Saturday.
Henry Stark and sister, Miss
Nina, of Logan, were Ceredo , ISL
tors last Sunday.
Mrs. w. o. Sleeper, of Columbus
o., is the pleasant guest this week
OF her sister-Mrs, Roweua Winget.
The writer forgot to sign his
name TO the communication from
Ona, therefore we cannot publish it.
statesmen WANTED TO look after
our interest in Wayne and adjacent
counties. Salary or Commission.
Address LINCOLN OH Co., CLEvE-
LAND, o.
A stranger was in town recently
on the hunt OF his wife whom he
said had eloped with another man
and had taken two of his bed quilts
with,hem. We presume the hus-
band cared more for his comforts"
than he did the woman.
In the Catlettsburg Department
Of last Fridays Ashland Independ-
ent We noticed this item: "Mrs.
Floyd Hoard of Ceredo, shopped in
the city this morning." 1t is not
generally known hereabouts that
Ccredo has n Mrs. Floyd Hoard"
The reporter must have meant Mrs.
Charles Hoard.
Hon w. l.. Wilson, after having
iemained in this community until
after Barnum and Bailey's show at
Huntington, has returned TO his
timber camp in North Carolina. We
understand Cain" as he Is famil-
iarly called, is getting rich down
south. Well, We are glad TO know
that he is prospecting, as we like to
see all Wayne county people do well
wherever they may go.
The Twelve Pole Baptist Associa-
ton met Wednesday and Thursday,
September 10th and goth, with the
Big Hurricane church in its
fourth annual session. A good meet
ing Is reported-an advancement
along all lines of work-especially
In missions. Rev. f. Il. Billnps
was reelected Moderator; j. o.
Rife, Clerk, and @. +. Perdue,
Treasurer. The Association will
meet with the Cassville church next
year.
Will Hill, who was arrested at
kenova while engaged in game of
base ball some time ago, and taken
to HarrIsville, accused of embez-
cling money bel, aging TO the EN-.
pire Casualty Co., had trial last
week before Squire Hulderman and
was acquitted. The Justice held
that 1t was simply a matter of debt
unpaid and that there was no ground
for criminal prosecution. Hill gets
into jail quite frequently, but he
always comes clear. He is uulucky
and still lucky.
j. l.. McGhee, a prominent rail
road man of Ashland, died at his
home in that city on Wednesday
evening of last week, aged 50. He
had been i'll for several years and
for the past few months had been
receiving treatment at the &. ~ -
hospital In Huntington. He return.
ed to work last week when ne re-.
celved an attack of bronchial pneu-
monia, which in his weakened con
dition, caused his death. For the
past Is years Mr.. McGhee had held
the important position as supervisor
of bridges and buildings for the &.
d .. R'y. The remains were in
TERED in the cemetery at Ashland
last Friday after religious services
being conducted at the Baptist
church of that city, to which
church he was a faithful and
consistent member. He leaves
wife and two children to mourn
their loss. The deceased was well
known in this place and was a