Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-03
State Odds and Ends

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William Debord. entryman. were in
jured in an explosion. They are in a
precarious condition.
John X. Crested and Kenton W. At
well were blown TO atoms at Cedar
BLUM by the explosion OF II cans OF
dynamite. which they attempted 10
thaw
Ashby Willis. colored. OF Wheeling.
iii a at OF jealousy beat out the brains
OF his wife with an AK. later cutting
his own throat with a razor when a
policeman attempted To arrest him in
the street
John VIM is in jail charged with
striking with board j. n. Hague. OF
Pennington. who is dying OF his in
juries.
Frank. the fourteen-year-old son OF
Tony Before. a miner. was crushed To-
death by "A motor engine in the New
England mine OF the Fairmont Coal
Co.
Ben Read is in jail ut Pocahontas.
charged with the murder OF his sister
Eliza with an Ak. She was a wealthy
tOoa OWhCl. anu III is Sdlu sue was
killed for her money
The West Virginia Live Stock asso-
citation has adjourned after electing
these officers: President. ID. A. Arnold.
keyser; Vice President. w. d. linn,
Philippi: Secretary. III. F.. Williams.
Sunbright. Next meeting at Charles
ton, January. 1907. West Virginia
! Changers association also adjourned,
to meet here in Charleston next year.
While j. w. Henson. a wealthy farm
err of Clay Lick was cutting down a
tree it fell on him. fracturing his skull
and breaking his shoulder bone. He
is in critical condition.
At Fairmont, the jury in the case or
Mrs. Helen May Payton, charged with
the murder Of her husband. Jacob N
Payton. at Warrington last July. by
poisoning. was discharged. being I'M
able to render verdict
John Lee. an employee OF the Sunday
Creek Co. at Longacre. was shot and
instantly killed at that place by Long
Boy. otherwise known as John
Banks. Banks admits the killing. and
says IT was unintentional He was at
tempting TO act as peacemaker when
the shooting occurred. man named
Buford owed Lee some money. and
the men. in discussing the debt. grew
angry and were almost at blows when
Just TO quiet matters. Banks. who was
standing on the steps. drew his re-
volver and sent bullet toward the
contestants. intending that IT should
| pass between them. Unfortunately
Lee stuck his head forward about the
same time and received the lead in his
head. Banks was arrested
A terrific explosion OF 1000 pounds
or dynamite. stored in the powder
house OF Mccoy & Nugents camp.
| near Magnolia. % miles east OF Cum
| berland. where the contractors are fin.
iShing the tunnel of the Western
Maryland railroad extension. occurred
the other night. wiping ont the powder
house and wrecking the blacksmith
| shop. eight cars and part OF the track
Windows in houses a mile away were
| broken and the noise of the explosion
was heard 20 miles from the scene.
| Charles Dixon. powder man for the
camp. is missing. and il is supposed he
was blown to pieces. just before tho
explosion he went to fix the fires i'm the
powder house stove to keep the dyna-
| mite from freezing Although the
blacksmith shop was blown up. a mule
housed there for the night was unin-
jUred
j. w. Latimer. resident of Van.
meta, was seriously injured Latimer.
who is a farmer. started to Gaulcy
bridge with two oxen. which he intend.
cd to- sell. The animals were leashed
| together with a rope. considerable
| portion OF which Latimcr had coiled
| in his hand. On the way the cattle
| stampeded. and the loop which 1Iati-
mer held In some manner damned
about his wrist. and the unfortunate
man was dragged the greater portion
OF mile before they stopped running.
| The road is very rugged one. and Mr.
| Latimer was beaten against stones and
| other distinctions until he was almost
dead when found
At Prince Station. on the Chesa-
! peakc e. Ohio railroad mail bag
containing Christmas letters and pack
ages were stolen and rifled. The man
whose duty it is to carry the mail 10
The station for the trains took f. as
usual half hour before train time
and hung u on the crane. 20 be taken
| up by the fast east-bOund train. which
makes no s;op at Prince He did not
keep watch on it and supposed the
train took it up as IT passed Next
I .tss~r L.. - q
some OF the contents tattered and
torn. was found alongside the track.
There was considerable money among
The contents. as foreign workmen in
tho mines thereabout were sending
money home. A robbery OF an exact
~ similar nature occurred at the same
place few months ago. United
states Marshall Tyree left for Prince