Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-02-24

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Saturday. He is looking we'll and
tips the beam" at $50 lbs.
We still have numerous lots of
shoes at special sale" prices that
1t VIII pay you ID investigate.
Bruins & Son,
24feb2w. Catlettsburg, Ky.
n Dig gas strike has been made on
Rlch creek, near Dunlow, on the
property. owned by the Guyandot
Land association, and has a flow of
! more than 3, 900. 600 feet. The gas
was found in the big lime.
The Ladies AID society Of the
NJ. K. church will meet with Mrs.
+. Z. Chapman, Eas; Second street.
tomorrow afternoon. Ga Friday
evening the regular social meeting
will be held at the home Of Mrs H.
NJ. Piles. AT this gathering the
hus bands of the members are iuvit.
ed.
Judge j. b. Wilkinson received
telegram while at Wayne the frs,
OF last week informing him OF the
serious illness of his son The Judge
immediately left for his home at
Logan and the bar elected John )
Marcum as special Judge to com
plete the business of this term of
circuit court.
On account OF faulty Indictment
The jury In the case of Joe Salmons
for the murder OF john Smith.
brought in a verdict of not guilty at
circuit court last week The indict.
ment accused Salmons of numbering
John A. Smith, instead of John
Smith. SalmonS was reminded to
jail aud he will rikely be indicted by
the next grand jury for killing John
Smith.
Austin Skies Of Huntington was
operated on for appendicitis at the
k,ssIer hospital last Friday by DR..
Enslow, ass listed by DIR. RAIDER and
DIR. Guthrie. Several days ago
Mr.. Skies was taken ill, end ii be-
ing asccrtained he was suffering
from appendicitis an operation was
at once decided on. The operation
was successful and il is thought
Mr. Skies will soon entirely recov-
or.
Quite a number of young folk
gave a surprise party for Misses
Blanch and Marguerite Smith one
evening last week. Various games
were INDUCED in after which re.
freshments were serv, d. Those
present were: Misses Ruth and
Grace Selbee, Gladys and Thelma
Wright, Inez and jamie Forbes,
Maud Hazlett, Anna and Nellie
Toile, Hazel Armentrouf, Delpha
FIanery, Virginia Worth, Bessie
Marcum, Lee Wilson aud Lena
Davis; Messrs. Wayne Wright,
David and Guy French, Curtis
Wright, Jack Ferguson, Roy
Lambert, Charles Wright. Edwin
Sayre, Wilson Hammock.
The Bowman Realty company of
Huntington, under the personal
supervision of Mr.. 5. ii. Bowman,
on February 10 conducted an ex-
cursion TO the Gulf Coast of Texas
TO investigate the trucking and
IA ming lads in that section for
sale by the company. The party
was made up of homeseekers aud
investors from Huntin gton and
vicinity, al d all who left on the
excursion are enthusiastic in their
prals.s Of the country, the lands
ard the general conditions cJn
1nciye to profitable returns for
those loo ting there,
The next excur-i u vi leave
Harrington on the End OF March
and the company Is expecting a
record breaking crowd at that time,
Is the interest in these llnds and
the excursions, IA jwn by those
y h are familiar with them aud
wiling to 90 down and investigate
for themselves, has surpassed the /
tondest expectations Of the com.
pany.
The lands are sold at a reason
able figure and on ca y te,m ms, aud
owing to their fertility and the !
ease with which crops may be |
raised and the character Of tn /.
same, the first crop should more
than pay for the land. Crops are
usually harvested in four or five
months after they are planted aud |
hree or more crops may be raised
each year. Means of transporta-
ion, either 10y rail or water. are
afforded for marketing all crops
The climate is delightful, with