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The Cercdo Advance. Entered at the poHl-oftlea at Ceredo, W. V». u aecoud class matter. Wctlnt-Mla). Atig.li-, idlM. f SSf 1*hir<niH of this paper will please .end IjthU office notices of tbelr f rieuda visiting hereur elsewhere.—Kd.J LOCAL. NKW8. Lewie Frasber improves very slowiy. Miss Mary Cox called ou friends in Kenova, Sunday. II. C. Jordan left Monday ou a business trip to Coca. M iss M. L. Nunn was calling on friends in Huntington Saturday. M rs. Hiram llazlett is suffering much pain front a felon on her hand, j J. O. Marcum has moved into the Max. Wright property on .Main Si. j M iss (iraee Webb, of Chillieothe, Ohio, visited relatives here, Sun day. m Miss Inez Weld, returned from a two weeks’ \isit at C hillieothe, O., . Sunday. George Cad shy, of Marietta, Ohio, was circulating among friends here \ last Sunday. Joseph Patterson and wife, of' Central City, spent Sunday here j with relatives. Postmaster I>an Wright and son, Curtis, visited Cincinnati the first ! of this week. Walter Hensley transacted busi-j ness in Huntington the latter part j of Iasi week. Deputy SheiitT Win. Kelley was a business visitor to Huntington last Thui sday. N. E. Wheeler and Luoien Bless, of Central City, were Ceredo visi tors last Sunday. Bert Armomiout, of Naugatuck, is here the guest of his father, D. N. Arraontrout. A reunion of Confederate soldiers will be held at Wayne September 14lh aud ldlh. The M odern Woodmen lodge has moved from the 1. O. t»). F. hall to that of Wright Bros. Corbett I*. McCoy is very ill at hie home on East Third street, suf fering from typhoid fever. Mrs. ('.has. Murray and children, of Columbus, Ohio, are visiting rel atives and friends in this communi ty Bridge carpenters are at work putting in new ties and timbers on the B. & O. trestle east of Bridge . street. The Bluefield Telegraph claims that town only has six paupers. Pshaw! that's nothing; Ceredo hasn't any. Mrs. S. R. Workmen left last week for Martinsville, Ind., where she will be treated at that popular resort for rheumatism. Albert Cyrus has moved from the South Side to East Second street. He and Charley Smith occupy one of Wright Bros.’ houses. Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Wolfe have returned from a visit to relatives at Elkins. Mrs. Wolfe’s father, who has been sick for about four weeks, is improving. II. F. Lindsley has m ived his family to Catlettshurg. Ceredo people were sorry to see them leave, and trust tb it they w ill again make this place their home. J he Big Sandy News says: “Frink Millender, of Echo, \V. V»., has rented a house from Dr. C. II. Rice near the upper end of Eoek avenue rx, 1 --- ami Mill move hie family here soon.” A new free delivery mail route starting from Wayne went into ef fect the loth lust. Mrs. Grimm and Miss Hannah McCarthy, of Parkersburg, visited our town last Sunday. Rev Jerry Harmon is quite ill at his home near Shoals. He is afflicted with muscular rheumatism. Mrs. Lucy Chapman visited her sister, Mrs. James McCalister, at Shoals, last Thursday aud Friday. Mrs. Gi'cske ami daughter, Miss ( ora, of Cincinnati, are guests of their son and brother—J. R. Gieske According to a recent decision of the Su prime court no officer has a right to iarty a black jack or metal knocks. Mrs. I>. \\ . Morgan ami two children, of Middleport, are the guests of Prot. and Mrs F. O. Saunders. Kentucky State Sunday School convention meets at Clydeside Park l'uesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 21, 2*2 and 2‘t. Attorney J. T. Graham, of Hunt ington, passed through here Friday en route home from Wayne, where he had been on professional business. Misses Ada and Ivada Stewart, of Kcuova, returned last Sunday Irom Parkersburg, where they vis ited Mr. aud Mrs. W. hi. Faverty T. T. McDougal and daughter. May, returned last Sunday from a week’s visit with relatives at Park ersburg aud llarrisville. They had a very enjoyable visit. lion. \\ . L. Wilson writes iih that he will he in Ceredo August 31st and that any one desiring to see him on business can find him at the home of 1>. F. Wilson. Chris Hippie, of York, Pa., is spending his vacation here with his cousin, C. 11. Hippie, and family Mr. Hippie is an expert violinist and delights in amusing the people of East Third street with selections on that instrument. Miss Marie Kelley, who has been visiting relatives here and at Hunt ington for the past month, has re turned to her home at Atlanta, (4a. Miss Kate Kelley, of Huntington, accompanied her home and will visit in Atlanta for a few months. At the recent election held at Louisa to decide whether the city should issue bonds for the purpose ot purchasing a site for the location of tho Kentucky Normal College, the voters endorsed the proposition by a vote of 168 to 22. Bonds to the amount of ♦(,000 will he issued in denominations of $100 or 1200. We have received a communica tion signed “Tax payer.” The writer does not agree with the com mittee on resolutions at the recent Teachers’ Institute of this county and thinks that some of the resolu tions should not have been adopted I by the Institute, hut as the writer did not sign his name to his com munication we cannot publish it. If he will send us his name we will publish his views on the subject. One of the heaviest rains that has visited this vicinity this seaso i was that of Monday evening. For over an hour the water came down in torrents and the lightning flashed | and the thunder loared in an inter esting and dangerous manner. Much [ damage was done to property situate • on south side of C street by water | anil demonstrates the fact that a I large sewer out Main strict is abt-o i lately necessary to earry <>fT the water of ttic entire town that n<»w cmiiio-* 1 down C street and has no way t > | escape going on and damaging property. LiQhtPiPQ-fire. f< During the rlpctriml storm last Mon day evening about live o'clock liglitmng struck the dwelling of Mrs. Ida M. 1 Rowe, situate on the cast side of West ' First street. south of the C. & O. R’y station. The building mmiediatly took tire and before the lire department ar rived on the seen. flumes \w n> leva king out of all the windows on the s«>coud tloor tuid it looked Very much like the entire structure would be consumed. But the brave tin* laddies (which in clude Chief I**o Crider and Sergeant Rutherford) soon bad the blur.** under control. The dwelling was a good two story structure ami was formerly owned by Mrs. Rebecca Harris, now Webb. It was badly damaged, out as we have not examined the building since the tin* we shall not venture to say just how much t he damage will aniouut to. There was •^'.*■>0 insurance on th>> building, written ' bv T. T. MeDougul in the National Fnion Fire Insurance Co., of Pittsburg. ^ rs. R ove's furniture, including a good i pi. i o, was almost entirely ruined by tire and water. Stic had no insurance on i hcrfiuuture and her loss on this will amount to over five hundred dollars. Thomas h. Stansill. Thomas II. Stansill was liorn March t*>th, isr»4, at Greenville, S. C. Died Au gust 12, at Ccicdo. W. Yu. He was a railroad coutructor, who, during his life, built (tortious of the largest ruil way systems of the South and Fust, and was also engaged n|tou the Guatemala Northern K’y in Central America ami the Jamaica Railway in the West Indies. At time of death he had a contract on the Southern Railway mar Lynchburg, Yu., which will lie curried mi by his two sous. Mr. Stansill left a family consisting of his wife, Rachel, sons. Adger amt Cleve land. and daughter, F.ulah. Ho was a member of the Catholic church ami was interred by Rev. Father Cultmeyer, of llniitington, m the Guyamlotto Cath olic cemetery, Aug. 11th* He was married on Feb 6th, lH7t>, at Saluda, N. to Rachel L. Harris The deceased lived for ten years at Knoxville, two years at Woodstock, Ala , and from there moved to this 1 State, where ho lived at Hinton, Keno- . ova and Coredo. Died. Burnie McCnllistcr, son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. .Tamer. Mc(’ullister, of Khouls, died Thursday, Aug. 1*1, 11*0*5, aged 21 years, v months and 12 days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Abraham Hutchinson last Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock, after which j the remains were interred in the Bruin field cemetery. The birthday party given by Miss Ruth Sclbee at her home on West First street Saturday, the ISth inst... was a success and was enjoyed by all present. Those in attendance were: Misses Khesa Harris, Mabel Smith, Rettn Shriver, Lee Wilson, Virginia Werth, Maud lluzlett, Irene Thomson and sis ter, Fay, Elsie Wright, Mary Lindsley. Minnie Williams, Gypsy 1’illups, Gladys Griffith; Messrs. Charles Wright, Cur tis Wright, Shirley Maynard, Elyetto t Billups. Tommy Jones and Roscoe Huz- ■ lett. I A party of Sunday School echo'- I ars from Huntington passed through I here on a special street car Thursday ( night cn route home from Clyffesidc where they had been pieknicking. lTpon arriving at the Main street * switch they let out a series of yeds ^ that would have done justice to a I hand of young Indians. We < did not learn what Sunday School j they belong to, but we do know that they were the noisiest children ( that have struck town in many days * Another thing, many of them 1 icarried switches with which they lashed people in the face as they ' | were hoarding other cars or happen i«d to pass alongside the car on which the children were on. Hut then kids will bu kids. How's your Gorn? The corn ache can be stopped in a night by applying Magic Corn ( urc. It does the work while you sleep. Price ioc a bottle. Florentine Drug Store. Wild it Hoette, Huntington, W. Vra. ♦ .Subscribe for tins paper. Only A l per year. HUNTINCTON'S CREATEST STORE ’i»vi:i) to lontrii AVEME. 92B-92S In the Hotel Fred erick Block. More Centra I and More Commodious. We Like Visitors. NV h are glad to announce that we have moved into our New Fourth Avenue Store in the Hotel Frederick Block, four doors east of Ninth street. A more central location combined with finer and larger rooms. Four floors 1(>0 feet long, 40 test wide—25,u00 square feet of floor space. Elevator. Stairway. Airy, well lighted rooms, with every convenience to make shopping a pleasu rn. Special 0fieriii£s Q Tall ra^liions On Men’s and Boys’ Bummer Suits and Extra Trousers. Ex cellent values that should not escape your inspection. Ad vanced Fall Fashion* are on -ale. vV > invite your critical examination of these models. DSti-tt-’S Fourth Avenue. 1 Huntington. W. Va. Hotel Fred r ick Block. 4fh A to., N<*m Nintti. ' If win III I »7, >>> niimif (mil f mm J J (|||(|i|}( Carpenter’s Gut Price Sale. 1 — ■ a - c These reductions in prices will compel your attention seasonable goods, perfect in style aiid finish, on ; sale today and while the lots last. £ "" ’" ' 1 ' 'I ~ Wash (3 nods Prices Reduced. ^ Checked White Nainsook and 28 inch wide White „ndia Linou at .5c Yard wide, Linen Finish, White Dixie Cloth, , At only. 10c - Fine, Dotted Swiss Musliu and Figured Or gandies in Checked Dimity Effect, and 15c and 1 Do White Cioods at. 12Jc Good Percales and Organdy Lawns in Light Z or Dark Colors, at.7o ~ Yard wide Fine Sea Island Percale and - many styles of loo Dimities and Lawns “ Ht. 10o - Good Wide Lawns in Plain Colors or Light and Dark Figured effects at 1 Cents a YJ. ^ MILLINERY MARKED DOWN. Al.L HNEK I RIMMED IIA 1 S A 1 IIA I.K RRIOK. Kvpry Mat in our store tliaf wap Z priced at from #3 to #11.50 uow at just HALF PRICE. All Cheap Trimmed Hate, all Untrimmed Shapes, at ONK TlllRD OFF. Z All Children’s Fancy Hats and Bonnets at HALF PRICK. All Women’s White Duck Hats, Sailors and other shapes, with plain or embroidered - crown, quill trimmed, at HALF PRICK. ' Women's White Suits Deduced 10 lYr Out. E Women’s Wrappers marked down 20 per cent. This cut price applies to all white or ~ light color Lawn or Percale Wrappers. They are full and well made, yoke trimmed with - Bounce ou bottom. -«« Summer Shoes Marked Down. * ~ Special bargain tables of \\ omen’s Oxfords, only small sizes, none larger than size *1, — at 25c, 50c and 75c. ~ Lace Curtains 1-4 Off. — • ________ The D. H. Carpenter Co. Division Street, I 10c car fare allowed ou tz purcliaM-*. Catlettsburg.’Ky. : fii ) H HU i i i ( 1 H i (U (I H U U (((((((<({(( i (( i (((((((((< ( (itniiiB w - wr w . > ^ % w ^ ' ,rf4J ’ 30 tyy ^z1 v THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, J OF CKKEDO, W. VA. | Capital, - . - $30,000.00 2 Surplus and Undivided Profits, - $11,060 78 0 WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS^ Prompt and Careful Attention Olveu to till KiihIiiohk $ Kntrunted to U*. S. FLOYD HOARD, JAMES PRICHARD, W B FERGUSON, f President. Vice President. Cashier. | '■■ ' ' • ' C }Q- f:' - . -O • ~ Splendid Uas mantles at the Advance Stationery Store tor only 10 cents. Better ones two for 25 cts. W. B. PILES, —AOENT FOR THE— Model Steam Laundry of Ir >nto" nnd I tlio Ikonton Dye House. W,. rk callod i for and delivered. A BIG SHOW. * Many of the best people don’t know, but a few of the smart set do know where to find the big show of all kinds of One roi m 30x100, J’flOO Mjnare fret, devoted exclusively to Carpets. Hugs, Linoleums and Floor Coverings. Ivie* brass and iion beds shown To styles ol’bed room suits shown bb styles of side boards shown 55 styles of china closets and buffet* shown -T 50 styles of dining tables shown 70 styles go-carts shown 50 styles gas ranges and cookers shown 10 styles steel ranges and coal cook ktov’cs shown We carry this assortment and hig show for you the people at 911-919 FOE 111 II A V F N UE. I )ont’t forget the place. lii tlie Hotel Frederick Square. Huntington, ■ t