The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-03
SUBURBAN NOTES.
Juns2, 1874.
MARfIN's FERRY.

John kendrick was severely scaloeo'
A little girl, sister Of the child, was
carrying it through the room. when
the child's aunt came through the room
carrying large kettle Of boiling water,
and ran against the child, spilling the
water over its neck. shoulder, arm and
side, which was 50 badly scalded that
the skin came of the flesh.
GRADING lie being done on most OF
the streets, and the appearance OF the
town much improved. Walnut street is
speedily to be improved, and a drain
is being dug for the purpose OF carrying
the surplus water from Water street.
SwARTz & Sons say their Crusaders
are ahead. Their work is improving
this season and sales are good.
ARRANGEMENT are being made for
picnic up the river six or seven
miles. Parties have gone to-day TO
select grounds, and the intention is to
90 up on a steamer and take exits and
float down 10 the evening. The band
will be in attendance, aud the party,
with moonlight and music for accom-
pauiments, will glide swiftly down with
the current.
BY the way, the band is quite fea-
ture OF the place. and is really decid'
ed treat when it is out these fine even-
ingp. The members certainly deserve
credit, as we'll for their happy selection
Of music as for their fne execution.
The Merchantile Association meets
at DR.. Vests Office tomorrow even.
ing.
The Rev. T. B. Rrstow, Of the Bap-
fist church, OF Wheeling, will address
tenn perance mas meeting al the Bap-
,ist church in this place Friday even
ing.
The Marshal, through the Board OF
Health, gives the people notice here
after to cease throwing their ashes on
the streets and alleys, and to pile them
up come place where they can be hsul-
ed away.
PRoy. KiDD's lecture last evening
gave general satisfaction, and . larger
house is expected tonight.
AsKINa q gentleman if be had seen
any strangers OF any note in town, he
replied that he had seen q man OF
promissory note who had owed him
eighty dollars. which he had tried in
vain to collect.
No business OF any importance was
transacted at the League yesterday a.
ternoon.
The Ohio City Ruilding Association
will hold at the Office of the Ohio Valley
Nsws on Friday at 6 P. n.
JOHN RRIDER was arrested yesterday
morning and fined one dollar for fact
driving.
The keg factory shipped three thou
sand kegs to Beuwood this morning.
BELLAIRB.
To DAY ia day of more than usual
excitement in town, and almost every
face we meet looks sobered by the two
serious accidents we have had since
yesterday evening. As we came into
town this morning between 10 and IL
o'clock, we discovered the river opposite
the nail works almost covered with
boats, which were apparently fishing
Tor something, and great number OF
people scattered along the bank OF the
river watching the boats with great in.
terest. On making inquiry we found
that q young mar named Milton Sprowl
had been drowned last night, and
search was being made for his body.
He, 10 company with about five other
Young men went in bathing at the foot
OF Boggs Island. about o'clock yester-
day evening. The party soon became
separated, and Sprowl was not noticed
particularly, for some time. In the
course of about fifteen minutes he
screamed to party who was
passing in a EXIT, that he was
taken with cramp, and cried
Tor assistance. The man turned toward
him but rowed away, thinking he was
ouly feigeing in order to scare his com.
rades. He then screamed to them he
lad the crainp aud was drowning, when
some OF them swan toward him and he
sank. He rose to the surface number
OF times, but before he could be reached
he would sink again. The last time
he came to the surface only the top OF
his head could be seen, and he appeared
TO struggle Tor moment and then dis
appeared. Search was made for his
body during the night and to-day, but
it could not be found, and as the water
is not deep at the point where be was
lost it is supposed tbs current has car
ried it down stream. He was q young
man OF about seventeen and worked in
coal mine. His parents live near
town, and he is generally spoken OF
with respect. Some OF bis comrades
who we're in with him say they could
easily have saved him at the fret il
they had thought he was in earnest,
but they thought till he was almost ex-
hausted, that be was only trying to
frighten them.
About noon it was rumored through
town that the body bad been found
about one hundred and fly feet down
the river from where he sank, but the
was cou,rsiic,ed. ard we hurried to the
river bank 10 learn the truth. When |
We reached there the wildest excite
ment prevailed, and for mement all
we could hear was that cannon they |
-eie firing on one OF the boats to raise
the b9dy had bursted aud several men
were blown into ATONE. We saw them |
carrying a man up the bank who had
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