Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01

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THROWN FROM A BUGGY.
Yesterday afternoon while picnic was
in progress at the Martins Ferry walnut
grove, Mrs. Belle sheekey, Of that place,
came over to the city in light wagon for
q freezer of ice cream. When near the up
per end of the Second ward market the
rafting of the freezer in the wagon scared
the horse and he started to run. Near the
Grant House corner the wagon colided
with q country wagon and Mrs. Sheekey
was thrown out, cutting her hand badly.
She was taken into Lists drug store and
her wounds dressed, after which tele-
phone message was sent to Bridgeport for
q buggy and the lady removed to her home.
The wagon was badly wrecked.
Later reports state that while Mrs.
Sheekey was on her way home she met
with another accident. Scarcely had she
left the bridge when her second horse took
fright and ran away. The buggy was up
set and the unfortunate woman was again
thrown cut, receiving further injuries,
but nothing of q serious character. At
last accounts she was resting nicely at
home in Martins Ferry.
BURNED BY POWDER.
Friday afternoon two little boys, broth!
ers, named Allie and William Hill, resid.
ing at No. IS Eleventh street, went up on
the side of the hill to play. One of them
bad bottle of powder, and pouring some
of it into a small hole in the ground, the
bows endeavored to touch il off match
failing to explode it, one of the brothers
ignited a slip OF paper, and while leaning
over the powder and blowing on the paper
to kindle it into blaze spark fell into
the hole, and an explosion followed, Both
boys were badly burned, one OF them having
both arms blistered and the other receiving
the flash in his face,
HIT WITH RATCHET.
Early yesterday afternoon, in the course
OF family fracas at the house OF George
Schenck, No. II Seventeenth street. that
gentleman received blow on the head
from a Ratchet in the hands of his wife,
resulting in a cut about three inches in
length. Schenck was under the influence
of LIQUOR and was endeavoring to chastlse
his wife for some fancied wrong 1olng, and
in self defense she tomahawked him, as
above. The wounded man was taken TO a
drug store, where the wound, which bled
profusely, was sewed up.
A BROKEN LEG.
Yesterday afternoon between four and
five o'clock, while Ed. Day, the well known
Top mill employe, was driving along the
road Just north OF the water works, in q
light spring wagon. in which was barrel
of ice, the horse jumped across small
ditch, giving the wagon heavy jolt. The
shock upset the ice barrel, it falling upon
Day, breaking both bones OF his right leg
Just below the knee. He was removed to
bis home and DR.. Bates summoned, who re-
duced the fracture.
ROY RUN OVER.
Yesterday afternoon about two o'clock
an unknown boy was run over by hack
on Market street, near the corner of Six
teenth. The little fellow was playing in
the street, and the hack conf ng along at a
aapid rate, the horses knocked him down,
one of the wheels passing over
his right leg. Fortunately no bones were
broken, although narrow escape was
made.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The train on the Hempfield road due in
this city at s 80 clock yesterday morning
was thrown from the track about mile
east of Valley Grove. The baggage and one
luckily no one was hurt The accident
was caused by a defective rail.
FELL DOWN STAIRS.
Last evening about six o'clock Louis
Demuth, a six year old son Of John De-
muth, residing at No. 7Oi Main street, fell
down fight OF stairs while at play, dis
locating his right elbow. Drs. Stifel and
Benney were summoned. and rendered
medical aid.
CUT HIS HASp.
Friday afternoon, at the Top mill, a Ger
man barrow man, while wheeling heavy
load OF iron, ran against a pile of muck
iron. cutting terrible cash i'll the back Of
his right hand. Medical aid was summon.
ed and the wound sewed up.