Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
DROWNED IN A BUCKET.
A Baby Four Days Old Falls From
a Bed
Into a Vessel of Water Shrieks of the Mother
Marrow Escape Of a Medical Man
General Martins Ferry News.

The most singular case we have ever had
occasion to chronicle is the drowning of
four days Old baby of Mrs. Hanson Spring.
er, who lives on Sixth street, early yester-
day morning. Mr.. Springer works at the
Iaughlin mill and was ON the night turn
and came home late in the night. Mrs.
Springer, who is still confined to her bed,
asked him to give her q drink which he
did, and then set q bucket OF water on the
floor by the side of the bed so she could
reach il case she wanted more. He then
retired to another room thinking nothing
of what he had done until he was awakened
by the cries of his wife when he
got Up and went TO her room TO learn what
was The matter. He found that the baby,
which he'd been placed on the front side Of
the ted, had fallen OIL the bed into the
bucket OF water head first. The mother
ord OF know how long it had been there,
but it was dead when she first discovered
il.
Walter Lamasters, of Little Washington,
was in town yesterday, calling on his
friend DR.. A. r. Ong, the Hanover and
Second street druggist.
The st. James A. NJ f.. Choir will give a
service Of song this afternoon on the camp
grounds.
T. NJ. West, son of DR.. S. B. West, who
has been confined to his room for nearly
three years, died yesterday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock.
James Esgleson, one of Martins Fsrry's
oldest citizens, died at his residence on
First street yesterday afternoon at four
| o'clock.
Odio City Lodge No. 81, X. of F., have in
| stalled the following officers for the ensuing
term: z. C., NJ. S. McGrew; C. c. VIM.
| Tarbert V. c., 5. Garrett, VIM. Coss; NJ. F..
NJ. T. Smyley; NJ. T., TheO. Snodgrass; p,
| J. K. Miller; NJ. A. l. Woods; |. G., .. C.
| Truxell; q. Il, Theo. Burris.
Miss Jennie Horning who has been teach
ing school at Steubenyille, is home to spend
the vacation.
Charlie Hill, young man employed at
| J. Kerr X Sons planning mill, had his hand
badly mashed while working one Of the
planners yesterday.
Ross Mitchell and wife, who have been
spending the last few days with friends in
HellsDurg. returned home yesterday.
Miss Clara Bred is visiting friends in
| Steubenyille.
&c. Gray spent yesterday in 's;euben-
| Vile on business.
Miss Kate Crawford, of Newcastle, Pa,
is the guest of Miss Mary Park, on Wash
| ington street.
Vim. Campbell is the hsppiest man in
/ town. It's & girl.
| The Standard mill paid yesterday.
| A. NJ. Shipman has the contract to build
q two-story frame house, in Newland's I'D.
dition, for W. H. Coss, the First street
blacksmith.
Evan Wallace, of Mingo, was in town
yesterday shaking hands with his many
friends.
i Miss Ella Lupton is visiting Miss Birdie
Hopkins, in Seabright's addition.
j. c. Gray left on the steamer St. Law
renee, last night, for Parkefsburg.
The funeral OF Mrs. loose, q German la-
dy, on Walnut street, who died Friday,
will take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The molders in Spence, Bags & CO. 9
foundry made full time this week.
VIM. II. Coss has Just completed new
delivery wagon for A. d. Newlsnd, the
Washington street grocer.
Mrs. John Morgan is visiting friends at
Brilliant O.
Sadie Neff. who has been visiting friend,
here for the past few days, returned to her
home at Warwick yesterday.
DIR. B. o. Williams met with q very mar
row escape Friday evening, just before the
storm came up. The doctor was called out
to see patient and seeing the storm rap
idly approaching he began to urge on his
horse, which would have been all right had
he not stumbled while going down Hano-
| yer street. which threw the doctor clear
! over its head into the middle Of the street.
The doctor being a very active man man.
sged to light on the soft side aud no dam.
age was done.