Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-28
NEARLY KILLED.
Serious Accident at Martins Ferry
Interesting News.


Serious Accident at Martins Ferry
Interesting News.
An emery wheel at the Martins Ferry
foundry exploded yesterday morning,
knocking Vim. Bird, an employe who was
grinding a casting at the time, insensible.
A large piece Of the stone struck William
on the head, iuhicting an ugly bruise, and
a smaller one struck his left arm above the
elbow, bruising it badly. The excitement
ran high for a time, as he was thought to
be dead. He was carried to his home in
PauPs addition, when medical aid ives sum-
mUned and at last accounts he was resting
comfortably.
Dir. w. B. Cash, Democratic candidate
for county clerk, was shaking hands with
his political friends in town yesterday.
Mrs. Platte Wells and children, who have
been the guests of Mrs B. Martin on Wal.
nut street, for several weeks returned TO
their home at Canton, Ohio, yesterday.
i Spence shipped Two threshers to diff.
ferent points down the river yesterday.
Messrs. Vim. Hastings and DR.. A. 4 Ong
are attending Smithteld camp meeting
This week.
Martins Ferry is exceedingly agtated
over NdltI WI MS duO - All ANUS W III ahc a
contract with some individual or company
10 erect water works. This would be a bo
nauza if the right parties would take hold
of it.
Hon. Ross Alexander, of Bridgeport, will
address the people OF this place and vicin-
ty on the prohibition ament at CONNER.
Cial hall this evening.
Rev. J. II. Hargrave returned yester lay
from st. Clairsville, where has been hold.
ing a Campmeeting He reports a good
mt eting. A Second NJ. T.. church of
Twelve members was established at st.
Ciuirsville.
Mr.. 2. J. Manson and wife returned from
Pittsburgh yesterday, where they have
been attending the exposition.
Mr.. A. link moved into his handsome
new house on Walnut street, yesterday.
Mr.. Joseph Walters is visiting friends in
Richmond, Ind, and Cincinnati, o., this
week.
Mrs Eliza Rice, widow OF Burr Rice,
a former prominent business man of this
city, is visiting friends in town.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Seabright
will take place from her late residence at
$50 o'clock this afternoon.
DELAYED MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
Mrs Charles Seabright Sr, who has been
suffering for nearly year with cancer OF
the mouth, died yesterday evening at half.
past o'clock and will be buried in Walnut
Grove cemetery Friday morning at half.
past 10.
MIR, A. G. Snow, the genial drug clerk at
HObensaCk' s drug store, who has been at
Mt. Vernon for several weeks visiting
his father and friends, returned to his du.
ties looking as though the trip had done
him a great deal OF good.
Quite an excitement was created on Han
Nv he hat
Mr.. L. J. ManSOn's jewelry store had been
robbrd during the proprietor's tempo.
rery absence at the Pittsburgh Exposition.
Upon investigation it proved that Mr.. Geo.
O,bOrne slept in the store last night and
arose early this morning to resume his du-
ties. and when he was leaving the store one
OF she workmen at the came along, and
seeing q stranger in the store at this early
hour, naturally concluded that IT was a
thief and so raised the alarm. But it was
sCOn quoted down when the facts became
kI own.
Mr.. A link, the furniture man, is NOV.
irg into his new residence on West Walnut
SucCt.
Hon. Lorenzo Danford of st. Clairsville,
was in town yesterday on legal business.
Mr. Elliott Sloan, of this city, and Miss
Maggie Black, of Yorkville, Ohio, will be
united in the holy bonds of matrimony at
the residence OF the brides parents to day,
ard the REGISTER JOINS with their many
otJer friends IN wishing them happy
and prosperous time on the journey o;
life.
Mr. f. J. LIcock, cf Salineyille, Ohio,
y has been filling the position of Mr.. A.
). Snow during the latter's absence, left
f.! lone yes erday.
Major J. A. Given, of Oakland, Cal, was
IN town yesterday shaking hands with
many of his former friends and attending
to some legal business.
1t was Winfield Haskins, of Portland,
that injured himself jumping over fence
and not Winnie Hudgins as reported in
several of our local papers.
Several trotting and pacing horses OF
considerable speed passed through town
yesterday on their way to the SmIthfield
Fair, which commences to-day and will
continue until Saturday evening. A great
many of our citizens are going out to day.
James Dickson, of the firm of Theaker &
Dickson, has been representing the inter
ests Of the company at Portland, during
the past week.
The large traction engine built by Mr.. Z.
Spence last summer for parties down on
Captaina Creek was run over q steep Oank
by the owners, and several persons made
very narrow escape with their lives. II
Will be at the shop again in few days for
repairs.
VIM. Mann is giving the roof OF his ex
tensive foundry new coat of paint.
The schools are filling up with scholars
again very rapidly as the people are get.
ting over the scare that the late scourge OF
diphtheria gave them,
Mr.. Ed. Nolte. the lightning freight wrest-
Ter at the @. 4 ?. depot, has been under the
weather for the last few DAYS.
They are making arrangements at the
Benwood blast furnace TO turn out supe
nor quality of pig iron for use at the Bes
semer steel works after the nail mills shut
down.
Prof. c. r Shreve is about able to resume
his duties at the school again after his few
days illness.
Mr.. Benz. E1ley, ST., is having hand.
some coat of paint put on his residence on
the heights.
Mr.. Will Miller, a REGIsrER typo, was
over in town, yesterday, visiting his many
friends.
Mrs, Plat Well, of Canton, O., who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Martin, for
the last three weeks, will leave for home
to-day.
Mr.. Will Lyle one of the clerks at the
Etna mill, came very near losing two of
fingers yesterday by having a fifty gallon
barrel Of carbon oil to fall on them.
The Orion Society did not meet last even
ing as expected, owing to the hall being
used by the glass mems society, bat they
Will meet in the Grand Army hail NEXT
Tuesday evening to make arrangements for
the coming winter.
Mrs. J. T. Buh is seriously Ill e. her
home on First street.