Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-20
MARTINS FERRY.

very serious scciden! which will probably
render him an almost helpless cripple fol
the remainder of his life. Mr.. Snodgrasi
is the owner Of large end rather spirited
draft horse which he drove in cart. Yes
terdsy afternoon he had the animal hitched
to water cart ard was hauling water
from the overflow of the tuyeres at the
blast furnace. When near the railroad
crossing on First street, the horse became
frightened at the pony engine, which was
doing some switching on the First street
switch, and ran of. Mr.. Snodgrass Jumped
from the cart and struck on his hip, caus.
ing fracture of the thigh bone at the
neck near where it is Joined TO the pelvis.
He was picked up and carried to his home
in Martins ADDITION, where DR.. J. NJ
Blackford attended him. The injury is a
very serious one, and Mr.. Snodgrsss' ad
yanced age will render the possibility Of
recovery less.
ABOUT A WATCH.
Several months ago Daniel Reynold q
colored man living on the DeHass farm,
lent DAME! Mack q gold watch as the for
mer says, to wear O few days. Mack gave
the colored man as security for the watch
q revolver. Reynolds claims that he went
after the watch and that Mack led him to
believe that it had been stolen from him
The colored man took out a writ of re.
plsvin yesterday 10 gain possession of the
watch, and the case will probably be heard
to-day. Mr.. Mack says he traded the re.
volver for the watch, and that after Rey.
nolds thought the matter over he conclud.
ed he had gotten the worst OF the bargain
and wanted his watch back, and is taking
the above mentioned method to regain it
Mack says he can prove by responsible
witnesses that the trade was a fair one,
and that The negro has no right TO the
watch.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
James, a year old son of Mrs Kate
Lacy, came very nearly being killed at the
Hanover street crossing. He, in company
with seyesal other boys, was coastiDg on
the Hanover street grade and when the
six o'clock freight train came along he
was no: warned soon enough to keep him
from running into the train. The train
was on the crossing and when the boy was
not three feet from the wheels be, with
presence OF MUD, rolled from the sled and
allowed it TO run under the wheels.
TAKEN TO ST. CLAIRsyILLE.
Ed Archibald, the youth who was ar.
rested Saturday for carrying concealed
weapons, was taken to 81. CIairsville yester.
day to await the sitting Of the next grand
jury. Squire Mitchell before whom he
had his preliminary hearing, held him 10
Court in 5000 bond.
GENERAL.
On Friday W. l.. Tripp will commence
an auction of boots, shoes, hats, caps and
clothing, which will continue two weeks
A number Cf philanthropic ladies OF our
town are endeavoring to rent room on
Hanover street 10 be used as q public read
ing room for young men. The effort de-
serves universal assistance and we hope 1t
may be successful.
On Monday lgt horse shoes we're driven
by out city blacksmiths Samuel Heaton
and hi5 apprentice, Samuel Kirby, took of
four shoes, shaypened the two hind ones,
and redrove the four, finishing the entire
job in exactly ten minutes. An old black
smith acted as timer, and said it WAS just
fifteen minutes better than the beat time in
which he had ever done the same work
q. c McCord and George Hobensack
are in St Clair5ville acting in the capacity
Of peti! jurors.
Thomas Craig, James Kerr, George
Smith and Will Cattell were in st. Clairs.
vile Yesterday on private business.
The + IA Eut on two more pudding
furnaces yesterday, and will put on the
Jumper mill to-day.
Mr. Eli Thomas Of the plated mill at
the Etna, hos returned from Cincinnati.
"Reddy" Delaney wAs arrested yesterday,
charged with insulting the wife Of John
McCloskey on the street.
Mr.. John Smih b, OF Mt Pleasant, was in
town yesterday.
The sleighing is still very good on the
country road. The drifts ar0 all nicely
eveled now and the low places filed with
ice, improving the condition of the reads
materially.
l. Spence WAS reported no better yes
terday.
Jim Todd, popular hat drummer. was
in town yesterday exhibiting the spring
styles.
Mr.. Chss. Smart of Portland, Me-, call
ed on f Boyd yesterday.
The doctors report the toms health OF
very good.