The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-27
MARrlNs FERRY.
Memorial Services Ysstsriay-An Sorts o.
Local News and Gossip,

Memorial Services YsSteT1iay-All Sorts o.
Local News and Gossip,
Miss RllIa Riley Is visiting her parents Al
MIss Mary Turner and Miss Jennie Walker ar
Waiting friends st Toronto
Mr., J, W, Collins returned on Saturday from
two weeks trip In the South.
Rev, Mr., Cook will deliver the address Nt NJ
Pleasant on Decoration Day,
M, J. W, McAanus, a well known Republican
o. NJ Pleasant has been appointed postmaster
a. that place,
On Saturday the 0klahomR Boomers, Of Mar
tins Ferry, and the Pink GAlteEs, OF Wheeling,
crossed bats on the. Martins Ferry grounds
Score 70 intAyoE Of the latter,
AGA3tls Of the Knights q the Golden EARle,w
over thirty members, will b. Instituted 81 the
Rechablte Hall tomorrow night Mt, D, A,
Walker q. o., OF Findlay, Ohio will be present
The remains Of Frank Reohnllne were laid to
Ia q Week. cemetery Yesterday SlteFn con-
lated, The attendance was large The pail
bearers were WIN Lynch, Harry Gosney, Harry
Lynch, Harry Smith, James Mcclure and John
The funeral Of the late Elisha Harris yester-
day morning was very largely attended, The
toF, Rev. l. 5, Winters, delivering the sermon.
Four beautiful selections, iavoTites OF the de-
ceased, were sung BY the choir, and the pail.
bearers were heSSfa. Robert Carmichael, Il, Barr,
!, w Bailey, n, D; Groves, Thomas Watkins sI1l
eEYieW cemetery,
The Martins Ferry Dramatic Club has decided
70 assist the well known actress, Miss claire
Scott, who u spending q few weeks here, 10 Lyt'
toms play, the "LAdy oil Lyons The date has
not been deleEninsd upon The Ge3st Is y tol.
Madame Detchepelles, Miss Eliza Riley Widow
Melnott, Mas GlAtIi Claude MelnOtt,
MI J, X. Coburn; Col. Dumas MI. ], German
Mons, HeAuleaut, Mr.. Homer Norris Mons
Claws, Mr.. VIII J, BALI Mons. DeschepellCs
Landlord, Mr.. Robert Purcell,
Ar, La Roach, Of BellRire, narrowly escaped
being killed by the cars Of Martins Ferry on
Saturday, He came up on the hAltpAst two train
on the Cleveland d Fttsburgh railroad. He had
bushes - the lower part q town And ald not
street was passed he jumped or and fell toward
the train, tho wheels passing over his right foot
The ends Of his toes were cut OIL, his foot badly
bruised aud the shoe was cut, Ills face, hand
aud leg were scratched and bis nl0thiDg was torn,
The accident was miraculous, Those who. saw
II occur supposed he would DO ground 70 pieces
luckily,
Memorial services were held III tho Prcsby.
terrain church yesterday norning. The attend
cnpled Thoburn Post G. a. \, No. n aud tho
Warrington Camp Sous OF Veterans No, l6l
attended In body. Several members OF the
bridgeport Post were also present, The sermon
was preached by Rev, II. n. Campbell and was
most excellent one, Many OF tho Grand Army
men pronounced Il the best they ever heard. Mr.,
Campbell made an impression on the two organ
iEallonS, He Aid he appreciated the fact that he
had been selected 10 deliver the sermon, spoke
Of Decoration Day aud the object, what cOnstl.
tuted good soldier. shilo, yIcksburg. Aplolo,
Sheridan, Hancock and Logan, the rapid mortal.
tly Of the soldiers and urged all Of the surviving
ones 10 enlist In the battle Of Jesus Christ, The
music, numbering three appropriate selections,
was well rendered and highly appreciated.