The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-30
REoKLEss SHOWING

At Martins Ferry May Cause Alfred
Burkle's Death Interesting News Notes.
Alfred, iOurteen,yeAr old son Of Mr. Charles
Burke, living in clarks addition, was kicked
on the The head BY his fathers hOne about .
O'Clock yesterday morning, The lcCldentwas
very peculiar one, The horse, Whica Il com.
panIiyely quiet one, was standing In front Of
the house aud Alfred was about 70 put IJ In the
stable, when suddenlyA thpt was hrel by bome
SSa II ~ ho sI nPS W. nv " e
very much frightened aud began 70 kick, Young
Burke was Standing behind the hone aI the
time, aud was struck By the animals hoOh over
lhe right egg; gASh about two iuches was cut,
pressed fracture, Or, ], D. lobenSAck dressed
the Injury and says y II dangerous one, and
may result fatally Young Burke was uleon.
sClouS when Dr., HObCnSaek arrived and had not
recovered CONSCIOUSNESS last evening. A little
siAieF OF the unfortunate boy was the only eye
witness OF the accident aud says shO saw the
hoIS- Kick hlm, The boy who was sent for Or,
hp9ensacE was frightened aud tlid that MT,
Burke had committed suicide BY ShnOllng him
Seli With revolver This caused Considerable
excitement
MT, David Veuaum, who lives near by and
heard the report Of the shot, says be supposed
there was an explosion Of dynamite In the viola,
Terry landing, For some time past there has
been great deal OF prOmIscuouS shooting IN
Martins Ferry, and II Is n wonder that there
have mot been more accidents, Some time ago q
lady was Shottn tho arm by a Wild shot by some
boys who Were shooting pigeons, Nearly every
day men aud boys art seen shooting along the
river aud in the town, There Is an ordinance
against II, aud the authorities should look after
the perpetrators
NEWS AND PERSONAL FONTS,
Nj, III. sOudeu will move to Pittsburgh.
Mn, Harry Evans Is expected home from Wales
] tomorrow,
N%9r!!R'S Ferry people should encourage the
MIS- Ivy MilllEan has returned from pleasant
buEgh and Allegheny
The finest writing tablets In gTea. variety at
the postoniee news STAND,
Mrs. JohpEon aud son VIII, OF Fifth street, are
visiting friendSAt Pittsburgh,
Mt, and Mrs, James Sheridan are visiting
friends In Pittsburgh aud Mansfield,
Mrs, W, II, Connolly entertained Miss0s Flo
and Cora Aedlll, oil MI Pleasant, Saturday.
hOusen on sheet mill No. 9, In the Rtna mill,
was broken saturday, also . pull, on thebaF mill,
Miss Mollie Reagan aud her brother, Jehn, Of
BenWOOd, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs, U. W. Reese,
Nj. and Mrs. DIlley returned TO New York on
Saturday after q two weeks visit with Nj, and
hr, !, q, Morrison, parents OF Mrs, Dllley.
There was no preaching In the NJ, 4, church
| Yesterday on account Of the absence Of the pas.
tor, Rev. l. 8, Winters, who Is at Conference,
John White, prominent Democrat OF Ralney's
coal works, thinks Campbell can't DO elected,
and VIII leave iOt Alabama tomorrow, where
no Will embark In farming,
Mr, George Knowles, Of, tho Executive BOARD
Of the press branch Of the A. y, g, W. u, OF
Pittsburgh, was the guest OF his friend, Mr..
| MlchRel Morton, Saturday
The Odd Fellows are making extenHye prepRF.
| Ati0pg fOr the festival 10 be held NJ Lafayette
Hall October II and u. II Will be under the
auspices OF Belmont City Lodge No. 221 aud
Frank EnOch, q miner employed In tho new
coal milne at Dillon, on the Wheeling & Lake
RFie road, was killed by falling slate on satlr.
day. He formerly worked ut Maynard. The
funeral took place yesterday.
Mr. william Lupton, the well.known insur.
Gnee agent o. nj. city, was nominated for Rep
on Saturday, In place OF George Woodbridge, OF
Saturday the grease aud OIL house at the Rtna
mill was burned 70 the ground, The Ore was
caused BY the oil boiling over. The loss was
abOnt sou, Had the Wind been blowing In the
opposite direction the main building might
have been burned.
Saturday the officials Of the Cleveland 4 Pitts.
buBh road placed Waterman ut the Hanover
street crossing 10 remain there Glx days aud
make q note oil every pedestrian aud vehicle
cFOSslnR the track during that time. This Is done
TO determiue II gates or hagtnRn are necessary
81 that point. Saturdays count showed S,2l5 on
foot,
Mr.. J. 7. HancS has returned from the South
lie took In Atlanta, Nashville, the reunion al
Chattanooga aud visited the AndersonylllC
Prison, In which he was confined, BY the way
the position In the Treasury Department a
Washington, which he asked for when Harrison
was elected, has been held by tho Rebel who WaI
over him In tho AndetBouvlllc prison,