Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
BRIDGEPORT.

The second est of the Miller chem
zeal ENGINE tookplace Yesterday evening on
| the site of the cd Jail. fire was klndied
with a large piano box filled with pine
sticks all thoroughly saturated with TAR ana
kerosene oil. The instant the match was
applied the flam,s shotup into the AIR ABOUT
thirty feet, and n few SECONDS there was
such an intense heat that IL was unc ON.
Portable to stand within at least forty 1eet
of il. When the fire had gotten under iull
headway, Mr.. Knight applied the engine,
and in inst forty seconds not spark was
left 4 large crowd witnessed the test,
composed mostly of the hes, ana most IN
fiuential citizens of our town, all OF WhOm
sneak favorablv of the excellency of the
machine.
Anthony Lloyd, man apparently about
fifty-fve years of age, was found dead
early Yesterday morning urder the bridge
on the c., l.. Il w. switch Leading into the
Etna mill II seems that he had been on
a spree for the past several days, ana even
late Friday evening he had been IN a saloon
in .F.tnaville and asked or something TO
drink IL is supposed That ne had at-
tempted to walk over the bridge IN an IN
toxicated condition and slipped and Tell OH,
as examination showed that his neck was
broken. He lived in boat on the river
bank, and it is supposed this is where ne
going when he attempted TO cross the
bridge. Coroner BOYD. of Bellaire, ar
rived this evening and rendered the follow
ing verdict: THAT his death was caused
by a broken neck received in fall super
induced by intoxication." He was Il sheet
mill heater by occupation and occasionally
worked in the 4Etna mill. He was taken
to Bratton's undertaking rooms and pre-
pared for burial.
Mr. Jacob Heinlein, of Toledo. is here on
visit with his mother Mrs. Doratha
Heinlein.
Miss Anna Mcffat, charming young
lady of Meadville, is here on visit with
| friends.
Received direct from Los Angeles, Cali
| fornia. one hundred gallons Of wine. Fol
sale at "A. EBERLE'S;
The Natural Gas Company mas placed Q
500 candle power gas lamp on the creek
bridge, which improves the appearance OF
that portion of the town on dark night;
Mr.. John Meister and Miss Naleska
Kraatz, two favorably known people o.
our town, were married on Thursday even
ing at the brides home. out the Natlona
Pike.
Mr.. Walter Mitchell left few day
since for an extensive Western tour, in
Guiding Chicago, St. Paul, St Louis, Sac
ramento and other cities of Importance
through the West. He will be gone tn
greater part of the winter.
Mrs. Minnie Glover, who lives nea
Cadiz, came yesterday TO visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. /. NJ. Fogle.
st. Clair Alexander arrived home Fri
day evening to spend the holidays.
DR.. J. Andrew Heinlein will leave 10
j New York after New Years. to attend
past graduate school, where he will take
, special course.
, In the case of Joseph Denham VS.. Mo
Keown, in which Denham recovered
, large verdict in the Court of Common Plea
recently over an oil lease on the farm o
McKeown. was on Friday reversed by tn
Circuit Court. This virtually is the END
ing of this case.
, One day last week Charlie Barint wa
out hunting and came across man VIII
was also hunting and who was baretoote
and wading through the snow twent
inches deep Charlie says this is fact.
! Mr.. J. A. NJ. Reese, OF Kansas City
: formerly of the Belmont County Bar, vi:
tied Mr.. Geo. Duncan one day last week.
The. Good Templars have leased Heir
lein's Hall for three years and have put i
| natural gas and electric light
Mr. Murray Springer has left for hi
home in New Lisbon to spend the holiday:
Miss Amy Chapman arrived from Clevt
land and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Get
} Elliott.