Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21
BELLAIRE.

The Merchants Running Team met with
a sad accident in a race at the Tournament
at Salem, and several of the boys were
brought home Friday night badly wound
ed. The particulars Of the affair in brief
are as follows: When near the end of the
race as the hose was being unwound from
the reel there was hitch from some cause,
checking the truck. The team became en-
tangled In the loose hose, and the foremost
men fell Those following them tumbled
over their PROSTATE comrades, and the
truck struck them as they lay in con-
fused mass. James Byrd had an arm
broken in two places; Henry Kemple had
a leg sprained; Joseph Kern badly bruised
about the head, shoulders and breast;
Frank Bremen had the skin and flesh torn
from each side OF his lower jaw; while all
Of the four named were more or less
badly bruised. The accident caused
great excitement, as il was
thought several were killed. Physicians
were summoned, VINO dressed the wounds,
and the BOYS were made as comfortable as
possible until they started home. Neither
Of the injuries is considered very serious,
but several of the boys will be laid off work
for while.
The Mayor disposed of three Italian
drunk aud disorderlies yesterday. Charles
Reece was assessed $40; Charles Nicol,
90 60, and Tony Simon $500.
Alex. Somers has disposed OF his saloon
in Schmulbach block to a man named But
Ter.
Those in charge Of the arrangements for
the Labor Day celebration IN this city on
Monday, September >, confidently expect
several thousand visitors TO be present
The coal miners will turn out in large num-
beIs, while the other trades unions will
lorcra NalpuQffOnQ Tbara will no
races of various kinds and other amuse-
ments provided.
A soldiers local reunion was held at
Armstrong; Mills yesterday. Colonel
Poorman Of this city was one of the speak
ers.
Harry Arnold, popular young druggist
OF Woodsfeld, was with friends here yes
terday.
The Bethesda Camp Meeting Associa-
ton elected the following Board Of Direc-
tors for the ensuing year: A. Gregg, Jas.
Fitton. T. 7. Hanlon, \. T. Mckelvey C..
p. Dobbins, j. NJ. Richards, L. g. Morton,
NJ. W. Edgar and l.. B. Lee. The Board
organized by electing I. 7. Hanlon, Chair
man; Arthur Gregg. Treasurer and Man
ager, aud James Fitton, Secretary. Tue
gross receipts this year amount to 81, 5S5. So
the total eXpenseS-includlng remainder
of last years debt, and such permanent N
provements as new hotel, etc-smouut 10
s. Oq7. The Association has laid out fifty
four additional grounds for cottages, and
preparations are being made 10 construct a
small lake on the ground.
Ferdinand Veil, the well-known clerk
at Blum Bros, will go TO Dunkirk, Ind,
about the first of next month TO engage in
goods and notion business on his own &C
count.
A messenger came from Pultney Bottom,
south of town, yesterday morning, with
the report that Peter Schrsum, the aged
and well-known gardener, had fallen from
a pear tree and broken his back. DR.. j. =.
West went down and made an examination
Of Mr.. Schraum's injuries, and found that
no bones were broken, but that the man
was very badly hurt, how seriously cannot
vet be determined. The injured man is
partially paralyzed. He fell a distance of
twenty-eight feet and struck harrow at
the foot Of the tree, but the limbs obstruct-
ed the fall somewhat, or he would doubt
less have been killed.
Work will be resumed in full at the Bel
laire steel plant and the lantern globe fac
tory 10 morrow morning, dispelling the
duIlness which has prevailed here during
the past two months. Other factories will
resume work in 4 short time, and Bellaire
will be more like her former self ere cold
weather comes.
James Defatso. the Italian who did the
shooting at Wenzei's saloon, Friday night,