The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-04
MARTINS FERRY.
Accidents md Incidents In that Thriving
City-Perspnni md Industrial.

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The funeral OF tho late Joel Wood
from tho family residence In tho
Grove, Yesterday afternoon, was quito
largely attended. The gathering was u
distinguished one, made so by the pres.
ence. OF SO many old people, all friends
Of tho deceased. Tlleservices were brief,
consisting OF scripture reading By Rev.
]. S. Winters, OF tho NJ. L. church;
prayer by Rev. Samuel Boyd, remarks
by Joseph Nluulc and Rev. Boyd. Tho
cnsket was beautiful, and was adorned
by asheaf OF wheat. Tho pall-bearcrs
were mombcrs OF tho Ola Mems club.
Tho intormcnt was at Rivcrview Gene.
tory and was private. Among The sept.
ugenarians- present were Elwood Rat
Gill, OF Mt. Pleasant. aged 81; Capt.
Richard Crawford, Of Wheeling, aged 81;
James A. Gray, aged rs; david Park,
aged Sc; James II. Drcnnen, aged "a;
James Kerr, aged IS; Capt. ". II.
Smith, aged II; William Clark, w. n.
Holiday, William 1nglebright, all Of
Martins Ferry; Smith Hurst, Israel
Steer and Israel Sidwell, Of Colerain;
Parvin Wright, OF indianapolis, Ind !;
DR.. Oliver Jones, OF Pittsburgh; Samuel
Thomson, L. P. Rhodes and William
Alexander, of Bridgeport.
Ono OF tho 4hinncstn articles ever
published hereahou,s appeared in the
Times last evening under the head Of
Colonel Poorman's Record" 1t occu.
pied column and a half and shows
malice. Tho story is very flimsy and
will not catch single vote. 1t Is q bit
ter personal attack upon Colonel POOR
man, dictated by St. Clairsvillc crowd,
and intended to hurt the colonel. who
Is tho choice Of the ironworkcrs, glass.
workers and tho people generally. Mis-.
statements aro humorous and will make
votes for the old whcelhorsos All tho
old soldiers are indignant because OF
tho attack upon Poorman's record in
the army. Members OF his regiment
who live hero say he was one OF tho
bravest and kndest officers in the scr
vice, and did not desert, but camo homo
to see his sick children, nino in nun
Der, two OF whom died.
DR.. B. O. Williams Is in Cincinnati
attending tho State Medical Association,
to which place he was sent as dele
gate from the Belmont county society.
Sherman Lodge, Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Iron and Steel Workers, will
give musical and literary entertain
mental the Opera House, May IS.
The funeral OF Joseph Finney took
place yesterday morning from his late
home back OF town. Rev. L. D. Morse
conducted tho services. ~
Il John C. Hayne has purchased tho
property belonging to Richard O'Bcirnc,
near the corner Of broadway and Jcller-
son streets. si,fsi-yl
Roy Wood, who is attending school at
Terro Ilaute, Ind, attended,the funeral
Of his grandfather, Joel Wood, yes
terday. rs. $50
Mrs. L. B. Martin, Of 9Moundsvville,
attended the funeral Of Jo6lWood yes
to-day. -,,,as..5!tl
James Ralston went out to Maynard
yesterday to organize lodge OF Jr. o.
A. NJ. 5.Dg- u Il w,frs
Rev. William Winters is homo on
short visit to his parents. 81 icyi:
Col roormun's Soldiers Defend him.
To the Editor Of the Lrtelligeacer.
SIR:-In reference to the attack OF the
Martins Ferry Times against tho soldier
record OF Colonel Poorman, desire to
say l was soldier in his regiment. and
we mover had drawer or kinder colonel.
Ele did not leave the army OF his own
desire or that OF his soldiers, but be-
cause Of sickness and misfortune in his
family, and under similar circumstances
there was nota man in his command
who would not have done as he did.
We all approved it at the time, and VIC
gave him glorious farewell when he
left. Any one who knows Colonel
Poorman, knows there is no such
thing as cowardico in his composition,
and all his old soldiers will resent this
imputation made by one who is young
man and has never known what it was
to fight for his country.
$. Fl. HEATpS,
Member OF oSth Ohio Y. I. Z