Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-20
MARTINS FERRY.

Yesterday at noon Oliver Cunning
ham, Scotch Ridge farmer, met with
bad accident above town. He was
taking wagon load OF wheat to the
Portland mill, and when he came TO the
Deep Run bridge he found that the APP
proaches to the bridge was covered by
the high water. He drove his team
through the water and got onto the
bridge all right, but when he drove of
on the other side the water was found
to be about eight feet deep, and one OF
the horses got off to one side of the road
where 1t was still deeper, dragging the
other horse and wagon with it, and II
was crowded in q short time. The
other horse was saved with the help OF
some men with fat boat The wagon
and wheat were lost, and Mr.. Cunning
ham came very near losing his life.
Last evening, what almost proved to
be fatal accident occurred on Jeffer-
street, near Broadway. Little Willie
Barrett, son of Barrettsthe grocer, was
riding on veloclpede when delivery
wagon came along and the little fellow
could not get out Of the road and was
run down, cutting bad cash In his
head and otherwise bruising him. lie
was carried TO his home, near by, where
DR.. Shuttlewort dressed his wounds. 1t
took nine stitches 10 sew the cut In his
head, but the. physician thought that
the little fellow would pull through all
right. The wagon that caused the ac-
cident belongs to Mr.. Barrett.
Old Mr.. Wade, who has been serious
" i'll for some time past at mis- home on
Second street, opposite the Sherman
House, died yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock. One Of his sons, who was tee-
grauhed for, arrived from Cleveland
yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon Henry Koehn-
line, who had the contract TO take the
gravel of of Mr.. CrosSley's lot, on JET
ferson street, started to work with some
OF his teams, when he was stopped By
some OF the city authorities.
L. Spence threatened TO get out an In
junction 70 stop c. Cochran from taking
gravel of Of Fifth street, In the First
ward, until something was done in the
way OF settlement for the part that Mr..
Spence owns.
Prosecuting Attorney Jennings OF
Monroe county and his mother, passed
through the city en- raute home from
Mount Pleasant. where they have been
attending the wedding OF Mr.. Jennings
brother.
Miss Forbes, 81 Detroit, who has
been here for few dayt, and who is an
applicant for the position OF music
teacher in our public schools, returned
to her home yesterday.
The Termidal trains were notrunning
between here and Bridgeport yesterday
on account OF the water covering tho
track below the Belmont Brick Works.
Hon. Lorenzo Danford has been ap-
pointed by Judge briggs to defend
Charles Wagner, OF this city, whom the
grand jury indicted for arson.
A. NJ. Smith, of RavenswCod, w. Va,
has moved his family here and will
open jewelry store on the corner oil
Walnut and Fifth streets.
George Reece, the real estate agent,
has sold a piece OF ground o1 Fourth
street that belonged to the Terminal
Company.
Mics Fiancis Connell Of Cadiz, has re-
turned from Fairmont, w. Va. aud will
be the guest of Miss Bessie Brady for a
few days.
Mr.. Thos. Mlllhouse and wife, oil
Richmond, Ind, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Waters. OF West Walnul
street.
The high river interfered with the
working Of the Laughlin mill to some
extent. part Of it being idle yesterday.
Harry Temple, the scenic artist. has
returned from trip through New York
and Pennsylvania