The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-27
MARTINS FERRY BRIEFS.

Al. J. Maloney. an employe of McDer-
motifs tool works, was arrested on n
charge of criminal assault Sunday
evening. The victim OF the alleged as
sault Is Maud. the seven-year-old child
OF Joseph Porter. who lives In house
boat near the ferry landing. The as
sault Is said to have taken place in the
room occupied by Maloney Ma!oney
was arrested on an affidavit sworn out
by the child's mother. The accused up
on being arrested tried to escape, but
his efforts were of no avail. He plead
not guilty Mt the hearing yesterday
morning and was bound over to court
In the sum of $1,000 and not being able
to secure the amount. was taken to ST.
Clairsville in the afternoon.
James ]. Richards. q roller on mill
No. |. at the Laughlin. met with very
serious accident yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. from which he may not
recover. He was Mt work on his mill
| ErensInG n screw when 1t slipped. hit
ting him In the head above the left ear.
badly frncturing the skull. The screw
when being creased generally hns n
play Of about three inches. but on this
occasion slipped about three feet. Rich
ards was Immediately conveyed to his
rah dressed the wound. His condition
was very critical last evening.
George McMahon's team OF ponies
became frightened yesterday morning
Mt pile Of bricks In front of the Third
ward hose house on Fifth street, and
started of at a lively rate Turning the
corner OF Walnut street the lines broke
and the driver lost control The team
In turning from Walnut to Fourth
street. ran into nm old gus pipe. break
ing II off 1T the ground and smashing
the wagon. The horses were freed here
from the vehicle and started up Fourth
street. but were caught before gong
far. Neither driver or horses were In
jured.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad
has made special rates from this city TO
Wheeling this week for the Elks' fair
Round trip tickets viii he sold to adults
for fifteen cents. and children for ten
cents.
The Wheeling Railway Company had
force OF men Mt work here yesterday,
cleaning off the tracks to allow the two
Bcllaire cars IN the morning to trans
fer the mill men TO their work.
Sheriff S. s. Foreman. of st. ClnIrs-
sold NJ public auction the Bethesda
Snodgrass property on Seventh street,
TO Frank SnoGgrass. for $40l.
If cars are not running, the Convcyor
will run TO ElksA carnival tonight.
leaving Martins Ferry mt 7:15 and 7:45;
leave Wheeling Mt 1880.
The Martins Ferry Tennis Club hns
just completed rcfuodrlfnG their
grounds and making extensive i'm
provemcnts thereon.
Verne Young. of Dlllonvale. Is work.
Ing ut ScdgwIcl1 & Campbcll's drug
store in the absence OF their clerk, Mr..
Rldgcley.
a big crowd of people from here went
to Wheeling yesterday. to witness the
Eiks parade and street fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Melo.t returned
yesterday from II two weeks visit with
relatives ut Ozark, Ohio.
Madge HHmphrerIlle. OF Mt Pleas
ant. Is the guest of her brother, Harry.
on Fourth street.
Misses Laura IIclIng and Matilda
schaal left yesterday for Harrlsvlllc. to
visit relatives.
Mlsa Iva Miskell has returned from a
N'th Nl1lA hitii 1T lbuHEN-
town. Ohio.
Mrs. 4. ]. Greer goes TO Darlington
to-day. to spend II couple of weeks with
friends.
Miss Lena ulrIch left yesterday for
Munclc. Ind. TO visit relatives.
Madison Aldrcdgc. Of st. Clairsvillc,
WINS In the city yesterday.
Il. T.. Ong returned yesterday from
business trip to Cleveland.
w. r. Thomas and family left ycster-
dry for ScOttslnlc, Ia.
Fred Witchcy was in Adcnu ycs,cr-
day on business.
Fred. Eics Ia In Pittsburgh on bust
ness.
SCALD head Ia an eczema OF tho
acalp---rery severe sometimes. but 1t