The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-21
MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
Tho Daily Chronicle of wheoiinE's
Progressive NelghbOr.

The Daily Chronicle of WheciinR's
Progressive Neighbour.
Saturday morning at s:45 o'clock. a
bad wreck occurred on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie railroad at Patton's run,
four miles north of this city. II was
the through freight from Cleveland,
running at high rate Of speed. when
the second car from the engine left the
track, caused by n broken tinnge. The
car was thrown across the track at
right angles, being badly damaged. to-
Rether with the three that followed.
About one hundred feet of track was
torn up. a large force OF men were
put to work repairing the track and re-
placing the cars in their original posi-
tion, The accident happened at a very
bad time, as the 1000 excurstcnists
from MassIllon to Wheeling had 70 be
transferred at that point, making 1t late
when they arrived at their journeys
end.
Saturday evening at the home -of her
parents on 1.-THE Heights" Miss Mar
garet Smith In a most delightful man
ner entertained party of friends
Twenty conundrums from the subject
Kaleidoscope Kate" formed guess
ing contest which proved 30 be highly
interesting and which resulted in the
prize being awarded to Miss Lenore
Drennen for the proper solution OF the
greater number.
II the Ohio Valley Bowling League,
which Is talked OF In Wheeling, ma
lures, this city no doubt will be repre-
scented by one of the strongest teams in
the league. The proposed league COM
prIses the towns Of steubenville, Wells
burg. Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Ben
wood and Bellaire This city has many
good bowlers and would make favor
able showing In any league.
When the congressional convention
meets here September IL. 1t will be dis
covered that the entertainment COM
mittee has done its work well and that
ample accommodations have been pro-
Vided In central and convenient loca-
lions for delegates and visitors. When
the people take, hold It leaves no room
for doubt.
There was n lively Sunday scrap yes
terday, the artists being William Par
sons and Dan McGvigan. The latter
gave Marshal Lindemuth and Officer
Erwin quite chase, and he tried to
cross the river In skin, but they nHil-
Danny Callahan, on disorderly
charge.
The founding discovered at the home
Of William Miller in Clark's addition
last Saturday night week, which has
been agitating the minds OF our city
officials, died Saturday evening. The
funeral occurred yesterday afternoon
and the remains were inferred IN Riv-
erView cemetery.
Rev. John Giffen. returned mission
AIRY from Egypt. preached at the Uni
ted Presbyterian church yesterday.
There Will he no services in that house
on next Sunday. but the following
Sabbath their new pastor, Rev. Arch
Robinson, OF Allegheny, viii be on
hand.
The lawn fete given by the Prcsby-
terian Sunday school Saturday evening,
was a very enjoyable nffnir and about
IS was cleared, which VIII be used Tor
the Holiday memorial window In the
new church.
Mrs. Fred. Cope Mt her home on
Glenn's Run. back OF town. viii enter
tain number Of young people from
Mr.. Pleasant. Colernin and this city,
Thursday evening.
EuluTuuyt JOIln NlUNeTs OF F7ttNNu
street, received n letter from Zurich.
Switzerland. dated July 90, Announcing
the death OF his mother. Mrs. Barbara
Nader
John Kreusch left Saturday niEht for
Cincinnati. where he has accepted n
position ms carpenter with the How
Hopper Was Side Tracked" company.
Evan Recce leaves to-day for Now
York. where he salts Wednesday an
the steamer Majestic for Liverpool.
England, where he will visit 'clativcs.
Mrs. Anna Hathaway. who has been
the guest Of her brother. samuel An
thony. on Broadway. returns to her
home In Pittsburgh to-day.
About twenty-five people from this
city took In the Niagara Falls cXCur-
sion Saturday. over the Cleveland. Lo-
rain & Wheeling railroad.
Miss Li2sie Gilmore, who has been the
guest Of Miss Bert Blackboard on North
Fourth street, returns to her home In
Washington, Pa. to-dny
Kittle Marie aud Charlie Hall, who
have been visiting relatives here this
summer. leave Wednesday for their
home In Denver. Col.
Miss Ola smylic VIII entertain
number Of her young friends at her