The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-16
MARTTN,s FERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of wheeIing's
Progressive Neighbor.

An attempt was made early yesteF-
day morning at train wrecking on the
| Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad, at
| Rainey's coal works, about FIVE miles
north OF this city. AS the early treight
on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road was
coming south and running slowly, one
OF the brakemen noticed heavy plank
living across the Wheeling & Lake Erie
| tracks in such position that bad
wreck would have occurred had 1t not
been noticed in time. The brakeman
left his train and threw the plank on
the track, and when this was accom-
pllshed his train had left him. and he
was compelled to walk to this city,
where he boarded the first passenger
train for BeIlaire, to Join his own crew.
The plank had been placed on the
tracks at the curve, which Is well MD
den by willows and could not have been
seen until the train was within two or
three hundred feet OF It.
Mrs. August Rohrey and daughter,
Mrs. Samuel WarRuei, and child, leave
Monday for Baltimore, from where they
will sail on next Wednesday, or Bre-
| men, Germany, They VIII WISH rela-
tIves in the old country for about'three
months, visiting the Paris exposition
| before their return.
The hearing OF Marshall Cropper, who
was brought up before Mayor GoodhTe
last week. on charge OF sunday seil-
ing, and plead not guilty, VIII come up
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
A slight break in the gas engine at
Spence, Baggs & Companys plant yes
terday morning, laid the plant on Tor
the remainder OF the day. II viii pro7-
ably resume to-day.
NFtoatnnnFV Gns
clety Of the Presbyterian church meets
this afternoon IN the parlOrs OF the
church at $3.50 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired.
r. P. ]. Drennen and sister, MISS
MarRnretta Drennen, lett yesterday;
for Grandvlew, Ohio, where they VIII
spend a week with their sister, Mrs w.
D. Cochran.
The officials Of the American TIN
| Plate Company from New York, were
! In the CITY Yesterday morning, viewing
the ground for the proposed new TN
plant
Miss Ida Kern, who has been the
guest Of Miss LIbble Tweedy, on South
| Fourth street, for several days return
cd TO her home at Steubenyille yester-
day
A peddler wns arrested yesterday nf-
ternoon by officer Campbell, for selling
bis wares without license. He was
fined 81 and costs by Mayor Goodhue.
A meeting OF the district managers OF
tbc American Tin Plate Company was
held at the office OF the LauBnlln plant
yesterday afternoon.
Samuel Huskins returned last even
ing from East Liverpool. where ne was
summoned by the serious Illness OF MS
mother.
The Knights OF Pythias at their meet
ing last evening, had one candldate ISr
the first degree and one for the second
Jacob sehraeder leaves to-day Ar
Rothvllle, N. NJ, on business. lie eN-
poets to be gone about month";
DR.. r. II. Wilson leaves the first OF
the month for New York. to take n post
graduate course in medicine
The German Beneficial Association
WIN give social and dance at Maen-
ncrchor hail this evening.
Othn Gilmore was fined 81 and costs
by Mayor Goodhue yesterday on
charge Of drunkenness.
Miss Sue Barr went to Cambridge
yesterday, to spend several days with
relatives,
Tie Husklns went to East Liverpool
last evening, to visit his mother, who Is
very III.
Mark Douglass and George Mntheney
were In East Liverpool on business yes
terday.
Tho knights OF the Golden Eagle VIII
meet this evening and work In the third
degree.
George II. Smith went to Mt, Glenn
ems, Mich, yesterday, to spend a few
days.
James Reece was fined 50 and costs
for lighting. yesterday.
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