Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-16

WEII1SBURG, W. Va, September
ia very sad case was up before
Squire Russell on Thursday last, that
Of William Smith. who was found to
be insane. Smith came here from
Moundsville nearly1a year ago, and
was employed in the Riverside glass
works. He was somewhat of me-
9hanic, having made several novel
machines, which aTe more or less use
ful For years he has been working on
perpetual motion, over which he has
thought, toiled and lost much sleep,
expecting he would accomplish what
so many have tried in vain. Many like
him have gone mad over this wild
scheme, which exists only in some mad
mans imagination Smith. too, thought
some one was trying to poison him with
paris green. But see, they can't kill
me; I'm getting fat on it," he would
excialm on various OCCASIONS At times
he became violent and would attack
those Who came in his way. He is now
il the county Jail, but will be taken to
the Weston asylum as soon as possible.
The unfortunate man became mem
Der Of the NJ. z. church some months
ago, and had led Christian life when
IN his rational mind. He has a wife
ard four children, fer whom the entire
community have the deepest sympathy
Yesterday (Friday) afternoon, while
William Thomas, of Martins Ferry,
WIS painting the smokestack of the
electric light plant, the hooks which
held his scaffold pulled loose, precipi-
Eating him to the roof, a distance of
about thirty feet, breaking his left arm
above the elbow He was taken TO
he Granite House, where Drs Johnson
and Werlich attended him. He was
taken later to his home.
The Wellsburg base ball team left
this. morning for Alliance, Ohio, where
it win cross bats with the Morgan En-
gineering Co. team OF that place, which
is loaded to the guards" to meet our
boys If we don't give EN- their
moneys worth there amt any Of 'em
kin"
The theatrical season will open here
Monday night with Frank Davidson
and his comedy company in q three
nights engagement. Mr.. Davidson and
his excellent shows are annual visitors
10 Wells5urg, and never fell to please.
Mrs. Margaret Buchanan, aged ~
years, who died at her residence in Oak
dale, Pa, Thursday, was brought here
to-day on the IL O'Clock train for inter-
anent in Brooke cemetery.
Mrs Wylie Reeves is the guest of her
son Bert. at Morgantown.
Mrs. n. M. Windsor is visiting
friends at Portland. Ohio.
DR.. 7. Fl. Werlich has returned from
visit to relatives in Iowa.
Miss Mary Bruce, of Moundsyille is
visiting at he home Of Mrs. Virginia
Beall.
John r. Whyte was called to Cincin-
nati by the serious illness OF his sister.
r4fas W w Jefferson is d Business visitor
In New York
Presiding Elder James Mechem
preached a very able and eloquent SER
mon in the M. E. church last evening
John Connel left yesterday for Nor
gantoWn, TO attend the University.
Ed. Hall, of Liberty street, has re-
turned home from Fairmont. Ind, the
glass factory of that place having shut
Town Indefinitely.
Josiah VIM, OF Wheeling Island, was
Ealing upon his old Wellsburg friends
Wednesday.
Elmer Jones. John Hahn and son,
Fi1ffy, LINK PdylOh, LOUIS bJNeies
William King and William LeUkus left
yesterday for Bellaire, where they will
l0e employed in glass worHs.
Bethany College will open September
25th A large number Of students are
expected, somewhere near the two
hundred mark Miss Mary Waugh, OF
S.-is place, will enter TINS fall.
If you wish to be well Informed
politically read the Wellsburg Herald
and Wheeling Intelligencer, for in
stance. They get special dispatches
from Steubenvile, Ohio, in regard TO the
Maine election returns. No, they were
not exaggerated. That's right, make
he best of it now; you'll hear some