Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-29
MARTINS FERRY.
Budget of News From the City OF
Mills and Factories.
Serious Accident.

Ellis Jackson, a young cOlOred man,
met with a painful injury yesterday
while at work in the Laughlin tin MILL
He was handling boxed tin, and upon
throwing a box up on a pile loose
nail flew out, striking his eye and
cutting quite cash in the lid and
penetrating the eye ball. He was
taken to DR.. Ong's office, where his in
jury was dressed, and the doctor has
hopes that the sight will not be lost or
impaired. Jackson was suffering con-
siderable from the injury.
Mrs. Walter Taylor will return home
this week.
S. B. Smith, of Cambridge, is Wis
iting friends in the city.
The Ladies' Guild, of st. Paul's
church, will give a dime social On the
evening of May 9Th.
Human Hearts" drew large aud
fence at the Star theater last evening.
The play was well received.
A number of the Odd Fellows from
this city will attend the anniversary
proceedings at Bellaire to-day.
A special car, with a number of the
officials of the Cleveland & Pittsburg,
passed over the road yesterday.
Joe Powell, president of the |. T. P.
w. P. A. of A., was in the city yester-
| day and left last evening for Elwood
City. Ind.
J. E. Kirtz, who was painfully hurt
! in the W. & l.. e. wreck at Wheeling
last week, is able to be back at his
business again.
The firemen held meeting last even
! ing at the Vigilant hose house to fur
| Their complete their arrangements for
| the tournament.
H. B. Grayson, ]. A. Moore, H. Long
and Charles Williams returned yes
terday from Columbus, where they
attended meeting of the Shriners
The Womanc Foreign Missionary
Society of the U. P church were enter
tanned last evening by Mrs. A. G.
Campbell, at her home on North Third
street.
Ohio Valley lodge of Tin Workers
met last evening and instructed their
III.
which meets in Pittsburg in the near
future.
Chalmer Sedgwick, who has been
confined to his home for several
| months, is reported not so well, having
had relapse several days ago, from
which he is recovering very slowly.
Charles McCord was arrested last
evening for throwing brick through
the window of ]. F. kyne's saloon, and
| it is said that quite fight took place.
No further arrests had been made last
evening.
The crosshead in the engine at the
| Belmont Brick Company broke yes
| terday and knocked the cylinder head
| out. The plant will be laid of for sew
eIal days, but will probably be able to
get on this week.
The trustees of the U. P. church re-
| ceived an offer yesterday for their
| church and hotel property, the amount
| being $4,000, but as the church has
| already made arrangements to build
| the offer came too late, but it is said
| that the matter would be placed before
the board of trustees.
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Yesterday morning about o'clock
/ Anna r.. Green passed away, after a
lingering illness of consumption and
/, stomach trouble. For the last few
months she was confined to her bed,
with her condition rapidly growing
worse. Miss Green was 81 years of
age, and lived in this city since 1873,
when her parents moved to this city
from Wellsburg. She was a member
of the First Presbyterian church, and
was known to host of friends, who
| held her in high esteem and extend
their sympathy to the hereaved mother
and sister. The funeral will take place
Monday from the residence of her
mother, Mrs. John T. Green, on South
| Fifth street. and the interment will be
/ made at RivervieW cemetery.
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