Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10
GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March S.-Will
| Talbot, a fourteen-year-old boy OF this
| place, while out driving with a friend
| Friday evening met with a serious acci-
dent. They stopped to speak to a man
+ and Will got out to hold the team. A
| log on a hill above him was dislodged
by the removing of a branch and rolling
| down the hill, struck his leg, badly crush
ing it. He was removed to his home,
| where upon examination the injured mem
Der was found to be fractured in three
places.
George NJ. Crew and wife are visiting
friends in Morgan county. On their re-
turn Mr.. Crew will open an office for
the practice of law.
Mrs. John Hill and daughter Sela spent
Wednesday with friends here.
Mr.. David Schwab is visiting relatives
at Cincinnati.
Ed Hornbrook returned to Huntington,
| w. Va. Tuesday after a weeks visit
with his parents here.
Mr.. Mcbride, of the Buckeye Manu-
featuring Co., was in Wheeling Wednes-
day on business.
The weekly meeting of the New Century
club was held at the home of Miss Clara
| Woodward, of North Chestnut street. Fri
day afternoon.
Miss Bess Bloyd is in P%ittsburg, prepar-
ing for her duties as head trimmer at
Harrison's the coming season.
The Ladies' Relief Corps held a social
at the Grand Army hall Friday evening.
The ladies of the Corps are making an
effort to cancel a debt of $5 yet due on
the soldiers monument, before Decoration
Day.
An old-time last day of school was held
at the NJ. e. church Thursday evening.
The programme, which consisted of
speeches, readings, essays, etc, was rem
dered mostly by principal business men
of this place.
Mr.. G. f. Hunt returned Tuesday from
an extended business trip in the East.
Mr.. Robert Griffen, of North Chestnut
street, met with q painful accident Sun
day. A door, blown by the wind. struck
him in the face, the latch cutting a deep
cash in his upper lip, which at the lower
part extended clear through. 1t was nee
essary to have several stitches taken.
The Irving Club met with Mayor j. A.
White at the city building Tuesday even
ing. Instead of the customary CONVEX
sation a spelling match was held and re-
freshments were served by the young
men.
A sad accident occurred in the Hoge
family, living two miles east OF here,
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. William Hoge
| hauled a load of maneur from here to a
field some distance from his house and
while on a hillside one of the wheels came
off, overturning the wagon and Mr.. Hoge
1 wa paqtOht hapaafb tho lna1 with his
feet p%rotruding. IN which position he was
found Thursday night at eleven O'Clock
by one of his daughters. AS there were
no scars or bruises on the body It was
concluded that he had been suffocated, as
he had likely been beneath the wagon for
six or seven hours. Mr.. Hoge is survived
by four children and an invalid wife.
Funeral services will be held at his home
Sunday afternoon.
j. T. Moore is in Pittsburg on bust
ness.
George Hines. an employee at Watts
foundry, had his foot injured Thursday
by dropping a piece Of pig iron on it
Rev. DR.. Bruce. Of the Western Theo-
logical Seminary. will preach Sunday
morning and evening.
MessrS. ]. W. Riley and S. G. Brown
will be at the head of the new shoe fac
tory. which will begin operations the first
Of next month
The Tourists Club held their regular
meeting at the home Of T. s. R~osengrant
Friday afternoon.
A B. Woodland, OF Alliance, o., for
merly of this place, spent a few days this
week with friends here.
Roy Osler has returned from a stay of
several months at Ada. o.