The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10
QUEER ACCIDENT
AT ELM GROVE
MOTORCYCLIST BREAKS CHAIN
AND SKIDS INTO AUTO
No Damage Done, and Rider Not Hurt
-General News OF the
Suburbs

a large touring car and a motorcycle
Were the star attractions In a stunt
pulled OF last evening on the National
road. near the foot of Pryors hill In
the west end of Elm Grove large
touring car was on it, way into town.
when a young man riding a motorcycle
the foot-braks the broke the chain
hereby losing control OF the machine.
The driver Of the car saw the plight
os the cyclist. saw him zigzagging
Gown the hill at "a high rate OF speed,
ana drove his machine across the c &
=. O. tracks. The cyclist turned his
wheel the same way. and few seconds
later the parties In the auto found they
had company In the person OF the
NE side or the auto. throwing the rider
into the machine. After excusinR
himself for being 80 much bother TO
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not be present and the case was con-
tinued.
Yesterday in Squire T. W. Engers
court, Il. Is. Coram. who was recently
fined for wife beating in Squire Hobbs'
court, was given a hearing on q peaca
warrant sworn out b. his wife After
hearing the case he was held under
a peace bond OF 500 for one year
Irr. Randolph Jersey is bondsman.
The board OF commissioners az
the meeting held yesterday morning.
( decided 20 improve the Mt de Chantal
road. The matter was discussed I'm 4
general way. but no action was taken.
The matter Will probably come I'D
again AT this mornings meeting.
The work OF placing the east side
n, Market street. between Sixteenth
and Fourteenth in condition for re-
paving is progressing nicely. and Con
tractor Jacovetty IS working double
turn. The asphalting machine is fin
ishing up McColioch street in the
East End. and will be brought TO Mar.
ket street just as sool as the Fas,
End Improvement has been completed
The board OF review held a short
meeting yesterday but failed 70 trans.
act any business OF importance The
board has a few matters concerning
different properties 20 adjust before
adiourninR
The criminal court dockets IN var
ious T. 5. district courts IN this sfafo
viii be exceptionally light this fall
There are but twenty-five or thirty
cases scheduled for this torn which
il considerable less than the usual
number. The Nartlnsburg term will
open first on September 18th. follow
"a by Clarkshurg the first week IN
October. Court here Will he held the
latter part Of October
Mrs. J j. DAWN. OF Washington.
Pa and Miss MARY O'Kaue. Of Tits
city. who havo been canvassiug for
funds for the Homo ~ tho Good Shep
herd which burned sorre time ago
are meeting with success. as they
have raised nearly 81 600 on their insf
expedition down IN TIRE state
Nothing has as yot been done with
regard 20 the case 81 4 ID Ramsey.
Who was arraigned In police court and
Ter ont on bond. other than that tho
police are looking for tho man az no
is wanted on q more serious charge
u was reported that quite a number
~ local people have been duped by
his clever lot lotteries
o. - iianas the street car con
fIci0r Who wns thrown from Ms car
Yesterday. a. reported 40 recovering
nicely Although mo bones wore
broken DO una bruised about tho body
severely. md will be- confined 90 his
home FOR n wcck
Tho school buildings ahru' the
different sections ~ tho city arc be-
irg cleaned and arc about IN shane
FOR The opening ~ fhe school term
which opens novf month Tho win.
dow cleaning VIII begin m Monday
Yesterday afternoon Alan u
~ Smith postmastrr Frank Smith
and James k Hail formerly ~ this
city. in company with " ~ cecil and
d. ~ Neison. all ~ Tarkerahurr
we're in fhe city eur1ufo 20 ffoIr
homes after having attended Tho un.
yelling of The largo mausoicum in
Akron %
Tho Mozart 1851 volunteer arr 40
I rartmcnf arc u0ki-r plane Pr tlefr
annual Lawn fefo which viii b. hold
some time in tho near future an vo
zlrt Terrace 8 hugo fro hou has
been Installed noar the nre station.
and viii he used ~ cau ont tho voiun
tenra In case ~ blaze
Tho meetings which are being
hold on Tho NoundqtiiIo camu
grounds arc very largely attended. ana
o. number ~ The local preachers are
taking an ncfIto part in tho moofiurs
. Do" Personal Work loaruc. ~ Tho 81
" g. N OF fhIe city. are also taking
. e. active part ln the rcofIuea