The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-09
McMECHEN
FORD AUTO TAKES
2O-FOOT PLUNGE
Arthur Miller and Daughters HaVe Mar
row Escape at Benwood
wednesday

nov Ford machine. owned ana
driven bv Arthur MILLER. OF TINS cry
was badly dana god and Mr. Miller, AZ
liz hts ~" daughters. m'TaC-
,,tn,Sl,. cs",rrI serious injury wh"h '"e
car rlIDr.l over a @O-tpot eWpanKthen'
nm Marshall street near the NEers'dt
Tuho Works Yesterday afternoon AT
o'clock Mr.. MMi"r. who had just pu'-
rnoaed :ho machine only Re" Oh!
az, vas on route 10 wheeling "hen
IN s,yr,. manner hc lost controI OIL t"'
car and ran through siN-tool ""ou.
farce over the Nmhankmcnt ana o,'V'
the T.. & q. Railroad tracks ~ leeI NC
Tow. , MA
The toy ~ tho car was smashed' inc
Windshield broken md tho fenders oA
" bent. but IL" car was aoIe ~
moved from tho tracks by It's own
power before = train approached. l.oI ,
iva o,,ur,nr> Of the machine escapen
,,,,ho,,. iniayy Is really miracle, as
thc eDhonkn,"nt 4; this point !s near
", ocrrendIcu.ar. Tho accident attract,
cd much attention. md quite crown
r ,Lnr.i o.. w.. ..-nnn oc The smash-up.
Entertain This Evening.
viss \.lIc I,inebcrger will entertain
,nr ,rnr,h.re Of the Ladies' Aid or the
" = Chu-ch ~ ne: home on souln
Marshall atrrct tonight The hostess
has n'anuci 70 very cnJ"yahIe eNe"iie
s,- hcr gur;:S a,ld AL members are re-
juastcd 10 J." present.
Regular PRAYER Services
Tho -c.uiar weekly prayer services
,ynrn void last night at the Church or
COD and vas well attended. Tho ser
ytrca wcrr conducted BY Few. Whisler'
who ra,c q very Interesting talk after
Boy Scouts Receive Money.
Tho local 'rOop OF Roy Scouts was
,,,.,gorc,l with = sum Of money amount
'r,,o tGl5 yesterday. which money mad
h,o, Gcrosit"d In The McM"chrn bank
,.rvoral wears 40 ny the Cadet troops
which broke w shortly after organ'znls'
The local troop leads in the insNcctlon
contest &C tl... Wh"c'ing district Win
score ~ COL. and the boys are piannlnS
several social affairs for the nca! fu-
ture.
Union TO Bethany.
TIL. T-n,oa high h"y1' hasketnan squad
MI 'ca." ,hIs morning for l'ethahF'
wLag, '.,y VII '"n.p"t" whit "ther
team II tHr va''r, n touTnam"At
,,.h..I VIII ',E.a t. "orr"w. Inc iocHl
now, ra,,. l."n - il3g hard ali week
I'm "-c,.nr;.'iou rur 49, tourney ana they
~ net to H" WHla rri'iN"'hi"H p'l III .''H
my erd aad on thc ,l"cr!n* end NJ IN"
.,c.rrga tow. out" . crowd Of lo'H:
Jaskr'hl., fl..- VIII accompany the bows
20 Tie ioUrnaw"nt.
Now Council to Meet.
IT., rlrSt meeting cf the new city
.,gnri. VII W. hcI IN tn" council
.nlinl.: on Thursday evening, March Is.
The fist mnr'inr O: n new body cf this
and is always moro or less important
and All nru5l,rs are ,'Yrria.lH requested
60 No present ut this frs; meeting.
McMechon Briefs.
Ms. Norm, Howard left yesterday
:or Spencer with the wheeling nigh
s,.,,ool Basketball squad.
Carl Truman. % R"llaire was n bust
ne, VISITOR n tie c!tv yesterday.
John L3p!sjc. Of BrnWooG. WAS a visi-
FOR n TO city yesterday.
Mrs. Edith Horton Is confined to hcr
home ou S.x;h street. Ivy Illness
Mr. William Hawkins, Of Logan
street. Is St:i confined to her home by
Illness.
Charles Tom!Inson IS confined TO his
hon" on Marshall street. by Illness.
Supt. IiInifan has returned from Chi
caro-. where he attucdcd the convention
nj the aNtional Educational Association
lat week.
Mrs. John CoNon IS recovering from