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« i \KiM.i*v, W V\.. September!:*.— (JuiUt .t serious accident occurred on the lt;»hio River r.dlrud about two mile* above thisplmi *Ht Tuesday morning. Mr. John Bier, who residesnear the railroad. has accustomed himself to the lime the trains pu*A hilt; house, ami nearly . very morning jitter tin* miiiUi-bound pusacngor passes he start. for Higgs. store, a short distance above. On Tuesday morning he was walk-inir on a tivatle above homo, when an excursion train to the \Vh«*cliiJg Fair came cuinr aioujr. The train wh;*t!ed, but Bier iK-itu an old man and partly deaf, did not hear the warning Who eoweut* hercaught him. throwing him to the rooky ground, about feet ix-low, he alighting on his head. The trainmen carried him to his home. A doctor was summoned and it was ascertained that his skull was fractured, two ribs broken and »*venil bad bruises. His recovery is doubt ful.Messrs. J * W. Fankhoascr and Wllllum Cochran have becu summoned as grand jurors from this township.Dr. J. K. Furguson isin town John Sliueirp. of Martin’s Ferry, Sun-davod here.Miss Jessie Duftield returned borne from Pittsburg Friday Andrew WeishelT. of Ravcmwood. was I in town Friday(_\ I. (-cmran wui at I’.ttsburg buying in new goods t his \vis*kTopp mu te .i h iv trip to Wheel | ing Friday.
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Wheeling Sunday Register
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Sun, Sep 14, 1890
Page 2
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Faith W.
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