The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-25
sEIGIiBORIIOOD NEWS.



The election passed oil quietly here
to-day, and but very hight vote was
noIIed, J.B. Shannafelt was elected by
1Ol majority.
THE trial of John Cutler had came of
Saturday. John J. Powell and j. ?.
Butler were charged with having assault
ed the Waterman of the b. " o. Railroad
Company, at Franklin station with IN
Ton, 70 Kill. Butler was held in the sum
OF $1,000 to appear before the Probate
Court
OK Saturday night some petty THEY
ing WAS done in South Bei!"'re' Nv"
Ln5,ses were entered, but very very little
If value was taken away. If some one
would only shoot one or two OF those
n,rht prowlers il weuld be Il fine thing.
our police force are on the lookout, and
will no doubt capture some OF them.
WE took stroll up TO Gravel Hill
Yesterday, and among other things we
',ennei into Mr.. Albert WethcrIs new
dwelling house to take look at the
mastering. knowing it was being
done by Mr.. J. p. Ramsey
. number one artist formerly OIL
baltimore. We were anxious to see 1t
and we are free to confess that 1t Is one
ofthe incest pieces of work in that line
that we have ever looked at. Inc de-
signs of the corners and mouIdIngS are
new and the work perfect. Mr.. Ram
sew is building new dwelling house Tor
himself. in Hornes addition to BclIalre,
and is going to make this place ms
permanent residence and no doubt WILL
meet with abundant success IN his line OF
bus,uess. as he is III energetic and rella-
h q gentleman, who means business all
through. Mr.. Wethcrl will have II
MAGNIFICENT residence when completed,
and could not have found an artist IN
Bellairc, that could have done the work
rs it is being done by Mr.. Ramsey.
OK last Thursday night, the Waterman
Of the B. X o. railroad, at Franklin Sta
ton. about seven miles west Of this city,
was attacked by al unknown man, and
AN attempt made to rob him. The would
be assassin and robbcr entered the watch
house and Knocked the Waterman down
with Il loaded club, and after rllling his
rockets the outlaw made his escape.
Suspicion ut onco rested upon a man by
the name of Butler, who came to this
place early on Friday morning, and took
the train for Pittsburgh, and has remain
ed away until yesterday evening, and
upon his arrival here, was Immediately
picked up by officer Roder, and arralgnrd
before Squire Powell. He plead not
guilty, and was placed in the lock up to
await the arrival of witnesses from
Franklin. He will probably have a trial
this morning.
SOME petty sneak thieves entered the
house of ]. ID. Collins on North Bel
mont street on Friday night last and
robbed him of his boots and about SO
dollars in money They entered the
house through one of the dining room
windows. They were out of the line of
the ordinary sneak thieves rs they took
their cigars out of fine cigar case and
left Collins one of them and the case
and after they hal taken his money from
his pocket book, they took his store key
out OF his pocket and wrapped dollar
bill and II twenty-five cent note around
it, and then put it back in his pocket.
They did not disturb the silver ware al
though it was on the table in the same
room. On the same night some hungry
devils entered the cellar of Judge \. W.
Anderson on North Belmont street, and
stole some milk and butter. No clue to
the perpetrators OF the dastardIy acts
has yet been obtained.
EDWARD Owens has enlarged his
shave shop on South Belmont street and
employed SEINE first class workmcn, and
if any of them can beat Edward him.
self they will have to get up carly.
Mr.. BELLS baker wagon, from Wheel
ing, was in Bclairc on Saturday, and
while on South Union street, the horse
became frightened at passing locomo-
tive and ran away. After running about
two blocks, the driver jumped out and
"wulkrd off on his ear for about II rod,
but the horse kept up the run for about
ten squares, and then succeeded IN upset
ting the wagon, spilling bread and cakes
around in all directions. The springs
and top of the wagon were badly broken,
the horse hurt somc and the driver one
of the worst scared men that has lived
since the days of Noah