Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-12

Court Notes.-The Libel Suit -Prcsident
pendleton's House Burglarizcd--She
Thieves New Glass Works-other MAI
ters
Circuit Court me, promptly nj one
o'clock on Monday and resumed tue
hearing Of the Cnrtis-Cox case, which Is
still on trial.
County Court met on Monday morn
ing. Present, Hon. Lewis Browning,
President, and Justices Quest aud Walt
=. George presented county bond No.
A. for $500, redeemed by him, being the
last Of the : PET cent issue. The cniire
county railroad debt is now funded into
q per cent. bonds, payable IN twenty
wears and rcdccmablc after live years,
The total amount OF the new issue u
siO9. 500. All, OF the bonds were sold nj
their fall par value.
A number Of iiduciarirs settlements
we're presented 10 the court, examined
and confirmed.
Scyeralsm cases were confirmed and
one tried aud judgment rendered
Quite quantity OF bills were audited
aud allowed, M well Ms several MINOR
orders asscd. The total amount oi
poor orders passed was Sij9.23
A deed was ordered To be- made TO
James Whitson for the "poor lsrm,' he
having finished paving Tor the same IN
accordance with the contract made be.
tween him and the Supervisors oi
Brooke county, about twelve years hgp.
Wednesday morning about o'clock,
a. near ~ can be asccrtaincd, President
Pendlcton's house, at Bethany, was en-
tered by burglars, who carried oil two
fine gold watches. u diamond ring, lot
Of icwclry aud ioriy or fifty dollars ~
money. Mrs. j. X. Lamar, daughter
oi President Pendlcton, was awakened
bya noise in her room, when she found
that "A man was pernmbulating the
apartment, she Immediately gave
the alarm and the fellow ran
out oi the room, making an
attempt 10 lock the door behind him,
in which he failed, but made good his
escape from the house. The alarm then
became general, aud vigorous search
was made for the robbers, but without
succcss. A certain gentleman In his
zeal 20 capture the thieves, fired at
darkcy hc raw riding through the
streets who had refused 10 halt at hls
command, which served no purpose ex-
cept 10 brighten his mokeship out oi his
wits. We have no information ms ~
how the house was entered.
VIM. Sncdikcr, IA farmer living near
Bethany, has had stolen from him re-
Gently fourteen fine sheep. lie has u
clue to the thieves, AMI we may expect
some DEVELOPMENTS soon.
The contract has been let Tor the
stone work for the Novelty Glass
Works at Lagrange, and the work
will he rapidly pushed forward, aud II
is confidently expected that the works
will be- put in operation before great
while
Mrs. Tabiiha iIough, Of Bethany,
rclct Of the late james Hough aud
mother oi Prof J. W Ilough, died on
Monday evening at an advanced age,
She was lady universally respected
and beloved, whose excellent lie and
cstimablc qualities cndeared her 10 u
large circle oi friends and acquaintances
II was life spent in good works, aud
may they follow her 10 that blessed
home Ia which she has been assurcdly
called.
Mr. lahrling, agent for the BabcOck
Fire Extnguisher will give an cxbibi
ton on the war;, this evening, To- test
the efficiency Of his machine 10 qucnch.
ing the fiery fluid
The Centennial jubilee Singers are
billed TO sing ut the NJ. u. Church on
the evenings Of the 18th and 18th 81 the
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