Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-07
BURaLARIEs AND TRIALS.
With News in General and Railroad Nat.
tiers Particularly st st. ClairsvtIle.

With News in General and Railroad Mat
tiers Particularly 1t st. ClairsviIle.
The store Of Dinsmore Bros, at FAIR
point, on the Tuscarawas Valley Rail-
road, three miles north OF this place, was
burglarized last Saturday night, and S35
worth OF goods were stolen. The post.
office, which is in the same building,
was robbed OF s.. and number OF let.
tiers were torn open.
The young ladies OF our High School,
who organized cooking society some
time ago, have arranged to give q social
entertainment next Saturday evening,
Nav lIth. Each member will bake =
cake for the occasion, and prize will be
| given for tie best cake OF each variety.
An admission fee OF 20 cents will be
charged. the proceeds for the benefit OF
the school library.
In the Probate Court few days ago,
John NJ. WOODBURY., OF the southern
part OF the county, was fined 81 and
costs for assault and battery. The costs
were S3l.25 Samuel Riggs, OF this
place, was fined s. and costs for disturb
ing school. Costs in this case $50 81.
How it is possible TO make such heavy
costs in minor cases is difficult to under.
stand. In the latter case two witnesses
wonld have been sufficient, but large
number were summoned.
The firm OF Mcbride Brothers, wagon
makers and blacksmiths, has been dis
solved. Amos retires because OF poor
| health
The juries for the next term OF Court,
beginning May 9th. have been drawn
as follows: Grand Jury-Peter Sears,
Reece Lewis, Stewart Rowley, Jesse
Tsomas, James Shields, VIM. G. Deems,
Ohio Palmar, w. w. Prewett, Charles
Ssartz, John Young, Thomas Harvey,
Harvey Wright, John White, James
Edwards. James Duniee. Petit Jury
Matthias Keith, Jackson Littleton, John
Boyd, Thomas G. Gallaher, James Alex.
ander, Joseph Waterman, Samuel
Wharton, WIN. Millison, Israel Kinney,
+. II. Snyder, Cyrus Campbell, label
Millison.
Deacon" Wm. W. McMonies, the
well known confectioner OF this place,
was married yesterday to Miss Emma
Thompson, of Flushing, formerly resi-.
dent here.
Burglars entered the residence Of John
Morrison, at Nefl's Siding, early last Sat
urday morning, and. after chloroiorm-
ing all the inmates, carried off a pocket.
book containing $40 belonging to VIM.
X. Morgan, the railroad agent at
Quincy.
Sheriff Hilles has appointed W. F..
Green, OF Powhatan, jallor, in place OF
Albert Ellis, removed.
The trustees Of this township have
sold the stock which the township held
in the Central Ohio railroad. They re-
celved ninety.tive cents on the dollar.
The proceeds, - AS, are to be applied to
building the st. G. & n. narrow gauge
The track Of the new narrow ydage
railroad that is to connect our town
with the c. I. V. & w. railroad, will be
completed in few days, but the trains
will not commence running until the
road is ballasted. IL isdesigncd to open
the road Tor business about the 9th
instant.
Samuel Burgy, OF Washington town.
ship, has been incarcerated in the county
| jail on charge OF burglary ard larceny.
The crime was committed year and n
half ago, but Burgy was not captured
until last Saturday.
The Bellairc and Southwestern rail-
road was assessed on Wednesday by the
auditors Of Belmont and Monroe coun.
ties at 81 800 per mile, for taxation pur-
poses. The officers Of the road think
this is too much and say they will con-
test the matter before paying the tax on
that assessment