Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
HE SKIPPED OUT
A Martins Ferry Man Tries to Come thu
Cashier Dodge, But Fails-GeneraI
Interesting News From
Over There.

SOmetnluB uhs Just LeaOn Jul ooas saes
win surprise the many readers OF the REC
,srxR-those who know Alvin Howell, the
subject of this article at any rate,on reading
IL. Alvin formerly worked in the Martins
Ferry keg, barrel and box factory. Some
months ago Mr. Thos. Hears, the owner,
sent him to Aurora, Illinois, together with
several others, to WORK in a factory at that
CITY owned by Mears. More recently he
moved him from that shop to another one
in Chattanooga, Tennessee, also owned BY
him, and gave him full charge OF the en-
terprise. Mr.. Mears sent him check tor
SI75 to pay off the hands. Alvin presented
the check at a bank and received the
money. This was on Friday. Shortly al
ter receiving the money he, instead OF pay;
ing the hands, pocketed the money and
bonnced train going to Aurora. Mears
was notified by telegraph, and had the po-
lice notified in Cincinnati, st. Louis. Auro-
IA and other places. In Aurora he was
found, arrested, and will be taken back to
Chattanooga and tried;
"Bud" Rodgers residing in the lower
end of Martins Ferry has been working in
the Chattanooga shops and returned yes.
terday morning. 1t was stated that
Howell gave him some of the money and
told him to go home and not say anything
about the matter. Rodgers was interview
ed and pronounced the statement lie.
He told the reporter that on Friday at
noon be told Howell that he was tired OF
the sunny South" and askey him to loan
him 500 to 20 home on, He said Howell
had plenty Of money when the arrived
there and all the time and gave him $40
without hesitation. He says that he was
ignorant of the matter until he heard OF it
yesterday.
Howell was much liked throughout
Martins Ferry and wherever known. he
had the confidence of his employer and all
those who knew him. He is about % years
old and unmarried. He is a son of the
late Joseph Howell the gunsmith and was
bright young man. His mother now Mrs.
Williams and bis relatives have the sym
pathy of everybody.
Mr.. ]. H. Mcclure has invented and had
already patented, fastener for putting
buttons on shoes. 1t is simple, cheap, put
on without an instrument, and certainly
takes the cake. Mr.. Mcclure is a member
Of the firm of Mcclure Brothers, the shoe
men. He is a good whole souled fellow,
and will make big money out of the inyen.
ton.
The matrimonial market is looming up.
Mr.. Nicholas Beck and Miss Blanche Mill.
gan, both of the Third ward, are announc-
ed. Beck is an employe of the Union glass
works and Miss Milligan is daughter OF
S. +. Milligan the butcher Next Thursday
is said TO be the day. Mr.. Steve Clark,
promising young nail feeder at the Laugh
lin mill, and Miss lzetta McHenry daugh.
ter Of Mr.. Joseph McHenry of Newland's
addition, will, it is said. also soon unite in
marriage. The returns are not all in yet.
Services were held in all the churches
Yesterday and the attendance was very
large, The M. Z. quarterly meeting was
held by Rev. A. r. Chapman, the Presid-
ing Elder officiated. His sermons were
intensely interesting and are highly
spoken OF. Communion was also held in
the German Lutheran Church.
Miss Mary Elliott is visiting her sister
Mrs. Phoebe Bonney, in Wood county, this
State.
Saturday night and yesterday and last
nigh: police business was unusually quiet.
One old man was picked up drunk and
run in, but was released on promising to
appear to-day.
Mr.. James Robinson. the painter, has
accepted position and began working
with Mr.. J. w. Coulson, of Bellaire.
Miss Georgia Lsnning, of Cincinnati, is
enjoying the Inequalities of her old Mar
tins Ferry friends and relatives.
Keesey's pumps again out OF order, and
the cry comes up, where is Robert Cot
trell% You should look after this, Bob
bic"
Mr.. Rem" Barr, the downtown shoe
maker, who has been laid up with diphthe-
ria during the past week, is getting along
nicely and expects to get out to-day.
The Republicans of the Third ward will
meet on Thursday at Parks Hall to nomi-
nate one councilman, one assessor and one
school director.
Mr.. J. NJ. Kinslow will break up house
keeping and will sell his household goods
at auction next Saturday.
The nice weather yesterday brought out
the people en- masse. During the afternoon
the streets were crowded and there was
every indication of spring.
little child of Mr.. Joseph Woods, of
the Union glass works, is quite sick at his
residence on Fonrth street.
The steamer Little Anna will be laid up
this morning to make some repairs, but
will resume her trips this afternoon.