The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-05
Forrest Club" has Just finished playing It's
irst play, 1.-THE Two Orphans, land will prob.
Ahly play aeain before spring ~

Forrest Club" has Jus! finished playing its
frst play, THE Two Orphans, land will prob
ably play again before spring
Soon after commencing his sermon at the
N. z, church on sunday morning, Rev. a.
W. Butts was taken III, and the congregation
was dismissed. He had taken cold and y
threatened with pneumonia This Will
probably interfere with the meetings that
have been In continuance for two weeks.
Yesterday morning about daylight as .
freight train was coming down the Cleveland
& Pittsburgh road large rock was discovered
on the track, having been loosened from Inc
bank above by the heavy rain. II was too
late TO stop, but fortunately the two or three
bars OF the cow.catcher that were broken by
the shock had strength enough to throw the
stone from the track. It occurred aooYe
Martins Ferry.
OPERATIONS OF THE sArE BLOWING GANG.
The store II Messrs. Hugh & swart, at
Amity Washington county, Pa, was entered
after midnight, on Friday night. by robbers,
who broke open the safe and stole thereirom
between six hundred and seven hundred a ie:
lars In money. The robbers secured the
necessary tools to break open the safe at the
blacksmith shop OF Alexander Bolton, In the
village. They also stole about SIS In postage
stamps.
Two men were seen by several persons
in the vicinity Of the village In the evening,
but were not recognized. One wasa man
about five feet six In height and the other
was taller.
There was number Of persons about the
store until a late hour In the night, but up
to the time OF closing no strangers had put
In an appearance.
The robbery was not discovered until after
daylight, on Saturday morning, when Squire
Ians was called and ct once started in pursuit.
Itwas discovered that two horses and sad
dies had been stolen from the stable Of Nj.
George Webb, about two miles from Amity.
These horses were found htched TO the fence
near the toll gate east OF Washington, about
nine o'clock on Saturday morning. They
had doubtless been ridden by the robbers,
who probably reached Washington in time
TO take some Of the early trains.
ST. cLAIRsvllLE.
Charlie Clark has returned from q brief
trip through the West.
Eight marriage licenses were issued last
week by the Probate Court.
The will OF the late Joseph Harper was adj
mitted to probate on Saturday.
The NJ. E. Mite Society met Friday even.
Ing at the residence OLA. H. Mitchell, Esq.
A prominent Bellaire attorney Is making
arrangements TO remove TO this place. This
Is significant.
The school examiners met Saturday, and
issued certificates TO forty.one teachers who
were examined on the 9th ult.
Prof. ]. N. Woods, Superintendent Of the
Morristown public schools, died last Wednes-
day, and was buried Friday. His successor
has not been chosen.
At Pleasant Hill School House, two miles
north Of town, Friday evening, while meet
ing OF literary society was In progress, John
Anderson, aged seventeen, was stabbed in the
right side by like" Berry, aged nineteen.
Anderson was bleeding internally, and after
an examination Of the wound, DR.. A. II.
Hewetson WINS unable to state as so its seri.
business: Anderson is quiet, peaceable boy,
while Berry, 1t is said, longs to be q terror"
Berry has not been arrested. elE
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Riley Fickes was hurt Saturday while work.
ing In clay mine, by large lump Of clay
falling on him.
Willard coyle, while working In o clay
mine, at Porter, McMahon q Co.'s works,
had tia fore finger OF his right hand so badly
tnasneu that ~ nau W pe tnAeh VI.
A small boy by the name OF Breen received
some slight Injuries on Friday evening while
working In one OF the clay mines. He was
caught In some way by the car, and received
several bruises on the leg but nothing ser
ious s1 20
Out at Fairview the measles have become
epidemic. There are now about twenty cases
III town, and as many more in the immediate
neighborhood. The schools had to succumb
10 the pressure, and also the school Of Pitten.
ger district Is closed for the same cause. Their
spreading so was occasioned by young man
by the name OF Flowers going to church and
inoculatipg the whole community.