Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-05

is said halls from Ashland, KY, voted here
| on Monday and then nj Steubenville where
| he was arrested and locked up. he sWore
| be was a resident of both places. He Will
| likely 90 to Columbus where he can vote
eating soup for some years.
Ed. Kelley, bruiser, who has oeen
| working at the mill, entered Frank Sherrys
boarding house on Sunday night. Mr.
sherry got up and asked him what nc
| wanted. BE said he wanted to see one OIL
his boarders. Mr.. Sherry. went TO the
room of the boarder named and was told
| that he did not desire to see Kelley. SHERRY
informed him of the fact and Kelley
| started To enter the room when ht was toid
20 promenade. This he refused to do and
when Sherry attempted to put him out he
struck him and knock ed him down. Sherry
| jumped up and after much difficulty sue
| ceeded in putting him out All day sun.
day Kelley fingered around SHERRY nouss
! He carried knife and swore he wouio
| kiln him. but failed to see him that Day
| On Monday morning Kelley noticed him
| Standing on the corner, and without SIN
| ole utterance walked up to him and draw
| inc the knife cut him under the right eye
and in the back, also knocking him down:
On getting up Sherry jumped on him and
| on the interference Of some spectators they
| we're separated. Sherry notified the mayor
who failed to have him arrested, and now
he proposes to enter suit Kelley ana
friend working in the mill stole skif on
| Tuesday and departed. They nave moi
| been heard OF since.
Mr.. Sol Hastings, a boiler in the mill,
| left for his home in Wheeling yesterday,
West Drake, ESQ, a mailer, who had his
leg broken IN the explosion, and who has
| been laid up since at his home in Wheel
| ing, will return TO work tomorrow.
Mrs. Moody is quite sick with lung
| trouble.
The blast furnace which has been of
some weeks, will likely resume week after
| next.
Mr.. Joseph Kennedy, one of the whole
souled mill men, is beaming all over with
smiles-a big boy-his first.
Mrs. Mary Reece, the temperance divine,
will hold series of meetings in the school
house. beginning tonight.
George Ingler, blacksmith in the mill,
will take charge OF the forge department at
| the Brilliant mill, and will remove his fam
| ilv TO that enterprising town. Mr.. Ed.
| Sprucebank, machinist here, will also 60
| to Brilliant.
At the mill 113 machines are in opera
ton. OF these S5 are self-feedlng machines.
Full time is being made, and everything
works to perfection. Last Saturday was
nav day. A large quantity Of nails will be
| shipped by the river tomorrow.
The election on Monday passed of quiet
| ". and the Democrats carried everything.
| The election was IS follows:
For Mayor-W. C. Lloyd, 81; David
Long, 80.
For Marshal-John Conley, "A; Bassett
For RECONSIDERATION Peeler, Sr., ran on
both tickets, and received ll6 votes.
For Clerk-Harry Breen, 80.
For Street Commissioner-Ed. Mulhol'
Ian, IS; James Muphy, 81.
For Council-Cromwell BUGGY, - Isaac
| Gossett, So; Mathew Kane, 81; Wilson
Linn, 81; Isaac Either, SO: James Smith
| 81: W. Dean, 10; G. w. Thompson, 81; K.
Turner, "a; D. Simpson, 80; J. W. FISHER,
| SO; J. Il. Cairns, 81. All the mill boys are
happy over the result.
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
The McGugln gas we'll has now been
burning constantly for a whole year, and
the flow seems as strong as ever. APpar
emily the supply is unlimited, aud the
! only regret is that it is wasted.
The mercantile appraisers report shows
that there are 5l3 business houses in Wash
ington county. OF these ZIG, or mere than
one fifth are in Washington. In Monon
gahela City there are sc, in Canonsburg 81
and in Burgettstown % business houses
paying mercantile license.
On Friday night last the residence Oh
Mrs. Hester Petit, of Claylick, Greene
county, was burned to the ground. Moth
ing was saved and the loss on the owner is
very severe. This has been partly made
up, however, by the generosity Of the
neighbors, who have contributed large
| amount OF cash and necessaries OF life to
| the unfortunate.
Judge Wilson, OF UniontowH, in sen.
fencing Bayard Low to the pententiary for
murder, addressed him as follows: "A
| man who starts out out with revolver In
one pocket and two pints of whisky in the
! other already is three-fourths OF the way on
the road to trouble. Armed as you were
| for difficulty it would have been marvellous
! if you had come out of the show without
| tirst having had trouble of some kind"
The home of Walter Coen in Waynes-
| burg was entered by some miScreant few
days ago, while the family was on a visit
| to friends in the country, leaving the
| house locked up. Some canned fruit, a
| set OF knives and forks and box of fine
cigars are thought TO be the only articles
| taken by the. rascals, though Mr.. Coen's
! private papers, and things were scattered
promisCuously about.
Thieves entered a country store in West
| moreland county, on Wednesday night
last, and deliberately packed up goods
amounting TO 81 800, consisting OF grocer,
| les, ready made clothing, cutlery, dry
| goods, crockery, boots and shoes, and lot
| OF cheap jewelry, loaded them into their
wagons and droge off with their plumber
| In addition TO the above they secured q
large amount of money. They were seen
the next day driving rapidly in the direc.
ton of Pittsburg. Thus far they have es-
capped arrest.
About one year ago Mr.. Joseph Reeves,
| CT Greene county, met with serioas acct
dent on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
near Columbus, Ohio. He told the conduc
tor his destination, and the latter said he
would stop at certain little way station,
| the station was not ticket station, and
| the train did not stop as was promised. Mr.
Reeves was carried some distance beyond
when be was let of in the darkness and in
| a strange country, In attempting TO walk
back 10 the station he fell through trestle
work and broke his leg, and lay there un'
| til morning before help arrived. Several
months elapsed before he was able to re-
| turn TO his home, his business suffering in
the meantime. Suit was brought against
the B. & .. Company at Washington, and
the case set for trial last week, but com
promise was effected by the company pay
ing Mr.. Reeves 5000.
500 pairs Window Shades reduced to cost
to close them out, at A. 8. Harden's, lllt