Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-19
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Footpads Go Through a Couple OF
Citizens
Over at Martins fery-The Gas Well
Again in Trouble-A Bad Bel
iaire Woman.
nARrIN,s FERRY.
Highway Robbery The Gas Well
snmmer sports = General Local
News.

Snmmer sports = GenerA Local
News.
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.
Early yesterday morning James I. Ganlt'
who formerly worked at Spence's foundry,
came into DR.. Hoberlsack's office to have
him sew up O bad cut in his lower lip. his
story wa that he and q companion bad
been out late on Sunday night drinking
some, but we're no in an intoxicated con
dition. They board on Hanover street;
At about - o'clock, as near as he couid
Judge, they were up by the depot, ana ms
Companion having dropped behind, ne was
him. Two men came up the road and
, ,Ssy se Ses1ss '0 One q them came
mn 10 him and before he was aware struck
him in the mouth with a billy or a pair OF
Enucklers, and knocked him down and
at once Jumped on him and went through
his rockets. The other foot pad did the
same with the other man, and as soon as
thew got through started off up the rail.
road track and disappeared. They got
about So from Mr.. Gault and about so cents
from his companion. MI. Gaults LIP, Is
badly cut, the cash being about two inches
in length, and his chin and the lower part
of his face is badly bruised.
ANoTHEE ACCIDENT.
The gas we'll met with another accident
Yesterday, which will probably cause q
suspension of the work for some time.
They attempted to put in the casing OIL Sat
urdsy night and the hole was not quite
large enough to allow il to go down aud to
enlarge the hole they use what they call q
hollow reamer. This became fastened In
the we'll and is still there. One OF the work
men said yesterday that it would have to
be cut in pieces in order to get 1t out, and
this will take some time. Everything was
Quiet up around the well yesterday.
PIcSICs n FEsTIvALs.
The steamer Prince will take ThOburn
Post, G. A. R., down to the picnic at Rodi'
fer's on July 4th. They expect tc take
about 200 people along.
A committee was appointed by the M. f.
Sunday-school yesterday to select a suita'
BILE grove in which 10 hold a Sunday
school picnic on July 4th. :,
Taubey Post, G. A. r. No. 3lS, will hold
a festival at their hall in Warrenton on
Thursday evening next. Thoburn Post. OF
this city, have been invited and will PROB
ably attend.
The Excelsior Band x ursion will be on
June 10Th instead of June 2lst, as stated
Oy uS On DuUudl. luV IA
charge yesterday decided TO make the fare
for the round trip 81 per couple. Kramer
will go along.
GENERAL LOCAL. NEWS.
81 Donnelly is lying very sick at his
home in this city.
Mr.. James o. Stewart, of this city, leaves
TO morrow for a months visit to his son at
Grand Haven, Michigan. The REGISTER
wishes him q pleasant visit.
Two plain DRINKS were assessed 81 and
costs each at Mayor Mitche!l's matinee
yesterday.
John Moore was run in for drunkenness
Yesterday afternoon. The officer had to
use his "persuader" to induce him to 60.
Russell Medill is on duty at Ong's drug
store. in the absence of A. Ralston, Jr., who
is rusticating at Smithtield, Ohio.
George K. Grafton, a popular sign painter
from Bellaire, Ohio, was in the city yester'
day taking orders. He is one of the best
artists in his line i n Eastern Ohio, and is
doing considerable work here.
DR.. +. z. Martin, one of Bellaire's phys
icians, was in the city yesterday afternoon,
the guest of his friend DR.. Cox, OF the
South Side.
DR.. Park West was in town yesterday.