Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-29
DARING BURGLARY.
A HssOic Woman 0yerpowered by a
. Robber Gang
Ard Her Home RiRed Of Its ValuabIes---
Her Plucky Conduct---The Stab
bing Case General News
ofMartin's Ferry.

A bold and successful robbery was COM
mitted at the residence of Mr. Henry Nc
Cartep, back of Walnut Grove, yesterday
morning. About > o'clock Mr. McCarten
started for work at the Laughlin mill At
halcpast three Mr.. Jack Brannon, who
boards with Mr.. McCarten, and who also
worls at the I.aughlin mill, started for
work. About halfpast four Mrs. McCsrten
heard a noise at one of the down stairs
windows and went to Brannou's room up
stairs and procured his revolver. She went
to the loom where she heard the noise. Two
men were then in the act of entering and
she told them to leave, at the same time
firing shot at them. They returned the
shot the ball passing through her sleeve,
and entered with handkerchief drawn over
their faces. She carried a purse in her
bosom containing. about $3.50, which they
took from her after considerable difficulty,
and after choking her She threw part Of
the money to one side of the room. This the
found together with fine gold watch worth
about $l20 and handsome gold ring val
ued at $50. amounting in all to $3.50, which
paid them well for their trouble. McCar-
lens house is in the new addition Of the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and
is tie only one yet occupied. The nearest
house is that of James Find!ey' just at the
foot Of Walnut Grove, and is as good
a place as the thieves could
have selected She screamed terribly
but was not heard BY Mr.. Findley
or any of the neighbors, as they were too
far away. She attempted to remove the
handkerchief from one of the mems faces,
but failed, and certainly deserves great
credit for the courage shown. Under
the circumstances very few, if fn',
ladies' would have exhibited one half OF
the amount pluck She is belfast from
the fright, and says one of the men was
large and the other small, and thinks she
could recognize the larger one OF the two.
There is no clue to the perpetrators.
TOWN TALK.
Yesterday Mr. VIM. Blewbach and Miss
Theresa Walters were married in the Cath
Ole church. Another wedding will take
place here to-day week and another two
weeks from tomorrow, and dozen others
in the meantime, for all we know. The
market is booming with a big B.
Samuel Snedekcr. of Washington county,
W. Va, has purchased the property Of Mr.
Amos Curley on the Garden Spot, for
5000. The property consists of lot and
'wo two story frame houses, one with four
ooms and the other eight. The price is
considered reasonable The Ladies Union
Benevolent Society will meet to-day at the
residence of Mrs. j. NJ Lyle.
THE CUTTING SCRAPE.
Mr.. Terrell saws that Ben Frazier and
George Blewback left his saloon on last
on last Saturday night and fought and did
not return afterward, as stated in our locH Is
Will Filpot OF hellaire, was in town yester
day among friends The beautiful clouds
asst evening drew great deal of attention,
and was the subject Of much comment
lou missed a good sight if You did not see
,hcm. The Blaine and Logan Escort club
will 90 to Benwood tonight, to
.Ena,ille Thursday night and to Mt.
Pleasant Monday night. The club will
also 90 to Pittsburg, if sufficient number
of the members are willing. Mrs. VIM S.
Blew, nee Miss Anna Woodruff, will return
70 Green Castle Ind, to day, after a de-
.ightful visit with her mother, Mrs William
Woodruff. Yesterday two ainters painted
signs on Krauter's and Mrs. Sheekey's sa.
con, advertising Blackwcl's Durham.
They painted the two in a very snort time
Miss inez Barnes, Of Stoncrs, Pa, is the
guest OF her cousins, Misses Sadie and Mol
lie Reagan, on Fifth street. George Blew
Dack was reported some better last night
- - huys Mems Fashionable Drass