Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-09
MARTINS FERRY.
Thieves Secure Booty-The Etna Mill On
--Other Notes.

Thieves Secure Booty-The Etna Nnl On
-Other Notes.
Yesterday the case of Charles P. Nc
Cresry against the Daugherty Brothers. Of
the Burlington -four mill, to recover the
sum of SlO7, his claim OF mill-wright for
work done in repairing their mill property,
vas heard before Mayor Mitchell. The case
was begun at 10 o'clock and ended ats.
The attorney for the defendant was j. c.
Gray and for the plaintiff George Duncan.
The jury consisted of W. L. Trip. E. d.
Cattell, E. C. Boyd, R. n. Theaker and Pc
ter Wagenor, and allowed McCreary the
sum OF $5S. .95 for his work.
Thieves entered the planning mill Of Ex-
lev 4 Co., en- Saturday night, and carried
off three saws, two chisels, one smoothing
plane, two gauges, one joihter, arp saw
and some other tools. One Of the SAWS and
q chisel was found in the lumber yard yes
terday. They effected an entrance by
climbing over the boiler roof and breaking
one of the windows. No clue to the per
petrators.
Fifteen boiling furnaces and every other
department save the plate mill at the Aetna
went on double turn yesterday. The plate
mill will 60 on single turn this morning.
Four men are working at each pudding
furnace to double up. 1t is not known how
long the mill will continue in operation at
this rate, bat OF course it will run steadily
as i IS q large mill ana gives empioymss'
to an immense number of hands who
really need employment and who will, no
doubt, yet get chance to eat turkey on
Christmas and buy their little ones spres.
ent or two, which the majority Of them did
not expect to do for the reason the mill
has been making poor time.
Mr.. Charles Thorngate is the happy
father ofla bouncing baby boy.
Mrs. Benjamin Exley, Sr., is dangerously
ILL.,
A night school is much needed here and
would certainly pay. We have plenty oi
boys and girls who have, to work to' earn
living during the day who would gladly at
tend if such a thing existed They flourish
and do much good in other town and cite:
and why cant we have one in Martins Fer
~. Let some energetic lady or gentlem IN
rent room, work up one and they will lind
it will pay. ,.
Charles johnson, OF Clarks addition, who
has been on the sick list for several weeks |;
able to be on the street.
Next Thursday evening quite number
of our people will take in Fred Warde, al
the Opera House. The Climax" will make
special trip to accommodate those going
Mrs. J. NJ. Smith, Of Paull's addition i:
on the sick list.
Clarence Burris is down from Steuben
vile.
Post y will held an open meeting to
morrow night.
The municipal dads will meet tonight.
Yesterday Joseph Porter and Alice Mill
gan were arrested for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
Mrs. Jacob Ryder returned home yester
day.
Last night the teachers and scholars o
the NJ. L. Church met to make arrange
ments for Christmas.
Mr.. A. S. Stewart, whose son Dan dleC
in the Ohio penitentiary recently, is in re
ceipt Of letter from the Warden, part
which reads as follows Daniel ,proteste'
his innocence 10 his death. He was yer.
feeble for quite a while. We try to Civ
such treatment as will at least make com
Portable as we can under the circumstances
Daniel had no special requests to make
did not feel bard toward any one, expressed
himself satisfied to leave this world OF u
him trouble. He never expressed an
special religious feeling yet knew he mus
die and was ready. With sympathy to yo'
in your affection, remain, Isaac G. Peet
ing. warden"