Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-27
PROBABLE MURDER
At a Saturday Night Dance at Mar
tins Ferry.
The Notorious Ben Frazier Knifes George
Blewbach Fatally and Escapes
No Hope for the-life of
the Injured Man.

A probably fatal cutting ARRAY occurred
at the dance at Ferrers saloon on Saturday
night about ii o'clock. The notorious Ben
Frazier and George Blewbach, nail feeder.
aged about 81 years, working at the Laugh
lin mill, participated in the dance, About
two weeks ago they had little difficulty
which was afterwards settled between them.
At. the above place on Saturday night they
had some words which ended in what may
cost Blewbach his life. Frazier drew an
Ugly knife and slashed open large cash in
Blewbachs breast Just above his heart, the
cut extending clear into his lung. He also
cut an immense cash in his back below his
shoulder blade. The wounded man was
conveyed to his home in Clark's addition
and DR.. Blackford summoned Up till
noon yesterday he was unconscious
and will certainly die. Frazier
danced for fully an hour afterwards, not ap-
bearing to mind what he had done and was
not arrested by the two special police at the
dance. Marshal Hanson was notified
and left for the place but found that Frazier
had skipped. Up till last night he had not
been arrested and his whereabouts are I'M
known.
TOWN NEWS.
+ Mr.. Stephen Hopkins is the happy father
of twins-boy and girl, and Mr.. +. ID. Cot
tell of baby girl. A drunk was run in
Yesterday. The Salvation Army held ser
vices at the school house square yesterday
afternoon. Three children of Mr.. W. II.
Starks are on the sick list A large num-
Der of our people will 60 to Pittsburg next
Saturday. In our list of the most notables
decorations on Saturday night we omitted
the names of Richard o Bernie and Mrs.
Brant. Harry Taylor was married to a
North Wheeling girl at Gretra Green yes
terday. Several Arabs were in town yes
terday and attracted much attention.
ALL SORTS OF NEWS ITEMS.
Saturday little child of Benz. Job, of
Etnaville, died from lung trouble and as
buried yesterday. Howard, son Of Mr.. j.
B Montgomery, is down with diphtheria.
A number of officers and teachers in the
NJ. L. Sabbath school have given the base
ment of the church a thorough cleaning.
Mr.. Ohio Coss has established fish stand
on Second street at Ongs drug store, where
our citizens can always find the finest lake
hsP, fresh and cheap. He will receive them
every day. Give him call. He will at
cr TO all orders promptly The Ladies
L. b. Society will meet at Mrs. j. NJ Lit
tle's on Wednesday at o'clock sharp.
Soup will be served at VIM. Coates Eclipse
Saloon on Monday and every morning the
coming week, from 9 to II O'clock The
new pavement along the Sherman House
property is one of the most needed
improvements made for some time.
Much satisfaction is expressed here over the
capture of Mitchell, the murderer Of c. 6.
Griffith. A beautiful wax cross is on exhi-
btion at Mrs Vollhard's barber shop to be
raffled off toward lquidating the mortgage
on the shop furniture caused by her hus-
hand, who got the money and gave mort
gage and skipped out some time ago, leav-
ing his wife and several little children with
out support. Some young ladies will rattle
off a fine silk dress for the same purpose.
Buy chance and he p the object along.
Mrs. Vollhard has put the shop into the
hands Of her cousin, practical barber.
She is a,splendid little lady, is in poor cir
cumstances, is striving to remove the mort
gage and deserves the support of our good
people Miss Lizzie daughter Of Mr. Hen
~ Diehl, of Glenns Run, who died from
typhoid fever on Friday, was buried in the
family burying ground yesterday afternoon.
This is the third death in Mr. Diehls family
from typhoid fever in the past eight weeks,
and he has the sympathy Of the community.
EDMUND f. BoCKING and c. Menkemiler,
druggists, guarantee positive relief for any
cough cold, Group or lung complaint by
using Ackers English Remedy, or will re-
fund tho nopav