Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-22
MARTINS FERRY.

At about half.past nine Monday night
Harry WitheIald and family were sitting on
the front rorch OF their residence on Fourth
street, two doors below Hanover. when
Mrs. Withersld had occasion 10 90 10 the
back part Of the house. Before entering the
kitchen she heard something making O
noise on the tin roof, and Immediately re.
turned to the front part Of the house and
informed her husband that there was some
one on the kitchen roof Mr.. Witherald
procured his revolver and went up stairs
where he could see over the kitchen roof.
Upon entering back room be saw some
one standing on the roof of the one story
kitchen with his hands resting upon the
window sill as il about TO enter. Mr.. Weth'
erald started after the would-be burglar, who
Jumped chimney just in time to escape
load from his pursuers revolver. From here
he jumped through grape arbor 70 the
ground and made his escape. Mr.. Wetherald
came down into the back yard, but coId
find no trace Of the thief, whose evident in
tention was to 70 through the house before
bedtime and while the family we're enjoying
the evening air in front II would be
advisable for families who wish 10 enjoy an
evening breeze to divide up into squads. 40
that all parts Of the house may be protected
at once.
Yesterday evening at about six o'clock,
James A fifteen months old child OF Geo
Ware, died at its home, on Second street. Of
Q complication Of iniantile diseases. Il will
be buried TO day at two o'clock in Rivervis~
Cemetery.
Saturday night is the date Of the regular
monthly meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Franklin Building Association. A fall
representation is requested.
Miss Annie Il. Wells, Of Canton, 0 is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. D. d. Mar.
tin.
Anderson Ralston, Jr, is in Flushing Of.
tending on bis sister Anna, who has been
sick at that place for several days.
John Spencer returned yesterday from Q
business Trip
The Inhabitants Of Clsrks addition got
oil the mustard green's they could ca, last
spring by simply going out into the streets
But il seems that that the residents OF that
locality are not a. fond Of greens a. they
might be, or elle the mustard was exceed.
ingly plentiful, for ct the present time there
are several streets in which the above
named weed grows TO the luxuriant hsight
Of Eve feet aud covers The entire thoso1gh-
fare. Il is impossible 10 pass along the
street in the morning without wetting the
clothing completely with the dss, a1d be-
aides il looks bad for town Of this size to
be oyergroxn with weeds Isn the task Of
the street commissioner or Of the residents
TO clear these streets?
During yesterdays storm Ars Ed In
derson vss sitting al the window Of her hooss
in Bsihe's addition when abe received .
siight stroke Of lightning, from the effects Of
which she did not recover for about aa
hour.
More trouble in the mill row." Yestsr-
day evening james Springer and John
Thomas hsds little racket over the qess
ton of where their respective chick
ems should feed. There vss .
large amount Of dang and vulgar language
indulged in By both parties until they
finally came to blows The fght vosnd
up By Spreys's mouth being badly dig
ured. and bis astsgonist shooting q him
With revolver while be vas hidden IN the
coal house. Il uiIl b aired in ths poscs
eoort today.
Charley Rustic and Hruphey Williams
each paid 6ne yesterday for fghting last
Friday night
Mrs. J. A. Dixon, MrsL Geo. B. smith
and family and Miss El~ise Gray ars spsnd-
ing q few week near Colsrsin.