Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-13
ARMED WITH SHOT GUNS,
The Belmont County Farmers Lie
in Wait fer Tnieyes.
The Narrow Escape of Three Suspicious
Characters About Midnight OF Sat
urday---The Exciting Roll
er Race al Barnes
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road crossing, saw three mem from Martin s.
Ferry whom he knew 70 be sus-
picious characters making their
way rather rapidly toward the
country. He Immediately dispatched a
messenger TO the remainder of the commit
tee who were stationed on the hills and
roads in the vicinity, and in a few minutes
the crowd was increased to SIX good able
Bodied men, all we'll armed and just desper-
ate enough to take the lite OF any msu who
would dare to modest the peace ct that VI
cinity. The six men started in
pursuit Of
THE THREE QuESTIONABLEs,
and followed them at safe distance for
three miles when they turned out Of the
road and entered thicket near the road
side. At this iuncture the vigiiants separ-
ated and surrounded the clump Of bushes
and the field containing it in such a way as
they supposed would make it impossible for
any one to leave the vicinity without being
seen. The watch was strictly kept up by
the six and q reinforcement oFhalf as many
more who arrived during the night. In the
morning at about daybreak the watchers
commenced to think that something must
be wrong, and accordingly detailed a party
OF three, armed with double barreled shot
guns and pistols TO search the thicket.
Upon this deputation reaching the clump OF
bushes into which the three suspects
had positively been seen to enter BY their
followers the night before, they found it de
serted eutirely, SO far as living beings were
concerned but upon further search two
empty sacks were found, both
STAINED WITH BLOOD
as if they had been used in carrying
some kind Of game or other animal flesh
freshly killed. The vigilants felt somewhat
worried about the escape Of the suspected
individuals, as they were undoubtedly out
for plumber as the sacks found in the thicket
plainly showed.
We will give one more warning to our
city thieves to keep out of the country for
while, as the farmers mean business, and
will positively stand no monkeying. One
farmer told your reporter the other day thai
he knew OF the purchase Of SIX new revoiVers
by people in his immediate neghborhood
Johnny Ong received barrel of turtles
from the Sunaower fishing club who are en-
camped near the head waters Of Miami
creek.
Miss Minnie Orr Of Holidays Cove, w.
Va. is visiting Capt. l.. W, Iuglebright
John W. Glffin OF Bellaire, was in town
Yesterday among his friends.
Lou Haythorne and Will Moore, Of
Por land were down Yesterday and stopped
while on their way TO Wheeling.
Walter Aiken Of Til onyille was down yes
terday.
Mr.. Oscar Allen and wife, OF Smithfeld,
and Miss Mary McCahor, Of Grover Ridge,
Penn, are visiting athe residence OF A. d.
Newland.
The tar pavement on North Fourth street
is completed, and though only few days
old, it is already as hard as is necessary for
all practical purposes. In composition II
consists of about foot of cement composed
of gravel and coal tar, which is rolled solid
and allowed to partially harden. On the
ton of this another coat oftar and fine sand
is laid and rolled solid This, when hard,
makes a nice sandy walk, which feels much
more natural to the feet than either brick
or stone. and which does not have any OF
the cracks and uneven places which soon
wear into brick or flag pavement. Sew.
eral Of the residents on this street have had
walks round their houses built Of the same
material, and one can Judge by them as TO
the appearance q street will present when
paved thus, and with lawn in good condl-
lion on either side. The citizens
Of the Garden Spot ore agitarng the
question Of laying a similar pavement or
Broadway. This street passes through one
Of the incest parts Of town, and a pavement
of that kind on either side would add ma
terisily 10 the beauty and attrac'iveness o.
that locality. and besides this, there is not
sirrle street in the orchard. Mr.. Thomas
Royle, Of this place, is now making busi-
reEs of laying Me composition pave
mert and can execute any such work sat
isisctcrily.
The tenement house of Rev. Samuel
Rcyd, on Fifth street, is nearing compile
tiGr.
John HAYNES new house in the Garden
Scot, and the Bell sister tenement house in
Strevss addition, are almost ready tor oc
cupaucy.
There seems to be kind reign Of terror
in the country within few miles OF town
Your reporter net one lady yesterday who
told him she and her family were afraid to
90 10 bed at night for fear Of being killed.
| robbed or burned to death She said she
awakened the other night and went to thu
! door and saw man with candle hunting
chickens in the barn. She called to hin to
leave, and he told her to 90 in and attend
to her business or he would 90 to the house
and teach her better than to interfere with
him. 1t is daily occurrence for men to
| shoot chickens in peoples front yards and
threaten to shoot the owners il they are mo.
| LISTED. In some cases whole filters OF small
pigs have been killed aud carried of
| Something must be done, and that imme
diately, or the farmers will have to come 10
town to board, so as to escape the danger
OF being killed or burned to death at night.
W. H. Wood Il Bro. will furnish the brick
to be used in DR.. B. O. Williams new resi-
dence on the nabob side Of Fourth street.
The Selbys will lay the brick and Charles
Seabright do the stone work,
Responsible persoDs hGge offered tho free
gift of the Necessary amount Of land 70 aay
company or corporation which will locate
her. aai build manufacturing establish
ment. This is very sensible move, as the
LAND adjacent to the works and the increased
! amount of business in town will soon pay
Tor the land donated. There have beea sew
eral good institutions driven away from
Martins Ferry By the eXorbitans price
charged for land.
Miss Jessie Trip and her friend, Mig
Anna Moore, returned Saturday from 4 two
weeks visit in Steubenvile.
Jason Hobensack is at home visiting hi:
parents. he has been in charge Of drnC
store in Eastern Pennsylvania for severa
months.
Miss Ssllie Gillespie Of Portland Station
lie in town visiting her brother, J. B. GILES
pie. of Third street.
Welsh and Moore are putting in q new
fifty horse power engine Of their own design
| and construction at the Hoyle-Jones Manu-