Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-10
4 yIsILANcE COMMITTEE
Formed by Kartia's Fsrrylans Who
Have Been Dispoilsd BY Thieves.
They are Tired Of Being Preysd Upon BY
Robbers, and Resolve to Arm IN Self
Defense - Other Martins
Ferry News Notes.

1t sEeaRy shameful that the farmers in
the vicinity Of town are forced to organize
q vigilaacs committee to protect their prop
eriy and crops from thieves. The following
| is list cf the p.opie whose property OF
crops have been disturbed BY thieves dur
;pg the past three weeke; Afeck Darrsh,
John Steele: Robert Enneyr David Fowler,
William Fi3ney, Ms.. Daniel Hestlake,
Newton TosSert, David Thoburn, Alex.
Cochran. Thomas Cochran, William McCue,
James Jamisep, and apite a number of
Others OF whom Jour reporter csuld gain no
positive information. Some of these people
tavehad their seuses broken INTO, others
had their spring houses ard cellars piifered
and irsome casesrhe cfopehave been stolen
from the fields. rs was stated yesterday,
Mrs. Westlake has'been robbed three times,
she beng q widow and probably beng
able to aford hersef less protection than
many ofIthe others. In view of'these facts
and the neagre protection the farmers.heve
at the hands of the law, the question OF
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
was discussed among me sufferers and their
neiehbors in a quiet way until the desired
amount Of feeling was aroused, when o pm.
yate meeting was held. This occurred on
Wednesday night, and aryigiance- commit
tee, or mutual protective societyt was form.
ed to operate until time when danger shall
cease. These men are determined, and ell
of them own either shot gun or rife land
some more tAan one1, which they intend 10
use on any one seen prowlisgs around Of
night. II would be well for town people
who have no particular business in the
country at light to stay at home. ortheJ
are liable to come home looking like asieSe
or may be not come at all.
GENERAL LOCAL NOTES.
Watkins Aurelius, who died at hrs home
on North street, Wednesday evenings will
be buried in the Walnut Grove cemetery to-
day at 2 o'clock.
A postal ca-d was received from Mrs. An.
burn Ralston, at Flushing, where her dangh'
ter, Miss Anna is lying sick with fever. 1t
states that she is some better and will
probably be brought home in, O. few days
Miss Ida Hsyle returned yesterday from
Oberlin, o., where she has been attending
school,
Yesterday q, picked nine. from Martins
Ferry played game Of base ball with the
Sluggers, of Etnaville, resulting in q
defeat for the former by score of IA to
%. The game, as the score shows, was not
very holly contested, but was played accord
ing to the best rules, under, the supervision
of Mike Wright as umpire.
Yesterday evening about 5 CLOCK Chss.
F. Green's FIVE weeks old child died Of chol.
era iptantum. She will be. buried this
afternoon in Walnut Grove cemetery, the
ceremony being private. The funeral no.
,ce will be found elsewhere in this issue.
David Davis is lying i'll at his home in the
orchard.
Geo. F. Weisman has returned fror, q
pleasant visit in Ohio Pyle. George speaks
in glowing terms of the line bed and accom-
modstions he received at the hands OF Mr..
Gregory, the proprietor of the hotel where
he stopped while in that elessic village.
Yesterday picnic was held in Hellings
orchardiby few of our Rush Hip young
folks. They carried the swing ropes in the
ice cream freezer and the iced tea" in o
tub.
On Wednesday night q colored man
named Nelson, who lives on Fifth street, o
few doors above Hanover. went home about
twelve o'clock and found a man at his
kitchen door. Nelson asked him what he
wanted and the stranger Immediately pulled
down his hat and started toward the back
gate. Nelson went into the house and got
his revolver and started in pursuit Of the
man, who was evidently there for the pur.
pose Of stealing. He followed him as far
as Hanover street and fred three shots after
him, but without effect