Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-08
MARTINS FERRY.
The Daily RobDery-General Local News
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Notes.
At about three o'clock yesterday morn
ing thieves entered the saloon and residence
OF Mrs. Matthias Stumpf, on Fifth street,
and carried of small quantity Of money,
o breastpin, pair Of shoes and quite o mum.
Der of small articles that would be easily
disposed Of. The entrance was gained
through the kitchen window, from which
room they wandered through the lower part
OF The house. In the kitchen the remains
OF cold meal were found and in the bar.
room there were evidences of their having
taken something" They were just going
up stairs when Mrs Stumpfs grand dsugh.
ter, Miss Louisa Stroble, who lives in the
house wakened and gave the alarm, which
scared them away. This tbieving business
is getting to be very bold and unpleasantly
frequent We wait patiently to learn who
will suffer next.
The Blue Grass fishing club have re-
turned after q six weeks sojourn on Short
creek.
There will be free turtle soup lunch at
Princes saloon from TO II to-day.
Jacob Pence John Drake and L. j.
Irwin left yesterday morning for Philadel.
phia, where they represent Local Union No.
8, A. F. G. w. in the national convention:
A big duffer stole o ticket from small
boy at the circus on Monday and went in.
This was all we'll, but the small boy followed
him and had the manager put him out.
Served him right Small boy, We congrat-
late you on your pluck.
Watty Aurelius is still very low at his
bop,a ~, Novth atraat
Yesterday morning Barr, four year old
son Of William Gathers. who lives in
Clsrk's addition, met with very painful
accident. he was playing at the house OF
neighbor and BY some means got his
numb caught in clothes wringer and had
he entire end mashed OF.
The street committee waited on the OH.
GERS Of the Elson glass works yesterday With
a proposition for the opening Of Main street
through their property and under their
sorks. The only consolation they got was
hat if they wanted street through the
or, misses, the town would have to buy the
entire works.
There is party Of men cutting walnut
logs in this neiP hboi hood and dressing
them ready for shipment to Germany. They
report walnut lumber as being very scarce
in this vicinity.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock
quite an excitement was caused in the
vicinity Of the Buckeye Glass Works BY the
discovery Of Hre on the roof Of the kitchen
of a dwelling occupied BY Geo. Wsy and
owned by Mrs Henry Knapp. The fire did
not amount 10 much, and was put out with
few pals Of water before an alarm was
sent in 10 the fire department. 1t was un-
doubtedly caused by q defective fue.
Mr.. Ohio Co.'s Is lying dangerously Ill at
his home in Clarks Addition.
One Of the delegates to the NailfeederS
convention, held in Bellaire yesterday, in
formed your reporter that they we're still ~
firm a. ever in their demand for the learn
ing of three per cent Of the feeders, and
that If the demand vas not conceded 70
they would cause trouble when On attempt
was made to start the fsctofiea
George Robinson 10 suffering with badly
swollen face caused by toothsche.
Hanover street now has Q curb on the
south side and Council 10 having nice
stone gutter put in. The next thing u to
have crossings at Third and Fourth stxeets
and few more Of the residents pat down
psvements.
Robert Blackford held family reunion
at his residence about three miles wet Of
town last night There were quito large
number Of relatives present Who, among
other things, presented the old gsntleusn
with Fms easy chair in which 70 spend his
declining years.
DR.. J. N. lBlackiore returned Monday
from Athens county. where be has been vis-
itiDg his brother.
Nov since the curb has been put down O
Hanover street eli the residents shoaA
CON mence paving and the city shoud pat
| in the crossing at Third and Fourth streets
and ct the alley.
Ohio Co.'s Is verJ ick at his home In
4 m. A. addition