Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-10
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Martins Ferry Places of Business Again
Invaded,


Martins Ferry Places of Business Aaai'
Invaded.
On Monday night Harry Souders and hi
cutter, Mr.. Frank Wallace, closed thei
tailoring establishment on Fourth street q
nine o'clock and together went over Il
Grand Army Hall where festival was il
progress. After spending little over 81
hour in the hall they returned to 90 to bed
they both sleeping in the shop. On enter
lug nothing unusual greeted their gaze
but upon going into the back room, the
sleeping apartment, they found the bach
door open and noticed that the key va:
gone. An investigation was made i'm
mediately and it was found that the same
old game had been played. The transom
was broken open and the frame showed
prints of very dirty. slender, long fingers
This explained matters at once. The
same man who has been doing
the transom act so successfully in
this neighborhood for several
months had given them call. A fur,
ther investigation showed that several bolts
of cloth had been taken, besides several
flannel shirts and two pairs Of custom
made pants. The act was very bold one,
the entire performance hsvirg been given
between the hours of nine and ten o'clock,
at which time the streets are very seldom
deserted.
ANOTHER CASE.
On the same night, little earlier than
the time OF the occurrence mentioned
above, some one entered the wagon shop
OF D. 81. Souder, the father OF the gentle
man mentioned above and carried of o
number Of tools, including in the lot q
heavy screw driver, Ratchet and small
crow bsr. The thieves were discovered
lighting matches in the shop by young
man wto happened to be passing, and his
curiosity being aroused he stopped
aud looked into q win.
dow. While in this position
some one, evidently a member Of the gang
sent out to do picket duty, threw large
piece OF brick through the window over
the young man head. He concluded il
was time to 90 and did not stay to question
the right Of the men in the shop. The
screwdriver was found near the tailoring
establishment mentioned in the item
above, proving that 1t was taken 10 be
used as burglars tool.
GENERAL
1t has been proved that the thieves who
got go much booty at keller's last Friday
night entered through the transom and
used the back window az an exit.
On Saturday last Colonel William Wal
lace, an old citizen of this place, and later
OF Philadelphia, died at his home in the
latter city. MIR Wallace will be well re-
membsred BY people here, he being Colo.
mel OF the 18th Ohio Volunteers and living
many years in the residence now occupied
by Mr. Geo. Mckim.
There are rumOrs Of serious trouble al
the Elson Glass works. From what can
be learned il seems that one Of the officers
and the general IH.DeE~r can not get
along IN that loving manner mentioned by
Moses in bis ten commandments. At least
O large part OF the factory force has been
put Off and a meeting OF the Board ot Di-
rectors called to decide who shall stay, the
manager or the officer iD question.
Mr.. NJ s Smith, patentee Of the new
Smith glass furnace LAS returned from ST.
Louis and Cincinnati, where he has been
introducing bis new invention. He ia now
in Wellsburg making arrangements TO
build q furnace for the Riverside Glass
Company.
On Friday night the Maennerchor held
q private entertainment in their hall on
Jefferson street
Yesterday the employe. OF the Benwood
blast furnace we're notified that they would
receive an increase OF wages. To the fur
nacemen, including fllers, keepers, engin.
eers and cindermen, the advance will
amount TO 10 cents reT dGJ
D. X. Allen yesterday shipped 10 Frank
Ely, OF Chicago, a chair which has been in
pc ssession Of the Allen family abou. one
hundred years. The piece Ct furniture is
unique in design and ID quite curiosity
Mr. sam Kirby is laid up with q bealed
hand.
Yesterday The @. 4 P. rag wagon"
gIsddened the feArIs Of the employees.
Mr.. James Coyle, Of Bellsire, has &C
cepted a position in the Buckeye mold
shop.
Miss Kate Waters leR ior her home in
Iowa yesterday niter pleasant visit with
be, Sis;ar, Mrs. Wa. Withersld
Ex.Sneriit Wm. Cochran. Of Bellaire,
was In town yesterday on business.
On Friday night Misses Maude AMI
Madge Newlsrd snd Miss Facnie Var
Pelt will entertain the A.. 7. F.F.
Mrs. Brind!ey ID seriously i'll at her home
on WGEer street.
Mr. George Redmsp bas opened a ton.
serial parlor in + A. SCOTS building on
Hanover street. Mr. Redmsn 10 On aiep,
in the tonsorial trade and will satisfy the
most fastidious.