The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-13
Observation-Disclosures
And Attempted BurgIarlss and Other ThIui
Rt Martins Ferry,

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Mrs. NJ. T. RoseiS seriously III.
The whOoplng cough Is epidemic amouE the
children.
Russell Wool has consented To be a candIdat.
for Council from the First ward.
Martin Zane Illlams died OF oousumption At
his residence on South Third street last evening.
lloy. Mr., Walker, OF the Presbyterian Church, will
deliver sermon 10 young people on Sabbath
evening ut 7:SO,
Tho water works question Is still an open issue
Notwithstanding the hr1t iustallment Ou the bonds
has been ordered paid,
Edward Keller received letter yesterday an.
nouneinR the serious Illness Of his wife Ia Phila.
delphlA lie left OIL the nrst train Tor that place
MSS Sarah A. Gray, who has been teaching
dt4Wlug and painting ln the New Concord ONO
college, came home yesterday for short vacation.
JANIS NJ Rodgers, merchant OF WellSbuE, wa.
In town yesterday. Ar. Rodgers u an o Belmont
cou1ty resident and always feels Athome whGl he
ttGAdB ltl sOil,
A citizens convention will be held next Friday
evening tJput / nomination u Candidate for 10,
MlyOFa,ty, Ia place Of DGulel W. Clark who died
suddenly yesterday morning
The Pittsburgh Natural Gas Company has asked
Council 70 convene next Monday night to pass
way through the Itrteti Tor lis pipes
Daniel ". CLARK. Rwelknown aud most resrect.
ed citizen. died very EuddOaly about O'Clock yes.
tsrdGy morning. Of apoplexy lie complained ou
ThurSiay evening Of pain In bis head which I.
CrcAsed uutil early Friday morning, Df Williams
was called Ia, but h0 expired IN short time All
he reached hlI bedside. AIf. Clark was born and
had lived all his life In this place and pursued thC
occupation ol q shoemaker, aud had the conf fence
and fespec; Of all who knew him. Although D sySl.
CAlly unable TO enter the army he wat Intensely
patriotic and the soldiers from here had mo- better
friend than Danny Clark. Mr.. CLARK was, on We'd.
nesdAy, nominated for Mayor on the CitIEenS tcEet
aud would probably have been endorsed BY the re.
publican Convention. lie was bS years Of age, and
leaves 4 vile and large family Of children, The
funeral Will take place on Sunday afternoon In.
termen in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Tnleyes continue, 10 ply their vocation here.
Yesterday morning, at al early hour, the stores Of
MetSrs. T. q. Boyd q shoe merchant, Ihafl0S W.
sWartE, halter, and W. n. Holiday 4 Co., general
dealers In merchandise, were tried by burglars,
but no access 10 either was gained. At the lrIt
two establishments named the burglars means 10
gain entrance were an augur and bits, aud possibly
they would have succeeded had not the doors been
lnterlined with sheet Iron. Failing In this attempt
they wended their way TO Holiday 4 rs store,
where they were frightened by the appearance OF
Dr. Harvey, whose Office IA almost adjacent 10 the
building In which Is located Holiday & Co B store
aud At once deeAmped. Shortly after this attempts
10 gain admission TO the stores mentioned tho resi-.
deuce Of John Armstrong was broken into and q
variety Ot goods RbstrActed consulting oi provisions
etc. Hero an entrance was gained by bursting
open the cellar door, and once within they helped
themselves smiley's, IIeGton's and McCafty'a
shops were also broken Into from which places The
tools used were tAken