Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-14
MARTINS FERRY.
A Budget of Interesting Items Corralled
in the Town Yesterday.

A Budget of Interesting Items Corrailed
in the Town Yesterday.
Mrs. J. T. Reilly is convaleseent, after 9
very severe illness.
| Miss Maria Cline has returned from Q
visit to her son James, in Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. Steph Clark. of Brilliant, is the
guest OF her father, Mr.. Joseph McHenry
Mrs. Joseph Comfort. of Wheeling, wa:
the guest Of Mrs. Thomas Mullaney ovel
fSunday. ......-.
The housen which was broken at the
Laughlin mill has been repaired and work
resumed.
Mrs. Phoebe Harrison. of Mt. Pleasant,
was the guest Of Martins Ferry friends
yesterday.
The Seward Anderson company are on
the boards at the Lafayette Hall in Lady
Audleys Secret"
The Women's Union Benevolent Society
meets at the residence of Mrs. Geo. Ches
sci tomorrow afternoon.
+. J. Irwin Esq, is in Detroit, Mich.
attending national meeting OF Red Men
Mr.. Irwin represents the State of Ohio.
J. 5. Harrison. accompanied by his sol
| Frank, leave to-day for New York City
where Mr.. Harrison will purchase stock
of goods.
The Elson Glass Company will turn or
the natural gas to-day in all departments
where heat is needed. The pipes were
tested yesterday and proved satisfactorily
tight.
There are crowd of half grown boys in
Paulls addition who make it unsafe for q
houseto to stand vacant, by their glass break
ing proclivities. They have been known
even To tackle houses which were occu-
pied.
Yesterday the natural gas was turned on
in all the departments at the Standard
mill. Under the boilers it was found to
work admirably, it being an easy matter
to keep up 100 pounds of steam. In the
pudding furnaces, some admired II while
Others dccricd it. But on the whole il is
considered grand innovation and meets
with general approval. The big scoop
shovel, formerly used in firing the boilers,
has been artistically painted and hung up
! in the coal house. IL is embellished with
the following unique inscription:
Knocked out by Natural Gas September
| 10th, lS-6."
As REGISTER readers will remember the
new house of Mr. Joseph Munslow, on
| Walnut street, was burglarized some thrc,
months ago and a carpet, several pieces OF
| furniture and Satchcl containing some
! ,l,,h,,,, fI'h..n ,rnnls had
been placed in the house preparatory tC
Mr.. Munslow and family occupying their
new residence and before the change OI
residence took place the goods were stolen
! For some time back Mr.. Munslow has
| from rumors which reached his ears, had
cause to suspect that little colored man
named Dave Coleman .as the thief, and
/ that the goods were in his possession. Sew
eral persons acting rs spies for MIR. Nuns
low gave such descriptions of carpet and
other articles in Cocman's house ~ led Mr..
Munslow to become more confirmed in his
! belief that the colored man was the thief
| Recently the owner of the house occupied
| by Coleman concluded 10 sell, and Mr..
MunslOw. under the assumption that he
was wOud-bc purchaser, visited the
house and made unusual note OF its con-
tents. On Saturday Mrs Munslow also
visited the house and recognized the carpet
and a large yalise. Yesterday warrant
was sworn out by Coleman and Officers
Welsh and Burns, and Mr.. Munslow, arm
ed with search warrant, repaired TO the
Coleman residence, while another officer
pulled David on a State warrant. Nearly
all the goods which were missed from the
Munslow house were found and identified,
and are now at the city building Cole
man is in Jail awaiting a hearing. Cole
man is the same fellow who got himself
into trouble some time ago by swearing
that the woman he married was Of age.