Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-16
MARTINS FERRY.
News and Notes From Our Buckeye Neigh
Dor.
THE SENSATION OF THE WEEK.


THE SENSATION OF THE WEEK.
The past week has developed quite
sensational state Of affairs In thls ci'y. |
The arrest of the boys Borgeon, walker
and Cunningham, has revealed the lacl
that the robbery of stores and pliVate
rooms about town has been systematicaily
carried on for some time. John Crooks
news depnt was broken into two or three
timss George Wsgouer's confectionery and
nsws stand twice, Hsrbout's grocery once,
and DE-. A. X 0ng's store some three OF
four times An effort was MADE 10 enter
It a Stanton's store, and several other
houses have been tried. DR.. Oog Is per
hans the heaviest loser, the thieves having
got a suit OF clothes, 8 silver watch, Dull
dos revolver and other small stuff TOO nu-
msr,us to mention. The three boys
arrested are not responsible for
il all by any means, there
h,;rp no less than half q dozen other
Youngsters who have been taking part IN
tbese operations. Nearly all the boys be-
long to respectable families, snd have been
brought into this business by the reading
Of cheap, trashy literature which makes
snecialty of describing such exploits, and |
tsIlics blocd-curdling detective stories |
The principal plunder sought seems to
have been these cheap novels, and small
wares, which are easily handled. All the
bows have fall supplies OF door Keys TO
suit almost any door, and it Is seldom
door il found which some of their numer-
ons keys won't unlock. On Friday Officer
Wes,wood went 20 Cuuningham's home
and found thirty-five novels which he had
in stock from the Wagner robbery, after
swing Borgeon his share OF them.
The following are few samples OF the
titles of the books: "a Diamond Ear
Ring" IAN Old Hickory Stick" BILLY
Rones.n "Red Rodney and HIS Twenty
Men" DANDY Dsp," "The Shadow on
the Blind" The French Detective"
1.-THE Shortys," wizard Will, " The
Two Shadows. "'tStopewall Bob, p" "Wrest-
ling Rex" Ills First Drink, "Oid Buck
eve, :" The Mysterious Marauders; or the
Bow Bnrgler's Long Trail" ia the Wild
West" Pavement Pete, the Secret
sitter" Fortune Hunteis," Old
Grudge," "The Life and Adventures OF
the Jsmes Boys" The title pages OF these
vile publications all bear tlaring wood
cuts of some adventure the interior IL cup
oosed to narrate and has q peculiar effect
ilpon the BOYS mind. Parents "a rnle
do not know of their boys indulging IN
such trash, but few searchipgs Of pockets
might reveal wonderful things to par
ents who suppose their children are
models The trade in these goods ID simply
immense, some dealers selling from fifty 10
one hundred of these hooks on pay days at
the mills ard glass factories, while a few
school boys are regular customers
@. A. r. MEN IN TOWN.
The following G. A. r men on their
yay home to Mt. Pleasant from the Col |
umbus reunion were in the city on Frifay.
d. y. Williams, G. M. Brown, John /.
Mercer, II. Wilkinson, Thomas, John and
Morris Gorsuch, Moses Boyd, Capt. John
Theaker, Benjamin Davis, johnson Moore
F. lis Steele and J. B. GIL. They all ex-
pressed themselves immensely pleased
with their trip and the treatment they re-
ceiyed NJ the hands of the Columbus
people.
COFFEE FOR WHISKY.
On Friday well-known countryman |
aud his wife came to town to pure llase sup |
plies. The lady held the pocketDoak and |
refused 10 buy anything for her husband |
TO drink, knowing that he would get tight |
AS barrel If he got the chance. She pur- |
chased quite lot of groceries, among the
lot being five pannd papers of coffee. She |
took the other goods and went home, her |
husband refusing to accompany her, and
lefc the coffee for the wOuld-hn inpbriats |
to bring home To few minutes after |
she had game the husband tried to cell the
coffee at acveral places, bot 10 one would |
buy even at the most ruirons prices, all |
knowing what the money would 90 for. |
Failing everywhere el5e tha man took his |
coffee 90 well-knowG saloon aud traded |
il direct for quart of red, white and blue
whisky.
LOCAL BRIEFS
To morrow night meeting az ihe'i en-
Gratis of this city will be he'd in the City |
Hall for the purpose Of deylsipg means
and arrangiuga programme OF procedure
for tbs coming campaign. The meeting is
called by number of leading Democrats,
and should he we'll attended.
Herman Blumenberg, son of Henry |
BlumCnberg, the proprietor of the Shet-
man House, is again able to be sbout, after |
being laid up several weeks with broken |
knee
Charles Zubel, of Steubenville, Was in
the city yesterday.
There were thres funerals in the city on |
Friday afternoon. This is the greatest |
number seen in ono day in several years.
Miss Mamis Hornish went to her home
in In har
parents and friends.
The Mt Pleasant people are all afre
over the new railroads.
Rev. Earl d Holtz in the city last week. |
The Buckeye Glass Co. will soon com.
mence the erection OF a new frame build |
ing 50 81 feet aud three stories high. |
1t will he located back of the factory and |
will be used for pot room and decorating |
shop.
Nearly all our citiZeTs who attended the
Columbus reunion have returned.
Work on William Manua new building |
is coming on nicely.
The woman locked up for drunkenness
on Thursday night was dismissed from
Jail yesterday.
Stmue! Fisher and wife spent two days
last week in Cadiz
J. n. COulson, Of Bsl!aire, was in the
city yesterday.
Peter Griggsby, of New Concord, O.,
was III the city yesterday.
Fruit is Plentiful and cheap.
Yesterday the Lutz base ball club of
Bellaire aud the Red Stockings played on
the Wood common. The game resulted,
Lufz, 6; Reds
Mrs Eugene Rider left last night for
Beaver, Pa
Miss Sadie Doneboe, OF Beaver, Pa. who
has been the guest OF Mrs. Eugene Rider
during the past three weeks has returned
to her home.
Mrs. Joseph Msdill has returned from
Liverpool, where she was the guest Of her
daughter, Mr.. James K Hill.
Word was received here yesterday An
nouncing the death of Mrs. Hon. J. ID.
Lewis, of Columbus, Kansas Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis formerly lived in this city and
have many friends here.
Col. L W. Sutherland, Of Updeeraff,
O J. A. Hanlnu of Mssslllon a and |