The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-29
THE P0ST0rFlCE AT MARTINS FERRY

Robbed Of About ss0-Toushs Sanding n
afnn-Class Day Observation-Disclosures.
Sometime during Thursday night burglars
rrlcd open tho front door Of tho postoillce with
Jimmy" md robbed tho place Of about so In
money and stamps. About SO In cents, nlckles
and dimes was taken and Tho SO worth Of
stamps stolen were Of The denomination Of one,
master, whose term expires next Monday, seldom
leaves my money. in tho office over night, cx.
cfps change. and had moro there on Thursday
night thnn usual. The stamps taken ate al
o, INC ne% densisn Th,,ssn dollars III PAPER
drawer. ast not taken. Tho office. VG4
ransacgcd, but nothing except the klatips
aud money Is missing. Mr.. Patterson says
,hss no no aoes not think that any letters were
street. the principal one Of this place, and people
pass at all hours Of tho night. There ii Al, ntc
electric light on Hanover street within slxiy
fcftot tho office. and tho burglary was com.
mI lea, under NJ me Esrs q ths lht and Within
policemen on duty. Tho burglar was certainly
bold one atid tho perpetrators must have beef,
some tlmo enecting MI entrance, rs there arc al
least ten marks Of the "jlmmy" on tho door.
Pcrtons who passed tho fostoillco at midnight
say that tho doors were ait right ut tint tlile.
There Is no clue. Mr. Patterson Will DO the
loser, aud not tho Government, The Office WIS
entered by burglars twice while MIR. s. Y. Dean
was Postmaster, In Martins Ferry there arc a
number Of bad men and tho police should keen
u close watch on them. - go |sf
SAND BA1oED AND Robbed,
Harry Smith, helper In the Etna mil, win
resides ~ Etnavllle, Ia recovering from typhoiti
fever. ile cdunc up to Martin's Ferry m Thur.
day evening for the hrst time and when passing
INC Y; l.: PASSENGER depot on his return. was
assumed MI oy Two men aud knocked down. lilo
if6ns OF Miss Maggie Adofph's confectionery in
| bridgeport In n semi conscious state. by Matshni
stun, OF that place. Iio had eighty cents in his
pockets ,sa when hen he started home md This was
smith docs not know. lle says ovcrythinS WV
blank from the time he waS assaulted until In
was found by Marshal Stuff He Is not A drlnt.
| tag ind1, aud this makes the case atI the moro
mysterious. rr.a -, ~ ' - Wv
| "cLAS DAY. AT THE HIGIt SCHOOL.
Yesterday afternoon the High School was
nlled to OVERLOOKING with friends md parents ol
JOY tho Glass Day exercises OF The class % Of 70
pleasing feature vas tho presentation TO the
school by Thompson Kerr, President OF tho class
OF handsome picture OF Washington, us a
souvenir OF the GlsAs., This was a surprise "a
cealed behind the drapcry OF class colors i'm,
formed part OF the pr0fuse decorations, Judrc
K. II. Cochran addressed tho school in his uM,sl
| pleasant vein; Superintendent Gtadding, OF
sast Liverpool. VINO was among the visitors
also made few remarks complmcnting tcnch.
ers and pupils az lormivg model school, The
chtertatnmtht wdH very pleasing success from
besianlng to end. avn
DhiEP NEWS SorEs AND PERSONALS. ~
| n. r. McKuchen was appointed Poslmastcr n,
sigucd. AZ
| owing to an insufficient supply OF natural Gas
the nine inch guide mill nj tho Etna lrnn
"oiks made only two turns last week. 80
services are now held In the St. Paul's Episco
| PAL church every Sunday afternoon at Ui cfoct
ny Kew. jacob Brittin9hnm, Of Wheeling.
The Republicans, Of pcasc township will mcet
J IN convention III tho City Hall here this after
noon 10 nominate Treasurer, CLERK aud
Trustee. t"r, .iE - 'A1
Key. md Mrs. a. +. Drownlcc and Mr.. md
Mrs, !. c. Boyd have returned from Washing
ton, H.. where they attended the Welsh. Wiel
| wedding. 80
The Arc,dIau Club was handsomely enter.
TIMED ii last evening by Or. and Mrs. W. II. hall
couples were present. .-5,f -
Prof. F. +. Sparks the efficient Superintendent,
q! the Martini Ferry schools. left yesterday ior
portsmouth,, o., to spend tho .Aprl VACATION.
MIS-, Sparks Is visiting her parents down there
Grand millinery opening OF Mrs. Amelia Wnt.
Iaee. Hanover street March 81, q and %. The
ladies' Of Martins Ferry are cordially invited Ia
attend. Everything In millinery nj the loves,
prices, - .
The following was the result OF the c,ilseus
primary held In the First ward last night: 70,
Council. Millnrd +: Bailey, 81; James Il. shiodes
~; for Assessor, Edward Shsodes, l07: X. +
Yesterday many people who remember the
Martins Ferry cyclone. were afraid OF another
one. OWN. 10 the high wind during The day
| the bridSenen worked with great difficulty AND
were Obliged to knock OF az O'Clock. 0re d
| me men was blown into tho river, but NOT
drowned as reported. Very little damage was
done In the city, 4 portion OF the roof on thc
!Esna mill was hlown of. u" -
Last evening about I o'clock Edward, an 8
year old son Of William Craig. who lives ut The
corner OF Walnut and Secopd streets, had his lcil
] loot mashed by an cast.bound freight train on
the Cleveland & Pittsburgh railroad. Craig was
trying to board tho train which was running
| rapidly, and missing his ioothold tell. The nj
cident occurred In front Of the passenger depot
Drs. Williams and lIobensack. the attending
physicians, say that a,nputatlon will be neces
sary. ~ > ~~'