Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-14
MARTINS FERRY.


the residence of Con Cusick's, on Lombard
street, at o'clock yesterday morning
| They had a wire hook with which they
tried to open the shutters, and when they
failed in this they caught pair OF pants
with their hook and pulled them towards
them, when the people in the house, who
were awake at the time, caught the pants
| and started for the door in pursuit OF the
thieves, who made their escape. One wore
light suit and a SLOUGH hat, and the taller
one Of the two had dark suit and was
around in that neighborhood the afternoon
| before begging for something 70 eat.
For the most direct, safest and quickest
route to Wheeling, drive down Broadway
TO Etnaville, down Lincoln avenue TO the
New Back River Steel Bridge to Island,
down North Huron street TO Virginia, east
on Virginia TO Penn street, down Penn one
block to the New Main Channel Steel
! Bridge to Main street, Wheeling.
Joe Green, of the Third ward, has been
missing his chickens for some time and his
suspicious were directed 10 house near
/ Cows coal bank that was occupied by a
couple of colored men by the names Of
Price Pence, or shorten Bread, " and An
drew Washington. So he swore out war
rant for them and late Friday night Off
! GERS Bowman, Murphy and Neal went out
to serve it. They found the house loked up
and the parties in bed when they arrived.
After knocking and waiting for some time
| they were let in by Mr.. Price. They went
! to the kitchen and found pot full Of
steWed chicken tat was still smoking hav-
| ing Just been taken from the stove, and
| they also discovered bag full Of feathers
under the table. Mr.. Green, who was with
the officers, said he had no doubt they were
: his chickens but he would not like TO swear
| TO them, so that case had 10 be dropped,
| but Andrew Washington was arrested for
adultery. He has been living at the house
| for some time with white woman who
was found in bed al the time the officers
! gained entrance to the house. He still oc-
| cupies cell at the lookup, but shorten"
is still at large
Rev. DR.. Anderson, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, will occupy the pulpit OF the Presby-
| terian Church this morning. There will
| be no services tonight
A lady residing on Fourth street report
| ed that her thirteen-year-old daughter had
been stopped on the Locust street grade,
! between Second and Third streets, by two
men Thursday afternoon, who are sup
posed TO be two tramps. Her cries made
the brutes let her 90.
Yesterday morning as John Pyle and his
| wife were coming down the pike this side
of Burlington in a buggy the horse took
! fright at train on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie railroad. Mr.. Pyle went to jump out
to catch the horse by the head and in doing
so he tripped and fell, the buggy running
over him and injuring him, although not Sc
riously. Mrs. Pyle jumped and was I'M
hurt. The buggy was pretty badly wreck
ed The horse was caught here in town.
Charles Leasure, Of Redheld, o., is in
the city.
John Henderson will spend to-day at
| Smithield with friends.
Council meets again tomorrow night TO
award the street paving contract.
| A free lecture viii be given in CONNER
cial Hall at 2 O'Clock.
| Miss Lulu Mtchler left yesterday for
Mt. Lebanon, Pa, where she will visit
friends for six or seven weeks.
Thomas Boughan, Of Cincinnati was in
the city yesterday in reference to new
! pump for the water works.
j. Z. Terry, of the Wheeling and Lake
| Erie was in the city yesterday on bIsl-
ness.
Mrs. Wagner came down from Wells
! burg yesterday to visit relations here.
Thomas Lewis, OF AGtnayille, is back
! from visit TO friends in Perry County.
The Soliciting Committee and Building
Committee of the Baptist Church will meet
tomorrow night OF : 80 o'clock, TO attend
! TO important matters in connection with
the building of their new Church.
| Rev /. $. Winters is at Mingo assisting
at a quarterly meeting there.
Misses Anna Carmichael and Hannah
| Bird are back from a four weeks trip TO
| Atlantic City and Cape May.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sheriff will leave for their
homo at Cadiz, tomorrow, after pleasant
visit with relatives here.
DIR. Oliver Jones, of Pittsburg, is the
| guest of friends here.
! Miss Edna CroWell and May Thomas
left yesterday over the G. 81 p. h. r., to
| visit friends at Cadiz.
The Baptist Sunday school will be held
| this morning at nine o'clock, in CONNER
| cisl Hall, on account of the tearing down
| Of their old building TO make room for the
new one. Prayer meeting at the same
! place on Wednesday afternoon.
Persons who are limited in time, when
! going to Wheeling, will find il TO their ad-
vantage to take the New Steel Bridges.
! No waiting on this route.
The ferryboat Climax will leave this
morning for Point Pleasant, TO 20 on the
| docks for repairs. One of the Wheeling
uaphtha yachts will run here to accommo-
| date tie foot travel between this place and
| Wheeling while the "ClimaX" is gone.
The annual picnic Of the employees Of
! the G. 81 p. Il. Il. Company was held at
Braiy's Lake yesterday. Over sixty
tickets were sold at the Martin Ferry
ticket Office.
James A. Dickson left yesterday for
! Springfield, o., on business trip.
John Tilton, Of Titonville, was in the
city yesterday on business.
Joseph Fahrenbach is very III at his
home on Fourth street with lung trouble.
Sam 3. Piper is president Of the Board
Of Deputy State Supervisors OF Elections
Of this county, and George Linn Is secre-
Some Of our people attended the ban
quet given by the Good Templars OF
! Bridgeport last night.
Robert Blackford is visiting friends in
Woodsfeld.
Attorney w. B. Francis is the guest Of
Mount Pleasant friends to-day.
A number of young folks went out to a
picnic at Steers Grove yesterday which
was given in honor Of Melvin Westlake's
/ twenty-first birthday.
Ameeting was called last evening Of the
committee appointed by Council and the
| Board of Trustees in reference OF the
Electric Light Plant.
l wish to express my sincere thanks TO
the many good friends and neighbors who
have all during my wife's illness, both by
/ night and day, shown so much kindness.
! Their many favors and tokens OF sympathy
! will always be cherished in grateful re-
| membrance with heartfelt gratitude by one
who realizes most fully what it is in time
OF trouble 10 have kind, generous, noble
hearted friends, and that God may bless
| and reward each of you is my earnest
prayer. EUGENE BLANCHARD.
INDEPENDENCE.
INDEPENDENCE, PA, August 13.-At a
meeting of the School Directors held last
Saturday the following teachers were elect
ed TO teach the various scholars in the town