Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-13

At an early hour yesterday morning
burglars entered the premises OF Bar
ney Mccain, q saloon keeper OF First
street, and stole keg OF beer. An en-
trance was effected by prying of tho
lock on the cellar door. Marshal West
wood and officer Neal were notified aud
went to work on the case, The officers
went TO the stable OF Michael Williams,
where they met John Williams, alias
Slow Fast. The officers enQuired 81 his
mother as 60 what time he came in dur
ing Wednesday night, and learned that
10 was 4 o'clock in the morning. This led
20 the conclusion that he was one or
the parties implicated ia the job.
4 search was instituted, and keg OF
beer was found in Williams stable on
tap. Slow Fast was arrested and placed
In the lookup. Later in the day man
by the name Of MOnnahan was arrested
and placed In the lookup as suspect.
There are others suspected CT having q
hand In the job and other arrests are
likely TO follow. Marshal WestwoOd
went up 10 Steubenville yesterday az
ternOOn In search of parties thought 70
be connected in the work.
II the weather is favorable an inter-
esting game OF base ball will be played
on the mill grounds, 10 the First ward.
between the Martins Ferry club, made
up OF the best base ball talent in this
place, and the crack new club OF Wheel
ing, the Genovas These clubs have
arranged a series OF five games Tn be
played in the two cities. The first
game was played last Sunday afternoon
In Wheeling, and after stubborn coa-
test lasting seven innings the Martins
Ferry boys won by the close score OF g
20 3. John EaSton, Of last years st.
Louis club, will be in the box for our
boys. A close and interesting game
can be looked for.
DIR. J. ID. Hobensack was taken Sc
riouSly ill yesterday afternoon. He ate
his dinner and seemed TO be in his
usual health up until about two o'clock
in the afternoon, when he complained
OF being in and his throat became
paralyzed. He could neither speak nor
swallow, since which time he has been
in very critical condition. While
there IS a bare possibility that he may
recover, his death seems imminent so
far as mortal observation can Judge.
Last evening, Mr.. George Floto and
Miss Lizzie Seabright, two we'll known
young people of this place, were united
ia marriage, at the home OF the BRIDES
sister, Mrs. Louis Scheehle. Rev. Dop-
kin, OF the German Lutheran church,
oGiciated. A reception was given after
the ceremony.
The play house patrons Of this city
are fortunate In that they will be given
an opportunity on tomorrow evening to
see Tally HO." an idylic play Of the
West, which will Oe produced with a
splendid cast, fully equal to its high
requirements.
The Martins Ferry High School boys
would like 10 get a game of base ball
with the KirkWood High School boys.
Address Box 95, Martins Ferry. o.
The Septuagenarian Club will be en-
tertained at the home Of David Parks
Monday next in honor OF his seventy
ninth birthday.
A nine-weeks-old child OF Charles
Under, Of the First ward, was buried
in Riverview yesterday morning.
A bird dog which had been poisoned
was shot By officer Neal on Hanover
street yesterday morning.
The party from here on the trip to
California has been heard from, and
everything is lovely.
The ground has been cleared and
made ready for the new building Of
Spence, Bags Il Co.
Miss Eloise Long entertained the Us
at her home on Washington street,
THURSDAY night.
Chas. Talbot and Chas. Dilwarth we're
down from Mt. Pleasant yesterday for
a short time.
Work has been commenced on the
frame work of the Belmont Bottling
Works.
Mr., Schiller, C. & P. detective, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Theo. Snodgrass is painting and re-
pairing the fire Slarm boxes.