Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-27

Yesterday morning at seven o'clock
when the proprietor of Nicholson &
Balls shoe store opened their place
of business, they discovered immedi-
ately that robbers had been in their
place during the night and had car
ried off a portion of their best stock,
thirty-two pairs of shoes, including
fine calf and fine ladies', enameled calf
and patent leather foot wear, valued
at $125. The robbers were not no
vices and took time to make choice
of the stock. They carried the shoes
to the rear part of the store and emp
tied them out of the boxes, probably
into sack, which they carried. An
entrance was gained by cutting out
pane of the rear door. The robber or
robbers crawled through this and
over the PARTITION dividing the front
and rear rooms of the store. They
carried away their booty up the alley
in the rear Of the store, for some shoe
strings were picked up above the
store No person was aware that a
robbery had occurred until the store
was opened in the morning.
George Crawford was arrested last
night at his home in Benwood, charged
with breaking into Nicholson & Balls
shoe store. Crawford was wearing a
pair of fine shoes, and other pairs were
found at his house. He was put i'll
Jail at Benwood to await a nearing.
George T. Crawford, chief clerk of
the dairy and food commissioner, OF
Columbus, is in the city. Mr.. Craw-
ford is witness in the Devault case.
DR.. James Dixon is quite i'll, at his
home in the Fourth ward.
Henry T. Day, who has secured the
sewer contract, will commence work
next week.
Mrs. Fred. Johnke and daughter
have returned home from Barnesvllle.
City Solicitor H. S. Armstrong has
returned home from Woodsfielc,
where he spent Thanksgiving with his
parents.
Hon. ]. E. Blackburn, of Columbus,
is in the city.
John Ripple, principal of the Forest Hill
school, has gone to Beansville to attend
the funeral of his sister.
Charles Rosser, of this city. has secured
a contract for paving three squares OF
street in Wheeling.
Moses Edgar and wife, of Barnesvllle,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. James
F'itton, of the Fourth ward.
John Davis. of the firm of Davis d Ar
cher. has returned 10 Sistersville. The
above firm has a contract for laying five
miles of pipe in Sistersville.
The Standard Bar and Bridge Co. are
building a. stand pipe for the Mansfield
reformatory.
Marion Seal, of Sistersville, was in
Bellaire to-day.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Dollar Savings Bang will be held
this afternoon at three O'Clock.
folly Kane has signed with the Kan
sas City base bail club for the coming
season.
N. w. Kennon, of St. Clairsville, is in
the city.
Mrs. Ann O'Neil, who has been quite
i'll, was considerably better yesterday.
]. l.. Sullivan and company will appear
at the Elysian next Monday evening.
Miss Julia White, of Belmont, is the
guest of her cousin Miss Inez Kinney. OF
the Fifth ward.
field, are the guests of the Misses Okey
at their home in the Fourth ward
An entertainment will be given at the
Elysian next Tuesday evening for the ben
eft of the striking steel workers.
The remaining two charges of selling
adulterated liquor, against Devault, the
B. & O. buffet car porter, will be heard
before Squire Mason this afternoon al
one o'clock.
Miss Marie Watt, the daughter of ]. b.
Watt. proprietor of the Globe Hotel. took
part in the play at the Elysian last night
Rev j. II. Spencer, Of New Athens, con-
Quoted services at the United Presbyter-
ian church last night.
The revival services at the Christian
church this week have been well attend
ed. Rev Mr.. Watson OBLIGATED in the pull
pit last night.