Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-16
BELLAIR 3.
Budget of News Items from Our
Belmont County Neighbor.

Burglars were about again Saturday
night and their audacity was amazing.
1t was before IL o'clock when they
forced the rear door at the residence
of E. j. Steger, on Union street, and
would have entered had the family nor
been aroused by the noise they made.
A young daughter of Mr. Steger heard
the thieves walking outside and called
her father, who struck light He
then went to the head of the stairs
leading to the lower hall and simuIta-
neous with his arrival there the door
gave way under what must have been a
heavy pressure and the burglars al
most fell headlong into the house. A
lock with two catches and bolts at the
top and bottom of the door were forced
and the screws which held them were
torn from the casing. The intruders
evidently got glimpse of Mr.. Steger,
however, for they retreated immedi-
ately The fact that an attempt should
of the main thoroughfares at that
early hour when there were still peo-
pie moving about on the streets is
remarkable testimonial of the reckless
determination Of the thieves that have
been infesting this locality.
A flock of quail strayed into town
some time Friday evening and parties
along Union street were surprised to
see row Of the prim birds sitting
on the cornice of the Central block
Saturday morning preening their
feathers and whistling softly to their
mates. Some of the birds flew against
the telephone wires and dropped in
iured to the street. These were cap
tured by boys and carried away, doubt
less for pets 1t would be well, how
ever, for those in possession Of the
birds to set them at liberty, as they are
liable to prosecution under the game
laws for catching quail out of season.
Yesterday Jailer Ed. Kellar, of st.
Clairsville, went down to Darlington to
take into custody Adolph Miller, who
was indicted by the last grand jury.
Miller is the man who attempted to
shoot officer Bahra while on spree
here one night last spring. 1t will be
recollected the two men had terrible
encounter in which Miller came out
second best. The only thing that saved
the officers life was the failure OF Mil
ler's revolver to discharge when it was
snapped in the face of Bahra.
Yesterday Hon. Joseph E. Blackburn
came in from Columbus and he been
meeting friends in the CITY, Mr..
Blackburn says he has been taking lit
tie interest in politics this season but
has been devoting his spare time to
business. He has recently returned
from Joplin, Mo-, where he has some
interests in the lead mines.
Mr.. G. A. Town, the government en-
gineer who has been directing the sur
veys for the proposed Ohio river dam
below the city, and who has been max
ing his headquarters at the Windsor
Hotel, tells some very interestins
"reminiscences of Admiral George
Dewey Mr.. Town was born and raised
at Montpelier, VT, and knew Dewey
well in the antebellum days of the
latter SOS. He says the hero, when
youth of 81, was not exactly the fell
low one would have picked out to set
the world on fire as he has, so to
speak. He was no body's fool though,
and was popular with all classes. Even
after returning from the academy at
Annapolis, which is calculated to make
a fellow hold his head a little high,
Dewey was the same George, cool,
deliberate considerable and alfalfa