The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-26
MARTINS FERRY
SIMILARITY OF DEEDS
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
SHOOTING OF SAM Dr. BELLAS IN
NORTH END THURSDAY NI9RT
SIMILAR TO OUTRAGE AT
AETNAVILLE.
Shotgun Used In Both Cases, and Muir
dsrers Laid In walt for Victim
in Both Instances

Since the IA tai shooting Of Sam piBel-
las at his place OF residence on Cemetery
and Burlington roads on Thursday eve"
ming. many local persons have recalled
to mind the murder which occurred III
AetnaSille. about year ago, In when
another man was shot TO death with n
! shotgun under nearly indentiral cir
cumstanCcs.
walt for their victims and both deeds
were committed with shotguns. Meth
or OF the victims lived more than few
minutes after being shot. and both cases
are attributed to blackhand outrakHS,
No trace OF the perpetrators OF the Act
raviilc killing has ever been found ana
the criminals have apparently made
good their escape, or covered theT
tracks.
One, difference exists between the two
casns The shooting OF this week was
done with shells loaded with No shot.
while a number OF ball bearings ana
slugs OF metal were loaded into the
shells used In the former murder. l"ocaI
police and the county authorities In
Guiding the prosecuting attorney. arc
determined TO bring the parties guilty.
OF the recent outrage TO justice and no
derers.
Marriage Announcement
Announcements were received ny
friends In this city yesterday OF the
marriage OF Willard +. Bailey. TO MISS
Mildred Marie Barnes. which took place
at Bethesda, O.. on last Thursday morn
inE. The groom ia we'll known mere
having formerly been connected Win
the clerical force at the Laughlin m'i''
and at present Is employed as travel
ing salesman for the McClelland Manu-
featuring company.
Meeting Monday.
An important business meeting OF the
Klwanis club will be held in the base
ment room OF tho Frat hall on Nortn
Fifth street on Monday evening &C
cording TO an announcement made ny
the officials yesterday. All members
have been urged to attend.
Bible Glass Mssts.
An interesting meeting Of the Young
Ladies' Bible class OF the First fresoH
terrain church was held ut the nome Oh
Miss Mary Cole on Broadway street
Last night The usual class business
session was followed by program OF
social diversions. and luncheon was
feature OF the evening.
Directors Meet
The meeting OF the board or directors
OF the Board OF Trade Will be hel" IN
the Board OF Trade rooms on Monday
n fternoon at o'clock. Notices nave
been mailed TO all Of the officials ana
important matters connected with inc
coming election and work OF the orsanl'
zation are 10 be discussed.
Many More Expected.
With the announcement OF the ON
Gals OF the Board OF Trade that the
annual membership dues may De paid
quarterly. instead OF annually. large
number OF new membership pledges are
expected to be received in the next re"
DAYS, and there is no doubt that Inc
quota set will be reached.
piBsllAs Funeral.
The funeral services for Sam ORelas
| italian. who was shot to death at ms
I homo on Cemetcr and Burlington road
on Thursday evening. will be at 81
/ Mary.s Catholic church this afternoon
! ar 1.3O o'clock. with Rev. c. A. Mul'
| he.rn In charge. The Loyal order OIL
! Moose will have charge OF the arrange
! ments, and the burial will take place
, Mt ST. Mary's cemetery. west OF TINS CITY
woodmsn Open Meeting.
An open meeting OF the local camp OF
! ,ba Modern Woodmen OF America VIII
be held In their camp hall on Ha"oEe'
-. thIs eysninG, at which time q
! aye-rsel film will he shown. The me'n
eds Of treating tuberculosis at tho SAM
! i.orium in Colorado will he shown In '"'
| aim. The picture took an entire yea'
! 70 complete, and II shows patient IRON
! tho time he loft his home TO Dc trea'eu
! until he was returned 10 his home rul'S
| restored to health. Tho pubic Is III
! yited to the entertainment
Hold Conference.
Prosecuting Attorney Wlli'am l. IN
ON and Chief Ed Hyland OF THIS CITY
! held an extended conference at "ie ''IS
| building Yesterday afternoon relative &c
the circumstances surrounding the muir
| ds- Of Sam DiRellas. The otnciais re-
! norted that the case is being inNest''
! ratsd and action Is expected in a shor'
! time.
Superintendent Jenkins and force Of
! MAN in the service department started
! Yesterday at the work OF cleaning iE'
+ water mains OF the city by flushlnS the
/ fire. plugs. Most OF those about th'
! central part OF town were flushed dhr
! ~ rho day and the work will be com
! pleted today.
! martha Ellen Burns.
/ The funeral services for Martha Eliot
| Burns. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Roher'
! T3urns OF Tiltonville. O.. who died yes
! terday morning. following a brief vi
/ ness, Will be held from the family hoin'
/ IN tina, place tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Tho interment Will be mace
at Upland cemetery.
week OF Services.
The coming week vii! he observed
tho First Methodist church. as WE
! NV Chum" wee. with services I" be heIt
each evening with the exception OF SAT
! rrday In charge OF the Epworth leaSu'
! ~ the church All members Of the con
| greyation have been invited 20 tho sorV
! ices and the following speakers haN'
been secured: Monday. Rev. F. :, R'sh
CD OF the North Street church. Wheel
! Ing Tuesday. Rev. J. II. Palmer OF th'
! r1rst N f. church Of Pellair": Wedncs
I -. por G Pnse Of the local church