Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-05

lac Argus asserts that the County OF Harrison IL
flooded with partrs DC. published by society in
this city. Thert Is not copy OF any publication by
any society here 10 Harrison. We scnd about
700 eop-cs OF the Tppocaaoe Fley paper rublrhed
by oursef alone Harrison county, subscsbcfson.
~. and when the presidential election comes round
YOU will see how the " higs vote in that county
The Argus Of Saturday. has several letters in praise
Of the ePecch of represents i've in Congress, in
defence OF Judge Tappan Some have been 50 unki,
TO assert ha: these letters were written by his broth
er-in-law. but do not believe they were Some
persons Also say that the speech written by the
sams hand, perhaps tina, may be true and perhaps
maynt Al any rate If the said representative should
come out a smart man. would great astonish-
ment among his political opponents here. and much
greater among his personal friends
M.ksHALL--our neighbor Of the Argus. grUans
bitterly over the triumph of true democracy and the
principles Of civil liberty Marshall Ceun. lie is
IN agony at the fact that the wings from here
vote for Caldwell Let him look back To former years
aye. last year, and he will fined that the Vanocrais
were playing that game before We do sllude
10 this a matter Of censure. because there is
odium attached to it. The laws of Virginia give
thc privilege oil Ouuity whcre ne
resides and also such counties as he may own pro-
perry in Ii is certainly legal aHd think
BE il not, Mr.. S;e-nrod and Mr.. Riley both
had from this county taken Marshall last year.
and their polled for Scott, while not wing
wen, down This year the wings knew there would
be a strong gnme of the kind played, ans they
turned our too. nor were the van,cs less busy
They mustered all they could and TO Marshall.
The longest pole knocks down the rersmtnons well
in such sports any other Tie wing pole the
longest and the wings took it II is that if the
wings had remained at home and let r-lay 'yani,es
20 chose Scott would have been elected bat if nei
Their bad gone Caldwell would have had g majority
The April No Of the Southern Literary Messenger
for 1910 beautiful its predecessors. that is, the
ncsi,si magazine in this country The Of il j.
eq usl 10 the manner We heartily commend thu,
work the lovers ef Literature Il well deserves then
patronage.
Tar THREE CLDEsr.-The Boston Transcript ha
been engaged for several days. with antiquarian
spirit. in hunting up, and obtaining information con
corning the ancient inhabitants of tina, city.
cn Tuesday evening furnishes tie following result q
its researches far he due chsonlcng Of the age
and conditions OF the three most venerable patriarch
OF the city concerned:
! The VETERANS THE CITY We commence on
list to-day witt three The oldest person lv
ing in Boson-so far we have been able To Obtain
iniormation-s Mistress Elizabeth Chase, who com
pleeIi her bundredth year on the 2oh day Of Ocobe
1883. She Is constant Sorshipper at St Paul
Church ard reads the finest print without glasses, a.
though her hearing is defective. She is the widow
three husbands. and might possibly survive fourth
Her residence is at 81 ESSEX street
The eldest man living in Boston is VIM. Abran.
who was born on The l6:h day Of January. l7I2, AM
completed his 9Sth year in January last. He is
tailor by trade, and made, with his own hands, th'
clothes he now wears. when he only 90. Tie i
IN good health, and retains hrs sight and hearing
derfully well. He goes To market, and splits wood
for exercise. lie has had l2i Overwhelmingly
children, 81 grandchildren. 60 greAig children
ana one greatgrea t-grand-chd.
| Simon Willard, clock-maker, was 81 on the 81 da,
OF the present month He has just completed clocl
TIL. work of his OWN hands-which with his owl
hands he has put up in the turret Of The new Uniu
ran Church at Mediord. (crccted the sight Of th,
Rev DR. Osgoods) under the pastoral of the Rev
Mr. Sietssn and we see no good why h,
should not hold hard pull with Time fer n score o
years more.