The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-24
NEIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
pELLAIRE.


The Reading Room, which was limited
at by the committee yesterday, deserves
more attention than it seems to receive.
There is not a day but that we bear
from the young people Of this city, q
wish that they could obtain books to
read Considerable time is at the dis
posal of a great many Of our young opso-
pie at this season CT the year, there being
ne school, and how much more
probably could their leisure moments be
employed in ,. useful reading
Weall have not the means to purchase
such works as are desirable, but most of
us have desire and will to read If We
only had them. Such institutions are
carried on successfully in places not so
large as Bellaire Our city library is an
old and worn out volume to the majority
of young people and there is something
more wanted, something new. An Athe-
neum is what is wanted by the reading
community, and they should have it.
GEO. RoDER John Zelch, Leo. Zweig
and John Stratum, whose trial came off at
Cambridge Ohio, yesterday, returned
home hast night. They We're all cleared
excepting George Roder, who was held
to bail to the amount Of FIVE hundred
dollars.
ANOTHER man, DESTROYS Of giving
something to increase the city funds in
this place, has very singular ideas as to
how it should be done. He first acquired
the art of putting in "hic" every third
word, and then quietly tookthe MarshaPs
arm and accompanied him to the
public boarding house, at which place he
intends to tarry until he feels well enough
to interview the Mayor on some little
business matters. His name is David
| Woodburn.
BELLAIRE Chapter, No. l07, Royal
Arch Masons, holds it, next meeting this
friday evening.
THE Bellaire Nail Works shipped West
the other day, over 800 kegs of nails. We
understand this is about the average
shipment per day.
THE picnic of the Disciples Sabbath
school Yesterday was, as the entertain
ments Of that church generally are, sue
cessful in every particular. The young
people enjoyed themselves hugely, us did
the other participants in the affair. Re
freshments were to be had on the ground
free to all, and the way lemonade did go
about noon was sight to see. The par
ty returned home about o'clock in the
evening very tired, but well satisfied
with the exploits of the day.
THE Working Mems Mutual Building
Association at its meeting last night,
sold ten shares at an average premium OF
81 per cent.
QuoIT pitching seems to be the mania
among our young men at present. We
see them ut it on almost every available
piece of ground to be had. We admire
their energy. They will do something
and this is little better than nothing.
We do not care to remark such insig-
nifcant matters, but we do feel like COM
plimenting the fatherly care our City
Clerk exercised over the little folk at
their picnic yesterday. 1t was remark
able, and no doubt the little ones would
be pleased to have him ut all their excur-
sionS.
THE German school of singing were
practicing last night, and from the mum
! bier of voices we would infer the school
will be q success We trust SO ut least.
MoUNDsvILLE.
WE noticed in yesterdays issue of the
REGISTER that in the case of the State rs
VIM. Ross, who has for the last three
DAYS been standing very tedious eIami-
nation before the County Court of Mar
shall county, on the charge Of killing
Peter Chapman on the 30th of last May,
YOU have accredited Mr.. Davenport with
having conducted the defense, and Mr.
Good the prosecution. The reason we
mention your mistake, although seeming
" a small matter, is because it occurs So
frequently, and invariably where Wheel
ing lawyers are mentioned as partlcl-
pating in important cases before the
Court of this county, they are spoken Of,
right or wrong, and Moundsville lawyers
are utterly ignored. In this case where
Geo. o. Davenport, Esq, is accredited as
having conducted the defense, where he
had nothing whatever to do with it,
being employed by the deceaseds friends
to assist Mr.. Good in the prosecution.
This case being one involving some tech
meal questions of law, as to the power OF
Justices to appoint parties to quell riots
and rabbles, and TO the responsibility OF
deputies thus appointed in using the eI-
tremc license of killing to force n discon-
tinuance of such disturbance, together
with the great and mahifestly bitter feel
ing shown by the numerous friends OF
both the prisoner and the deceased, made
it a case OF considerable Importance, and
one in which the lawyers on both sides
had an unusually good opportunity to air
their learning and ability. The defense
was ably and learnedly conducted by
Messrs. j. d. Ewing, Hanson Criswell,
and James W. McCarrihcr. And IN
conclusion on this subject, we must say,
in all business and candor, as an impair
tial observer. and at the same time recog-
nizing that fattering reputation for
learning and eloquence sojustly bestowed
on Wheeing's lawyers, that the Mounds
Vile bar usually have at least one side, II
not both. of every case tried in this
county.
THH decision of the Court in the case
of the State rs. Ross for the killing of
Chapman, was held until another day OF
the term. The reason assigned for with
holding the decision is that the excite
mcnt may subside, which is, in the opin-
ion of some, significant of acquittal.
We see our friend and fellow-towns-
man, Hanson Criswell is Identifying
his residence with an additional coat OF
J paint.