The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-30

] 10 st. Cfainyille in the year 1904, Apr
term. The Judges Of the suPrem
Court: were Return Jonathan Meigl
: Samuel Huntington and William spTigg'
. Esq. At this April term We find ~
} State Of Ohio vs.. Peter Sunderland; IN
I dicted for murder-the killing Of Johi
HoltE. The prisoner plead mot guilty.
ami mt himself on God and his country
Tho ;nry returned verdict Of not guilt!
. d c6srSed in the indictmenb but tina
No MD Peter Sunderland Is only guilt!
If felonouBly killing and Staying the sait
John Holtz. The prisoner was sentence
April 18th, to be burned in the lett hant
with The letter N, and pay all costs. Th'
burning took place on Main street, 81
Clairsvflle, In front of'the Hammer!
property, opposite Judge Governs presen
residence, where the murder was com
mitted. 395.tlt. .ags,ys}1ti-rij Z
United States VS.. negro Cuff; August
1909. The said negro HCuff" was tount
guiltyof breaking into 4 stdre.room anS
stealing goods 70 {he value Of two dollar
and fifty cents. He was sentenced to b
whipped twenty-five. flashes on the bare
back, pay;ihe value Of the goods stolei
and be imprisoned one day. -.
\ The whipping was duly administered
and an eye witness informs Us that thu
@Cuf'' bawled Justify. Forya similar
offence he got a similar dose q few day
Halter. > iilGll. - lGic
Andrew Marshall, who was Postmaster
at Newelstown, took the contract to carry
the mail, by wagon, from Wheeling e
Lancaster In 1865. The mail hereto
! fore had been carried on horseback.
The frst election was held at Novels
town In 1902.
The territory now known as Richland
Peale Union i. and Kirkwood Townships
was. called SKirkwood, most probably af
ter Capt. Kirkwood, Of Bridgeport Thi.
TERRITORY was divided and a portion called
Richland and the voting place NeEels'
town. The Western part retained the
name OF Kirkwood. -
August term q court, 1902. United
States vs.. Jacob RePshere. The amount
puid for Jury fees was S. sol How Ii
that for high? - =.
The first deed recorded in Belmont
county was made October Goth, 1900, by
Henry and Rebeeca Lingo 10 Robert
Bell, for. one hundred acres In what j.
now Colerain Township. The land il
part Of the Mitchell farm.
The Court House in st. Clairsyille
was contracted for Februry 16,.lsl3.
Sterling johnson had the grading Of the
ground for $2T2. The building was lie,
lilo Wm. Brown, the grandfather 81 the
Flate Sheriff, R. s. Brown of Wheeling. u
was 10 be Of the size, style and general
appearance Of the "Steibenyille' Court
House. Capt. Robert Thompson was the
boss carpenter and had an interestin the
contract. July 16, 1914 Peter Talmani
the father Of the present Captain Peter
and Alexander Boggs, Commissioners,
met "a. receive the Court House from
Brown the contractor. With the CON
sent Of Brown, the Commissioners ap'
pointed Joseph Marshall, Of st. Clairs-
vile, and Nicholas Muriy, oil Steuben'
lyille, mechanics, to meet at the Court
House August Is, 1914, and adjudge'the
suliciency and durability OF said
Court House, and also whether
the materials and workmanship are
equal to the same in steubenviile
Court House. In August 9th, 1914, The
tcommittee met'at St. Clairsyille, and
after having carefully examined
its elegance and durability, together with
It's materials, were Of the opinion that said
Court House Is completed in all respects
like to Steubenville Court House. The
commissioners paid each examiner $40 for
services, and the Court House was then
received by the county from the contrac.
tor, VIM. Brown. Total cost OF the
building, s5,GlO.
Capt. Robert Thompson, who did
the carpenter work on the Court House,
was soldier Of the Revolution, came
from Carlisle, Pa, and was avery superi'
or workman, -
Here is an interesting relic Of the war
Of 1872, in a letter addressed:
.4al 6li 4 tFSeO.) III.
James CsldFeR, MO, % Judge John Put
tTsOn, s.. cIairsvilts, o.
wAsurseTos 18th, January, 1916.
DEAR sR:-We have just received the
disagreeable, through certain information
OF the capture Of the President frigate af-
ter an action Of more than iourhoun with
four British frigates. Three LieutenantS
and ninety men were killed on board Of
the President. Among the former was a
son OF Mr.. Anderson, q member Of this
house. Decatur remains itnArt. This In.
formation comes from one Of the surviy-
ing officers Of the President
l am, sir, yours in haste,
JAMES CALDWELL.
The original letter can be seen at Pat
terson's drug store, st. Clairsyille.
A PUBLIC LOTTERY
Toike Honorable dc Ie5i,lattre Of de Sdte
Of Ohio 'a~
The petition Of aaumber Of the citi.
zens Of the town DIST. Clairsyille and the
county Of Belmont; Humbly Showeth,
that they. labor under many diSadyan:
tages forsthe want OF Seminary OF
learning in that part Of the State in
which they reside. They further state to
your Honorable body that they are una.
bic by private enterprise to raise funds
for the erection OF an academy.
From petitions deeming an institution OF
this kind in that section Of the State r
immense advantage not only 10 the; =
zens Of the county Aforesaid, but to- the
State ingenetal, wepray your Honorable
boly TO pass a law at your present ses'
sion authorizing a public lottery
in the town Of St. Clairsville In Belmont
county, 70 raise the sum Of seven thous-
and doiiiars or the purpose Of erecting
Public Academy in the town or vicinity Of
ST. Clairsville In said county, and your Pc
titioner in'duty bound will ever pray, &c.
The above Is dated 1915 and signed by
a number Of the infuentialeitizen Of the
town and county, lawyers, doctors, mag.
islrates and minister oftie. Gospel 4 good
old Presbyterian. What would We do
with minister with such broad views at
thbday2 RI
As showing the feeling regarding lot
teries in days Of yore we present the fol-
lowing, the original Of which Is in poss-
ession Of the, writer.
Amongst tie early. settlers who were
present We find the name OF James Cald.
we'll, who came here about 1902 from
Wheeling. He was an Irishman; he
opened store in NeWelstown, where he
did lucrative trade and became quite
wealthy; he was a member Of the First
Constitutional Convention Of Ohio, and