The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-25
BELMONT COUNTY ITEMS.
From the st. Clairsville Gazette.

From the st. Clairsville Gazette.
RECENTLY a Republican gentleman OF
this county styled the Chronicles bloody
shirt and Southern outrage stories all
"bosh.' Said he wouldn't read such stuff
himself or permit his family to read it.
That's the view every candid and sensible
man will take of it.
A MEETING Of the Democratic Central
and Executive Committees of Belmont
County and the candidates on the Demo.
cratic county ticket will be held at st.
Clairsville, OH Friday, August 25th. Let
there be full attendance, as business of
Importance will be brought before the
meeting.
THE Monroe Democrat says that that
portion of the Bellaire il Southwestern
railroad between Beallsville and Woods
field, will not be let out on contract, but
will be constructed Dy the company. AS
soon as tools can be procured, work will
be commenced, and then there will be q
chance for men who want employment.
EXCURSION trains will run on next
Sunday to the camp-meeting at Burr's
Mills at the following rates for the round
trip: Bellsire so cents, Nets 60, Frank
lin 90, Glencoe, As, Warnock IS, Lewis
80, Belmont %. Trains will leave War
mock at 1856 A. NJ. and 500 4. NJ. Re-
turning, leave Burr's at 500 +. NJ.
MIR. TOWNSEND FRAZIER, ofthe vicin-
ity of Bridgeport, died on Tuesday night.
Mr. Frazier was brother of VIM. p.
Frazier of this place. He was promi-
nent and wealthy citizen, was we'll and
favorably known, and highly respected
by large circle OF acquaintance. De-
ceased was so years Of age. He was
buried on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Brass BAND UNIeH.-The Wheeling
City Band has been making arrange
ments to hold q brass band union on the
Fair Grounds, Wheeling, on Saturday,
September 9th. Among other leading
bands on this side Of the river, the St.
Clslrsville band has been solicited TO par.
ticipste in the exercises, and has ac-
eepted.
A NUMBER of the fsstes. horses in
eastern Ohio are already in training at
the Fair Grounds for the coming fair 1t
this place. There will be greater num-
Der of horses participate in the races this
year than at any previous Fair. The
other departments OF the fair sre also eI-
pected to be very full, and the display
will no doubt be better than ever before.
The grading of the Bellaire & ST.
Clairsville railway will he completed In
about three weeks. Mr.. j. Il. Patterson,
President OF the road, goes East next
week TO purchase the rails and make Ar
engagements for the purchase of 3 locomo-
tive and cars. A committee Of New
Athens gentlemen were here on Monday
in consultation with the Directors of the
Bellaire and ST. Clsirsville road. An
arrangement was made BY which
the road will undoubtedly be completed
To New Athens. The stockholders o. the
b. & ST. e. road will vote, September
23d, on the proposition to extend the
line TO New Athens, and 20 increase the
capital stock TO $4,000. OF course this
proposition will carry, and then the New
Athens people will provide the neces-
sary funds 10 build the road from here 10
that place. 1t may be regarded s.
fixed fact that ~e are 10 have Il through
line of railroad.