Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-07-06

self on God and his country. The jury re,
turned verdict of not guilty as charged in the
Indictment, but that said Peter Sunderland is
only guilty of feloniously killing and Staying
the said John Holtz. The prisoner was SEN
fenced April 18th to be burned in the left hand
with the letter NJ, and pay all costs. The
burning took place on Main Street, st. Clans
vile, in front of the Hammerly property Top
posite Judge Cowen's present residence)
where the murder was committed
United States)
Negro Cuff. August. 1909. The said
Negro Cuff was found guilty of breaking into
store room and stealing goods to the value of
two dollars and fifty cents. He was sentenced
to be whipped twenty -four lashes on the bare
back, pay the value of the goods ana .e i'm
prisoned one day.
The whipping was duly administered and an
eye witness informs us that Cuff" howled
Justify For similar offence he got similar
dose few days after.
ANDREW MARSHALL,
who was Postmaster in Newellstown, took the
contract to carry the mail by acagon from
Wheeling to Lancaster in 1S05-06. The mail
heretofore had been carried on horseback.
The first election held in Newellstown was
in 1902. The territory now knswn as Rich
land, Pease, Union and KirkwoOd Townships,
was called Kirkwood-most probably after
Captain Kirkwood of Bridgeport. THIS terri
tory was divided, and portion called Rich
land with the voting place at Newellstown.-!
The western part retained the name Of Kirk
wood
August tern of Court 1902, United States
VS.. Jacob Repshire. The amount paid for
jury fees was $3.50, How is that for high?
THE FIRST DEED
recorded in Belmont county was made Octo-
Der 20tn, 1900, by Henry and Rebecca Lingo
to Robert Bell for 100 acres in what is now
Colerain Township. The land is part of the
Thomas A. Mitchell farm.
THE COURT HOUSE
in St Clairsville was contracted for Feb 10Th,
1873 Sterling johnson had the grading of the
ground for S272. The building was let to
VIM. Brown-the grandfather of the late
Sheriff r. S. Brown, of Wheeling. 1t was to
be of the size, style and general appear ance of
the Steubenville Court House. Capt Robert
Thompson was the boss carpenter and had an
interest IN the contract. July 10th, 1914,
Peter Talman, (the father of the present Capt. |
Tallman. and Alexander Boggs, Commission
ers, met to receive the Court House from |
Brown, the contractor. With consent of |
Brown, the Commissioners appointed Joseph |
Marshall, of St. Clairsville, and Nicholas Muir |
ray, of Steubenville, mechanics, to meet at the |
Court House August 18th, 1914, and adjudge
he sufficiency and durability of said Court |
House, and also whether the materials and
are equal to the Steubenville |
Court House. August 5th, 1914, committee
net at st. Clairsville and say that after having
carefully examined its elegance and durability,
ogether with its materials, are of the opinion
hat said Court House is completed in all re-
pects equal to Steubenville Court House.
Commissioners paid each examiner $40 for
ervices, and the Court House was then re-
,eived by the county from the contractor VIM.
Brown. Total cost Of the building $5640.
The Capt. Robert Thompson who did the
arpenter work on the Court House was a SOL
ier of the Revolution-c from Carlisle, Pa.
mot very superior workman.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
Here is an interesting relic of the war of
S12 in letter addressed
James Caldwell, NJ. C..
o Judge John Patterson,
st. Clairsville, O.
WASHINGTON, 2Sth JAY 1915.
Dear Strive have just received the dis
greeable tho certain information of the cap
ire of the President Frigate, after an action |
more than four hours, with 4 British
rigates; 8 Lieutenants and 80 men were killed
n board of the President-among the former 6
as a son of Mr.. Andrews a member of this
ouse. Decatur remains u,ahurt. This in- {
,rmation comes from one of the surviving Of
GERS of the President {
| am, sir, yours in haste,
JAMES CALDWELL.
THE original letter can be seen at Patterson's
rug Store } '
As showing the feeling regarding Lotteries, I
days of yOre, We present the followipg-tbe t
iginal of which is in possession of the writer: t
$40 the Honorable the Legislature of the
tate of Ohio: The Petition of number of +
e citizens of the town of st. Clairsville and !
e county of Extraordinarily showeth- h
hat they labor under many disadvantages for q
e want of Seminary of Learning in that
lrt of the State in which they reside; they g
rther state to your Honorable body that they a
e unable by private enterprise to raise funds
r the erection of an academy. Your Peti-
,ners deeming an Institution of this kind in "
is section of the State of immense advantage, n
It only to the citizens of the town and coun- y
aforesaid, but to the State in general, pray n
ur honorable body to pass law at your Z
esent session, authorizing Z
PUBLIC LOTTERY 81
the town of StClarsville in Belmont coun- d
, to raise the sum of seven Thousand dollars
: the purpose of erecting Public Academy CT
the town or vicinity of st. Clairsville in said la
your Petitioners in duty bound hi
II ever pray, &c.
The above is dated 1915, and signed by OF
mber of the influential citizens of the town
i county-Lawyers, Doctors, Magistrates P
Ia Minister Of the GOspel-a good old Pres st
terian. What would we do with a minister nj
ri, cI,ah broad vic or fbic -,
EARLY sETTLERs-JAMEs CALDWELL te
Amongst the early settlers who were promi- u .1
1t we find the name of James Caldwell, I'LL
% came about 1902 from Wheeling He
S an Irishman. He opened store in New ws
town, where he did a lucrative trade and III
anne quite wealthy. He was a member of Ju
First Constitutional Convention of Ohio, HI
also member of Congress in 1915. Was CO.
first President of the Belmont Bank of st. an
irsvile, about 1916. He was the father of bri
late Hon. Alfred Caldwell, of Wheeling. wa
ID about 1887, and by special request was VII
led in the grounds of the Presbyterian ros
rch. After the church building was de- COZ
,yed by fire, his remains were removed to POI
Episcopal grave yard. COZ
ELIJAH WOODS tar
the first Clerk of the Court, and also was .I Un
emher of the First Constitutional Conven- .lli m
; was also member of the Legislature at 'o'
first session held in the State. He resided
r where the present Nationel Bank stands ]
Bridgeport. He married daughter of cia
nezer Zane, sister of Noath and Daniel tax
e. Co
HON. BENJAMIN RUGGLES pal
e to Ohio from Connecticut about 1907 ID.
settled at Marietta, where he commenced WI
practice of law. In 1910 he was elected nor
ucceed Judge Pease as Judge of .he Third Can
,uit, and removed to st. Clairsville, where Can
esided until his death. In 1915 he was Ma
ted United States Senator. He was twice
lected Senator, serving 1S years. For 7
e after the expiration of his last term as Ma
ieo. no Mas % ies,iens ~ VI ,re oaih VI o'' age