Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-29

| MAsY friends will be saddened 10 learn ths
the shadow Of death has again entered ih
householl ot pr. John Il. West and take
from hiai his beloved wife. Annie T., daugf
ter of the late Lewis Woo;i, cf Martins Fer
ry. in the seth year OF her age.
This sad event occurred on Saturday q.
ternoon Of the residence of Dr. Henry Wei
in this place. Deceased had been in delicat
health from consumption for q number c
years. Travel, change OF climate, and scene
Try, attention of friends and medical ski
brought her no relief, and the insiduous de
stroyer made slow but sure progress. Durin
the last year of her life she was unable to at
tend to the Eghtest household duties, and fo
The last five months she was confined to he
room and for the most pant to her bed. Tn
wife who has thus been severed frora de
voted husband and relatives was womal
whose gentleness and modest graces won he
many friends. Pure and lovely in her life
her christian character shone brightly as he
soul was waited over the River to the Beauti
fui Land. The funeral services took place OF
Tuesday, Revs. J. B. Johnston and Beazellt
conducting the services, and the remains wers
inferred in the Episcopal cemetery The tea
derest sympathies of our citizens are extend
ed to the bereaved husband.
TIE Democratic primary meeting, on Sat.
urday. brought out the usual number of the
faithful, TO contest for the small loaves and
fishes which the Democracy generally fall
heir to in Richland township. The large
number of aspirants for the several positions
made convention in themselves of respecta-
bic proportions. Our resps ctable Granger
friend, Joshua Worley, made q figure head as
of the convention, and no more
Tie principal contests were over the candi--
dates for Clerk and Assessor Jesse Meyer,
Newell Kennon, and c. A. Shouse, were In
lot Meyer received 90 votes, Shouse 26. and
Keunon 90; according to the established rule
IN conventions where no rule is made to the
before the ballot is taken, the man
having the plurariity of votes is considered
the nominee. Meyer having the highest num-
Der of votes was declared the nominee by the
Chair. This rulirg did not suit the friends
1f other candidates, their oxen being gered--
go mutterings of discomfort began to be heard,
and one of the friends Of Shouse. DR.. Mitch
ell, made motion declaring that no nomins-
tion had been reached. Friends of the mi
norifv mer seeing in this another chance for
ried the motion. The Chair became nluddled
and didn't seem to appreciate the scnlduggery
by which Meyer was TO be cheated out of the
nomination which he had fairly won, when
Judge Chambers fresh from the Bench, pitch
ed in with his Judicial scrutiny" to unravel
affairs in the interest of his favorite, and in
accordance with his previously expressed pur-
pose to burst wide open any set of scoundrels
who dared oppose his Judicial will last fail
II was but small scramble for petty Office,
among young men who should have been left
to fight their own battles, yet the Judge was
equal TO the emergency and found himself at
home. The combinations prevailed and of
course Meyer was shanefully defeated.
1t is hardly probable that honorable men of
the Democratic party will sanction this out
rage upon a young man who conducted Lis
canvass with fairness, and who was better
uslfied for the Office than any Of the cindi
dates named
To heap harr1r np0n horrors heaa !" they
mex; defeated Stephen Gressinger far Asses
sor, who had served The people faithfully and
well last year. and placed in nomination q
man, who, to say tine least, has had no expe-
rience to qualify him for the important duties
of the office. Many members of the conven-
tion openly revolted at this last nomination
and declared they would not support it. The
solid men of the party are very sore over sew
erai of the nominations. and considerable
scratching is likely 10 he the result. The
Democrats, as they have the power in the
township, should nominate suitable men, 9th
erwise they should be tiught lesson by the
defeat of those vino do NOT merit their sunnnrt