The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-24
BELMONT COUNTY.
ST. GAINESVILLE.

ST. CLAlhSNILLE.
Benaire independent.
TIE County Treasurer has tor several
DAYS been crowded with taxpayers.
Mr.. JOSEPH WHITE, of Bellaire, talks
of starting n coal yard here. His coal
will be mined on the Hess place, about
I've miles down the narrow guage.
A FEW DAYS ago William Garrett, q
Young farmer of Wheeling Valley, had
a hearing before Justice NeiswsRger, on
II charge of stealing wheat from the barn
of William jackson, one of his neighbors.
The complaint was dismissed.
Mrs. ELLA LEE ADAMS MURPHY, a
clerk, in one of the departments AT
Washington, was brought home by her
father. D. 5. Adams, last week. Her
right side was completely paralyzed some
three weeks ago. She has improved
somewhat since reaching home.
MEssRs. DANIEL STEANRoD and Noble
Carter are considering the matter OF sink.
ing coal shaft near their mill. The SIX
foot vein is about 40 feet below. They
claim that they can furnish coal at the
shaft for 81 cents, and that 1t could be
delivered IN town for cents.
Work on the Tuscarawas Valley Rail
road is going straight along, and the in
dications are that there will be no stop
until it Is completed. Messrs. William
ana James Findlsy, of Bellsire, have
several bridge contracts northwest OF
town. The monthly estimates generally
exceed the collections, but the excess is
promptly paid by the company,
THE new Touring mill of Messrs.
Steenrod s. Carter Is about ready Tor
operations The corn burr has already
turned out quite a lot of very fine mea
The machinery throughout is believed
to be good, and it is thought will turn out
q superior article Of -four. l.. Spence, of
Martins Ferry, built the engine, which
runs "like q thing of lite" the Rich
mond Ind) Mill Company the mil!
machinery. This mill supplies a want
long felt here.
Mn. J.. j. BURNS, is about to sever h,s
connection with the st. Clalrsville
schools, preparatory to removing to
Columbus. to enter upon his duties I rs
Stste Commissioner of Common Schools.
He will be succeeded by Mr.. &. Black,
who has had more or less to do with the
schools for several years past, and who,
| il is thought, will make successful Su-
nerintendent. Mr.. Burns is devoted
teacher, to whom the success OF our
schools is largely due, snd his withdraw
Al from them Is deeply regretted by our
people
MANY prominent men OF Barncsville
have given the many prominent men OF
St Clairsville guarantee (verbsl) that
| if st Clairsville will assist In locating
the Cbildren's Home at Bsrnesville-s
mere matter of gratitude-BarnesyliIe
will guarantee that the county buildings
shall remain st their present location "tor
90 wears from the signing OF these pres
/ ents. and renewable forever. some
people were foolish enough to suppose
! they would live to see the county seat at
smother place than st. Clairsvliie, but
this destroys their hope, If true.
ST. CLA1RsvILLE was threatened with
a coal famine last week. The firm Of
Rice and Umstead, which had been
operating the Workman mines, stopped
work two weeks ago. Last week the
Messrs. Kidd, who had furnished the
coal for W. K. Johnston's coal yards,
notified Mr.. Johnston that on q certain
dsy they would advance the price one
cent per bushel. This Mr.. Johnston re-
fused to pay, and consequently the sup
DIV was stopped. The jug Run mines
came nobly to the front on Saturday,
and throughout the day coal wagons
from those mines contributed to the re-
lief of persons whose cellars and coal
houses were empty.