Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-20
ST. CLAIRSVILLE.
Suit of Walsh VS.. Bellaire and
st. &. X. II. CO.-Mrs. McGrew
Obtains a Verdict for $500
! Other Cases-PersOnaI Notes
Assignment of Mcfarland &
Pnrfarfiald
CORRESPONDENCE of the Register.


Correspondence OF the Register.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE. November 10.
The Common Pleas Court is now oc-
cupied with the trial OF the suit OF K. d.
Walsh vs. the Bellaire and st. Clairs-
vile Railroad Company. Walsh was
the contractor who built the narrow
guage railroad between this place and
Quincy. He claims that the company
owes him Sl2, 900 for work on the road.
But inasmuch as Mr.. Walsh contracted
to build the road for $1,000, it is not
likely that his claim OF $4,000
Is a valid one. Two-thirds OF
the $4,000 was payable in cash
and one-third in bonds OF the
Company. believe that the directors
claim to have paid $500 OF the 5000
cash, leaving $500 due Walsh, but which
IL covered by orders which he has issued
10 various parties in this town and
!. .neighbOrhood. Walsh claims that there
is large sum due him for extra work,
but the directors offset this with the
claim that Walsh failed to complete his
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difficult to tell, for the verdict OF the
average jury is mighty uncertain. |
think that Walsh's verdict, ii any, will
be very small. The trial OF this case
was commenced on last Thursday, and
will probably not be terminated before
the last OF the present week. Peter
Tallman, of this place, and ex-Judgc
Granger, OF GAINESVILLE, are the attorneys
for Walsh. The attorneys for the rail.
road company are Judges Cowen and
Kelly, of st. Clairsville.
The McGrew- Watkins SANDER suit
ended with verdict for $500 in favor OF
Mrs. McGrew. Many OF those who
listened to the testimony think this Is
about S799 too much. \ motion for Il
new trial has been made by Mr.. Wat
kin attorneys. The costs in the case,
including the defendants attorney fees,
will amount to somewhere in the neigh
horhOod OF 81 POO.
The business of the Court is progress
ing extremely slow. think his Honor,
Judge Okey. does not crowd things as
he might. The present term will run
until some time in January.
Ex-Countv Treasurer, Wm. j. Kelly,
removed to Bellaire last week, after
residence of four years in st. .Clairsville.
Mr.. Kelly iormerl V resided in Bellaire
before he was elected to the office OF
Treasurer. learn that he now occu-
pies the position of secretary Of Heath
eringtOn $ coal works, at the lower end
of Bellaire.
Benjamin Drake, Il colorcd Lothario
Of GAINESVILLE. was brought tO the coun
ty Jail on Saturday, and cked up in
the iron cage on Il charge of bastardy,
which is preferred by Miss Ella Wooten,
acolorcd maiden of the same village.
The worst thing about this little affair
is that Drake has wife and children.
He will occupy his present quarters un-
til the court disposcs of his case.
Mrs. Harris. the aged mother Of our
fellow citizen Daniel Harris, died a few
davs ago. She was nearly ninety-tive
IS cars OF agc.
l.. X. Burt, who recently run a small
jcwclry and notion store in this village,
and family have removed to Whining
ton, North Carolina. They started on
Monday.
MIS-. Mary SItIleI', VI Idl htoNi'i''
was arrested one day last week and cs-
corted to Cincinnati by Deputy L. :.
Marshal Mitchell, OF this place. The
charge against Mrs. Shepherd is that
she did unlawfully sell intoxicating
liquor without u permit from Uncle
Sans revenue collector. She will be
tried in the L. :. Court at Cincinnati.
This is not the ladys first offense. She
has been in our county Jail once or
twice before for violating the laws OF the
State in the sale OF liquors.
Mystic Lodge of Odd Fellows, instituted
here twenty-eight years ago. has dis
banded and surrendered its charter.
Jos. X. Mitchell, ex-Clerk OF this
county and family, returned few days
ago from Il lengthy visit to Mr.. Ms: re-
lativcs in York county, Pennsylvania.
The evening train on the narrow
gauge railroad now leaves st. Clalrsvlle
! at 4:l5, half hour earlier than hereto
! fore.
Mcfarland 4 Portertield, druggists
and grocery keepers at East Richland.
made an assignment yesterday.