The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Business at CIaJsviIie- WOOl-Tem'
perance Meeting.

Correspondence OF the Register.
CLAYsvILLE, PA, May 20.
Business for the past few days has been
exceedingly brisk, more especially In dry
goods and agricultural implements. No
wool of any consequence bought as yet.
We understand the price OF that staple
will be 80 cents.
Miss Nettle Noble was severely bitten
on the wrist by ferociOus dog belong
ing to Nj. A. Irwin, on Tuesday evening,
as she was passing into the posotiice. The
dog has since died from some unexplained
cause.
Among to-days batch of drummers, we
are gladdened by sight of Mr..
Dave McIlwaine, Of the hardware
firm Of Greer Il Lang. His
many friends in this vicinity are always
Glad to see Mr.. McIlwsin, and we have
no doubt that he sells more hardware in
Clsvsville than all the rest combined.
w. &. SullwageD, Esq, and lady, Of
Pittsburgh, who have been visiting his
parents at this place, departed for their
home to-day.
The banks in the village are busy at
tending to paper which falls due to-mor-
row Us well as to-day, as that being q
holiday they will all be closed. The
stores will be open as usual.
Quite number will take advantage Of
the excursion to visit Wheeling to wit
ness the sham battle tomorrow.
At the temperance meeting las! night,
II. Z. Noble presided Addresses were
delivered by DR.. II. McCracken, T. B.
Mccain and Rev. A. A. Mesly. They
all possessed merit, and were well re-
ceived by the audience, which was large
AS usual. About twenty signatures were
added to the pledge. We are sorryto learn
that there is trouble in the temperance
ranks, for when refOrmers fall out the
devil gets more than his due. 1t appears
that in organizing the association left DR..
Durant, the prime mover IN the cause of
total abstinence at this point, and
one who claims to be the instru-
mpnt, assisted by his wife Han nah
of the reformation Of members in this vi
cinitv, completely out in the cold as re-
CARDS any Office in the gift of the organ
iZation. As was but natural the Doctor
felt somewhat indignant at this proceed
ure, and on being interviewed by your
corresp pendent, who Is greatly interested
IN the society, expressed himself in no
measured terms rs hostile, not to the
movement, but TO certain members OF the
association who had without an apology
hoIsted him from his high position per-
tanning to the affairs of the same. Feel
ing that 1t would not be fair to form our
opinion without hearing both sides, we
sought to hear what the society
bad TO say for themselves
The result was that most of the member.
denied having any knowledge of the mats
ter, and declared that DR.. Durant had
been treated outrsgeously, as the organi.
Zation owed everything to him, and that
it would have been but courteous to have
allowed him 10 have say in directing
the movement. While certain Others as.
serted that DR.. Durant looked to be re-
paid for any services he might render by
collections, &c. How this may be we
cannot say, but we understand from one
of the members that there is a sum of
money left over from the former Good
Templsr Society of this place. ard as the
members of that society are nearly all
connected with this, we would humbly
suggest, if money will repay the debt we
owe Dr. Durant, that il be applied to this
object. Ting TING.