Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-17
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Correspondence Of the Register.
ST. GAINESVILLE, April 10.
The Court OF Common Pleas adj
journed on last Thursday, having been
in session for two and a hall months.
District Court closed on the same day,
and is now in session at Steubenville.
The next term OF Common Pleas Court
will commence the latter part OF May.
A man named John +. Harris, who
lives at New Athens, met with serious
accident at the depot here, on Saturday.
He was caught between pile OF lumber
and the moving train. The space be-
tween the train and the lumber was too
narrow for the mans comfort or safety,
and his collar bone was broken. He
was able to be removed to his home the
same day.
Judge Chambers, Maj. W. 5. kennon
and DIR. Henry West are still tarrying at
the State Capitol. With these three
gentlemen at the scene vi action, the
people of st. Clairsyille feel sure that
their interests will not suffer. Ii is eX-
pected that this interesting and long
talked of matter will be decided, so far
as the Legislature is concerned, IN a
short time, perhaps this week.
Mr.. Israel Lewis, the janitor Of the
Court House, and jailer, has been very
sick for some time with a paralytic
affection, but is now better.
Ii is reported that young lady from
this place attempted To commit suicide
in Bellaire last week. The young
woman ran away from home to meet a
Young man with whom she appears to
be desperately in love, and the worst
feature OF the business is that the young
man has a wife living at Newark in this
State. When the young woman left
here there was quite scene at the
depot. She attempted To get on the
train as it was starting, but was caught
by her father, aud as she Is buXOm
lass of probably $50 pounds weight, you
can imagine there was Il lively tuSSle.
But the old man came off conquerOr
and prevented his daughter from getting
on the train. After it had started, the
Young lady followed on foot, walking TO
Quincy, six and half miles, from
whence she took the train 10 Bellalre.
Ii is said that the young woman swal-
lowed dose of laudanum, for the pur-
pose OF "shufiling of this mortal coil,
but why she wanted TO do so have not
learned. But the dose was too small,
and she survived.
At the election for School Directors,
on Monday, W. \. Hunt, editor OF the
Chronicle, was reelected for a term OF
three years. The school Board Of II,
Clairsville now consists Of W. \. Hunt,
J. III. Patterson and q. j. Swaney.
Ii having been noiScd about that the
Court House was in danger OF being
burned, a guard has been placed over
the building for the past ten nights.
Officers VIM. Rice and Lew NeiSwangcr
have been keeping watch over the noble
old structure.
The village council met last night, and
after swearing in the new members,
James Anderson was appointed super
visor of this road district.
James b. RYAN, Chief Clerk in the
State School Commissioner office, IS IN
town, visiting friends.
The assessors Of this county met at
the Auditors office here to-day, and re-
ceived their books, papers and instruc-
tons. They will now start on their
tour'for finding out how much property
we are possessed Of
Chalkly Dawson, the new County
Surveyor, has moved from GAINESVILLE
to this town.
The nursery farm of Mary Morrison,
situated near the infrmary, has been
sold by the sheriff TO William j. Wiley
for $3.50.
The Presbytery ofSt Clairsville holds
its next meeting ut Bridgeport, COM
mencing ON next Tuesday.
The following young gentlemen were
examined by the District Court last
week, and admitted to the practice Of
law: Newell Kennon and Thos. W.
Emerson, of this place; J. G. Gray, OF
Martins Ferry; Carl Agy, of Barnes
vile, and Allen Hill, OF Monroe county.