Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-27
ST. CLAIRsVILLE LETTER.
81. CLAImsynLLE, February ..

~. CLAIRsvuLE, February -.
\ slandcr suit Of more than ordinary
nastincss is now on trial in the Common
Pleas Court, and the court room is
crowded a. its fullest capacity bya molly
crowd. 'front.' the baldhcadcd Churh mem
her down To- the lowest hummer The
plaintiii in the case is a Miss RehccCa
Bnlon and the defendant Mr. Richard
! IL. McEndrrc, both oi whom are resi-
dents OF Goshen township. The young
| lady is a school teacher and Is Of rather
| prCpoSsesslng appearance. The deien-
| dant, MCEndrce, Is accused 0i saying
that hut the language imputed to him
is entirely unfit for publication. Suffice
To- say lac charged that Miss Bolon was
tcarhing her pupils the worst kind Of i'm
morality The attorneys in the case are
J. II. Collins, ol Barnesyll", and W. ;.
Kennon Tor the plaintiff, aud u. ID. T..
Cawden, ST. Clair Kelly aud G.. W.
IIoge for the defendant. The trial is
! likely to last all week There are over
seventy witnesses Ia testify.
Joseph Woodmansec, one oi the most
| respected citizens oi our community,
died on last Thursday night, aged about
80 wears. Mr.. WOOdmansec had re
sided in this vicinity for many years.
lie was the father ~ Lewis Woodman-
see. Of thc Grant House, Wheeling The
funeral, yesterday, vas attended 10y an
immense number oi people. The tuner
/ al exercises were conducted 10y the
/ Masuns. Oi which order the deceased
Was member,
4 little girl, daughter oi Robert Buf.
! fingtun, of this place, died at tho resi-.
dencc of her grandfather, south of town,
/ last week. II il publicly charged that
her death WAS the result of starvation
and neglect on the part al the old man
with whom she liye1.
4 very successful revival is in pro-
gress at the Presbyterian Church here.
! The pastor, Rev Robert Alexander, IA
being assisted by Rev. W. VI. GastOn, 0i
Bellairr. Over twenty have already
Joined the chnrch, and the prospect Is
that many more will bc induced a.
unite with the organization.
About fifty persons were baptised Al
the VI. h. Church last Sabbath, beihg a
portion Ol the converts received at the
recent great revival.
4 heavy judgment was rendered IN
court here last week ia the case 81 the
| franklin Insurance Company against
| james Nicull ct al The plaintiff - tc
recover frUm defendants the sum ol
Si,OS8G6
The Boarl Il County Commissioner
will bold their March session neHi
week. The regular sessions NJ the Com
missioner- are held the first weeks o
Man,h, June, September AMI Dtcember
The Bellaireans are siill max ing some
efforts ~ remove the county seat, bu'
tbs excitement -een- 10 have al'OuI
died out, and people have settled down
10 the helipf that -. Clairsyille j. g. Re-
main the seat oi Jusiicr, iIr . e.. ysAn
longer a. l'a-i
The narrow sau-,. f4lir ui Rds lAid
up for repairs lev days last week, bu
tFains cDmmenn-i running - usaa
again ycstcrlAy J0s Batter, ihc livery
man, started an opposition line to ths
railroad yesterday, bat sDpn gave q NJ
in disgust. he ran his ychicies IN War
neck Station, bot the Ias-engsrs CON
ing e. - CiaIrsviile preieTr-d 10 tak'
the HATroE gauge, and ~ Mr.. II. iounC
it wasn't worth While " bnit against {
railroad Wiih An omnibus line. The y
G.. will therefore oontinne o. mOn0p0
lize the traffic l-ciN ecu our town and tb'
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