Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-01
ST. GAINESVILLE.
Correspondence OF the Register
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Correspondence OF the Register.
ST. CLAIRsvILLR, October 81.
The next term of the Belmont County
Common Pleas Court begins on Tues
day, November llth, and will be long
term, there being nearly six hundred
cases on the docket. The citizens OF II.
Clairsville are always glad when court
commences, As it gives the town an air
OF business aud an appearance OF actlyl-
" that it does not enjoy at other times.
Fortunately the legal business OF the
county keeps our courts in session dur
ing the greater part OF the year, conse-
queutly our ancient village Is not aitilct-
ed with dizziness To an alarming extent.
At the present time We are passing
through a brief season Of quiet, which
every year follows the close OF the polit-
zeal campaign and lasts until the opening
OF Court.
Tax.payng at the County Treasurer
office in this place will soon be in pro-
gress This will bring many citizens of
/ this county TO the county seat. Treas
urer Eaton and his efficient and accom-
modating deputy, Mr.. Ed. FeeIey, OF
Bellaire. are now out collecting taxes in
the different townships. Taxpayers
who DO not wish to visit the county seat
I 10 pay their taxes are thus given an OPP
portunity TO pay nearer their own resi-
denCes.
Mr.. Owen Meehan, OF Franklin
Station, on the h. K q. X. r., who was
elected County Commissioner at the
late election, will take his seat IN the
Board of Commissioners on the first
! Monday Of December. Mr.. Meehan
succeeds Judge Anderson, OF Bellalre,
, who has proven himself a very efficient
and trustworthy officer. 4 few narrow
minded people in the recent campaign
objected to Mr.. Meehan because he was a
Catholic, but when the votes were
, counted it was discovered that Meehan
! had more votes and larger majority
than any other man in the county.
Mr.. James b. Richie, OF Wheeling
township, will succeed Thomas Lodge
as a member of the Board OF lnfrmary
Directors about the first OF next January.
The Infrmary Directors will then all
be Democratic for the first time in
many wears. The Board OF County
Commissioners has been entirely Demo
cratic for several years past.
Mr.. A. 4. Clark, OF Washington,
GUERNSEY county, who is teaching school
near this place, is publishing an eduCa-
tiona column in the 81. ClairsyllIc
Gazette.
Some OF the Republicans talk Of con-
testing the right OF our newly elected
Representative. Mr.. Geo. K. Atkinson,
10 n seat i'm the LEGISLATURE. But don't
think they will dare to do that. Such
contests, even If they result in favor Of
Of the contestants, are always an injury
and disadvantage TO the squcalers. II
the Republican Legislature should
Dust Atkinson and admit lOgue it would
do more than anything else to insure n
Democratic victory in Belmont county
next year.
Theodore Brown, Of GAINESVILLE, has
been placed in the county Jail, charged
with selling liquor contrary to law.
Dora" is an old offender and has been
thar" several times before.
Isaac VI. Riley, Of this place, will
have view Of his fine new residence in
serted in the forthcoming history Of Bel
mont county.
There will shortly be rush ol hun
cry Republicans to Columbus to secure
the petty offices at the disposal OF the
new Legislature and State officers.
Frank z. Barnes, late Deputy County
Recorder here, wants 10 be Clerk OF the
House OF Representatives. Walter ;.
Cowen is an aspirant for clerkship in
the office of the Auditor OF State.