Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-13

ST. CLAIRSVHLE.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, August l..

Correspondence Of the Register.
1t is exceedingly dull here now
scarcely any news worth reporting. We
are just now passing through our dull
est season, which annually succeeds the
close OF the Summer term of Court, and
precedes the opening OF the local polit-
ical campaign. The Republicans will
make their nominations at Martins
Ferry on Friday, but the fun and the
solid work of the campaign will not be-
gin until both tickets are in the field.
The Democrats contemplate making
their nominations about the lst OF Sep
tember.
The colOred Methodists are holding
Campmeeting in DIR. MitchelPs grove, a
short distance south of town. The
meeting is largely attended, the white
people being in a decided majority in
point of numbers. Good order is main
tained, everything passes off pleasantly
and the brethren and sisters are happy.
The meeting will close some time next
week. A large crowd is expected on
next Sunday.
The Democrats OF East Richland and
vicinity meet tonight TO organize Ew-
ing and Rice Club. East Richland is IN
this township, three miles west OF this
place. A number of Ewing and Rice
clubs are being organized in various
parts OF the county. Interest in State
and county politics is growing rapidly
in the ranks of the Democracy, and We
anticipate hot and exciting contest be-
tween now and the second Tuesday OF
October.
The military company of this place,
Company +, Second Regiment, o. n.
c., has been ordered into camp at Cam
bridge during the week beginning Au-
gust 25th. The soldiers reunion will be
held at Cambridge during the same
week.
Wm S. Neiswanger has showed his
paint brush over the front of Hoge's
drug store and greatly improved the APP
pearance Of the building. Hoge's new
sign and the new sign at Phineas Dick
ey's grocery are both neat and attrac-
tive.
The Belmont County Teachers msti-
tute will be held at Martins Ferry, COM
mencing on the 18th inst and continu-
ing through next week.
Mrs. Butcher, wife of Thompson
Butcher, prominent farmer OF this
vicinity, died on Sunday and the re-
mains were buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery, at this place, this forenoon.
On last Friday our base ball club went
up to Barnesville and played the Ath-
letics of that place game, in which our
boys were victorious, 10 to g.
\. G. Danford, Superintendent OF the
County lnfrmary, has been seriously
i'll with inllammatOrY rheumatism for
some time past. He was slightly better
at last accounts.
Campmeeting begins tomorrow at
Burr's Mills The meeting at Burr's is
probably attended annually by more
people than other campmeeting in East
ern Ohio. The crowd on next Sunday
will be immense.
The morning train going west on the
b. & O. railroad has been late nearly
every day for several weeks past. As a
consequence the morning mail does not
reach here until IL o'clock.
Harvey Daniord, one OF our late rep
resentatives in the Legislature, is trying
to work up the southern part OF the
county in his interst for denomination.
No use, Harvey, the people of this coun-
ty want a man OF more intelligence and
brains than YOU have to represent them
in. the next House. They will sit down
on your aspirations, and don't you for
get it.