Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-19
WEBLSBURG.
Politico- Temperance Organization-Cir-
cult Court Personal Points Demand
for Houses Business Notes

Politico- organization-Cir-
cult Court Personal Points Demand
for Houses Business Notes
As the time for the annual town cleo.
ton approaches, considerable interest is
being manifested in regard thereto. 4
temperance meeting was held at the
court house last night to effect an or.
ganization foe the campaign, DR.. ). 5.
Quest was called TO the chair, Temporal
rily, and j. b. Someryille acted a. sec
rotary. 1t was resolved To 90 into an
election Tor permanent officers, which
resulted as follows: President, DR.. :.
$. Quest; Vice President, William J.
Briggs. Secretary, j. Il. Somervil'e;
Treasurer, w. X. Cope. w. A. Mackey,
ID. w. Calderwood and J. b. Somervillc
were appointed an executive committee,
md j. +. Montgomery, John Roney
and ID. J. Davis were appointed COM
miitee 10 solicit funds to dciray the
necessary expenses OF the canvass. 1t was
arranged that meeting to nominate
candidates shall be held at the court
house next Saturday evening, March
10Th, at Z o'clock. Ii was further
ordered that grand rally be held at the
Presbyterian church next Tuesday even
ing. Thus IL will be seen that the
temperance folks are determined TO
prosecute the campaign vigorously. DIR.
G. w. Caldwell, /. G Wright aud J. b.
Somerville are spoken Of for Mayor on
the Temperance side, but Messrs.
Wright and Someryille wish it to be
distinctly understood that they are not
candidates and will not accept the nom
ination. The Doctor states that he does
not seek and does not desire the nomi-
nation, but our opinion is that he will
receive an unanimous nomination on
Saturday evening. No steps have been
taken as yet by the other side 20
place a ticket in the field, but no
doubt one will be put in nomination in
due time, headed by the Hon. James
Heryey for mayor, who, by the way, is
a willy politician, and has the reputation
Of getting the "deadwood" on his oppOn-
ents.
Circuit Court conyenes here next
Monday IN regular term, when We will
hear more OF the ineendiarism and burg
larry cases.
A much-needed improvement has
been made in the courtroom in the
way OF a stairway leading directly from
the jury-box TO the grand jury room.
Heretofore Jurors had to 20 out into
the hall and thence by stairway TO the
iury-rooms above.
Our young friend b. Wells SchelI,
who has been in the shoe business
here for the past year, leaves
for the West this week. Mr..
schell has made many warm friends
during his stay in our midst, who regret
his departure, but hope our loss will he
his gain.
There Is talk OF new drug store open
ing out in the room Just vacated by Mr..
schell, which will make six places OF the
kind in our little city.
Mr.. W. W. Qendenen, OF the North
Wellsburg grocery, is confined 10 his
room by an attack OF pneumonia.
John III. Kemp, formerly Of Bethany,
has opened wagon makers shop on
| Charles street.
As moving day approaches there is a
growing demand Tor houses, and we
know Of several families who have failed
TO get shelter Tor next year, and will he
obliged 10 vacate the premises they now
occupy.
Misses Tiliie, Minnie and Sadie Nc.
Cormack, three handsome young ladies
OF Wheeling, have been visiting their
sister, Ms. John .Applegste, Of thu
place.