Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-03
81. CLAtmvILL1
UOur. Note Politi.s ana rsr.oaai.

Court Notss : Poiitssan psrsonai.
I ]. B. Hoee, the druggist, has cold his
pacing mare belle Scott" to John
Hatcher, Of Louisville, for $500.
The st. ClairsviIle School Board hes
re-employed ill the old teachers In the
schools Of this place for the ensuing
year.
Probate Judge Cochran hssreappoint-
ed Rev. Robt. Alexander, OF this place,
q county school examiner Tor . tefm Of
three years
The railroad will run an excursion
train from this place Tomorrow TO the
Bellaire Loan Exhibition. A large
crowd will 60.
The Clerk OF The Court has drawn .
list Of thirty.six nance from which 70
select Jury for the Wier murder trial,
which begins July 9Th.
Daniel Lee, Of Flushing township,
who as indicted for having too many
wives, also pleaded guilty. and and His
Honor, Judge Okey, gave him one year
in the State prison.
The ballasting Of the St GAINESVILLE
and Northern railroad will not be com.
pleted for q week or more. tits thought
the road will be ready for business by
next Monday week.
The delegates from this county to the
Republican State Convention are in
structed to support Charles Foster for
Governor and Hon. II. g. Richards, oil
Steubenville. for Lieutenant Governor.
The question OF the constitutionality
of the ordinance regulating billiard
rooms in st. Clairsville, was decided BY
Judge Okey this week. He sustained
the ordinance, but an appeal will be
taken to the Supreme Court OF the
State.
Osburn Shannon. Esq, the only sur
viying son OF the late Gov. William
Shannon, visited his friends st this
place the fore part Of this week. Mr..
shannon lives at Lawrence, Kansas, to
which place he moved with his father
family twenty three yearo age.
John Co.'s, OF Martins Ferry, who was
indicted by the late grand jury for
breaking into Henry Floto's bakery and
saloon in that place, has entered Q plea
of guilty, and received q sentence OF two
years IN the penitentiary. Co.'S was
caught in the act, and there was no use
for him to make any defence.
Judge Obey has decided the suit oil
Conrad Troll and others vs.. the WALLACE
OF St. Clairsville against the plaintiffs
This was suit brought by Troll ct al.
for an Injunction against the extension
OF tue corporate limits OF 81. Clairsville.
The petition is dismissed, and the ex
tension is now IN accomplished fact.
The Republican County Committee
has selected the following delegates to
represent Belmont county in the Re
publican State Convention which meets
at Cleveland next Wednesday: j. 5.
Ely, 7. w. Emerson, Ezra Mcconnell,
A. J. Bags, A. q. Holloway, y. L.
Wood, Hon. l.. Danford, 4. b. Jackson,
Chas. Batzwell, Andrew Mcfarland and
Samuel Thrall.
The Central Ohio railroad has been
appraised for taxation at 81 ,6S7 1853. OF
which amount $500, $40 belongs In Bel.
mont county. This is apportioned to
the townships and separations through
which the road passes In this county as
follows: Warren township, $40, 035;
GAINESVILLE, $l2 745; Goshen township.
S55, O30; Belmont school district, $23,.
400; Smith township, $79,l55; Richland
t)wnship, S42,7l5; Pultney township,
S63. 37S; Bellaire, $3S,337. The main
line OF the road is appraised at $500
per mile. The st. Clairsville narrow
gauge has been appraised at $3.50.