Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-06
What the Press Says About st
CIairsyille and Her People.

The proverbial hospitality OF the peo'
pie of st. Clairsville was most hand
somely exhibited during the sessions OF
the Congressional convention. Through
the efforts of the local committee the
visitors from abroad were entertained in
the most complete manner, and every
thing that could be done to insure their
comfort was performed. The arrange
ments at the hall in which the sessions
of the Convention were held, as we'll as
of the various rooms assigned the can
didates and the different county delga-
tions, were complete even to the most
minute particular, and contributed
largely to the preservation of good feel
ing among the delegates and the visitors
generally. On every hand the liberality
and thoughtful care of the st. Clairs-
vile people were the theme of admiring
comment, and the grand old town, ever
favorite resort of aur local politicians,
is likely to become much more so in fu
ture years. Martins Ferry Times.
Delegates soon reported that St. Glars
vile had the worst saloons In the dis
trict-little, low-ceiled, dirty-appearing
affairs-but high praise was given to all
else about the place. The newspaper
mer were clever, the landlords accom-
mcdating, and the people kind. St
Clairsville, however, in memory of her
greatness preserves distinctive marks
of oldcn times. The people have an all
of greatness and the very streets and
houses seem conscious of her historic
worth; but the payements are wrinkled
with age Here are many able lawyers
and in churches st. Clairsville boasts the
only relict of Swedenborgianism in this
part of the state. The women of st
Clairsville are not like the ordinary wo
man. They are superior. The delicate
fragile creatures do not live there; but
/ filled with health and grace the st
Clairsville women are the pride of Bel
mont and the envy of other Counties
Cambridge Jeffersonian, (Dem).
Too much praise cannot be awarded
the citizens of st. Clairsville for thu
hospitality extended to delegates ant
others during the convention last week
1t went beyond anything we have eve
witnessed at political convention. ant
was not confined to any party. Th'
latch strings of Democrats were out a
freely and numeroHsly as those of Re
publicans.-[O. V. News.
4 The arrangements for the Congress
sional Convention at st. Clairsville wer
all that could be desired. The officers an
members of the press and prominen
visitors were furnished with seats o.
/ the stage, while the delegates had goo
positions in the body of the hall, with
railing separating them from outsiders
/, The hotels and boarding houses wer
crowded, but everybody was fairly az
: commodated. Many of the citizen
opened their doors and Hospitality Ell
tertained the delegates and visitin
: statesmen, and in every way the Coz
vention was treated with considerable
by the people. 1t is safe to say that n
. Convention has assembled in the di!
I trict where the visitors were better Ell
) tertained. st. Clairsville won muc
. praise from everybody and man
friends, for the handsome manner i
which the delegates and others wer
, treated Barnesville Enterprise.