Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-21
ST. ClAiRSvillE.
General News and Ges~ip-The County
Seat Case.

General News and GOsstp-Tne county
Seat Case.
Special 10 the Regisfr.
ST. CLAIRsyILLE January 20.-Thc st.
Clairsyille orchestra will give vocal and
instrumental concert in Welday's Hali
this evening.
The st. Clairsville and Northern trains
are still unable 70 run and there Is but III,
tie prospect OF an early resumption OF
business, unless the c. T. V. w. Com
pany takes hold OF the road and operates it.
Henry and Cal. Carroll, OF Hendrysburg,
were placed behind the iron bars OF the
county jail few days ago for disturbing
Sunday School entertainment Each oil
them were assessed $40 and costs, which
they are engaged in working out on the
stone pile.
The following indictments found by the
last grand jury have just been made pub
lie: James Weir, Jr., murder in the sec
ond degree; Gilbert Vanderpool and Edwin
Jones, forgery; Robert MeMullen, robbery
Weir is the young man who murdered his
father here last fall, and is still at large.
Vanderpool and Jones are the noted hay
fork swindIers who secured the names of
some of our leading farmers to contracts TO
sell the hay forks, and these contracts al
forwards turned out to be judgment notes.
These two rascals are now in the Butier
county Jail at Hamilton, Ohio Tor similar
crimes in that county. McMullen is charged
with robbing an old man fraa Monroe
county in Bellaire last fall. lk escaped
from the officers and is yet at large. 4
Wheatley lived near GAINESVILLE, but is>
now serving out a thirteen years term in
the Illinois penitentisry for robbery aud
assault with intent TO kill. None Of these
parties are likely to be taken into custody
of the Belmont county officers III the near
future.
Messrs. 4. r. McKelycy and Joseph II.
Close, of this place. arc 10 address the Far
mers' Institute at Quaker City on the 9Th
and sth of February.
7. Nj. Thompson, Lemars, Iowa, former
attorney here, is visiting ut the residence
Of his father. Robert Thompson, in this
place.
VIM. Hardesty, who lives near Bar,ons
Station, lost $40 few days ago. Thieves
entered the house during the absence of the
family and took the money, but did not
carry of anything else.
Miss Lulu Brown has gone TO attend
Cooper Union Art School in New York.
Rev. J. III. Vincent, ID. d., the founder Of
the well known Chautauqua Assembly, is
TO deliver lecture here on the evening Of
January 27th.
Mrs. Ella Williams, Of Armstrong;
Mills, HIS DCGn lTollOuuCtu iHs'kuS ny luc
Probate Court and ordered sent 10 the
Athens Asylum.
Our citizens do not take kindly 10 the
suggestion of your Columbus correspond.
ent in regard 10 the county seat question
namely, TO allow vote TO be taken on the
question with the proyiso that il removal
is defeated 10y the people, then new county
buildings are to be erected at st. Clairs-
vile, and the matter considered settled for
all time To come. Bellaire's eagerness TO
accept this proposition makes ~. Clairs-
Vile exceedingly suspicious Of ~ Niger
in the wood pile" and our people are de-
termined to oppose this, as they will every
other measure looking to The removal Of
the county seat. st. Clairsyille will never
agree to any compromise, and is ready to
fight it out on the old line now or at any
time hereafter. 1t is not likely that Bel.
laire will press the queski ion this winter,
but the tug of war is expected Ia come ut
the adjourned session next winter.