Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-14
NEAR TOWNS.
The Happenings of Yesterday in
Lively BenwOod.
At st. Clairsy!a-Meeting of the Belmont
County Farmers CIub-A Railroad
Suit-BanQuet TO Retiring
Officers.
Special 10 he Rsgi,ter.


81. GAINESVILLE, November l3.-The Bel.
mont County Farmers Club held its
monthly meeting in Weldays Hall on Sat-
urdsy last and discussed the topic: The
Winter Care of Stock" The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
A. J. McKelvey, president; John Watson,
vice president; J. F. Young, secretary;
Henry Morgan, treasurer. Arrangements
were also made at this meeting to hold
al other Farmers Institute here early in
n onth of January. These Institutes haye
been source of great pleasure and profit
to farmers and 10 every one else who has
attended them, drawing persons from con
siderable distance, especially from Wash
ipgtOn county, whose farmers and stock
growers come over and learn what they can
from the good lectures furnished by the
State Board of Agriculture, and the cream
among our own home farmers.
The ferry licenses OF George f. Morgan
ard S. S. Berger, OF Martins Ferry, were
renewed in Common Pleas for one year,
from Nov. I'd.
In the case OF the City OF Belaire VS.. the
i. X .. Company ct al, being an appliCa-
tion to restrain the company from laying
its taacks across 37.h street, in Bellaire, an
injunction was allowed as prayed for, TO
continue until further orders, on plaintiff
giving bond with security in the sum OF
tJC0.
Tue following ramed additional petit
Jurors were drawn, to appear Nov. 18th,
Thursday: A. J. McCl. LAND, Pultney;
Rotest McKelvey, Mead Joseph Smith,
Somerset; George W. Green, York; Samuel
Douglass, Warren.
TIE Board of Commissioners met on
Monday, and accepted the bond of L. K
Bartlett, aaditUr-elect, in the sum of $50 01D
There were were Ten n, In!f''ft en-. tto,.s!ed. Alter
fHRsT fHe T3raanrEHaction Ul some general business,
The following resolution was adopted:
h ,oir,6, That IN the administration ol
the sudit,g's c,lice in the last six years In
hiss county, by Vim. y. Coil aad, E.q, we
sully recognize his honesty, taltntulness
and efficiency, and on his retirement TINS
day. we, the Board Of County Commission
erS, desire to tender TO him aud MS deputy
Mr., I. CoIiiand, our sincere thanks Tor the
uniform kiuGue>s and courtesy to US as
Board and that We heartily appreciate the
fidelity and zeal With which they have uis-
charged their duties.
preston OF our sentiment, be spread upon
our journal.
For some reason or other PIot. Tony
Whites show, the proprietors OF which left
here on Saturday, returned to town Tues;
day, Prof White says it was on account OF
his partner receiving message, that ms
mother was dead, and consequently he mad
to give up the enterprise. w,
a banquet was served up at VI. Z. WI
sons restaurant on Monday evening IN
honor of the retiring Auditor, w: \. Colt
land. Esq The County. Commissioners,
newspaper men ana tesscS se% S'nea Eobert M
Eaton, Ed, on behalf OF NJ. 1. Cottiand,
former deputy, and K. Il. Barret, the new
Auditor, presented the retiring officer with
sn elegant gold chain and Knights Templsr
rbsrm, Billy responded, and then al tell
TO and enjoyed the good things set before
them by Mr. Wilson, who understands get
tiny up supper.