Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
ST. CLAIRSVlLLE, o.
Township EIection-The County seas
Question - wedding - General and
Personal Mention.

NuebtIOu - " s-.-'-
Personal Mention.
Special 10 the Sunday Register.
ST. CLAIRsvrLLE.0.. March 3l.-From
present appearances the election will pass
Off very quietly in this township to NOR
row, with the usual Democratic majority.
Both parties have good tickets. There
may be little fun Al the Council election,
but il will arise more from the location OF
the candidates than from their politics.
James Barnes, ex County Recorder who
recently removed to GAINESVILLE, was on
our streets Tuesday and Wednesday.
Albert Kennon is home from Washing
ton and Jefferson College on two weeks
vacation.
Mrs. G. W. Hoge, of Bellaire, cams up
on Wednesday to see her brother, Judge
Cowen.
Miss Lille Hobbs. the accomplished
daughter of Recorder Hobbs, is home from
the Hopedale Normal College.
Harry Alexander did the local work on
the Gazette this week, in the absence OF
the proprietor, Mr.. Riley, who was in Col
umbus.
Harley Pelton, of Seville, Ohio, was the
guest Of Harry Hotlaer.
VIM. II. Brown, the genial salesman for
the GAINESVILLE Courier Paper Company, was
in town on Wednesday.
Or. Geo. A. Close, Of Bellaire, came up
on Wednesday.
Lewis Woodmansee, Esq, of Wheeling,
was on our streets one day the past week.
Miss Kettle Clark returned home on
Wednesday from visit among her friends
in Bellaire.
We notice that Steve Downing, one OF the
popular young men who are attending
Oberlin College, is home on q visit.
John F. Patterson, who lives above Pasco,
on the c., L. & w. railroad, came to town
on Thursday and received a permit from
the Probate Judge TO wed Miss Laura Coss,
of near Bridgeport, which happy event
was consummated the same day, and the
young couple were rendered bridal sup.
per at the residence of Andrew Patterson,
Esq, Just out of town. We wish them Joy.
&C. Crafty and James Rees, Esqs, re.
moved their families from Bellaire to this
place, on Wednesday.
VIM. Miller, who went TO Grand Forks,
Dakota, last spring, to grow up with the
country, has returned to st. Clairsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Y. Davis, nee Miss Josie
Collins, of Woodsfield are in town.
Hon. b. +. Martin, of West Virginia, was
in town one day the past week, and bailed
his nephew, young Martin, who was
brought to Jail from Bellaire, on the charge
OF having taken $40 from the pockets OF
room. mate.
Mrs ]. w. Shannon is visiting friends in
Powhattan, q.
The public schools will be closed for one
spring vacation.
The colored literary society, on Friday
evening, wrestled with tue question,
Which is the most beneficial to man,
whisky OF water" They were OF opinion
that red eye" did the most good about
election time.
We see an item going the rounds of the
press that Cambridge man is brother'in-
law TO his own father. The same strange
relationship is true of man in st. Glars
vile. His wife and his fathers second wife
are sisters.
Miss Mamie Mcconnell, OF Bridgeport.
was the guest of Miss Laura Slillwell, the
former part Of the week, as was also e. d..
Ramsey, OF the C., l.. & w. K. L.
Some of our people will not spend very
pleasant Sabbath to-day-they moved yes
terday.
The following named gentlemen were at
Columbus, this week: DR.. Henry West.
Rev. Robert Alexander, ID. d., Hon. Il. K
Riley, James Il. Ryan, Major w. S. Kennon.
|. H. Patterson, J. W. Shannon, Judge @.
". Carroll, Thomas i. Clark, Charles H.
ArriCk, Frederick Troll. J. B. Hoge, David
Darrah, John Carlisle, Marshal Thompson,
John Kiutner. +. NJ. wilkins and Joshua
Worley.
John Anderson, who was cut by the Der.
~ boy at a country literary society some
time ago. has recovered.
Will White and James McMonies, musi-
clans, will assist Prof. Fox in grand mu-
steal concert at GAINESVILLE next Thursday
evening.
Our friend, Shan Barton, of Colerain
township, has been mentioned in connec'
| ton with the Democratic nomination for
the Legislature next fall. Let us have Bar.
| ton.
Duane T. Coweu, who has been at Grand
Forks, Dakota, came home Friday, bsing
called here by the sickness Of his father.
Mrs. Judge Chan. Carroll was the guest
| of Mrs. Ross Alexander, in Bridgeport, one
day the past week.
Not an honest smile illuminated the
countenance of a resident OF st. Clairsyille
on Thursday evening when the news was
| flashed over the wires that the Locke Coun.
| ty Seat Bill had been first amended and
then indefinitely postponed. 1t was un'
| looked for by the majority, who bad been
! led to believe il would pass, and therefore
! fell like a thunderbolt Messrs. II Told
You So" and Just as l Expected were
on the street in full force but then they
are generally untruthful sort OF cusses,
anyhow. We felt bad about it. Of course,
! but it does not materially change the ques'
| ton from the situation it was in prior to
the assemblage OF this able (?l Legislature.
Bellsire has not got the court house yet,
| and we venture the prediction that she
! smallest babe that now sucks in the pois'
| paA nd Al ~ hot iaa n a